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Monday, August 27, 2018
Are API Integrations Troubling Your Business?
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Is Your Website at Risk for Predatory ADA Lawsuits?
There's a new trend emerging in federal and state courtrooms across America, and it's one that could land your company in expensive legal trouble. All company websites are required by law to abide by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This means there are certain guidelines (i.e. WCAG, Section 508) your website must meet so that anyone with a disability can access your content.Legal Precedent Has Implications For ALL Website Owners
The first high profile ADA lawsuit was with the large grocery store chain, Winn Dixie. Their content was not accessible to screen readers, meaning anyone visually impaired could not order from their website. They fought the case, but ultimately lost. This began a tidal wave of lawsuits across the country. In 2017, there were over 800 federal cases alone, and this is only the beginning. Congress has been trying to stem the tide of these lawsuits, but it could be a while before they get to a resolution. In the meantime, all website owners need to audit their site and take steps to become ADA compliant.How Do You Know if Your Website is ADA Compliant?
Step one is to run a scan of your website. ADA compliance violations are tricky to spot, especially if you're not a website developer. Even armed with the proper tools it can be tough to make sense of information presented. That's why you need an experienced team of developers to assist you in wading through some of the more technical aspects of the ADA rules.
What if Your Website Isn't ADA Compliant?
If your scan indicates your website is out of compliance, then you'll need to take the steps to correct all of the issues listed. Some of the most important issues to address will be found in the WCAG 1.0 and 2.0 protocols, as well as Section 508.How to scan your website for ADA.
Our agency, CC Communications, is offering free ADA scans to help you identify any compliance issues on your website. With information in hand we'll help you make an informed decision on what to do next. We have in-depth experience in resolving ADA compliance issues and we can correct any issues facing your website. We'll also generate the needed written documentation for your ADA compliance records and provide any ongoing website ADA compliance monitoring and management you may require.Our free scan will provide you with issues found within the following areas:
- The website’s coding structure
- On-page standard and dynamic content
- Images and multi-media content
- Blogs
- PDF files
- Links Templates and cascading style sheets
- Website navigation and controls
- Different responsive desktop and mobile views
- 3rd party integration content or applications and other sources
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
[URGENT] Google's Major Security Upgrade Could Impact Your Website.
A big change is underway with Google Chrome. This means big trouble for any website owner who fails to take action.
THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR BROWSER
Chrome is used by 61% of Internet users and 86% of smartphones sold are using the Android operating system. THESE PHONES USE CHROME!DON'T RISK LOSING YOUR CUSTOMERS' TRUST
By not properly complying with new Chrome standards, you run the risk of compromising user trust. This starts the digital demise. Your website loses page rank, which reduces website traffic, and ultimately impacts your overall search engine optimization.
TRUSTED FOR OVER 25 YEARS
CC Communications has been helping Charlotte businesses with online strategies before Google ever started their operations. As Google continues to impose new rules for search and security standards, we are here to help ensure you stay up to date with current practices to keep your website in good standing.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Innovative Web Applications Score Hole in one for Annual Golf Tournament.
Did you know that the Wells Fargo Championship has been recognized for being one of the best managed events on the PGA tour? This matters because the majority of the proceeds benefits the charity Champions for Education. Want to know the secret behind the tournament’s success?
Before you invest in a technology solution you first need to have a strategic plan to ensure you address all aspects of your business goals. Don’t make the mistake of purchasing a ready-made website application. Odds are, you’ll make the investment only to discover it’s missing critical functionality needed to accomplish your goals.
CC Communications believes in getting it right the first time. Any technology firm can build an app, but not every agency brings 23 years of experience and proven strategies in application development to the table. We specialize in innovative programming and can develop dynamic, cutting-edge and functional applications that achieve all your objectives. We did this for the Wells Fargo Champtionship and we can do it for your businesses.
Email: sales@cccom.com
Phone: 704-543-1171
Purpose-Built Custom Web Applications - Tailor-Made for the Tournament
During the past 15 years, CC Communications has been the trusted digital partner of the Wells Fargo Championship delivering tailor-made applications and custom programming innovations exclusively for the tournament. Whether it was the custom e-commerce ticket ordering application, the Event Volunteers management platform, or the will call and media credential management systems, these and other purpose-built solutions have contributed in some measure to ensuring the Wells Fargo Championship is one of the more financially successful events on the PGA tour.15 Years of Measurable Results
Here’s how CC Communications’ purpose-built, custom applications helped the Wells Fargo Championship become the best managed, most technically advanced, and fiscally successful tournament on the tour.- Safely secured millions of dollars in ticket sales through e-commerce transactions.
- Assisted in the recruitment and management of thousands of event volunteers.
- Distributed hundreds of thousands of promotional emails to drive ticket sales.
Mission Accomplished - Improve the Process and the Bottom Line
If you’re looking for help accomplishing mission critical functions related to improving your business process and your bottom line, perhaps there’s a purpose-built solution that would help you achieve those goals. So what exactly do we mean when we say “purpose built?”Before you invest in a technology solution you first need to have a strategic plan to ensure you address all aspects of your business goals. Don’t make the mistake of purchasing a ready-made website application. Odds are, you’ll make the investment only to discover it’s missing critical functionality needed to accomplish your goals.
CC Communications believes in getting it right the first time. Any technology firm can build an app, but not every agency brings 23 years of experience and proven strategies in application development to the table. We specialize in innovative programming and can develop dynamic, cutting-edge and functional applications that achieve all your objectives. We did this for the Wells Fargo Champtionship and we can do it for your businesses.
Wells Fargo Championship - TICKETS GIVEAWAY
The Wells Fargo Golf Championship will be in Wilmington, NC, from May 1 - May 7, 2017. As part of our reward for working so successfully with the Wells Fargo Championship team, we do get tickets we can share with family, friends, and customers. As always, we have a limited amount of complimentary tickets remaining. If you’re interested in securing tickets, either email the address below or give us a call. You have until April 27, 2017 to contact us.Email: sales@cccom.com
Phone: 704-543-1171
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
7 Reasons to Invest in SEO Now
Business owners often prefer to run some
ads to promote their websites, rather than investing in search engine
optimization (SEO). It's easier and quicker to do, and the results are much
more immediate too. However, if you're in it for the long term, and you should
be, then SEO for your website makes much more sense. Here are 7 reasons why:
No Constant Cost Increases
The monthly cost of a successful SEO
strategy will pale into insignificance when compared to the increase in website
traffic and sales. The traffic growth will be exponential over time, increasing
profits exponentially too, and will become near impossible to stop - unlike ads
where traffic and profits grind to a halt the moment you stop running them.
85% of Online Clicks go to Organic Search Results
That leaves just 15% of all online clicks
going to ads, which means that the majority of traffic originates from the
search results. If your website ranks well for your best keywords, you will
have a steady flow of highly relevant buying traffic pouring into your website,
night and day. This will do wonders to your bottom line, and if you want to
increase that traffic, you can purchase a few ads too - but always start with a
good SEO strategy.
Increased Traffic = Increased Sales = Increased Profits
A good SEO strategy will increase the
traffic to your website, not just from search results alone, but over time
satisfied customers will happily refer you to others, thereby increasing the
traffic to your website even further. This will inevitably result in an
increase in sales, which will translate in greater profits for you.
SEO is Cost-Effective
Popular methods of online marketing,
besides SEO, include pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, buying leads to use with
email marketing and social media marketing. These all work well, and it can be
argued that some of them have certain advantages and benefits over SEO
marketing. However, SEO marketing should always remain your main base for
online marketing. The return on investment (ROI) is good, the results are
predictable, and the effect is long lasting.
Mobile Devices Dominate Internet Bandwidth
With the dominance of mobile devices over
traditional desktop devices online, SEO has evolved in new ways to embrace this
dominant technology. Mobile devices offer new opportunities and challenges for
everyone, and those at the forefront are the ones who will benefit most.
Running ads won't save you here, neither will a strong social media brand. SEO
is by far your best chance to cash in.
SEO is Not a Fad or a Gimmick - it's Here to Stay
SEO will continuously evolve to embrace and
adapt to new technologies as they emerge, but at its core, SEO is still a
constant that isn't going to go away any time soon. When you compare SEO
against other ways of promoting your website, it's a bit like building a house
on rock compared to building a house on sand. Both houses will look great, at
least to begin with, but which one do you think will stand the test of time?
Local SEO - the Huge Opportunity You Can't Afford to Overlook
The rise in the use of mobile devices now
means that people will pull out their phones and look for a local store on a
whim when they need something. If they happen to need what you are selling, and
you don't feature in the search results, your competitors will be the ones to
benefit. How can you prevent this happening? An effective SEO strategy is the
best answer, every time. If your company is not listed and ranking high in
Google My Business, you are missing out - big time!
CC Communications can Help
Our Charlotte website development and marketing agency has been helping businesses grow their presence in the search engines for over 23 years. We're currently providing free SEO audits to the first five businesses to complete our online survey. Using our comprehensive SEO analysis tools we'll develop a plan to find and resolve any issues that may be impacting your website's performance.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
7 Things Often Overlooked When Designing A Website
When you create a new website, it’s easy to look for aesthetics rather than practicalities. You want it
to look nice for your visitors, and while that certainly is important, you may be ignoring essential elements. Here are 7 of the most overlooked features on websites:
Meta Data
The meta data of a website is usually
hidden in the underlying HTML code that makes up the page and allows it to be
visible in a web browser. However, this data is vitally important as it is read
by the search engine spiders to affect your rankings. The meta data of a web
page includes the page title, the description, page headings, and subheadings. Understanding these important elements of search engine optimization will make your site more competitive online.
Google
Analytics Tracking
This is an online analytics and
tracking service that is freely available to all, courtesy of Google. You need
to set up a Google Analytics account (http://www.google.com/analytics/), and then simply follow the easy on-screen instructions to analyze your web
traffic and know where each visitor came from, and more. You can also set up dashboards for at-a-glance information and have your most important data emailed to you on a regular bases.
Mobile/ Responsive Design
Mobile use now accounts
for more than half of all Internet access, so it is very important that your
website has a responsive design, and not a static design. You need to have an
HTML template that can respond properly with no sideways scrolling on even the
smallest screen size, if you want to do business online. Services like MobileEasy are helpful for a small business without a large budget for a website overhaul.
Clear Calls-To-Action
Just having a great sales
page is good, but it isn’t good enough. People might be convinced that your
product is just right for them, but if you don’t have a clear call to action,
they probably won’t buy from you. Tell them clearly and distinctly to buy now!
Testimonials
It’s all very well for you
to say your product or service is great, but it’s much better when other people
say it too. Always try to get satisfied customers to provide you with a
testimonial, and display it proudly on your website.
Security (SSL Certification)
Secure Sockets Layer,
or SSL, is essential if you do e-commerce. In short, SSL encrypts sensitive
information. If you accept credit cards on your site without an SSL
Certificate, for example, it would be possible for someone with the right
equipment to harvest the credit card numbers.
Contact Information
All too often a website
doesn’t make it easy for their visitors to make contact. Always have a
prominently displayed contact page. Include an email and phone number at the
very least, if possible. Having contact information on your website increases
visitor confidence.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Bring Customers to Your Door Using Google My Business
How Using Google My Business Can Help Grow Your Business.
It might be natural for some business owners to think that if they already have a well-built, comprehensive website that ranks well for its main keywords, then they really have no need for something like Google My Business. This is a short-sighted view, as the free Google service is an excellent complement to a company website. It provides your business with a unique presence on the world’s most influential online company, and it costs nothing, apart from the simple task of gathering the necessary company information together.
Google My Business works primarily at a local level. It’s about connecting with potential customers and getting relevant leads from them. If you are to take full advantage of this service, you need to start by filling out your business information as fully as possible. Make the page that people land on a rich information-packed place where people can find what they need, and go on to make contact with you.
TIP: Make sure your business name, address, and phone (NAP) are used consistently throughout all online directories, and especially Google My Business. It should be an exact match to the NAP info found on your website. This ensures your message is consistent for potential customers who may try to locate your business, and is beneficial to the health of your website in regards to SEO.
Google My Business is designed to include a wealth of different, highly-relevant information, so make full use of it. The greater the detail on your Google My Business page, the higher it will rank, and more people will come across it in their searches.
Features of Google My Business
The features of the service are impressive. You're provided with a dashboard that is virtually a backroom CRM where you can control everything and view traffic stats. You're not limited to just having text on your Google My Business page either. You can, and should, add photos, video or podcast audio – or better yet, all three.Google My Business gives you direct access to your Google+ account, Reviews, Insights, Analytics, AdWords, Hangouts and YouTube, all from a single dashboard. Properly set up and managed, this free service is really all you need to successfully bring crowds of willing customers straight to your door.
Need assistance? CC Communications will ensure your business is claimed and optimized to provide you with the full benefits of the Google My Business tool. Contact our team at marketing@cccom.com to learn more.
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