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Boost Your Eastern Iowa Business with Team 218 Web Services!

Hey, small business owners and nonprofits in Eastern Iowa! Ready to take your online presence to the next level? At Team 218 Web Services, we’re passionate about helping you succeed with professional, affordable, and results-driven digital solutions. Based in...

Website Management vs. Maintenance: What’s Included (+ Checklist)

Quick Summary (TL;DR) Website management is the ongoing care and feeding of your site: updates, backups, security monitoring, fixes, and small content tweaks—plus reporting so you actually know what changed. If you’d rather not babysit plugins and hosting quirks, a...

Managing WordPress Updates: The Ultimate Checklist for Small Sites

Managing WordPress Updates: The Ultimate Checklist for Small Sites Regularly updating your WordPress site isn’t just a “nice to do” task — it’s your first line of defense against hackers, glitches, and embarrassing downtime. Whether you’re running a small business...

Iowa State Fair 2025 Guide | Food, Rides & Traditions in Des Moines

Nothing Compares to the Iowa State Fair Welcome to the Hawkeye State’s biggest celebration of community, culture, and corn dogs. Every August, more than a million fair-goers stream into Des Moines for eleven jam-packed days of rides, ribbon contests, and that famous...

Stop the Spam: How to Identify and Deal with Email Junk

Stop the Spam: How to Identify and Deal with Email Junk You’ve got mail! - but do you want it? If you’ve ever opened your inbox to find a Nigerian prince, an offer for a “miracle weight loss pill,” or a shady-sounding invoice for a service you never bought,...

Why Are New Commercial Buildings Going Up While Others Sit Empty?

Empty Buildings, Busy Bulldozers: Why We Keep Building When Offices Sit Empty The Paradox You Can’t Ignore You’ve seen it. You’ve probably muttered something under your breath about it. There’s a sparkling new commercial building going up on the edge of town... right...