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Best Food eCommerce Websites
There are thousands upon thousands of food websites out on the internet, but some of
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What is Second Screen Social?
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
In the era of constant media and advertisements, our attention is almost always divided between two screens, especially when we have mobile devices right in the palm of our hand. Many of us scroll through social media while the TV
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How to Choose a Nonprofit Marketing Agency
By: Chris Hinds
If you’re running a nonprofit organization, having a strong marketing presence is vital. If you don’t have the resources in-house to build a great campaign yourself, find a marketing company that will partner with you to make the magic happen.
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Internet Marketing
How to Choose a Nonprofit Marketing Agency
By: Chris Hinds
If you’re running a nonprofit organization, having a strong marketing presence is vital. If you don’t have the resources in-house to build a great campaign yourself, find a marketing company that will partner with you to make the magic happen.
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Food Web Design in 2019: Convert Visitors to Brand Fanatics with These Simple Steps
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
Web design is an important part of any brand’s online presence, and great web design can really take that presence to the next level. For food brands, your website can take a one-time buyer and turn them into a brand evangelist
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6 of Our Favorite Holiday Campaigns from 2017
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
Ok, I know what you’re thinking: “Um, we haven’t even had Halloween yet! Why are we talking about holiday campaigns?!” Well, I’ve got news for you. via GIPHY It may be a while until Christmas, but that doesn’t mean your
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Blogging for Business: 6 Tips to Get Started
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
Getting into business blogging can be tough. What topic do you choose? How do you pick a category and a focus keyword? And what’s the deal with readability? Well, as someone who’s fairly new to business blogging, I can tell
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The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Jargon
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
In the world of online marketing, there are always new terms coming up, and as you dive deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole of perfecting your online strategy, you may see more and more unfamiliar terms. And yes, we’ll
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4 Reasons Online Marketing Strategies Fail
By: Laura Zurowski
Today, businesses of all sizes — not just global brands — have online marketing strategies. Whether you’re a small business, a business in the “Business to Consumer” B2C sector or “Business to Business” B2B sector, well over 75% of all
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8 Landing Page Design Tips for Better Conversions
By: Laura Zurowski
Wondering if your business’ landing pages are as effective as they could be? Whether you’re using a series of highly specific landing pages to support online or traditional advertising or a general landing page for a variety of outreach initiatives,
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Crisis Communication: Are you ready for the spotlight?
By: Laura Zurowski
Lots of small businesses would love the chance to shine in the national spotlight. Maybe it’s a media celebrity wearing your company’s dress on the red carpet or a sports star extolling the benefits of your health product during a
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Search Engine Optimization
SEO and SEM: Why Businesses Need Both
By: Chris Hinds
Do yourself a favor. Open a new tab and do a quick Google search for SEO and SEM. Notice anything interesting? Almost every listing implies that SEO and SEM are somehow diametrically opposed. It’s all about SEO versus SEM. That would be fine
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10 SEO Mistakes to Avoid in 2017
By: Laura Zurowski
For many small business owners and marketers, the fear of making SEO mistakes far outweighs their desire to see the benefits that good SEO can bring. The term “SEO” (search engine optimization) is frequently perceived as scary, technical “mumbo jumbo”
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Fort Collins Search Engine Optimization Workshop
By: Amber Hinds
We’re getting back into the swing of things following a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and a trip to WordCamp US, filled with family, friends, and only a little bit of work: we launched a new website on Black Friday and helped a
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SEO Techniques for Websites: What Businesses Should Know
By: Laura Zurowski
Once you start investigating search engine optimization (SEO) techniques for websites, you’re bound to uncover all sorts of advice: good, bad, outdated, cutting-edge, sensible, questionable, and downright dangerous. While there is no shortage of “SEO Experts” and “Tips for Top
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5 Key Search Engine Optimization Services and Why They Work
By: Chris Hinds
A lot of companies will only ever tell you about the benefits of search engine optimization services. We all know it’s not the whole story! The companies selling the services — it’s not their fault. We’re all taught to avoid talking
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6 Traffic Building Myths Many People Still Believe
By: Chris Hinds
Are you struggling to get more visitors to your website? These six traffic building myths may be what's holding you back.
6 Ways to Qualify Your Website Optimization Company
By: Laura Zurowski
Finding a Website Optimization Company Whether your business is small, big, or somewhere in-between, chances are you depend on customers finding your website to enhance your marketing and sales efforts. This is why you need to give some consideration to
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10 Ways to Improve Your eCommerce SEO
By: Laura Zurowski
If you’re looking to make sure your online selling is as targeted as possible, here are 10 important factors to consider when evaluating your business’ eCommerce presence.
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Website Design & Development
Best Food eCommerce Websites
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
There are thousands upon thousands of food websites out on the internet, but some of them stand out more than others for their unique design or great functionality. While standing out the ultimate goal for any brand, it’s especially important
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2019 Award Winning Nonprofit Websites
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
Each year, The Webby Awards “honors excellence” in different major media types. Two awards are given to websites in each one of the 7 media categories: The Webby Award or The Webby People’s Voice Award. Nonprofit and charitable organization websites
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Starting a Food Blog: 4 Tips for Success
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
If you’re a fan of blogs, you’ve probably stumbled across a food blog or two. And that’s really not surprising considering there are thousands of food blogs for every season, occasion, and diet. Some of these blogs are craaazy successful, with a
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8 Landing Page Design Tips for Better Conversions
By: Laura Zurowski
Wondering if your business’ landing pages are as effective as they could be? Whether you’re using a series of highly specific landing pages to support online or traditional advertising or a general landing page for a variety of outreach initiatives,
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Website Design & Development Process: Building A Custom WooCommerce Website
By: Amber Hinds
A look at our website design and development process for a WooCommerce powered online store, High Plains Spice Company.
How Food Brands Can Use Their Website to Grow Distribution Channels
By: Chris Hinds
Whether you’re producing for ten locations out of a local shared kitchen space, or for ten thousand locations in partnership with a 3rd party food manufacturer, one of the biggest challenges food brands and food startups face is to consistently grow
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Leveraging Market Research for Great Web Design
By: Laura Zurowski
Business owners and marketing professionals who understand the value of gathering market research are a step ahead of the competition when it comes to making major business decisions (website design, product lines, services offered…). If you want your business’ website
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Learning from the Best Food Websites
By: Chris Hinds
Today we’re going to look at what some of the best food websites have in common. We’ll also look at unique things that certain food websites do uncommonly well. Most of us know that the food industry is massive, and while
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WordPress
WordPress 4.8.2 Security Update Released Last Night
By: Amber Hinds
WordPress 4.8.2 was released last night. This is a security update rather than an update that expands the features of WordPress. The update includes a fix to help protect against SQLi injection attacks. Without the update, WordPress itself is not
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Check Out These Innovative WordPress Websites
By: Laura Zurowski
Did you know that WordPress is the most widely used self-hosted website creation tool in the entire world? Millions of websites around the globe rely on it every day to provide a platform for their online shops, news outlets, informational
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9 Amazing WooCommerce Websites
By: Laura Zurowski
Why WooCommerce? Have you been thinking about adding ecommerce functionality to your business’ website? If so, you may already have read, or heard, about WooCommerce. WooCommerce is the online shopping platform of choice here at RoadWarrior Creative because it’s open
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Award Winning WordPress Websites
By: Chris Hinds
A Webby is an award that is widely considered to be the internet equivalent of an Academy Award. In the last year, nine WordPress websites have taken home a Webby. Keep reading to find out who!
WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
By: Darcy Peters
If you're anything like me, you've gone through a time when you didn't know WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org was a debate. Which side are you on?
CSU Lecture: WordPress Development in 43 Minutes
By: Amber Hinds
Want to know more about what it means to be a WordPress developer? See a video of Amber giving a guest lecture to an undergraduate computer science class at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Plus, learn more about her take on why continuing education is vital for business success.
Fort Collins WordPress Meetup: How To Build A Plugin
By: Amber Hinds
Have you ever wonder how to build a plugin for WordPress? Last Saturday, I teamed up with Jeremy Green of Endo Creative, David Hayes of WP Shout, and Mike Selander & Michael Launer of Old Town Media to teach a plugin workshop through the Fort Collins WordPress Meetup. The four hour workshop was held at Galvanize in Fort Collins and was a great success! In case you missed it, here's a run down of what we taught...
Plugins Worth Purchasing: A Look At Premium WordPress Plugins
By: Amber Hinds
Wondering why to buy WordPress plugins? View Amber's presentation from the Fort Collins WordPress Meetup and learn all you could want to know about WordPress plugins.
Logo Design & Branding
Design Spotlight: Design with Gradients
By: Jordan Gray
We’ve talked about branding trends to watch for in 2017, but one technique in particular has made an impressive and unexpected comeback; design with gradients. This previously outdated technique has evolved into a trend that’s being utilized by brands big and
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Do you have a brand? You need a brand book.
By: Jordan Gray
We always hear about logo design, rebrands and provocative advertising campaigns. Brand books rarely make news, since they’re an internal, behind-the-scenes deliverable. However, that does not diminish their importance. They provide a high level set of guidelines for maintaining brand
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Approaches to Rebranding: Key Things To Consider Before Getting Started
By: Jordan Gray
Our economy is ever-changing. Businesses sometimes find themselves at a crossroads with their brand. Target audiences can become uninterested, reputations are fragile and sometimes our competitors force us to adapt to evolving markets and trends. If this is the case,
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2017 Logo Trends to Watch For
By: Jordan Gray
While the underlying principles of design remain constant, certain trends dominated logo design in 2016 and are predicted to continue into 2017 with a vengeance. They’re evident brands across the board, from global to local. Here’s four big trends to be
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Where Can I Get a Logo Designed?
By: Jordan Gray
You had an idea and now you’re bringing it to life. You’ve settled on a company name, fleshed out a business plan and the next step is branding. It’s time to figure out where you can get a logo designed.
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5 Reasons You Need a Graphic Designer
By: Jordan Gray
If I had a dime for every crude clip-art logo I’ve seen created in Paint, Word or PowerPoint…I would have a lot of dimes. It can be tempting for business owners to save money by creating something themselves. However, cutting corners
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Effective Company Logos and Why They Work
By: Jordan Gray
We’ve discussed how consumers are inundated with thousands of marketing messages. We’ve outlined the process of logo development, rebranding and general branding guidelines. Now, we’re going to look at a couple of company logos that have championed these concepts, creating inspiration-worthy branding.
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Creating a Logo Design That Doesn’t Suck
By: Jordan Gray
According to this study, the average person encounters roughly 5,000 marketing messages every day. We hear ads on the radio. There’s a label slapped on every single item in the supermarket. We drive by countless billboards and scroll past dozens of promoted posts. But exposure
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Road Warrior Creative News
Tour Our Bigger, Better Office
By: Chris Hinds
We're pleased to announce that we've finished relocating to our new digs at the Mars Hill Professional Suites on Williams Drive in Georgetown, TX.
New Plans, Rates & Terms in 2019
By: Chris Hinds
Three Big Changes Effective January 1st 2019, Road Warrior Creative will be overhauling our hosting & support plans, rate structure, and terms & policies. We now have a team of seven amazingly talented creatives. In order to continue providing outstanding
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Road Warrior Creative Named An Industry Leader In Austin
By: Chris Hinds
We are excited to announce that we have been named one of the top 5 digital marketing agencies in Austin by the ratings and reviews service, Clutch! Clutch is a Washington, D.C. based company that helps businesses make smarter buying
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We’ve Updated Our Privacy Policy-You Should Too
By: Emma Crowe-Fleming
Recently, you may have noticed your inbox filling with emails with “Updated Privacy Policy” in the subject line. I sure have! Here’s an example of an email I received from Twitter about their privacy policy updates: There are so many of
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June News from Road Warrior Creative
By: Chris Hinds
It’s time for a quick June news bulletin from Road Warrior Creative! There have been some exciting developments over the last three months, which we are very excited to share with you: Meet Steve, Everyone We’re pleased to officially announce
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2017 Free Nonprofit Website Contest
By: Chris Hinds
The 2017 Free Nonprofit Website Giveaway is Live Today, we’re excited to officially announce the 2017 nonprofit website giveaway! The rules are similar to last year, and are detailed below, but all you have to do is submit the following form
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Fostering Entrepreneurship in Youth
By: Amber Hinds
Editor’s Note: In addition to running Road Warrior Creative, Amber is a founding member and Chairwoman of Allied Women Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the Northern Colorado community. Giving back is one of Road Warrior Creative’s core values. This post
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March News From Road Warrior Creative
By: Amber Hinds
With spring, we wanted to bring some important and exciting changes to your attention. Read on for March news from Road Warrior Creative, including terms of service changes, why we're giving all our hosting clients free SSL, and about our new reports dashboard for marketing clients.
Social Media Marketing
What is Second Screen Social?
In the era of constant media and advertisements, our attention is almost always divided between two screens, especially when we have mobile devices right in the palm of our hand. Many of us scroll through social media while the TV
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Social Media Marketing for Nonprofits: A Guide
It doesn’t matter which industry you’re in, social media can make a big impact on any organization’s marketing strategy. The fact that social media access is free, though, does make it natural to integrate into nonprofit or startup marketing efforts,
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Love at First Scroll – How to Create Pause & Click-Worthy Content
When it comes to creating a social media strategy, I think we can all agree that content creation can be a challenge. Especially when you’re trying to cut through the noise that today’s audiences experience on platforms like Instagram or
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Facebook Ads… You’re Using Them, Right?
If you have a business, there’s a high likelihood that you’ve contemplated trying out Facebook Ads. For some, Facebook Ads are the answer to the dream of really hitting their engagement out of the park. For others, they’re the key
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Top Pinterest Recommendations for Food Brands
Pinterest may seem like any other social media platform. After all, you can share photos, videos, and articles just like Facebook or Instagram. But what’s different about Pinterest is that it’s more than just a social media platform- it’s a
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2018 Social Media Stats: A Look Back
With all the different social media platforms, it can be difficult to choose which ones work best for your business. Sometimes you might even wish you could wave a magic wand and a campaign will appear on your computer screen.
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2019 Social Media Predictions from 8 Experts
Social media doesn’t stop changing, ebbing, flowing, evolving. As is common in this day in age, there’s always something bigger and better around the corner. The hardest part, sometimes, is getting in front of those changes. What if we had
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Instagram Features You Might Not Be Tapping Into
Over the past several years, many businesses have come to understand that Instagram is an important platform to spend time on, and that truly understanding how to use the various Instagram features is beneficial to their success. That’s why there
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