When meeting with new clients, we are often asked "do you do Search Engine Optimization?" SEO is something that is top of mind for most clients; if you build it, you want people to be able to find it, right? Many clients are under the impression that all it takes is a few strategically placed SEO keywords and the masses will come flocking to your site, cash in hand, ready to buy. Therein lies the myth. Our answer to SEO is a little more complicated than that. We don't have a dedicated practice area for search, and we don't offer it as a separate li...
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The Substance Apprenticeship Version 1.0
This spring, Substance welcomed Jessica Tsuji as our first ever participant in the Substance Substantial Apprenticeship Program. We invited Jessica to share her experiences at Substance. This is her story… Finding an internshi…
Belated Thanks from Show & Tell PDX
It’s been a couple weeks since Show & Tell PDX – the May Edition finished its last beer and turned the projector off. So we’re a bit delinquent in thanking everyone who participated by presenting, attending, and …
Outdoor Coffee with Likemind – June 19th – 8:30am
The votes are in, and here are the results for the first Outdoor Coffee with Likemind of 2009: Tiny’s (SE 12th & Hawthorne) – 46.2% – 12 votes Morning Star Cafe (SW 3rd & Washington) – 15.4% …


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