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  • How to Get a Free Promotional Web Video For Your Business How to Get a Free Promotional Web Video For Your Business

    How to Get a Free Promotional Web Video For Your Business

How to Get a Free Promotional Web Video For Your Business

Would you like a FREE promotional video for you business? Purchase a new website before the end of 2013 from Calvert Design Group, Inc. and it is included – a $595 value! Contact us today for more details. There is no better time than now to get your business online or bring your old website up to speed! Requires the purchase of a Small Business Website with Mobile Responsive Add-on and a minimum of 1 year of Tier 1 support at $49.95/month (and you will get one month free! – also applies to Tier 2 support) Includes a 45-60 second… Continue Reading How to Get a Free Promotional Web Video For Your Business

By |December 3rd, 2013|News|Comments Off on How to Get a Free Promotional Web Video For Your Business
  • More Than Half of Your Prospects Are Mobile! More Than Half of Your Prospects Are Mobile!

    More Than Half of Your Prospects Are Mobile!

More Than Half of Your Prospects Are Mobile!

Are you still uncertain about the need to make sure you have a mobile strategy in place for your business? If you need convincing look no further than this recent report just released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. In the U.S., 56 percent of adults are now smartphone owners, according to a study published Wednesday by Pew. This is the first time since Pew began tracking the numbers that the majority of the population owns a smartphone. The majority of the population are now smartphone owners. According to Pew, the Android platform maintains a slight edge. Twenty-eight percent of… Continue Reading More Than Half of Your Prospects Are Mobile!

By |June 14th, 2013|Mobile, News, Tech|Comments Off on More Than Half of Your Prospects Are Mobile!
  • Facebook Cover Photo Guidelines Facebook Cover Photo Guidelines

    Facebook Cover Photo Guidelines

Facebook Cover Photo Guidelines

Early in March Facebook updated their rules and guidelines for cover photos. Facebook cover photo guidelines state that cover photos may not include more than 20% text. The great news is they removed restrictions prohibiting calls to action, website URLs, or physical addresses. So how exactly do you determine if your Facebook cover photo is in compliance with the 20% text area rule? You basically have two options in my opinion. One option is an online, automated compliance tool. The second is a manual approach that yields more accurate results. Facebook Cover Photo Guidelines Compliance – Option #1 Enter the… Continue Reading Facebook Cover Photo Guidelines

By |May 16th, 2013|Social Media Marketing|Comments Off on Facebook Cover Photo Guidelines
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    Add a YouTube Video to a Linkedin Profile Add a YouTube Video to a Linkedin Profile

    Add a YouTube Video to a Linkedin Profile

Add a YouTube Video to a Linkedin Profile

I received a question earlier today asking how to add a YouTube video to a Linkedin profile. It makes great sense to want to add a YouTube video to a Linkedin profile since video is a great way to reinforce your personal brand. Video is engaging and offers a great opportunity to make an impression. If your video is for job searching purposes or to assist in building your personal brand and make new connections, you should consider the following before making your video and uploading it to YouTube. Dress professionally, as if you were going to an in-person interview.… Continue Reading Add a YouTube Video to a Linkedin Profile

By |May 8th, 2013|Social Media Marketing|Comments Off on Add a YouTube Video to a Linkedin Profile
  • internet marketing companies in southern maryland
    Internet Marketing Companies in Southern Maryland Internet Marketing Companies in Southern Maryland

    Internet Marketing Companies in Southern Maryland

Internet Marketing Companies in Southern Maryland

There are many Internet marketing companies in Southern Maryland to choose from when your business is looking for a consultant to assist your business. At Calvert Design Group you will find an atmosphere energized and motivated towards one goal – your online success. We are geared towards building dynamic websites that are effective marketing tools. We are here to help you manage your online presence and make sure your customers, vendors, and clients are able to connect with you. We bridge design and Internet marketing to create a single focus for your business online. We feel strongly that these two… Continue Reading Internet Marketing Companies in Southern Maryland

By |May 2nd, 2013|Internet Marketing|Comments Off on Internet Marketing Companies in Southern Maryland
  • southern maryland seo consultant
    Southern Maryland SEO Consultant Tips Southern Maryland SEO Consultant Tips

    Southern Maryland SEO Consultant Tips

Southern Maryland SEO Consultant Tips

As a Southern Maryland SEO consultant, I get asked all the time what are the tricks to getting a web page to rank well in the search engines. My answer? There are none. It’s a bunch of little things all rolled up together that result in a page performing well for a targeted keyword phrase. And it all starts with solid, well written, focused content. Here are just a few of things we deem important and integrate into the web pages and posts we build for our Southern Maryland SEO consultant clients. Single Keyword Phrase Focus Before you begin crafting… Continue Reading Southern Maryland SEO Consultant Tips

By |April 29th, 2013|News, SEO, Web Design|Comments Off on Southern Maryland SEO Consultant Tips
  • Chromebook Print-Screen Alternative
    Chromebook TIP: Print-Screen Alternative Chromebook TIP: Print-Screen Alternative

    Chromebook TIP: Print-Screen Alternative

Chromebook TIP: Print-Screen Alternative

Use a Chromebook? Here is a Chromebook print-screen alternative. Sometimes when working on my Chromebook I need to grab a quick screen capture. It could be for a website, a blog post, a or a Facebook status update attachment. Screen captures can also be useful for collaborating on a project with a client or co-worker. On a Chromebook use the CTRL key and the “Page Flipper” for a Print-Screen alternative There is no Print-Screen key on a Chromebook, but you can initiate a screen capture by holding down the CTRL key and tapping the “Page Flipper” key. Your screen capture… Continue Reading Chromebook TIP: Print-Screen Alternative

By |April 17th, 2013|Tech|Comments Off on Chromebook TIP: Print-Screen Alternative
  • Get on the Fast Track to the New Facebook News Feed Get on the Fast Track to the New Facebook News Feed

    Get on the Fast Track to the New Facebook News Feed

Get on the Fast Track to the New Facebook News Feed

A new Facebook news feed is in the works and you want to get there before all your friends, right? The bad news is that the new Facebook news feed is not available yet. But you can put yourself on a waiting list and you may end up getting it faster than your friends. Just head on over to facebook.com/about/newsfeed, scroll to the bottom, and click the big, green button that says to join the waiting list.  Along the way you will be able to see all the changes coming to the Facebook news feed.

By |March 7th, 2013|Social Media Marketing|Comments Off on Get on the Fast Track to the New Facebook News Feed
  • Southern Maryland Sun & Music Festival Website Launched Southern Maryland Sun & Music Festival Website Launched

    Southern Maryland Sun & Music Festival Website Launched

Southern Maryland Sun & Music Festival Website Launched

We are proud to announce the launch of a new client website – The Southern Maryland Sun & Music Festival is a music festival, wine festival, arts and crafts festival, craft beer festival and a charity fundraiser rolled together into one spectacular event June 15-16, 2013 in Prince Frederick, MD.

By |February 10th, 2013|Web Design, Wordpress|Comments Off on Southern Maryland Sun & Music Festival Website Launched
  • WordPress – The Most Popular Emerging CMS WordPress – The Most Popular Emerging CMS

    WordPress – The Most Popular Emerging CMS

WordPress – The Most Popular Emerging CMS

What does Honda, The NFL, The New York Times, Ford, CNN, NASA & Tech Crunch have in common? They all use WordPress to manage their websites.  That’s right – these highly trafficked and popular websites all use an open-source content management system. WordPress is arguably the most popular open-source content management system in use on the web today.  Built upon the popular website tools PHP and MySQL WordPress can be deployed as either a total solution for website content management or a robust blogging platform.  WordPress has many features including a theme-based front end and a plugin architecture that makes… Continue Reading WordPress – The Most Popular Emerging CMS

By |February 6th, 2013|Internet Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Wordpress|Comments Off on WordPress – The Most Popular Emerging CMS