Online Marketing Rules For Lawyers in Houston

Online marketing for lawyers in Texas is heavily regulated. After a recent meeting with a potential client, I was asked to gather some information on the subject of the rules governing online marketing for attorneys and law firms in Houston, TX. I found the following: Rule 7.07 Filing Requirements for Public Advertisements and Written, Recorded, [...]

Online Marketing Rules For Lawyers in Houston

Google Merchant Center and Magento Commerce

This is just a few quick notes on the new update for Magento version 1.6.1 as well as the new changes in the Google Merchant feed. Google Merchant or Google Product feed was formerly the Google product feed known as Google base. You can view some of the changes that Google Merchant is requiring here: [...]

Google Merchant Center and Magento Commerce

New Google Model

As the internet continues on its path, Google remains the leader in organizing the internet. As always, the new Google model is slowly introducing new methods for search and content that seem like a great idea on the surface. Increasingly, I find it harder to believe that Google can adhere to its “do no evil” [...]

New Google Model

Website Design

Websites should be both functional and attractive to the eye.  A functional website will contain clear, compelling content with a clear call to action as well have a great design.  Also, the coding of the website will make it as easy as possible to get ranked by the search engines. If you don’t hear your [...]

Website Design

Letterhead Design

Letterhead is an extension of your company. While most communication is done via email online these days, there are still occasions where you will want to have your company letterhead. When those moments come, you will want to make sure that your letterhead conveys the appropriate message about your company. What does your current company [...]

Letterhead Design

Getting Your Business to Accept Credit Cards Online

Getting your business to accept credit cards is as simple as setting up a merchant account. A merchant account for your business will serve as a go between for the credit card companies and your bank. In some cases they can be the same entity. Payments are accepted through a payment gateway. A payment gateway [...]

Getting Your Business to Accept Credit Cards Online

Starting A Business in Houston

I will be adding to this article as I come across resources for new businesses. I am going to cover some of the open source software that is available, filing the business license, setting up your own website and how to go about setting up your online marketing as well. Houston Business Resources Get Your [...]

Starting A Business in Houston

Listing Your Web Site in Directories

Once you have completed your on page seo by optmizing your content and code for the search engines, the next step is to get your company listed in the myriad directories that are available online. Most of these directories offer “free listings”. I use the term in quotes because there is no such thing as [...]

Listing Your Web Site in Directories

How to Get Internet Leads

I talk with company owners that claim that their industry is somehow not in tune with the internet and that because of this, the net cannot work for them. I completely disagree. Think about the following: Money is tight, so companies (and the individuals that make those decisions), are having to take more bids in [...]

How to Get Internet Leads

eCommerce Web Site Design

eCommerce Web Site Design The Merchant package is a complete Ecommerce website utilizing either Magento Commerce or WordPress. The Merchant Package includes up to 24 pages for a web site as well as the following items: 1 Year SSL Certificate Logo Design Letterhead Design 5 hours of product content development When building an E-Commerce website, [...]

eCommerce Web Site Design