Matt - Co-Founder @ Center Street Digital 
It’s 2018… your business needs an effective website to compete. The cost of not having a small business website is HUUUUGE! We consider it as vital as that LLC license you purchase every year. Your small business presence starts with a website. It’s your home … Read more
Just like a car, websites need maintenance. A working website is crucial to your businesses success and regular website maintenance is the best way to keep things running smoothly. Imagine a website as a machine with many moving parts- if you don’t maintain it properly, … Read more
Love them or hate them, online reviews are here to stay. In fact, they can make or break a local business. There are certainly dark sides to the power of reviews. Flippant, unfair reviews from consumers are enough to drive small business owners crazy. Take … Read more
At it’s core, search marketing is anything you do online that contributes to your business making face-to-face contact with potential customers. If you meet with customers directly (storefront or service related) you are a “local business”. You now have the opportunity to leverage the internet to … Read more
We are a firm believer that trust is HUGE for creating a sustainable small business that makes a difference in the world. You can certainly make a quick buck without trust, but it will catch up with you eventually. Think about the businesses you frequent … Read more
Don’t get caught opting out of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) because you think your business website is too small. If you’re not paying attention to key SEO strategies your visibility online is not growing. Here’s where to start investing your time. SEO is an incredibly … Read more
According to a recent study commissioned by GoDaddy, 59% of small business owners say their businesses grew after they built a website. Another mind blowing fact is that about 60 percent of very small businesses (made up of one to five people) don’t have a … Read more
Just remember that your website is your online storefront and despite what your parents told you, people do judge a book by it’s cover. It’s cold and rainy (at least here in Portland) and that means it’s time to hunker down and do some maintenance … Read more
Almost a year ago I saddled up to my long time friend Jason, and we became business partners in this venture. Hold on a sec, I need to back up… A speedy review of our history. Jason and I used to work together at a … Read more
It’s no secret that small businesses need to establish a website to be able to succeed in this day and age. 97% of consumers use online media to research products and services in their local area. Here at Center Street Digital we offer affordable, effective … Read more