Website maintenance that’s affordable without being cheap. That’s what McQuillen does. When you’ve built your website, the work has only just begun. Website maintenance is crucial to keeping your site fast, secure, and optimized. For instance, your website may crash and you’ll be left to deal with your hosting service’s customer support line. You’re losing business on a couple of
What does it mean when your website says, “Connection is not secure?” It simply means that you are using an insecure HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) rather than the protected Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) to transmit data between your website and its server. Connection is not secure errors: why does it suddenly matter? Lately, all major web browsers, including
Non Profits Need Effective Websites. It’s almost unheard of now days to run into a company or organization that doesn’t have a website of any sorts. Usually a company will have a crude, late 1990s website or one they cobbled together on a free website platform. Or they have one that the boss’s nephew’s son created, but has since joined
Advertising is Changing. Local Marketing is Different. You may be realizing that the way to market and advertise your business is a bit different these days. We have been in the marketing game for over 25 years, and we have striven to stay ahead of the game. Fortunately, our company gets how small businesses work. We’re not here to chew
We recently had the pleasure of creating the brand for Schwab Audiology. As a native of Aberdeen, Dr. Elizabeth Falk Schwab returned to the area to open her own hearing healthcare clinic. Elizabeth brought us on board to help with designing her logo, stationery items, and print advertising as well as developing her website. Schwab Audiology Brand Development in Review When creating the logo, it was
Stopping Website Hackers: A Short Guide Criminal activity on the internet such as spamming and website hacking is, unfortunately, a fact of life. The reality is, if you have a website, it WILL be attacked by hackers or automated hacking software at some point. There are many reasons for this. In most cases, criminals like spammers and identity thieves are
Great Websites from Aberdeen, SD You Won’t Want to Miss How are we to know about great websites from Aberdeen? You’ll never see an ad on TV for graphic design services. The same goes for video production services. So why are we being bombarded with online and TV ads for website design services? This might cause you to think that
Quick…if you need a new website, just call us now: 605-226-3481. We fix website problems so you can get back to doing business. That is the kind of reliability you can expect when you work with us. McQuillen Creative Group has been designing websites in Aberdeen, SD since 2001. Many, many other web providing companies have come and gone in
You’ll never see an ad on TV for graphic design services. Same goes for video production services. So why are we being bombarded with online and TV ads for website design services? This might cause you to think that website production is easy. So easy in fact that any monkey in the world can whip them out. These companies have
Don’t you hate it when ads make you feel threatened, causing you to react out of fear. We certainly despise that. Google’s recent announcement that they are changing the way they deliver search results on mobile devices is causing panic among folks with websites. At least that’s what web developers want you to think. Granted, there is cause for alarm, and
One-Page Websites: A Quick Study on Elegant Simplicity One-page websites are becoming an increasingly attractive option for small businesses and organizations that have a focused mission or product. Needless to say, making an attractive and interesting website with only one true function proved to be a unique challenge. Our goal was to make an attractive, engaging site that looked impressive
Affordable Websites In Aberdeen, SD — Imagine you own a furniture store with hundreds of pieces, in a myriad of categories. Creating a website that includes everything would be a major undertaking and have a hefty up front cost for development. Meanwhile you enjoy the immediacy and crowd building ability that Facebook offers, and you’re pretty comfortable working within that
Don’t succumb to the temptations and sales pitches of SEO companies. We’ve heard from several of our clients that they are constantly getting calls and emails from “Google” encouraging them to increase their Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and/or claim their business account. PLEASE NOTE; these calls are probably not coming from Google, but from third party companies using Google as
Office Peeps is a 55-year-old, family-owned office supply company located in Watertown and Huron, South Dakota. They specialize in office interior design, and their products and services include: Office supplies Office equipment and service Desktop and laptop computers Office furniture and interior design Janitorial supplies School supplies and furniture Scrapbooking supplies MCG has mainly been in charge of the website design
Former Northern State University coach Don Meyer is one of the nation’s most successful basketball coaches of all time. Meyer made college basketball history in 2009, surpassing Bobby Knight as the career victory leader. For two years, from 2009-2011, Meyer held the record for most wins for a men’s college basketball coach. Meyer retired in 2010 from Northern State University
Based in Northeast South Dakota, Tri-State Water was established in 1986. After getting great use out of their original brand image, they recently decided to modernize it in an effort to rebrand and reposition themselves in a growing and competitive market. As both our friends and office-water suppliers, Tri-State recently hired us for this exciting change! We developed a new logo, overhauled their website, and
Don’t Freak Out! What do you think when you hear about “responsive websites?” Businesses these days need to work harder than ever to reach their customers. They browse the internet faster than before, and this leads to feelings of uncertainty. For most, fear of the “unknown” becomes a reality when thinking about recent technological advances. The mobile market has taken
The cool thing about what we do at McQuillen Creative Group is getting to learn about a lot of different industries and practices within those industries. As we learn more and more about our surrounding agricultural culture we’re fascinated by what people are doing. Take Precision Soil Management in Redfield, SD for example. These folks take a variety of soil
We were pleased to award Michelle Scwiedop of Wessington Springs High School with a check for $500 for her winning entry in the 2010 Big Idea Business competition. Each year the Small Business Development Center hosts this competition open to Northeast South Dakota high school students. The objective is to get kids thinking about how to go about fostering an
