7 Key Components of A Great Website

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We all form opinions about the websites we visit—almost immediately. Some of them are informative and eye-catching to the point that it brings us back several times a week, and others leave us with a negative experience or no experience at all, and we never return. But what many business owners ask themselves is, what […]

Web Design and WordPress – The Dynamic Duo

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I still remember afternoons waiting for my favorite crime-fighting superhero, Batman, to come on TV. I would plop down in front of the screen and take in every second of the experience. I loved everything from the bright colors and images to the upbeat theme music. I could not wait to see what seemingly inescapable situations […]

Web Design: Doing Our Level Best

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Web design, from development to launch, is an exciting process. For some, good web design is simply choosing a pretty template and loading it with content. For Drum Creative, good web design involves many steps, all starting with the client. We want to know who they are, why they exist, how they got to where […]

From Our Street To Wall Street

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SEO for web design is still a fairly new concept for most people but it can have a significant impact, good or bad, on your business website. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. As a basic description, it is how a website is programmed, written and updated in order to increase the likelihood of being […]

BRAND New Year

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What was your New Year’s Resolution? To lose weight? To exercise more? To eat better? What about your New Year’s resolution for your business? Maybe you’re a start-up business looking to brand yourself or maybe you’ve been around a while and are looking to rebrand. Now is a great time to take a fresh look […]

Our New Website Design Is A REC

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We have become the experts in developing websites for parks and recreation districts, and we are extremely excited to announce the launch of the all new, Greenville County Recreation District website. This is the third generation of websites that we have created for Greenville Rec and it is both beautiful and powerful. We have given […]

From Print to WordPress

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At Drum Creative, we offer a variety of services. We can design and print your stationery and business cards. We can help you with your business logo design and branding. We can create graphic designs for any project that you might be working on. We can also help you with your business and social marketing […]

The Best Way to Respond to Constant Change

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In the world of web design and web development, it’s hard to keep up with the endless new devices, toys, and tools. And that’s for us – experts in the field. So when it comes to your website, what does this growing list of these web-accessible devices mean and what are your options? Need you […]

The Websites and Sounds of the Summer Olympics

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We love watching the Summer Olympics on our TVs, computers, mobile phones, and iPads. It wasn’t that long ago that you could only watch the Olympics in one place, on one device, and one event at a time. Today, we can watch and listen to it almost anywhere, on anything, and view multiple events simultaneously. […]

Increase Your Conversions in 3 Steps

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Why are consumer testimonials so powerful? In his classic text, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Dr. Robert Cialdini explains the psychology of why people say “yes”—and how to apply these understandings in business and in life. In writing the book, he spent three years going “undercover,” applying for jobs and training at used car dealerships, […]

Beyond a Pretty Logo

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Most people don’t quite understand what goes into a great brand or how important the brand actually is to the company. But the truth is, how your brand is perceived by the potential customer or user affects its success – and your company’s success – no matter how large, or small, your business might be. […]

Is Good Enough, Enough?

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The importance of differentiation in making one’s mark in the business world has a direct correlation to gaining success as a business leader. Recently, I completed my Masters of Business Administration from Walsh College and found myself at a crossroads.  Friends, family, and colleagues began asking me “what are you going to do now?” And to be […]