News & Education

We hear it all the time… "Why are we not ranking number one on Google?"

The truth is that there are hundreds of factors that play into your Google ranking and we don't even pretend to know them all. But we do know that one of the most important ways to increase your SEO is keeping your content relative, unique and fresh. A coined term for this is "fresh content marketing." Read more

Many companies under-estimate the power an inspiring, honest testimonial can have in bringing new business in and fostering loyalty in current clients or customers.

Testimonials give credibility to your customer service, product(s), and website by allowing someone who is assumed to have no personal investment in any of the fore-mentioned give you a rave review. Read more

So, you're at our JM blog absolutely LOVING all the crucial information, awesome new designs and personal behind-the-scenes experience you are having!

So you say to yourself, "Self, I just could not live week-to-week without a fairly regular update of JM's insights and news." And you go to "subscribe." Read more

Viral marketing (Internet marketing) is an epidemic diffused by marketing professionals to infect consumers with a contagious message. Sounds pleasant, right? I'm not talking about a pandemic like swine flu, bird flu or any other true illness of the brain and body. I'm talking about an infectious agent that quickly spreads a message and a company's brand awareness.

When companies launch a marketing campaign, they want their name to spread like an infectious disease that cannot be contained – true? Well, maybe not exactly that way, but you get the idea. Read more

It's hard to remember a time when the Internet wasn't an integral part of our day-to-day activities. But just a short 15 years ago, people relied on the yellow pages for phone numbers, paper maps for directions and good old-fashion store visits to get their shopping done. Now, people shop for clothes, fill prescription medications and connect in seconds with people on the other side of the world by just clicking! Read more

JM Web Designs's President and Creative Director, John Campisi, is now serving on the business/marketing curriculum advisory committee for Area Education Agency 13 (AEA 13).  The committee is serving 31 high schools in Southwest Iowa and Campisi's involvement, along with other local business leaders, is making it possible for the school to receive grant money. Read more

JM founder, Jonathan Patton, was recently invited to the Student Career Expo at the Mid America Center. It was the 3rd annual expo, and he spoke on entrepreneurialism and job opportunities in the Information Technology industry.

Here are some of Jonathan’s thoughts: Read more

JM Web Designs was recently published in the Omaha Chamber's 2009 "Extraordinary Opportunities" magazine, highlighting owner Jonathan Patton's journey as its founder and the case study about JM published by Microsoft.  The magazine is sent out to companies around the world to show that Omaha is a great location to have a business. Read more

JM Web Designs is proud to announce that it has joined with the board of Social Impact Forum Omaha (SIFO) and their efforts to create and initiate Omaha’s first ever Social Impact Conference.  JM's marketing director, Phil Stalnaker, has been working with the group as an advisor and working partner since June of 2009, and is excited to be a part of this growing concern for community change in the Omaha area. Read more

JM is excited to announce that we are starting a web site project with the Nebraska Film Association [NFA] – an organized group of arts supporters, business leaders, specialized workers in the film industry, independent skilled professionals and others working to promote incentives for the film industry in Nebraska, thus bringing more money into the state – that will help to promote the group and their cause. Read more