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Basic Strategy Guide for Paid Search

When I want to learn something quickly, one of the first things I do is try to restate what I’ve learned in a simple one-page – often handwritten – document. I’ve found that if I can get around to formatting these one-pagers for general consumption, they can be quite useful to others interested in the…

Limitations of Shopify

Shopify is great way to get your ecommerce business up-and-running quickly and cost-effectively. Yet here at Brain Bytes we often hear from companies that got started with Shopify and are beginning to outgrow it. Here are some of the most common Shopify limitations that we see: Checkout flow: Shopify offers very few customization for checkout flow.…

Why PR Agencies Love Brain Bytes Creative

Why PR Agencies Love Brain Bytes Creative.   At Brain Bytes Creative we take pride in our ability to build strong, long lasting relationships with our clients.  This is what sets us apart from the pack.  We don’t believe in simply working on a project and moving on.  Our belief is that partnerships are much more meaningful and…

Brain Bytes Creative and Clutch

In 2011, a group of talented storytellers came together to take Atlanta by storm. From digital marketing to development and design, this passionate group of creatives have committed themselves to helping other entrepreneurial organizations—small and large—achieve great things through their digital marketing efforts. Their efforts have paid off. With clients ranging from well-known brands like…

Driving Traffic To Your Website Is Key To Your Success

At Brain Bytes Creative we talk a lot about that dreaded “billboard in the middle of the desert.”  Cue creepy music… This concept (that you want to avoid) is pretty simple:  It doesn’t matter how beautiful, bright, colorful, or well intentioned that billboard is.  If it isn’t drawing in viewers or attention it isn’t doing…

Taking Time to be “Unproductive”. Why Working on Non-Billable Activities is Important

We are constantly given reminders to produce, record our time, always be closing!,  and the importance of billable hours.  While being productive, and working on billable activities are clearly extremely important, they aren’t the only things that matter and they aren’t the only measure of a successful day.  So how can non-billable activities help me?  …

The Importance Of Being a Thought Leader

We hear people talk all the time about the importance of being a thought leader and having good content. You know why they’re talking about it? Because it is really important!   It’s important for both you and your business in this new digital economy. Late last year, google released a white paper on a consumer…

Marketo Will Save You And Your Team Time and Money

Marketo Will Save You And Your Team Time and Money What’s the one problem we as marketers, salespeople, and anyone in business all have? Time! We don’t have enough of it. If you’re like many people, then you waste too much time chasing prospects and leads that will never close. Trust me I’ve been there!…

Three Reasons to Secure Your Website with HTTPS

Three Reasons to Secure Your Website with HTTPS Astute visitors to the Brain Bytes website may have noticed that it’s secured using HTTPS. Yet our site doesn’t take credit cards, there is no client login option, and we don’t ask visitors for sensitive information. So why did we secure the site? Reason 1: HTTPS is Faster than HTTP There is…

A Simple Google Analytics Checklist

A Simple Google Analytics Checklist Google Analytics is easy to setup, but there are a lot of features that are often underutilized or not used at all. This is the Google Analytics checklist we use to make sure that analytics is not only setup properly, but also setup optimally with the right profiles, event tracking, and…