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Adapting to web design trends is a great way to help build a website's reputation to any potential visitor because it inadvertently shows that your site does have outdated information or compromised security. While design choices may not seem related to customer...
Whether you are wanting a website designed for your business for the first time, or are considering a redesign, it’s important to have your main goals in mind to get the most out of your investment. Having a plan or list of priorities you can give to your web designer...
Google Analytics is the premier choice when it comes to analyzing your website's traffic. To see the fruits of the labor of your search engine optimization strategies, it is necessary to look for a tool to learn about who is visiting your site, why they are visiting,...
Color is an integral part to our everyday world, and it will be an integral part to your website, as well. Every color we see invokes a different and particular emotion based on our experiences and the way in which it is used, meaning that there's some psychology...
RainStorm is now a part of Sozo Technologies, LLC, a leading technology services company specializing in supporting small businesses with their websites, hosting, email, security and Internet/Cloud technology needs. Here at RainStorm, we care a lot about our customers...
Helping Maine's beloved “voice of many voices” continue to reach beyond Maine. WERU-FM 89.9 is a nonprofit, noncommercial community radio station which has broadcast from its volunteer-run station in East Orland, Maine to listeners in Downeast, Coastal and Central...
We here at RainStorm have recently seen a spike in fraudulent emails about domain names, hosting, etc., so we thought this would be a good time to give you some tips on identifying and protecting yourself from these schemes. What is Phishing? According to...
Halloween is a favorite RainStorm holiday (check the retrospective!) and this year the festivities were darkened (literally) by the power outage that proved problematic for much of the state for many days. While we all expect scary weather this time of year -- and...
S.W. Cole Explorations, a new, a wholly owned subsidiary of S.W. Cole Engineering offers test boring services for the geotechnical, environmental, geothermal, groundwater, geology, and construction industries. It needed a web presence, but one that was visually...
The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce published a lovely article in their October 2017 newsletter announcing their new website! Here's the article by Chamber president Deb Neuman. It's finally here - OUR NEW WEBSITE! Wait, check that. YOUR new website is here! We...
Maine Audubon is a beloved part of Maine's nature-based culture, with chapters, centers, and sanctuaries all over the state. We're fans of the great Maine outdoors and were delighted to have the opportunity to work with a beloved nonprofit organization focused on...
The Bangor Chamber has been an active part of the region's business community for more than a century and is well recognized for its many events and business development efforts, representing more than 20 communities in the region and more than 800 members. (We're one...
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