The Orbiter

We’ve met with more than 1000 businesses here in Chicago over the last 10 years. In those many conversations, we’ve encountered some understandable emotions related to web design and web marketing. One of those is fear. In this post, we’re going to look at the common fears and examine how they can slow down your web design project and your online marketing. Read More >

If you’re thinking about a website redesign, SEO should be a top concern. The preservation of your organic rankings, conservation of link popularity and recycling old page content, may have you feeling like a digital marketing environmentalist. Read More >

As the open-source content management systems have matured, so have competitive Chicago web design firms. For many years, Orbit clearly stood apart by providing a content management system standard with all website projects. Until recently, Orbit only offered Mighty-Site, our own CMS. To meet client demand for open-source options, we have expanded our technology offerings to include three content management systems:

1. WordPress
2. Drupal
3. Mighty-Site^®

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Suppose you’re doing some PR and media relations work for your ninja supplies company.  Your goal is to get some attention in the press, but also to increase traffic to your site.  You wake up on Monday morning, ready to get to work.  You’ll be pitching a story about advances in throwing star design, so you’re looking at possible media outlets, researching editorial schedules and digging through your contacts.  You’re about to leap out from the shadows and connect with a journalist or editor… Read More >

Any hungry person searching the web for a new place to eat can tell you that restaurant websites have their fair share of annoyances. Long flash intros, download-able PDF menus, lack of contact information and hours…it’s basically an obstacle course to find the information you need. Read More >

I’ve loved games since I was a kid.  I grew up with 20-sided dice and Donkey Kong. I’m not the only one—people are hard-wired to enjoy games, which is why game concepts are popping up in places you wouldn’t expect.  Making things game-like drives behavior.  It’s called “gamification,” and you can use it to improve your web marketing. Read More >