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14 years ago today, Aztek was born.

My vision was simple. Create a company that treats both its clients and employees with respect. More...

In the recent March/April 2010 issue of Inside Business, Dan Hanson names Northeast Ohio's "Tech Elite" and Aztek's very own, John Hill was among them. The article names Cleveland's top technology leaders like AJ Hyland, Jim Cookinham, Roy Church, and Ray Leach.

John Hill is Aztek's CEO and founded the company 13 years ago, making Aztek the second oldest web design and development firm in Cleveland. Aztek passed the 500 mark in total clients this year and has no plans to stop anytime soon.

Congratulations to John and to everyone else named on the list.

What does "reference-worthy" content mean? SEO-MOZ has posted an excellent guide to understanding the basics of building content for your site that other people will find "link worthy".

Click here to read how to make your site's content "reference worthy"

In their quest for ultra-relevancy, Google has announced another major update to their search results page. 

Here is a teaser from the official Google blog:

"We like to make search as easy as we can, so we've just finished the worldwide rollout of local search results on a map, which will now appear even when you don't type in a location. When you search on Google, we will guess where you are and show results near you."

Click here for the full post - Google becomes more local.

A great article from Web Designer Depot. It gives an excellent overview of how to get the most from your Web Design firm and launch a successful project. From the client's role in the prioject, properly identifying problems so the designer can provide solutions, to knowing when it's time to bring a professional copywriter for your content.

5 Things Your Clients Should Know

A great article from one of our favorite web design blogs (Smashing Magazine). A must read for the client Web Manager (or whoever is in charge of your company's website). More...

By this stage of the election, both candidates have had every aspect of their policies, running mates, and backgrounds explored, exploited and dragged through the mud. But what about their websites? With the Internet playing a bigger part in this election than any before it, Aztek thought it appropriate to see what was behind each candidate's website. Here are the pros and cons as we see it. More...

Thanks to all who attended our latest Client Roundtable Event at Beaver Creek yesterday. We hope you found it both informative and entertaining. In case you lost your handout from the presentation or would like to share it with others in your organization, you may download it in PDF format below.

Aztek_IntraExtraNets.pdf (42.15 kb)

What if the software that runs your business ran in a browser? Aztek’s latest client roundtable event will cover the possibilities of browser based web applications, from the simple to the complex and how it can fit your organization.

The presentation will be followed by a round of sporting clays (for those who wish to participate).

When: Thursday, October 23rd @ 1:00 ^PM

Where: Beaver Creek

Aztek officially celebrated 11 years in business this May (2008). We thank all our employees and clients who have helped us get to where we are today and look forward to the next 11 years.