Team 218 Web Services Blog
Web Design, SEO, and Digital Marketing Insights
Welcome to the Team 218 Web Services Blog—where expertise meets a little attitude. With years of experience in web design, SEO, and digital strategy, we’ve seen it all—the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. This blog is where we break down industry trends, debunk marketing myths, and dish out practical advice to help you navigate the ever-evolving online world.
Got a burning question or a topic you’d love us to tackle? Drop us a line—we’re always up for a good discussion (and maybe a little friendly debate). Stick around, and let’s make your website work for you, not against you.
Websites for Window and Door Contractors: Boost Your Fenestration Business in Iowa
Hey there, fellow Iowans and home improvement hustlers! I'm Chuck from Team 218 Web Services, tucked away in Williamsburg, Iowa, where the cornfields meet the digital frontier. If you're a window and door contractor knee-deep in installations, replacements, and those...
If You Build It They Will Come
If You Build It They Will Come - Great Movie Line #fieldofdreams #webdesign #iowawebdesign #team218 #webdesigniowa #iowa In case you don't remember, that line comes from the movie "Field Of Dreams". The story of an Iowa farmer who turns his cornfield into a baseball...
Make Your Website Your Best Employee
How to make your website your best employee! #webdesign #bestemployee Your website is your online representative, advocate, and marketing machine. It's on the job 24/7/365 and never asks for a raise or a vacation or calls in sick. A website isn't an expense, it's an...
A Special Thank You
We always appreciate acknowledgment from our customers. We received a special thank you card from the Solon Area Community Foundation and this is what makes what we do worthwhile. Thanks for taking the time to let us know! #appreciation #acknowledgment...
18th Amendment | What It Must Have Felt Like
Can You Feel It? #18thamendment #covidvaccine #newnormal When the 18th Amendment was repealed the country celebrated. People flocked to bars where once again they were finally able to order a beer. Are we approaching what the feeling must have been after the long dry...
Show of Hands, Who Does NOT Have a Website
Unofficial Research We're doing a little unofficial research and want to find out who does NOT have a website and the reasons why. We've read a lot of the stories online about why businesses don't have a website but we want to find out for ourselves right from the...
Stress Free Web Design
We've seen business owners and nonprofits struggle with web design and we have a solution. End all the stress and headaches of getting a great website. Team 218 Web Services would like to help you. Don't fool around with the DIY solutions when you can have a pro...
Rock Island / Quad Cities KOA Campground
Rock Island / Quad Cities KOA Campground – Website Redesign #campgroundwebsitedesign Campground Website Design Team 218 Web Services built the website for the Rock Island / Quad Cities KOA Campground a couple of years ago and we've been tweaking it ever since. We have...
Small Business Websites
Does Your Small Business Need a Website Do you need a Small Business Website? Are you a small fish in a big pond? Anytime I hear that kind of reference I'm reminded of this quote from Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers. The smallest company in the world can look...
What Is Local SEO?
Local SEO Video What Is Local SEO? COVID-19 has changed the landscape of every industry in America. In this word, there are no guarantees and only those with the most ingenuity have managed to thrive. Google My Business Many local small businesses across America are...
Website News
Keeping Up In The Online World Let's take a look at some recent website news and see what's new. WORDPRESS: We're big fans of WordPress and use it for 99% of our websites. W3Techs keeps track of statistics for the internet and they just announced that WordPress now...
Website Hosting Update
Evaluation Led To a Change Earlier this month we mentioned that we were evaluating our website hosting vendor and exploring our options. After a lot of deliberation we decided to make a change to new hosting. We have 30+ websites on our hosting plan so making a switch...
Website Launch – SACF
Solon Area Community Foundation Website Launch Team 218 Web Services recently completed the brand new website for the Solon Area Community Foundation. The Solon Area Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building Solon’s future. They are...
Great Things In Business
Great Things In Business Are Never Done By One Person When your business is ready to create a new website or re-design an existing website, we can't think of a better team than ours,Team 218 Web Services. Web Design, SEO & Website Management 20+ Years of...
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The Way Things Work – The User Interface
User Friendly? Hmmmm Let's look at the way things work for a second. I was talking to a client recently who was trying to email a file for me to review. They were having trouble attaching the file to the email. So we engaged in a short phone conversation, resolved the...
Weather The Storm
Iowa Small Business owners - Are you happy with your website? Can your prospective customers find you online? We're here to help you weather the storm. We'd be happy to answer your website and SEO questions at no charge. We want to help other Iowa Small Business...
How’s Your Small Business?
How's your business doing? If you're like most small businesses, you're hurting from the effects of COVID-19. Did you know there are some things you can do yourself when it comes to helping your online presence? First, make sure you're making the most of your social...
What’s Google Up To?
We wanted to know "What's Google Up To?" - well actually we ALWAYS want to know that but even more so in the midst of this COVID crisis.. Google continually evaluates and updates their search algorithms. In fact they claim to update their algorithm several thousand...
Iowa City Small Business Resource Program
Iowa City Small Business Resource Program - The City of Iowa City recently made changes to its Economic Development CDBG programs in order to focus on small businesses – businesses with fewer than four employees. The City can provide those eligible up to $15,000 in...
Website Launch – Top Notch Property Management
Top Notch Property Management Website Launch Top Notch Property Management's missions is to connect responsible tenants with clean, well-maintained properties in the Quad Cities area and to provide an efficient, friendly, and pleasant rental experience. They came to...