http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas Welcome to Capitol Ideas, the "official" blog of Capitol Web Design. After a long hiatus, we've returned to blogging here on our site. We hope that you find the news, tips, and ideas from the blog useful in your endeavors! Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:31:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yikes. It has been over a year since I updated the blog here. Talk about a serious case of the cobbler's children have no shoes. Over the past fifteen months Capitol Web Design has been involved in numerous projects. Some of which I'll be blogging about over the next ... http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas/and-were-backto-blogging/ A web site that we developed for a media watchdog, Accuracy In Media, was recently mentioned on the NBC Nightly News. The NBC news report about the new English-language Al-Jazeera talked about Accuracy In Media's efforts to limit Al-Jazeera's market reach. As part of those efforts the web site, stopaljazeera.org, ... http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas/on-the-nbc-nightly-news/ We just finished launching the site for the Project on Fair Representation. From their main page: Founded in 2005, we are a not-for-profit legal defense fund designed to support litigation that challenges racial and ethnic classifications and preferences in state and federal courts. http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas/non-profit-legal-defense-fund-web-site/ Like the Right News, Right Now site, I've also launched a new site that aggregates RSS feeds from various progressive blogs. You can see it here: Progressive Blogs. http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas/progressive-blogs/ I've launched a new site that aggregates RSS feeds from various conservative blogs. You can see it here: Right News, Right Now. http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas/right-news-right-now/ Yes! Just like a business, a non-profit organization can benefit from a blog. You can provide a direct channel from the leadership of your group to your supporters and donors. In addition, blogs can be effective tools in promoting your non-profit and keeping interested parties up-to-date on what your organization is ... http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas/should-my-non-profit-organization-have-a-blog/ Yes. Blogs are a great way to establish communication with current and future customers. In addition, a blog can be great way for an online business to generate more traffic (visitors to your site). More people coming to your web site means that you have more potential customers. http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas/should-my-business-have-a-blog/ Welcome to Capitol Web Design's "official" blog! We're going to be using this space to post things that clients and others will hopefully find useful. http://www.capitolwebdesign.com/capitolideas/welcome-to-the-blog/