1. Customer Convenience Today’s customers are always looking for a balance of cost and convenience. Think about the largest “Convenience Store” in the US, 7-Eleven. They have expanded to almost every corner of the country because they offer convenience. Even with higher prices compared to big box stores they are still the #1 convenience store.…
The Internet is full of do-it-yourself template based websites that lack originality and flair. At Surf Your Name, we think that your best marketing tool is a beautiful, unique and eye-catching website. Combined with strategic email marketing, social media management & other forms of digital marketing, we will help you get results. Working with new…
Here at Surf Your Name, we understand growth. We love to help small business owners navigate the growing pains of a business that isn’t so small anymore. That’s why when Zach came to us with an idea to expand his already successful custom welding shop, Metal Works, we couldn’t wait to get started. Zach’s business…
Surf Your Name is launching so many new websites with our awesome clients this year. Bath Magic WV is a small business owned by Chuck, who came to us with a need for an affordable website that still offered a ton of awesome content and features. We are excited to help small businesses like Bath…
It has been a busy Summer at Surf Your Name. We have welcomed several new clients to our family, and we hope to add even more as the year goes on. Annapolis Electric Boat Rentals is a company that we are very excited to partner with for their website and electronic marketing. Annapolis Electric Boat…
It has been a super busy start of the 2017 year for our web design team and for many of our clients. We announced the addition of Lighthouse Painting to the Surf Your Name family a few weeks back. After a fast web development schedule, we have launched the brand new LighthousePainting.net website. Lighthouse Painting…
We are pleased to announce the launch of another client’s website! Please join us in welcoming Reptiles Alive LLC to the Surf Your Name family. A few months ago, the owner and management team at Reptiles Alive requested some more information about the web design and web development services we offer. After a few conference…
The trend in web design and web development for the past few years is “Responsive Web Design”. This trend is not going anywhere anytime soon, so you might as well get on the responsive website bandwagon. In fact, recent studies show that mobile web browsing has surpassed desktop web browsing. Mobile and tablet browsing now…
Google has announced that starting in 2017, users of the Google Chrome browser will be warned when accessing non-secure websites. The initial rollout will only mark websites unsafe if they utilize passwords or take customers’ credit card information without having a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) installed on the site. However, Google has said their long-term…
Every business has its specific language and acronyms they use to communicate with each other and to outsiders, it sounds like a foreign language. SurfYourName is no exception to this rule and sometimes web designers, web developers, and social media geeks are worse than average! While what we say may make sense to us,…
Last week we received a phone call from a frantic business owner asking if we fix hacked websites. John (not his real name) has a small business website that another web developer created. He uses the website to sell his products online and also uses his website to bring customers into his local shop. …
Hackers from all over the world have been taking advantage of computers, websites, and other internet-connected devices for years. Their attacks have become more sophisticated and have been dealing more damage than ever before. The most recent attack on October 21, 2016, was proof that our defenses are not strong enough to thwart these attacks.…
If you have been following our Facebook page you know that we welcomed Bradan Automotive to the SurfYourName family a while back. Bradan Automotive is a very special company that provides a full range of mechanical, body, and cosmetic services to the high-end sports car owners. They needed a very “custom” website to showcase the…
The Entire team here at SurfYourName is happy to have VB Boat Rentals as part of our family! The owner of VB Boat Rentals, Susan, has been a friend for many years and we are happy to be helping with her website design, website maintenance, and website hosting! Susan was looking for a website…
Do you ever dream about having 50 or 100 new customers walking in your door in a month? Do you ever wonder if you could be doing a better job in marketing and spending less money? Making a small budget produce huge results isn’t easy. There are several key techniques needed to consistently develop new…
A site map is exactly what it sounds like; it is a map of your web site. The use of images, rollovers, and program-based menus has made the site map a rarely used tool by most consumers. Consumers may have passed by sitemaps, but the search engine robots haven’t. Regardless of whether or not search…
