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We’ve Moved to 7 East 7th Avenue
by Monique Sherrett | Aug 10, 2012 | News, Work
Thanks again for all the support after the office fire in our previous building. I’m happy to announced that we moved into our new office on Tuesday and have spent some time this week getting back up and running. There’s still a ton of things we need to...

We’ve Moved to 7 East 7th Avenue
by Monique Sherrett | Aug 10, 2012 | News, Work
Thanks again for all the support after the office fire in our previous building. I’m happy to announced that we moved into our new office on Tuesday and have spent some time this week getting back up and running. There’s still a ton of things we need to...

Google Analytics Setup Checklist
by Monique Sherrett | Aug 3, 2012 | Google Analytics
Google Analytics Setup Checklist for Agencies, Web Designers and Programmers Google Analytics is one of those tools that you want to set up correctly from the beginning so that you can avoid headaches later. 1. Choose Your Preferred Domain (www or non-www) To a search...

Social Media Image Sizing Chart by Luna Metrics
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 30, 2012 | Social Media Marketing
Hooray for Luna Metrics. Their handy cheat sheet for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest shows the ideal sizes for profile pics and other images used in these social networks. Because each site resizes images dynamically based on what you have uploaded, the end...

Yes We Had a Fire
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 23, 2012 | News, Work
There was a fire in our building last Thursday night and our beautiful space is ruined. We know that roofers were doing renovations all week and that the fire started Thursday night at 8 pm, but we don’t know yet if the roof work was related to the fire. Nobody...
Google Shares Some SEO Tips for Startups
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 12, 2012 | Search Marketing (SEO, Paid Search)
Maile Ohye from Google shares 10-minutes worth of SEO tips for startups in this video. The caveat here is that Ohye is defining a startup as a site with less than 50 pages and one that only wants to rank for a handful of related terms. The good thing is that most...

What’s Your Easter Egg
by Monique Sherrett | Apr 6, 2012 | Online Marketing Tips
Here’s an unintentional Easter egg from YouTube. Awkward thumbnail images. Easter eggs in video games are hidden messages or rewards for players. They are usually little in-jokes, secret rooms or minor segues that help motivate players to continue exploring a...
Presenting for the Fun of It
by Monique Sherrett | Apr 5, 2012 | Harebrained Ideas
I’ve found that my best presentation skills actually come from my experience acting and as a ballerina. Yes, that was in high school and university, but that practice in front of an audience has been invaluable to me. Plus I see these core presentation skills in...

5 Tips For Mastering Google+
by Monique Sherrett | Mar 27, 2012 | Social Media Marketing
Have you set up your Google+ business page yet? If you are still wondering why you should spend time on another social network, the answer is clear. Search traffic from Google organic search is likely 60-80% of the traffic to your site. In the age of Panda,...
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