The O'Neill Communications Blog

Top Five Tips for the Successful Launch of a Website.

Creating a website from scratch can be a very complicated and confusing undertaking. There’s a lot to do and a lot to forget.  Luckily there are certain things that can enable you and/or your team to launch a new website with minimal complications. Of course, nothing is foolproof, but hopefully these things can help! Continue Reading »

2009 Milestones Celebrated in GCDD Annual Report

2009 GCDD Annual Report

The 2009 Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) annual report has just been published. The report highlights the council’s five “real initiatives” which include: real learning, real supports, real careers, real influence and real homes. It also details the main events from the past year including:

1. Changing name to Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
2. Discovery Day
3. Disability Day
4. 10-year anniversary of Olmstead

Designed to also be a pocket folder, the publication is
able to be used year-round by the Council as a promotional piece.

To view the entire annual report, click here.

Reaching Out to Your Targeted Customer

In earlier blogs, I illustrated that business people in their 50s and 60s are using the Internet – on average – nine hours a week.  In my last blog, we shared an article from Forbes that clearly states “C-suite” executives use the Internet to do research – and about half of those executives do their own research.  This led me to conclude that, “combining relevant web content and search engine optimization is the very essence of a strong Internet presence today.” Continue Reading »

Ten Benefits of Timely and Thoughtful Website Upgrades

Websites should be looked at as living, breathing entities. They should evolve and change over time, adapting to their environments – especially their users behaviors. The method of change can vary from frequent, minor adjustments or larger, more sweeping changes and upgrades less frequently. Recently we made some major changes to one of our client’s websites and I’d like to walk you through some of the benefits of this web redesign and how a commitment to keeping your website evolving can benefit your business and its presence on the web. Continue Reading »

Spring Issue of Making a Difference Features 12th Annual Disability Day

spring cover of Making a Difference magazine

We’ve just finished the latest issue of Making a Difference magazine, a quarterly publication of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD). O’Neill Communications handled the editorial content, cartoon illustration, and overall design of the publication.

The spring 2010 edition features the 12th Annual Disability Day 2010 in Atlanta. Advocates from across the state came together on February 25 to let the Georgia government know that they are ready…ready for the waiting lists to be cleared; ready for legislation to be passed for more readily available accessible housing options; ready for employers to recognize the value that employees with disabilities bring to the workplace…ready for change. Continue Reading »

How to stay up-to-date with the latest in social media

As we all know, social media is constantly changing. There’s new social networks popping up everyday, entirely new services are being used by your customers that you’ve never even heard of and you’re still discovering new features in Facebook. It seems like way too much work to participate in social media and at the same time stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and capabilities. Hopefully this list will help you out. Below are a list of some great resources to keep you in the know without wasting too much of your time. Continue Reading »

All the different types of Social Media

All the different types of social mediaWhen you hear people discuss “Social Media” you undoubtedly think of Facebook and Twitter if you have any familiarity with the phrase to begin with. The big, stand out names are the brands that have come to define this emerging yet rapidly changing form of media, but the truth is there are countless other names and entire genres that get overlooked. Social Media is a big umbrella term for a lot of unique sites and services. In this article I’ll go through some of the major types of social media and share some examples of each. Continue Reading »

Leaving Blog Comments

I love reading other blogs almost as much as I love writing blog posts. But it can be tough sometimes to come up with an insightful comment. I don’t want to be a mere lurker, but on the other hand I don’t want to waste my time – or the blogger’s time – with an inane comment. Continue Reading »

Getting Started with Google Reader

I use several online tools to make my life easier (including Remember the Milk and Aardvark), but my absolute favorite is Google Reader. After the jump, I explain a little about Google Reader and how you can get started.

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Common writing mistakes

Because I’m a writer, people often think that I love grammar and know everything about the English language. They think I lived for the grammar lessons in school.

Well, they’re wrong. I never liked grammar, and I have a difficult time explaining certain things to people. However, there are certain rules that are really basic, and that everyone should know.
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