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Adobe Connect; excellent for government agencies, larger business with remote offices and trainers/instructors. 
 
I love the product but I really think it is geared towards the above listed entities.  I can think of several low cost if not free options to solve problems for smaller business. HOWEVER, if you are a trainer (even an independent [...]

The following article is based on an excerpt from The Digital Handshake: Seven Proven Strategies to Grow Your Business Using Social Media, written by Paul Chaney, Internet Marketing Director, Bizzuka.
Much the same way a power company connects homes and businesses with electricity, Facebook is a “social utility” designed to facilitate connections between people as well [...]

To keep cost down you went with a local small hosting company. Their server’s hard drive crashed. Your site was hacked and hacker was kind enough to delete all your files. Your web host disappeared with your money and your data. Even worse case there was earth quake and your ISP’s building has gone down and [...]

Some small businesses reach a point where they need to share and store large amounts of information. There are many questions that arise in this situation. What type of server do I need? How much memory do I need? How much will I have to spend on IT? What happens if my server goes down? [...]

You have entered the wonderful world of Search Engine Optimization. Everyone wants to know how to move their site up the infinite Google search list. Graphico Design knows how to take your current website and update the code to help move your website up the search engine lists without having to pay for placement. It [...]

Should I use a Content Management System for my site? What about a flash based site? PHP and Java Scripting? Whatever happened to good ol HTML? If you are not involved with web technologies, all this stuff can sound like a foriegn language. The following is a designers view of what the benefits and drawbacks [...]

Content management systems can be great and necessary if you have multiple individuals that are all adding content to different parts of the same site. However, in most small business situations there is one individual who is responsible for keeping up with the content of the web site. We have found that in most cases, [...]

The members of Graphico Design have created this blog to keep a record of topics related to Small Business Solutions. We have learned many important lessons from our interaction with our clients and we are putting it out there so that others can learn from our mistakes and our successes!