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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Get an Overview of Your Website’s Performance Using Analytics

If you have ever jumped into Google Analytics, keen to find out how your website is doing, you may have discovered that it can be overwhelming....! Before falling down the rabbit hole, we'd like to guide you through finding a few simple stats that can give you a good overview of traffic and what... More

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Everything is going to be AA-Okay

Everything is going to be okay. While we can't say this with any great accuracy over the state of the world, we can address some fears a bit closer to home. As the passenger liner of 2020 plows into the iceberg of 2021, we have all been looking forward to the New Year. However,... More

Monday, January 11, 2021

Tips & Tricks: Image Gallery

This week's tip is all about Image Galleries! Everyone knows you can add images to web pages, but did you know you can add an Image Gallery with a built-in image slideshow feature? Keep reading to learn more about this awesome feature available right now for CMS sites! Using an Image Gallery to Display... More

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Logging into Google Analytics – the Pandemic Edition

In case you haven't noticed, we haven't been on campus for a while now. We know there are many benefits to this: the morning commute is much shorter and warmer than it would usually be at this time of year, we now don't have to share office space with anyone except the cat, and workplace... More

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Finding Images for your Website

Images add visual interest to your web pages. They can help drive more visitors to your website via search and also promote social sharing. But how do you get images that you can use? First, you want to make sure that you have the rights to use any image that you add to your... More

Sunday, November 8, 2020

Request Website Help with the New Customer Service Portal

Do you need help with your website? If you need support from Web Services, we always encourage you to contact us through the ITS Service Desk. This is the best way to make sure that your request is seen, attended to in a timely way and not lost in the email shuffle! The folks... More

Monday, November 2, 2020

Tips & Tricks: How to Paste External Text as Plain Text

Hi again! We are back with another useful tip! Ever copied some external text, but when you pasted it in WordPress and viewed your page, the formatting looked all funny? Yeah. Frustrating, right? Happens to us all the time. What's the cause of this formatting issue? Well, when you copy and paste from Microsoft... More

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

We’re Getting a New Email Marketing Platform!

Newsletters and emails are a great way to share announcements, important information and keep your audience up to date with what is going on in your department. Our goal is to make this entire process easier for you, from newsletter creation to distribution. What makes a good email marketing service? Email marketing software provides... More

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Meet Our People: Sakura

Every month we are profiling one of the Web Services Department's team members. This month we hear about Sakura who is a co-op student with Web Services. How did you enter this career? As a communication student, I am particularly interested in UX design because it is interesting to think about the experience when... More

Monday, October 5, 2020

5 Tips for Creating an Engaging Email Newsletter

Sending email newsletters can be a great way to connect with your audience. In this post, find some best practices to help you create a great newsletter! 1. Define your objective. What do you want your newsletter to do? Having a clear purpose: Helps you streamline your newsletter content Gives people a reason to subscribe... More

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