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.
Hyperlocal Keyword Mastery: Boost Iowa Small-Town Visibility in 2025
Hey folks, Chuck here from Team 218 Web Services in Williamsburg, Iowa. As a small business owner myself, I get how tough it can be to cut through the noise online, especially in our tight-knit towns. Based on solid testing and a focus on quality content that puts...
Fanatical Customer Service
Customer Service – Is It Still Out There? We like to think we provide Fanatical Customer Service but what exactly does that mean? Here's what WikiPedia says. We approach customer service as a core component of our business. Simply put, we believe in taking care of our...
Need Help With Your Website? Get it Free From Team 218
Get Help With Your Website We recently added the ability for you to get a FREE 30 minute Zoom meeting to talk about your web needs. Whether you already have a website or are interested in building a new one, this is a great opportunity to get some insight and answers...
Get a Free No-Contact Consultation via Phone or Zoom Meeting
No-Contact Consultation | Limited Time Offer Get a FREE consultation via phone or Zoom to review your web needs. Whether you already have a website or are interested in building one, this is a great way to get help. Just click on Schedule on our menu and choose a 15...
Google My Business | Number 1 Free Local SEO Tool
Google My Business | Key To Local SEO Visibility If you run a small business you know how important marketing is to your business. It's even more critical with the COVID-19 pandemic changing the business dynamic. Is your business making the most of GMB? We're talking...
Spring Is Here
Spring 2020 Spring is finally here and it's one for the books. COVID-19, Social Distancing, Temporary (we hope) Business Closures, and flattening the curve by staying home. Who would have predicted we would be in this situation back around Christmas? Hopefully you are...
Scott’s Landscapes
Scott's Landscapes - Quad Cities We just finished up a new website for Scott's Landscapes in the Quad Cities. Scott came to us with an existing Wix website and was looking for a little more of a custom website experience for his customers. We reviewed his existing...
We Are Open
We are lucky that we are able to work from just about anywhere. During this time of crisis we are hunkered down, working in our home office. Our office here is set up pretty well so it's not really an inconvenience. The same can't be said for many of our clients. Like...
Timberline Cabinetry & Design – Custom Kitchen Cabinets
Timberline Cabinetry & Design Creates Custom Cabinets For Your Home When you hear the word “CUSTOM” you may be inclined to associate the word with expensive. Well that’s not necessarily the case, especially when it comes to Custom Kitchen Cabinets. Timberline...
The Big Game
It's finally here! The day of the "Big Game". Millions of people watching & millions of dollars spent on advertising. Sure there's the football game, but business is primarily focused on the commercials and their anticipated results. Their enormous investment...
Website Repair
Team 218 Web Design offers Website Repair That's right, we fix websites If you've got a website that’s not working we can help get things back on track. We solve website problems and we can solve YOURS. Usually websites are pretty reliable. But every once in a while...
Testing Responsive Web Design
Testing Responsive Web Design - Why It's ImportantThere you are patting yourself on the back for a great looking web page. It looks great on your desktop computer and you can't wait to show it off. Then someone visits your site using their iPad and the text breaks in...
Waze – Why We Like This GPS
Do you know the Waze? We recently bought a used car equipped with Ford's Sync system. The car had an older version of Sync that did not interface with Apple Car Play. Our trusty iPhone GPS just wouldn't play nice with the Sync system. During my search for a GPS...
Team Meeting
Now is the time to subscribe and get in on the ground floor of Team Meeting. It's our brand new eNewsletter and it's coming in January. Team Meeting will have lots of information you'll like reading about. Get signed up now so you don't miss a single issue!
Divi 4.0 Countdown
The Divi 4.0 Countdown is On Twas the night before Divi 4.0 and all through the Divi community excitement is growing. Everyone is hoping for an evolutionary leap forward in Wordpress website design. We are anxiously watching the Divi 4.0 countdown and awaiting the...
We Love Nonprofits
We Love Nonprofits! NOMINATE a nonprofit today for a free website! Learn more on our We Love Nonprofits webpage.
Website Giveaway
We need your help Know someone who needs a website? We are looking for an Iowa nonprofit organization who could benefit from our website giveaway. We need your input to help identify a deserving nonprofit. All you have to do is fill out our nomination form and tell us...
Getting The Bugs Out
We're spending some time in Burlington, Iowa this week doing some local research. On the way back to the car from the library we stopped to get a couple shots of this guy. You might say we're getting the bugs out. By any name, these fascinating insects are...
Our Keys To A Great Website
Discovery When we begin a website project we have some key areas we focus on. Before any thought of web design, we focus entirely on discovery. Learning as much as possible about our client during discovery is one of our keys to a great website. Taking a deep dive...
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Des Moines
We're spending some time in our State Capital this week. We're checking out some sights and working on a new design project. Hoping to work in a tour of the Capital while we're in Des Moines.