One of the new services Imacomm is now offering is blog development.  Blogs, or online journals, are a way for internet users to express themselves creatively or to document their experiences. About one in ten internet users contribute to a blog; one in three internet users read blogs. Here’s a little bit of what a blog project at Imacomm looks like.

•    Affordable Pricing – Creative setup starting at $500!

•    Consistent Branding – We’ll design the blog to perfectly compliment any other marketing you already have established, be it website or print materials.

•    Professional Quality – Don’t settle for that “DIY” look – we’ll make sure every area of your blog is polished and professional, from design to development.

•    Training – We’ll teach you how to maintain and grow your site all on your own.

1. Interactive Communication:

Today’s online users are creating virtual communities where they spend their time gathering information, connecting with friends and purchasing products and/or services. Believe us in the fact that you’ll need more than an online “brochure” to engage them. Blogs are a great way to allow people to interact with you and your company, giving them a sense of loyalty and camaraderie. They will make employees stay on top of their expertise and keep the business owners sharp on their company’s happenings, brand message and philosophy. NOW PAY ATTENTION…THIS IS HUGE…IT COULD BE SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT KNOW! Do you want an image gallery on your site? If so, you could automatically post images from Facebook or Flickr to your blog. Do you have a twitter account? If so, you could post your status on your site automatically. And you can use RSS feeds to allow people to subscribe to your site like a virtual newsletter.

2. Economical Marketing:

Smart decisions are made because of smart marketing practices. Who isn’t looking for more affordable ways to market their business, but face it, you can’t stop marketing your business just because times are hard.  And you don’t have to stress about not being able to afford a web marketing firm to maintain your relevance online. Blogs come with a load of marketing benefits, which include a user-friendly content management program for you to manage and grow your blog, search engine optimization tools for you to improve your rankings, social bookmarking for endorsing your blog posts and RSS Feeds for users to subscribe to your blog and be notified anytime you post. Also blogs posts are treated like a news press release, which means you are making true Public Relations efforts in building credibility!

3. Revenue Stream:

Make some money with your blog by adding a revenue stream such as Internet Advertisements. Having an advertisement system can provide additional revenue from other affiliates/vendors or from your own products and/or services to purchase. If you are promoting your own products and/or services on your blog to link to your website it is important to know that management and growth is vital in your continued marketing efforts. Imacomm can create your initial advertisements by providing the designs with templates. Using the proper tools required, you can then manage them all yourself to grow and expand your revenue stream.

4. Expandable Content Management System:

Blogs are naturally a great content management tool. You can add posts, links and even additional pages all on your own. Why pay to have your blog updated when you can do it yourself? What’s even better is that if you want your blog to be your website, this is an affordable way to start a website. It is highly recommended that if you are a start-up company, creating a blog site is best when working on an official company website. You have ability to create drafts, preview your work before you publish/post, control your search engine optimization, create categories, insert media such as images and/or video…you can do whatever you want.

5. Unlimited Creativity:

Most people don’t realize that blogs have unlimited possibilities in their creativity. Because Imacomm is a creative agency focused on branding, websites and web marketing, we value great design. And a great design consistent with your brand promotes a great product for you to market your business. You’d be surprised to know some of your favorite sites are most likely blogs or the website has the blog feeding into their pages…like ours! We can customize a blog design that fits your needs and communicates your business efficiently and cost-effectively. Here’s an example…

Imacomm would love to design and build your blog to deliver you a high-quality product on promoting your business online. You know we are capable!

Imacomm’s got a fresh face for spring.  With the ever-changing design trends and development practices of the web industry, we’re once more stepping up our game and stepping out into some new areas that we’re excited to share with you. We hope you enjoy these new features!

• Visit our PORTFOLIO to see a showcase of our latest work- now built in our very own ImaCart software!

• Plug in to Imacomm socially via links to all our social networking sites, including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.  If you’re into social networking, this is a great way for us to connect with you.

• Check out our BLOG for news and updates from the Imacomm team regarding new software development, promotions, new clients and other random tidbits of interesting information

So, visit our site and let us know what you think!! We’d love to hear your comments!

www.imacomm.com

Main Street Broadband is a start-up high-speed internet service that needed a website to communicate their capability on servicing Anytown, USA that needs a fast connection. They provided us a finished logo and we carried that logo throughout their site and print marketing materials to consistently communicate their brand and message.

Main Street Broadband provides dependable, cost efficient high speed internet service for home, work, and on the go. Whether you currently have dial-up, DSL, or no internet service at all, you can experience broadband speeds for a fraction of the cost.

Services Delivered:
Custom Website Design
Custom Flash Work
Search Engine Optimization
Print – Brochure, Product Flyer

www.MainStreetBB.com

Martin Accounting Services wanted a basic brochure type website with a casual, hometown feel. We created their site to deliver a simple resource for their clients and provide a place of validity and recognition on the web.

Imacomm’s major role in this project was planning and executing exactly what they needed in a website. Not sure of where to start, Martin Accounting Services was confident in our process to identify their needs and execute a strategy to convey their message and identity to their target audience.

Martin Accounting is an accounting firm in Greenville with people as their number one priority. For this reason they are dedicated to the needs of their clients, whether it be bookkeeping, tax preparation or IRS issues.  Martin Accounting Services strives to offer the most cost-effective accounting and tax solutions. With over half a century of combined experience, generations of families have trusted Martin Accounting Services for a wide variety of needs.

www.martin-accounting.com

We had the privilege to build a website for the Greenville County Youth Orchestras a few years ago and were thrilled to be asked to do a redesign in late 2008. GCYO is a growing non-profit organization that needed a modern, easy to use interface that would communicate the prestige of their music program and still appeal to the younger viewers who are interested in joining the orchestras. We really enjoyed the challenge of creating a design that would speak to both young professional musicians and the public alike.

One of GCYO’s primary needs was to expand their site at an ongoing rate and edit themselves when needed. We determined to build their site on a Content Management System, Joomla. After a couple training sessions, they received full access to grow and expand their content, therefore eliminating constant maintenance fees.

Greenville County Youth Orchestras is the after-school orchestras program of Greenville County Schools. It consists of five orchestras that meet late afternoons and evenings during the school year. Each provides outstanding educational and performing opportunities for skilled and motivated students. So, attend a concert! They would love that!

www.GCYO.net

Our team keeps growing! We are ecstatic to welcome Pam Foy into the Imacomm family as our new account manager. Pam comes to us from the Greenville Muscular Dystrophy Association where she worked as an event coordinator. As account manager Pam is the primary contact throughout the course of the project and oversees every stage of production to keep things moving on schedule. She has been with Imacomm since October 2008 and in her relatively short time at Imacomm, she has independently managed several projects for our clients who have been extremely satisfied.

Welcome, Pam!

It’s every kid’s dream: a gigantic bounce house in his or her very own backyard. Imacomm is excited to announce the launch of HomeBounceHouses.com. It’s a site that sells inflatable bouncers for as little as $99. And the shipping is free!

HomeBounceHouses.com is a client all the way out in California who stumbled across one of our other clients, TheSweetery.com. Upon viewing our portfolio, HomeBounce knew that we had the creativity to brand and design a look that would masterfully portray the playful yet professional nature of their business.

In addition to their branding and fully custom website, we outfitted HomeBounce with an easy to use ImaCart Shopping Cart solution that would allow them to simply and efficiently sell their products and services. Their custom Blog and our Search Engine Optimization (SEO) also has improved their rankings on the web for greater visibility.

Services delivered:
Branding – Online Logo Design
Custom Website Design
Custom Shopping Cart Solution – through ImaCart
Custom Blog Design – through WordPress
Search Engine Optimization

www.homebouncehouses.com