I made a quick pit stop last night after a meeting at the bookstore. I was hoping to pick up a book on copywriting, but was stunned to find “Rework” available at my local Borders. I thought Rework, the latest book, formally written and conventionally published by 37signals, wouldn’t be available at a local bookstore. I [...]

I thought I would post this on our blog to see if anyone else has been having a similar problem, or going through similar situation with their Internet connection.  We’re a web company, we use the Internet, a solid connection is the most important thing in our business, without it, almost no work can be [...]

Looking for a way to find THE BEST companies or individuals qualified to manage pay per click marketing campaigns? Try Google’s new AdWords Professional Search. I got an email this afternoon from Google, regarding some updates to the platform and thought I would also introduce everyone to this cool little tool.   First, here’s some [...]

Thought I would take a quick minute to write about something we usually don’t write about – physical stuff, working out, eating right, etc. How would you like to work harder, but have it be easier than ever before? You can and here’s how… Well, before I get to that I highly recommend checking out [...]

Being a designer I am constantly trying to be innovative or at least keep up with the trends of today and tomorrow. So when I go about creating a site I always want to use cool fonts that I find that would fit perfectly for the design. But then I’m reminded of how limited we [...]

UPDATED FOR 2012 (PRICES ADJUSTED BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN THE MARKET, ADVANCEMENTS IN PROCESS, AND TECHNOLOGY) You probably came here in the process of doing research. Are you a small business looking to build a website, but you don’t want to get taken for a ride? We’ve been professionally developing websites of all sizes for [...]

Atilus is proud to announce the launch of the Quabbin Online Credit Union website. Out latest client has successfully launched their new website and we would like to congratulate them. This is a landmark occassion as Quabbin is the only online-only credit union in the country. Through their innovative use of technology they hope to [...]

Rele Anmwe – Call For Help – Appeler à L’aide If you’re looking at our blog, or have read our newsletters chances are you and I have had a conversation on the phone or in person. AND, if that is the case you probably inquired about my accent. I am from Haiti. I was born [...]

We always get this question here at Atilus, “are directories still helpful for SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? And if so, which ones are the best to submit to”. The answer is always the same: “it depends. If you’re talking about low-quality directories (a.k.a. link farms), don’t waste your time with them. But there are still [...]

Image replacement is being used all over the web today. It is used anytime designers want to place images where text would normally be, hence the name “image replacement”.  The most common uses are logos and buttons. This is a time honored tradition among developers that has evolved over time for purposes of bettering the [...]