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# Short Story Marketing

Short Story Marketing provides affordable website design, marketing, branding, SEO, and website support for small businesses and nonprofits.

## Pages


- [Outlook Setup](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/outlook-setup): Follow our guide to set up Outlook 2016 on Mac. Ideal for small businesses & solopreneurs looking to improve email communication.

- [TOOLBOX](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/tools): Get affordable websites, branding, & SEO support for small businesses & nonprofits. Contact us to enhance your online presence today!

- [Technology](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/technology): Create affordable, professional websites with SEO support. Contact us for a consultation today!

- [IOS Setup](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/ios-setup): Follow our guide to set up email on iOS 12 easily. Get step-by-step instructions for IMAP configuration today!

- [Deep Dive into Website Reading Behavior](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/deep-dive-into-website-reading-behavior): Learn how visitors judge your website in seconds. Improve design & SEO to enhance user experience and attract more customers.

- [Samples](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/logosamples): View our logo & branding samples! We create affordable websites & graphics for small businesses & nonprofits. Contact us today!

- [Business Brokers](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/business-brokers): Get expert marketing, branding, & SEO support for business brokers. Contact us to enhance your online presence today!

- [Mapping Across the Country](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/mapping_countrywide): Enhance your online presence with our mapping tools. Perfect for solopreneurs & nonprofits. Contact us for affordable solutions!

- [Email Setup](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/email-setup): Set up your email easily with our guides for webmail & clients. Perfect for small businesses & solopreneurs looking to enhance online presence.

- [Mapping Local Places](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/mapping-local-places): Create professional websites & branding graphics. Boost your online presence today!

- [Mapping World Wide](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/maps): Get affordable websites, branding graphics, & SEO support for small businesses & nonprofits. Contact us to enhance your online presence!

- [Android Setup](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/android-setup): Follow our step-by-step guide to set up IMAP email on Android devices. Get started today for a seamless email experience!

- [Mac Mail Setup](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/mac-mail-setup): Follow our step-by-step guide to set up Mac Mail easily. Get started with email configuration today!

- [Who We Help](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/who-we-help): We help solopreneurs & nonprofits build strong online presences with affordable websites & branding. Contact us for tailored solutions!

- [IEC Digital](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/IECDigital): Websites, SEO, and marketing automation for IEC practices since 2011. Starting out or too busy to keep up? We handle it. Book a free 30-minute call.

- [Central Oregon Websites](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/centraloregonwebsites): Your Central Oregon business deserves a website that generates real leads. Strategic web design & SEO that gets you found. Book a free strategy call today.

- [HOME](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/): We help small businesses, solopreneurs & nonprofits get more clients. Professional websites, branding & marketing that actually works.

- [LET'S TALK](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/contact): Schedule a free video chat or send us a message. We're looking forward to learning about your business and how we can help it grow. 

- [THE TEAM](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/about): Meet our team — award-winning design, deep tech expertise & a genuine love for helping small businesses succeed online. Real people. Real results.

- [Sync Demo](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/sync-demo): Get professional websites & branding for small businesses. Schedule a demo to enhance your online presence today!

- [TIPS-TRICKS](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog): Explore insights on website design, branding, & SEO for small businesses. Get expert tips to enhance your online presence today!

- [Welcome IECs!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/welcome-iecs): Get affordable websites & branding for small businesses & nonprofits. Contact us to enhance your online presence today!

- [Welcome to IECs](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/welcome-to-iecs): Enhance your online presence with affordable websites & branding. Contact us for tailored solutions that attract more clients!

- [Terms](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/terms): Review our terms for website services & SEO support. Ensure compliance & get training. Contact us for details!

- [BUDGETS](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/effective-pricing): Startup, Growing, or Established—get a website tailored to your stage, built to sharpen your message and turn more visitors into customers or donors.

- [The Top CRM for IECs: Now Enhanced with Custom AI for Your Practice!!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/sync-for-iecs): Grow, automate, and dominate with Sync - an AI Suite and Powerful Business Productivity Suite. Comprehensive CRM, SEO, email marketing, e-signed proposals, and more to save time and bring in new clients.

- [Discovery Call](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/discovery): Schedule a free video chat or send us a message. We're looking forward to learning about your business and how we can help it grow. 

- [The Top CRM for Small Biz: Now Enhanced with Custom AI for Your Business!!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/sync-demo-us): Grow, automate, and dominate with Sync - an AI Suite and Powerful Business Productivity Suite. Comprehensive CRM, SEO, email marketing, e-signed proposals, and more to save time and bring in new clients.

- [x-IEC Digital](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/x-iecdigital): Websites, SEO, and marketing automation for IEC practices since 2011. Starting out or too busy to keep up? We handle it. Book a free 30-minute call.

- [Front Royal Websites](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/front-royal-websites): Two former competitors teamed up in Texas 15+ years ago, and built a fantastic reputation for websites, logos, search optimization, lead generation, and more, for clients throughout the USA and overseas. One moved here and the other moved to Oregon, so we now work from both the Pacific Coast and the Shenandoah Valley.

- [TillamookDesign](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/tillamookdesign): Two former competitors teamed up in Texas almost 20 years ago, and built a fantastic reputation for websites, logos, social media, search optimization, lead generation, and more, for clients throughout the USA and overseas. One moved here and the other moved to Virginia, so we now work from both coastal Northwest Oregon and the Shenandoah Valley.


## Blog Posts


- [From Airport Idea to a Brand Women Are Lining Up For](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/from-airport-idea-to-a-brand-women-are-lining-up-for)

- [AI Is Looking You Up. What Does It Find?](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/ai-is-looking-you-up-what-does-it-find): AI Is Looking You Up. Here’s What It Finds.

- [How People Read Websites Today](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/how-people-read-websites-today): How People Read Websites Today | Short Story Marketing

- [Is Your Website Ready for AI Search?](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/is-your-website-ready-for-ai-search): AI Search Is Changing. Is Your Website Keeping Up?

- [Convert AVIF,  BMP, HEIC, or PDF to PNG](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/convert-avif-bmp-heic-pdf-to-png): Convert AVIF,  BMP, HEIC, or PDF to PNG

- [Image Size Requirements for Print and Web](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/image-size-requirements-for-print-and-web)

- [Designing for Consensus: Logo and Website Support for Community Organizations](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/logo-website-design-community-organizations)

- [Website Launch for Warren County Sheriff’s Foundation | Short Story Marketing](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/warren-county-sheriffs-foundation-website-launch)

- [How Hard Can It Be? What Business Owners Learn After 120 Hours of DIY Web Design](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/how-hard-can-it-be-what-business-owners-learn-after-120-hours-of-diy-web-design): Some Things Should Not Be DIY. Your Website Is One of Them.

- [How to Optimize Your Website for AI Search: What Small Businesses and Nonprofits Need to Know](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/how-to-optimize-your-website-for-ai-search-what-small-businesses-and-nonprofits-need-to-know): How to Optimize Your Website for AI Search

- [Why Your Business Needs an Experienced Marketing Expert](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/why-your-business-needs-an-experienced-marketing-expert): Marketing Expert | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR

- [Is Your Image File Ready to Use? Check Before You Hand It Off](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/is-your-image-file-ready): Image File Readiness | Short Story Marketing

- [Emojis in Website Copy: Why They Hurt More Than They Help](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/emojis-in-website-copy-why-they-hurt-more-than-they-help): Emojis in Website Copy | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR; Front Royal, VA

- [Google Isn't Dead — But the Rules Just Changed](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/google-isn-t-dead-but-the-rules-just-changed): Small Business SEO in the Age of AI: What's Changed

- [Why We Apply Trust-Based Marketing to Every Client](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/trust-based-marketing-every-client): Trust-Based Marketing Isn't Just for Consultants

- [Meet Margie, Client Support Specialist at Short Story Marketing](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/meet-margie-client-support-specialist-at-short-story-marketing): The Support Specialist Who Keeps SSM Running

- [Why We Start Every Website Project With a Live Strategy Call](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/why-we-start-every-website-project-with-a-live-strategy-call): Why Every Website Project Starts With a Strategy Call

- [Meet Bill, Website Strategist at Short Story Marketing](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/meet-bill-website-strategist-at-short-story-marketing): The Website Strategist Behind Short Story Marketing

- [Meet Kim, Creative Director at Short Story Marketing](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/meet-kim-creative-director-at-short-story-marketing): The Creative Mind Behind Short Story Marketing

- [Your Website Is Playing Hard to Get](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/your-website-is-playing-hard-to-get): Why Visitors Leave Your Website Silently

- [How to Lose Friends and Turn Off Strangers](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/how-to-lose-friends-and-turn-off-strangers): Why Buying or Scraping Email Lists Is a Terrible Idea

- [Crafting Legacy Online - Logo and Website Design for Ancestry Storybooks](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/crafting-legacy-online): Branding a Legacy Business: Ancestry Storybooks

- [From Zero Listings to Multiple Pendings](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/from-zero-listings-to-multiple-pendings): How a Digital Foundation Transformed a Realtor

- [Spotlight: Launching the New Global Elite Scholars Website](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/spotlight-launching-the-new-global-elite-scholars-website): Website Launch | Short Story Marketing

- [Show the Problem — But Don’t Stop There! Why That First Click Matters More Than You Think](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/show-the-problem-but-dont-stop-there): Why One Click Could Change Everything (Psychologists Agree)

- [Designing the Future: Behind the Visual Identity of HECA 2026](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/designing-the-future-behind-the-visual-identity-of-heca-2026): Designing the Future: Behind the Visual Identity of HECA 2026

- [The Tillamook Bay Watershed Council](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/the-tillamook-bay-watershed-council): Rebranding & Website Development | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR; Front Royal, VA; and clients anywhere the internet reaches.

- [Blink and You’ll Miss Them -- Why Website Visitors Judge Faster Than Ever](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/how-visitors-read-your-web-pages): Why Visitors Leave Your Website (in 10 Seconds or Less)

- [Launching the Bay City Pearl & Oyster Festival Website](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/launching-the-bay-city-pearl-oyster-festival-website): Bay City Pearl & Oyster Festival Website Launch | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, Oregon; Front Royal, Virginia; and clients anywhere the internet reaches.

- [The Story Behind the Site](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/the-story-behind-the-site): Website Development & Branding | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR; Front Royal, VA

- [Yes, you need blog posts. But there's more!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/yes-you-need-blog-posts-but-there-s-more): Blog Posts Are Great — But Google Wants More

- [Why Your Morning Facebook Post Is Already Forgotten](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/half-life-of-social-media-posts): Social Media Strategy | Short Story Marketing

- [Building Joy: Our Playful Project with Play Favorites](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/building-joy-our-playful-project-with-play-favorites): How SSM Built a Website as Fun as the Store Itself

- [Transforming HECA's Online Presence: A Website Project Success Story](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/transforming-heca-s-online-presence-a-website-project-success-story): How SSM Rebuilt the HECA Website — and Why It Worked

- [A Gourmet Guide to Creating a Google-Friendly Blog Post](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/a-gourmet-guide-to-creating-a-google-friendly-blog-post): What Makes a Blog Post Google-Friendly?

- [Match the Crew to the Boat!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/match-the-crew-to-the-boat): Web Design Trust | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR; Front Royal, VA; and clients anywhere the internet reaches.

- [Ally Striping Reveal, enhancing curb appeal in North Texas/Frisco](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/ally-striping-reveal-enhancing-curb-appeal-in-north-texas-frisco): Pavement Striping Branding | Short Story Marketing | Frisco, TX

- [Jandy Oyster - A Local Gem Shines Online](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/jandy-oyster-a-local-gem-shines-online): Website Redesign for Jandy Oyster, Tillamook County

- [Revving Up 2Fast.org: A Digital Makeover Story](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/revving-up-2fast-org-a-digital-makeover-story): 2Fast.org Website Redesign: Before and After

- [Spotlight: Taking Astaria Global to New Frontiers](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/spotlight-taking-astaria-global-to-new-frontiers): Digital Marketing Success | Short Story Marketing

- [Oceanside Oregon Gateway Signage](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/oceanside-oregon-gateway-signage): SSM's Kim Green Wins Oceanside Oregon Gateway Signage Design

- [Oceanside Water District](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/oceanside-water-district): Logo & Brand Design for Oceanside Water District

- [Celebrating Creativity: Our Winning Design for the Bay City Music Festival](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/celebrating-creativity-our-winning-design-for-the-bay-city-music-festival): Award-Winning Logo Design: Bay City Music Festival

- [Keywords? Where we're going, we don't need keywords!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/keywords-where-we-re-going-we-don-t-need-keywords): Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR; Front Royal, VA; and clients anywhere

- [QR Codes: A Game Changer for Small Business](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/qr): QR Codes: A Game Changer for Small Business

- [A Sneaky Peek into Your Reader's Brain](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/a-sneaky-peek-into-your-readers-brain): How Visitors Really Read — and Don't Read — Your Site

- [Updating Your Website - Just Like Revamping Your Wardrobe!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/updating-your-website-just-like-revamping-your-wardrobe): Is Your Website Outdated? Here's How to Tell

- [What Small Businesses Should Do Instead of Relying Only on Social Media](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/what-small-businesses-should-do-instead-of-relying-only-on-social-media): Why Your Website — Not Social Media — Should Come First

- [Why Relying Only on Social Media is Like Going to a Party Naked](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/why-relying-only-on-social-media-is-like-going-to-a-party-naked): Relying Only on Social Media Is a Risky Strategy

- [Understanding Website Costs](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/understanding-website-costs): What Does a Website Actually Cost? A Simple Breakdown

- [Does anyone read your testimonials?](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/does-anyone-read-your-testimonials): Only 1.3% of Visitors Read Your Testimonials Page

- [Why Your Site Would Be Better Off With More Frequently Published Content](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/why-your-site-would-be-better-off-with-more-frequently-published-content): Content Marketing | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR

- [Their Pain, Your Gain](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/their-pain-your-gain): Features vs Benefits: What Your Homepage Should Say

- [You know they need it, but they probably don't!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/you-know-but-they-probably-do-not): Most of Your Best Customers Aren't Searching for You

- [Are you really online? If Google and other resources don't list you, are you really there?](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/are-you-really-online): Online Presence | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR; Front Royal, VA; and clients anywhere the internet reaches.

- [Using Video to Tell Your Story!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/using-video-to-tell-your-story): Video Storytelling | Short Story Marketing

- [Spotlight - AAA Translation](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/spotlight-aaa-translation): Website Design & SEO | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR

- [Word of Mouth is Not Enough!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/word-of-mouth-is-not-enough): Why Referrals Still Need a Great Website Behind Them

- [Tired of missing the target?](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/tired-of-missing-the-target): Stop Sending Ad Traffic to Your Homepage

- [What Happened to Harriet the Hamster?](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/what-happened-to-harriet-the-hamster): Is Your Website Overdue for an Update?

- [Spotlight: TV on the ocean](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/spotlight-tv-on-the-ocean): Spotlight: Satellite TV Systems for Boats | Track It TV

- [Spotlight: Miller Educational Consulting](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/spotlight-miller-educational-consulting): Website & Branding Services | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR

- [Scams that look like invoices](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/websites-under-your-control-blog/scams-that-look-like-invoices): Invoice Scams | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR

- [I was just looking at your website... yeah, right!](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/the-seo-email-scam): That "I Was Looking at Your Website" Email Is a Scam

- [What Shakespeare teaches about writing for your website](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/what-shakespeare-teaches-about-writing-for-your-website): Why "Good Enough and Published" Beats Perfect for SEO

- [Can you afford to "go cheap"?](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/you-cant-afford-cheap): Why a Cheap Website Costs More Than You Think

- [Must be free - I found it on the Internet](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/websites-under-your-control-blog/must-be-free-i-found-it-on-the-internet): Copyright Law & Online Content | Short Story Marketing

- [Congrats to Patrick](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/congrats-to-patrick): Campaign Website Success | Short Story Marketing | Frisco

- [Business Awards Finalists listed](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/business-awards-finalists-listed): Business Awards Finalists | Short Story Marketing | Redmond, OR; Front Royal, VA

- [Snowball Express](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/snowball-express): Pro Bono Web Design: Snowball Express Nonprofit

- [Make it love at first sight](https://www.shortstorymarketing.com/blog/make-it-love-at-first-sight): Visitors Judge Your Website in 1/20th of a Second