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Google Images gets redesigned, focuses on speed and metadata
According to Engadget, Google Images has a new design and a focus on speed and meta data. Read the article here >>
How to Optimize Your Real Estate Photos for SEO
Here's a great article that Alisa on our team found about optimizing Real Estate images for SEO: http://rismedia.com/2013-01-20/how-to-optimize-your-real-estate-photos-for-seo/
Customer Paradigm Awarded a Top 300 Best Small Businesses of the West
A little bit of fun news: last night, I was thrilled that Customer Paradigm was chosen as one of the Top 300 Small Businesses of the West by the Business Leader group. Pete Coors (yes, of the beer family in Golden, but he ran their ceramics business) was the...
Photo of the Venus Transit of the Sun
888.772.0777 303.499.9318 Yesterday, I asked all of the team here at Customer Paradigm to go outside and stare at the sun. Fortunately, they all wore Eclipse Glasses. In case you missed the Venus transit of the sun yesterday, here`s an image of it that I took: Enjoy!...
FedEx Shipping Fix for Magento Versions 1.5 and lower
If you`re running the Magento eCommerce system (version 1.5 and lower) and rely on FedEx for shipping quotes, you may need to update your system so that it works after May 31, 2012. FedEx Shipping Fix for Magento Versions 1.5 and lower What`s going on: FedEx is...
Understanding the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
Free PDF Summary Does your email comply with the new CAN-SPAM Act? Download our free PDF summary, "Understanding the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003." Included are best-practice recommendations, as well as a detailed Deployment Checklist to use prior to each email campaign....
Top Ten eCommerce Tips for Your Website
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Customer Paradigm Loves David and Goliath Tees
David & Goliath If you need to ask us, which you shouldn't, it's clear that we are the coolest people in the world. What makes us so cool? First, we are the best Magento Ninja's for all your Magento eCommerce programming needs. Second, the fact that we own David...
Cyber Monday: Traffic and eCommerce Impact Deciphered
It is easy to see the traffic at the mall and hear the honking horns as fervent drivers are trying to race to Walmart to save $50 on a TV for Black Friday. But, where the silent day of sales to follow is Cyber Monday. I have grown to love this sales day more and more,...
5 Must Know eBusiness Stats for 2012
Impact of Holiday eCommerce Shopping – MAGENTO
Is Your Website Ready For Sales? I'm not talking about any sales, I'm talking about holiday sales. Shoppers that are price-sensitive, impatient and quick to click to your nearest competition to get their holiday shopping done. The holiday season is upon us and...
Boulder Flatirons in the Snow
I took this image of Boulder's iconic Flatirons in the snow this weekend:
The Power of eCommerce Website Sales [Infographic]
Growth of eCommerce Flippa.com has provided an awesome info-graphic displaying the factors which have affected our eCommerce worlds. With the power of the internet, businesses have shifted from the large factories of work, to the ability to sit at home and be the...
Unnatural Link Profiles – Causes, Actions and Solutions – Disavow Tool
Spammy Links, Give Me Back My Traffic! Please? On October 16, 2012 Google has responded to the cries from websites who have lost their search engine ranking positioning due to an unnatural or spammy link profiles. A spammy link profile can be created without you...
Colorado – Entrepreneurial by Nature
We're thrilled to be part of Colorado's Entrepreneurial culture... that's why we're happy to display this logo on our site: More info >> Customer Paradigm believes in supporting local Colorado entrepreneurs- after all we were once a tiny Colorado...
MainFright (freight) Love!!
Who says you can't share love with a basket full of cookies? Well let's just say that in a room full of computers, typing fingers and coding jokes - cookies are always welcome. We love to keep our clients happy and work day in and day out to make their ideas for the...
Easy Fix for Chrome Magento Admin Login
If you are having issues logging into your Magento admin panel while using the Chrome browser then this is the PERFECT solution for you. I have read through many solutions and have found people recommending very long fixes. One blog said that I needed to downgrade my...
7 Tips to Get Your Magento Website Ready for the Holidays: Payment Methods
Did you know that 12% of eCommerce transactions in the US use PayPal? One of the key tips for making sure your website will perform properly for the upcoming holidays is making sure that you have all of the payment options installed that customers expect. Read more...
Facebook Plans for A Search Engine: Opinions of The Crowds
Confirmed: Facebook is Building a "Search Related" Tool Oh how the opinions are coming out as Mark Zuckerberg founder of the social media platform Facebook brings his serious face to discuss the growth into a Facebook search engine. As he calmly boasts without...
Twitter Stepping Up SEO Factors
The wildest SEO moves by big companies are done in the secrets of the night. You may not know this, but Twitter has launched a user directory which contains every twitter account. The full directory is accessible when you are logged out of Twitter, it is located in...
CP Client AeriNOx Inc. – U.S. Based Selective Catalytic Reduction
When Boulder-based AeriNOx Inc. approached Customer Paradigm for help with SEO and internet advertising, it seemed like a perfect fit. AeriNOx is one of the first U.S.-based companies to install Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems for stationary diesel or natural...
Integrate Magento with eBay
Having a Magento eCommerce store and running your product on as many eCommerce sites as possible such as eBay or Amazon just makes sense. If your goal is to get your product out there then tapping into the already existent customer base of eBay is a smart business...
Google AdWords: Unique Sitelink Extensions
Google sent out a policy enforcement e-mail in regards to the Sitelink Ad Extension. If you are using sitelinks now, or are considering using sitelinks extension then this a blog post for you. What is the Sitelink Extension? A sitelink ad extension is a feature on...
Social Media Value of Profitable Customers on Magento
If you keep hearing that your website needs social media plugins, then the next question is, "which ones?" With so many social media channels it is difficult to know if you need to be on all of them or just the big ones? And, most importantly what does this plugin...
CP's Alan Barber is now Magento Developer Certified!
Let it be known that Mr. Alan Barber has successfully passed the Magento Developer Certification Test! Alan Barber is Customer Paradigm's Production Manager and Senior Developer as well as ping-pong champion, and last but not least, Magento Certified Developer!...
Update on Site Load Speed – 96% Increase in Website Load Time
888.772.0777 303.473.4400 A quick follow up on last week's Godaddy DNS server incident: according to an article in the New York Times, Godaddy claims the outage occured due to an internal network error (and not a hack or attack). Godaddy hosts five million websites...
Godaddy DNS Servers Attacked – Millions of Websites Down
September 10, 2012. If you are wondering why many of the sites you want to visit seem down today, it may be due to a widespread attack on Godaddy's DNS servers. Godaddy is one of the largest domain name registrars in the world, and hosts millions of websites for...
Magento Bug with Versions 1.5 and Above – SOAP Shipments API
We've recently discovered a bug with magneto version > 1.5.0.0. Magento's native SOAP api exposes most of the core entity types (customers, orders, shipments, products, categories, etc). However, it looks like the Api code wasn't updated to ensure compatibility...
Facebook Taking Action Against Fake Likes
To many SEO companies it seems like an easy formula. Increasing your social media interactions increases the user interactions which increases your Google rankings. So, start at the beginning and increase your social media interactions to increase your Google...
What is Reddit? Reddit for Marketing
If President Obama is on Reddit, there will be a following. What is Reddit? Reddit was founded in 2005 and the name was founded as a play on words "I read it". Being based in San Francisco, California, Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian created this social news source....
Magento Retailers Represent With Google Trusted Store Badge
Get the Google Trusted Store Badge Magento is now a proudly offering the Google Trusted Store Badge. With Google's great reputation of advancing the internet, there is a trust associated with their brand. As they continue to increase users experience with every click...
Where does your Commute End? We Park on the Wall
At Customer Paradigm we know it's not always the goal that makes the world keep turning, it's the journey's to get to those goals. And though at times we may feel we are just pedaling one motion after another, the goal at our work is a little bit more rewarding....
Lost Reviews on Google Local Business Profiles
Are you a business owner whose reviews have disappeared from your Google Local page? One day, you had a great review and when you scanned back through the reviews it was gone. Don’t let yourself believe this is a glitch in the system; there is a reason and a...
404 Errors – Maintaining Your Website Health Through SEO
There's nothing more frustrating to a user who is trying to find a page on your website and up pops the lovely and usually creative 404 error page. As creative and funny as your 404 error page may be, there is nothing more disheartening to the user than attempting to...
WordPress Website: Xcel Energy – EnergyClassroom
Xcel Energy came to Customer Paradigm with the need to move their Energy Classroom website to a Wordpress CMS system. Their new website www.energyclassroom.com assists children as an educational resource to make the next generation equipped to make educated...
SEO and Fake Social Media Fans
Yes it is true that social media is playing an increasingly important role in the SEO value of your website. This is no surprise, after all if Google wants to produce websites that are relative it is intuitive that users will interact with a site the more they...
Google Algorithm Update: Copyright
As all Google algorithms roll out, Google states that: "Transparency is a core value at Google. As a company we feel it is our responsibility to ensure that we maximize transparency around the flow of information related to our tools and services." The...
Magento – How to Move A Website to a New Server
Want to see a magic trick? Server to Server in 10 minutes! I'd love to write a really long blog about how this is going to happen, but that would defeat the purpose of getting your website moved from an old server to a new server in 10 minutes. Here are the steps, if...
Faster Page Loading with Magento
Of course you want faster page loading...Why? Because, Faster Page Loading >> Increase in Conversions Faster Page Loading >> Decreased rate of Abandonment from your website Faster Page Loading >> Decreases time for viewers to get distracted while on...
Gary Fong e-Store Up and Running
Gary Fong like many Magento customers received the dreaded screen when your Magento site is down. You type in your url, and ERROR is across the screen. Scrambling to find customer service from Magento to get your site back up and running is always a daunting...