Inside the Box: September 2009

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Page 1 in Google
What company doesn't want to be on page one of Google?

Do you know what keywords people are using to find your services? You might be surprised.


Stop guessing and start knowing. We can tell you how many times each month
someone is searching for keywords related to your products or services. We are obsessed with getting our clients on page one of Google. Call 317.254.0932 today to learn more about our Search Engine solutions and how we can harness their power to grow your business
Broad Ripple Music Festival October 16 - 17, 2009

MFT LogoIt's that time of year again when Small Box leads the charge for our favorite local music festival. Bands come and go, venues change, but each year thousands of music fans come see over a hundred bands.

This year all proceeds from the Broad Ripple Music Festival will go to support Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. The Fest is also a partnership with our friends at Musical Family Tree, Nuvo, and Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe.


Visit www.broadripplemusicfest.com to get the latest information on participating venues, sponsorship information, submission guidelines, and our Virtual Battle of the Bands for the opening slot at The Vogue kick off party October 16th featuring 3 reunion shows by popular Indy bands including the original line up of Johnny Socko, The Pieces and Mab Lab.
Client Testimonial
Gregory & Appel Insurance gives praise to Small Box

"We started talking to Jeb and Small Box about a new website over a year ago. I was always impressed by Jeb's
knowledge about the current trends in Internet development.

When we were finally ready to launch our new website in conjunction with our 125th Anniversary, I wanted Jeb involved. They worked seamlessly with Pivot Marketing, who headed up the site design and content, as well as our internal IT team to deliver a dramatically improved new site. Our new website has given us a flexible platform from which we can continually update our site internally.

Overall, it has been a huge step forward for our company in terms of search optimization and having a site that more appropriately matches the capabilities of our company.

I recommend Jeb and Small Box to anyone who wants a firm that is passionate about web design and who can deliver real value to the client."
Steve Appel
Gregory & Appel Insurance

On the Web's Leading Edge
SmallBox Blog


Proposal ProblemsThe Problem With Proposals

Jeb hates writing proposals. Then one day he had an epiphany: what he hates isn't actually writing them but instead it's the disconnect between the company and proposal. Find out the radical new direction Jeb's proposals might take and why he's actually excited about writing them now. More>>


Bet you won't read thisI Bet You Won't Read This

We hope you actually do read the first ever post to the Small Box blog from our new usability expert, Ed Rice. In it he shares a few powerful tricks to get your website's visitors to read what you want them to read.
It's worth reading at least twice. More>>

Hit this button three timesHit the Easy Button X3

When Jeb talks to clients, he finds that they are no longer content with just "looking good." Jeb breaks down the three things clients want and explains how Small Box can be your own personal easy-button for all three.
More>>



Blogging for BusinessBusiness Blogging - Pros & Cons

Business blogging is all the rage right now and for good reason. Unfortunately this has brought about an Internet landscape littered with dead or dying blogs from companies who discovered too late that they don't know how to blog. But "blogging" doesn't have to be hard for businesses. Jeb offers a sneak peek of a new way for businesses to create the content they find so onerous when they try to blog.More>>


What Your Website Should Be DoingYour Website As A Broadcast Tower

Jeb piqued some interest last month when he wrote that understanding how much a website is worth hinges upon viewing your website as a broadcast platform. In this post Jeb goes on to explain what it takes to get your website to perform as your very own broadcast tower. More>>


GregoryAppel.com
Indiana insurance institution revitalizes its business with an interactive web presence

MFT LogoGregory & Appel Insurance is one of Indiana's oldest and most respected companies. Their business is housed in an historic building that used to produce Stutz race cars. Gregory & Appel, like it's building, is a class act and their website needed to be a reflection of their business. Small Box worked with Pivot Marketing, who provided design and content, to create a classic, but thoroughly modern website. Powered by a customized Small Box Content Management System (CMS) and built from the ground up to be search engine friendly. In fact the site saw an increase of 1500% in new search engine traffic the month following launch!

MagnifyingGlassSee the Gregory Appel website for yourself

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Y-Press.org
Youth journalism site transforms into cutting-edge multimedia platform

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Y-Press.org uses our custom designed Web-based Content Publishing Platform with some social networking features. The staff of Y-press has complete control over a dynamic home page and in 2009 we updated the site to have better multimedia control, attaching audio, video, and photo galleries to any story in the broadest archive of student journalism available anywhere.

Content administration is built right into the front end for multiple user types with distinct permissions. A broad archive of articles makes use of tags, categories, comments, rss feeds and multimedia to extend youth journalism to new audiences.


MagnifyingGlassSee the Y-Press.com site for yourself

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Read about Y-Press in our Portfolio


KIBI.org
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, a local nonpofit, takes web presence to a whole new level

MFT LogoSmall Box partnered with MediaSauce, who provided most of the design direction, to make the new KIBI.org website. This site was a big step forward for the organization, as their old website was next to impossible to manage and had an outdated look and feel.

The new website is user-friendly, easy to update and very search engine friendly. On top of that KIBI is now able to sell through their website via their online store, which is already generating new revenue for the Indianapolis non-profit.

MagnifyingGlassSee the KIBI.org web site for yourself

MagnifyingGlassRead about KIBI in our Portfolio

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter! If your company or organization needs web design, search engine optimization or internet marketing, including pay-per-click, please let us know. Our rates are very competitive, our work top notch and we deliver on time. We guarantee you will be happy with the results!

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