Adding Maps to your website

Posted in: Blog, Maui, SEO, Web Design by NORBERG on March 24, 2010 | 1 Comment

We recently worked on a website for a client when we realized that it needed help when it comes to the map. The client is a furniture company in Maui, and it had a map built most likely by the original web designers. The map is unclear, too small, and very hard to find:
Original Map

We took the liberty of building and adding a new map to the site, found from a prominent link within the top navigation (as well as adding the written address to the bottom of every page:
New Map

This helps people find your store, and it also helps search engines know your physical location.

The moral of this story: If you have a brick and mortar business, you need to make the address location prominent. Adding an interactive Google Map is even better.

100% USA Web Firm

Posted in: Blog, Maui, Web Design by NORBERG on July 3, 2009 | No Comments

We want to quickly emphasis that we are a 100% United States web firm. We do not employee anyone outside of our country.

Why is this important?

With the many difficulties in our economy, it’s important that US web firms keep the business within the USA. With India, and the many other countries that accept inexpensive outsourcing with open arms, it’s becoming more and more difficult for US designers to get work.

We make a pledge that we will only use US work force in all of our endeavors. This is something that 99% of other web companies will not do. Furthermore, we also are 100% Hawaii based, specifically on the island of Maui. This is something most companies that claim to be Hawaii-owned can not claim either.

Our suggestion to our country: Make an effort to help America out of these hard times by being American and hiring American. Don’t let outsourcing rob us of our independence.

We Plant Trees

Posted in: Blog, SEO, Web Design by NORBERG on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment

We’ve planted over 100 trees since June!

Other than the energy we use for our computers, we’re a pretty green web firm. We Recycle everything, invest in Solar Energy, and now we’re starting to Reforest the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We’re doing it ten trees at a time. Read more…

#1 in Integrity

Posted in: Blog, Web Design by NORBERG on May 29, 2009 | No Comments

We feel the most important attribute that characterizes Hawaii Web Group is Integrity.

Why is this so important to us?

Over the years, we’ve had to deal with webmasters that have been incredibly difficult, selfish and downright shady (See Website Hijacking.) It amuses us the way many webmasters treat their clients. Granted, We’re sure are some webmasters with good intentions out there, but we’ve met very view.

Full disclosure and 100% ownership

Our policy is to keep everything upfront. There will be no hidden costs, and you own everything that we build for you. That means Read more…

Website Hijacking

Posted in: Blog, Web Design by NORBERG on May 28, 2009 | 2 Comments

Don’t let your webmaster hijack your site!

I’d like to discuss something that REALLY bothers me. Something that happens all too often to unsuspecting website owners. I call it:

Website Hijacking (seizure of control of ones web presence by a webmaster with intention of continued high-priced and/or poorly run maintenance or alterior motives.) “My webmaster will not relinquish access to my website; I’m a victim of website hijacking!”

This usually happens when Read more…