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The City of Parma website, designed and developed by the Aztek team, received the prestigious Top City Government Website Award from Juggle.com. Parma's website earned this award after the Awards editors reviewed more than 3,000 other municipal websites from across the United States.

As explained by the Awards editor, the website won this award due to its "impressively rich information, useful services and excellent visual design". The City of Parma website, also hosted by Aztek, will be featured on the Juggle website. 

It has been Aztek's goal to provide the City of Parma with the latest and most up-to-date web services.  The City of Parma website meets current design standards and provides residents with relevant web-based applications that are easily accessible.

Aztek is proud to be the Cleveland web design firm behind this award winning municipal website! 

Nowadays it seems that everyone thinks they know everything about the web. People seem to think that web design is "easy" when it comes to designing, building and optimizing a successful website. Not to mention getting users to convert once they find your site. Aztek is one of the oldest Cleveland web design firms around, so we know our fair share of how to build, not only a good looking website, but a successful one that drives traffic and converts your visitors into customers. Below I will outline some basic tips that need to be considered in order to have a successful website. More...

Last Friday was the 4th annual eMarketing Techniques Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. This event is held at Corporate College every May. I have been lucky enough to have attended this conference for the last 3 years.

I am not sure if it is the spring weather in Cleveland or the great presentations but everyone at this conference always seems so upbeat, energetic and optimistic about our industry. The attendance is always a good mix of Cleveland web design experts, SEOs and social media marketers that want to know what is new and exciting in the online marketing world. I always look forward to this event and I definitely was not disappointed in this year's conference. The conference was so great that I am going to share some of what I learned with everyone today in this blog post! More...

Location based applications and services have increased in popularity and usage recently. This explosion is in part due to the power of GPS (Global Positioning System) and the convenience of these tools. One of the newest location based applications to hit the streets is Foursquare. Foursquare is a location based social application that can also be viewed as a social networking site. Foursquare is only in the early adoption phase but has been growing very quickly. The latest reports on Foursquare's rapid growth are rather impressive. About two weeks ago, over the course of 10 days, Foursquare grew by nearly 100,000 users. The most recent estimate from the company puts Foursquare at almost 725,000 users (in less than a year of existence). As with the emergence of any new tool or application, there are many questions and misunderstandings surrounding Foursquare. This blog post should help answer some of these questions, shed some light on this new application and also offer insight into how this tool can be used. More...

As most web users know, today's websites are more complex than ever before and are getting more robust every day. Many websites contain an immense amount of information and features. Before a visitor to your site can purchase your product or contact you for more information, they need to be able to verify that you have what they are looking for. This may be difficult on a site that is loaded with information, data and special features. Large sites may overwhelm and even intimidate some users. Including an internal search function on your site can assist visitors in finding the information they seek and help them determine that your site is where they need to be. More...

Everyone can understand the huge benefits that come with ranking well in the major search engines, especially Google. Google currently uses about 200 ranking factors in their algorithm. These ranking factors and Google's algorithm are changing constantly. It is very important to keep on top of the ranking factors that are most important to Google, such as how fast your page loads. More...

Aztek was been recognized and commended for its redesign of the Vocon website in numerous publications including OfficeNewswire.com and Otto. Vocon is a Cleveland-based architecture and interior design firm focused on creating distinctive, productive work environments for private and public sector clients throughout the country. More...

Aztek has been asked to be a part of the CIO Symposium conference in Northeast Ohio on Tuesday November 10,  2009. The CIO Symposium is an annual premier conference that has been planned and held by NEOSA (North East Ohio Software Association) since 2000. This event is meant to be educational and also provide great peer-to-peer networking opportunities. More...

For those of us that work in the internet and web design world, we understand the importance of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and its role in driving qualified traffic to a website. However, in other businesses and large corporations, there is still a lack of familiarity with Search Engine Optimization and how it really works. This lack of knowledge can lead to management decisions that can be detrimental from an SEO perspective. There are a number of mistakes that are commonly made as a result of this unawareness. More...

Social media marketing is a new frontier for most companies. There is no shortage of buzz around this new marketing tactic and businesses are anxious to get involved. Since social media marketing is so new, there are some common misconceptions about how to leverage social media to build your brand, connect with customers, improve your bottom line and increase business. More...