One of the great things about the Web these days is that the vast majority of us have access to a fast connection. The days of dial-up are over. What’s that mean for small businesses? Simple — it’s time to get your product, service or brand into a video on your website. The costs to …
WILA Social Media Presentation
I was fortunate to be asked to speak about social media to the Western Illinois Leadership Academy last Friday, April 9th. Sponsors included the University of Illinois Extension’s Adams/Brown Unit, DOT Foods and John Wood Community College. Thanks to all the attendees for their time, questions and thoughts, and to Laura Hyde, Karla Metz, and …
Transparency is Profitable
Have you seen this at your company (or nonprofit)? That the more open you are, the better your returns? I’m experimenting with this with Webcentric… you can see my rates and package prices here, my office AND cell phone numbers here, my bio & picture here, and where I’ll be here. Now, I’m not saying …
Debit Cards & the Web
ATM cards changed everything. No more rushing to the bank before closing on Friday to get cash for the weekends. When debit cards came along, everything changed again. Now carrying cash at all became an option. Going to another city, state or even country doesn’t mean a wallet or purse full of $20 bills or …
Simplicity
Talking with a prospective customer today the subject of how much information to put on their website came up. Fortunately, we both have the same opinion… less is more. How is that? For years we (and that “we” includes me) held that content is king, and the more the better. Well, there were several things …
Out of Town til 3/13
Since we just launched Webcentric this week, of course a previously scheduled event is taking me out of town for a few days… but that’s okay, it’s for Rotary, so I’m good with it. I’ll have only limited access to email, so if you have an immediate need or question, please call my cell at …
A New Chapter
We are Webcentric… for now, “we” is me, Dean La Velle, and my lovely wife Launa. Our name comes from our relentless focus on the Web… particularly, how the Web works for businesses (and non-profits, for that matter). Being Web-centered means that all of our energies are directed at learning as much as we can …