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		<title>We&#8217;re giving away the (Web) Farm at Making Media Connections 2010!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re offering one of our custom web analytics and social media trainings to one company or organization at Making Media Connections 2010. If you&#8217;re attending MMC 2010, just answer the following two questions and send your answers to howdy@thewebfarmers.com
1. What&#8217;s your primary business/organizational goal and what role does your online presence play in helping you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Steps for a website redesign. PART 2: Web analytics are a MUST</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The next part of our series focuses on web analytics, a topic that seems to be on a lot of people&#8217;s minds in the marketing world, but still shrouded in a lot of mystery.
Web analytics in a nutshell 
So what is web analytics, exactly? To make a long story short, web analytics is a tool to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewebfarmers.com/web-analytics/considering-a-website-redesign-read-this-first-part-two-analytics/</link>
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		<title>6 Steps for a website redesign. PART 1: Do some user testing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to redesign your website? Fabulous. technology changes so fast, it&#8217;s amazing we don&#8217;t see web developers walking around in neck braces.
Before you start sourcing web designers and developers, let&#8217;s talk nuts and bolts. And yes, I&#8217;d recommend hiring BOTH a designer and a developer. They are experts in different, yet overlapping fields. It takes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewebfarmers.com/user-testing/part-one-considering-a-website-redesign-read-this-first/</link>
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		<title>It’s our first After Work Special and we are so stoked!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010: Web Analytics 101 at OfficePort Chicago
Come have a drink and learn about web analytics from your friends at The Web Farm. We promise it won’t hurt!
Do you have Google Analytics (or a similar free analytics tool) installed for your website? Learn how to do more than just ogle pageview traffic every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010: Special Web Analytics Event for Big Ooga Members</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a member of Chicago networking group Big Ooga, we&#8217;ve got something special just for you!
Intro to Web Analytics: What it is, how to get started and what to measure
What is web analytics? It is a way to better understand your website’s visitor behavior by monitoring and analyzing website traffic. It’s a valuable tool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So what is it that we do, exactly?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I was talking about The Web Farm the other day to a friend and the conversation went a little something like this:
Friend: “So the next time I need a website for something, I can come to you guys to design it, right?”
Me: “Well, not exactly…”
Friend: “What do you mean, you’re a web design firm. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewebfarmers.com/uncategorized/so-what-is-it-that-we-do-exactly/</link>
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		<title>Facebook Fan Pages: Make Them Work For You!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A common question I get from organizations about Facebook is &#8220;what&#8217;s best for us? A Facebook profile, Group or fan page?&#8221; The answer has changed recently.
A couple of years ago, the answer would have been “it depends.” When Facebook first introduced fan Pages back in 2007, they left much to be desired in terms of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewebfarmers.com/social-media-marketing/facebook-fan-pages-make-them-work-for-you/</link>
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		<title>The Web Farm Will be Speaking at OfficePort Jan 28</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JANUARY 28, 2010: FREE Event at OfficePort Chicago

OfficePort Chicago is pleased to present:
 You&#8217;ve Got The Look: Branding and PR for Small Business
OfficePort Chicago, 9 W. Washington, just west of State. 6-9 pm.
REGISTER HERE
Emily Lonigro, founder of design firm LimeRed Studio and co-founder of The Web Farm, and Sally O&#8217;Dowd, founder of Sally On Media, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewebfarmers.com/branding/the-web-farm-will-be-speaking-at-officeport-jan-28/</link>
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		<title>3 Ways to Calm Social Media Skittishness At Your Organization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It can be rough to be in the position of having to plead the case for starting a Facebook page or a Twitter feed to a manager or executive director, especially if they may not be familiar with social media or see its value.
Many managers share the same questions and concerns when it comes to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewebfarmers.com/online-strategy/3-tips-for-alleviating-social-media-skittishness/</link>
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		<title>Wow &#8216;em with Your Web Presence &#8211; ILCA Presentation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to the the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association for inviting me to speak at the Mid-America Horticultural Tradeshow this week. Special thanks to my co-presenter, Terre Houte, marketing director at Hursthouse.
Here&#8217;s a slideshow from the presentation I gave &#8211; an introduction to strategic thinking for online marketing.
 &#8211; Keidra

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