As times change, business owners must constantly adapt their understanding of “accessibility.” While most people realize that having a business located at the top of a staircase with no wheelchair access is a huge legal liability, many aren’t aware of the necessity of ensuring that their business websites are universally accessible, as well. Is your…
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“All the months are crude experiments, out of which the perfect September is made.”— Virginia Woolf Well, we tried. Nonetheless, the pandemic sticks around like a foul odor, driving us all back indoors. So, while we’ve included a couple of real-life events in this monthly roundup of fun things to do in and around the…
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“Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance, and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun.” – Kent Nerburn Well, this is awkward! Here we all were, thinking we were past this whole pandemic thing, and wouldn’t you know…it’s pulled…
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With all the recent international hacking incidents, we thought it’d be a good idea to focus this edition of the Tree Ring Digital blog on the idea of “cyber hygiene,” particularly the use of “multi-factor” or “two-factor” authentication (sometimes called 2FA) mechanisms. What is Multi-Factor Authentication? From Wikipedia: “Multi-factor authentication (MFA; encompassing two-factor authentication, or…
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“July is a blind date with summer.” – Hal Borland We don’t know about you, but we’re pretty excited about this month. There’s so much going on, it’s almost as if everywhere is a song and a celebration. The weather’s good and we survived a pandemic…what more could you ask for? Here’s our monthly…
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It’s such a cliché, but it really is true: technology moves and changes incredibly quickly. For an agency like Tree Ring Digital that offers website design as well as digital marketing, there’s a lot to keep up with. And we love posting and writing about marketing trends because it’s fascinating to us, but sometimes we…
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(THINGS TO DO IN REAL LIFE!) “June is the time for being in the world in new ways, for throwing off the cold and dark spots of life.” – Joan D. Chittister Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? I went to the grocery store earlier this week and people’s faces were naked.…
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So the pandemic is…over? we guess? Of the many lessons we’ve learned over the last year, “expect the unexpected” is primary, so we’re bracing for a horror movie-style comeback. But one thing’s for certain: public spaces are opening and things are going back to some semblance of normal. Let’s call it the next normal. What…
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“Step aside to a brand new day…in the month of May I feel I can start again. Life is feeling new…this is hope, this is love, this is where we all won, if you call, I will hear, I will listen for you.” – Mychal Simka Happy May, all you darling buds! Without further ado,…
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Last month, we introduced the topic of affiliate marketing and explained what it is, the potential benefits and pitfalls, and some statistics and predictions about the future of the marketing technique (spoiler alert: it’s bright). Hosting Tribunal says that the affiliate marketing sector is currently worth $12 billion, and growing rapidly, and that “well-crafted affiliate…
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“The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.” – Mark Twain Leave it to Mark Twain to hit the nail on its foolish head when it comes to April Fools’ day (and by the way, that is the correct spelling. I looked it up.).…
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Affiliate marketing. It’s a subject that we get asked about a lot at Tree Ring Digital, so we’re embarking on a short series of blogs to cover the ins and outs – what is it? Is it a good way to make money? Should your business start an affiliate marketing program? There’s a lot to…
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