Nate Tennant

“A good social media team consists of writers, strategists and often a technical social media group.” An Interview with Nate Tennant, Founder, Kirk Communications What are you most excited about in social media space at the moment? One of the most exciting things happening in social media right now is the potential that Facebook will

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In the connected world we live in, information can be accessed easily and quickly from a multitude of mediums. Looking for local farmer’s markets? Open up Pinterest and within seconds you can find one near you. Remember that PC repair shop you wanted to check out? With a few clicks, you can explore their services directly from their Facebook page. Or maybe you’re looking for a new job

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With almost a billion unique users, there is no other platform that has more potential customers than Facebook. These users can be segmented by age, geography, interests, behaviors, education and partner categories. This means advertisers can slice and dice their target audience in a variety of ways.

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Do you use your phone or tablet to search on-the-go? If so, Google’s forthcoming update may change how you search – and provide more relevant, easily-navigable results. On April 21st, Google will release a new algorithm affecting all mobile devices using their search engine. This new algorithm will rank “mobile-friendly” websites higher than non-mobile-friendly websites… Read More


As a website design & development company, we’re tasked with creating logos very frequently. Frankly, it’s one of the most challenging aspects of branding, marketing and website design & development. It’s equally challenging to clients. It’s because actually designing a logo, for a graphic designer, is fairly easy. But people who pay for logos often… Read More


Here’s something that is happening with alarming frequency in the website design & development business. More and more of the so called reputable website design & development companies are becoming unintentional frauds. During the proposal process they display their previous work, show a timeline and costs and talk a lot about the user interface, navigation… Read More


SoakSoak is a Russian virus that loads attack code into WordPress webpages. To date, more than 100,000 WordPress websites have been infected. Google has flagged more than 10,000 malicious domains. As a website design & development company, we initially showed some interest in WordPress. But, that interest waned when a multitude of viruses began hacking… Read More


Big companies have big websites. As a website design & development company we know that’s just the way it is. Far too often, these big websites tend to grow like weeds with content popping up wherever it happens to land on the site. Add a little politics and everyone from every division within the company… Read More


“I can get a blog from (insert name of off-shore country here) for 10 bucks each.” It’s something we at Kirk website design & development hear clients say from time to time. We also get emails and calls from said offshore companies touting their abilities by saying something like, “We do have the most experience… Read More


You don’t have to be a website design & development company to build a website. Anyone can build a website. I’m serious anyone can build a website. If you’re a vacationer who wants to show photos, a kid who want’s to show off skateboard skills, build your own website. If you’re someone who wants to… Read More