AI Social Calendar Experience

Our social media team decided to put the breakthrough platform ChatGPT to the test. Explore how we used AI to create our July social media content.

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5 Beginner Mistakes that are Ruining Your Social Account

When you’re first starting a new social media account, whether it be for you personally or for a company or client, it can be hard to determine what’s working and what's not. There’s a lot of conflicting information out there regarding how to run social accounts, and at times it can feel like others are performing better than yours even though you’re doing all the same things they are. If your new social account seems to be floundering and you’ve tried everything to boost engagement, followers, and more, fear not, we have a way to help.

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Choosing Your Paid Social Media Platform

With the number of consumers in this world today, wouldn’t it be easy for businesses to find one place where they can reach all their possible customers? Oh, wait. That’s social media. In today’s day and age, everyone and everything can be found on social media so smart businesses flock to every platform, making their presence known. The question is, what platforms should you invest in?

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The Blogging Basics: How to Write Blogs that Rank in Google

Blog writing can be time-consuming, and it’s disappointing if your post doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. If you’re wondering how to write a blog that ranks in Google, our marketing professionals are here to help. Here are some of our favorite tips and tricks.

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5 Content Marketing Trends to Watch Out For

If the last year of isolation and social distancing has revealed anything about society, it's the power of social media and digital marketing. Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook were the primary sources of communication throughout the pandemic and have continued to boom in popularity. 

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Tips from a Project Manager on Managing Your Workflow

If you're stuck in a 'too many tabs too little time' mentality, this post is for you. With a few tricks from our Project Manager, you can get your workflows back under wraps!

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Grow on Instagram in 2021: A Guide by Charleston, SC Social Media Pros

Yes, the ‘Instagram Algorithm’ is a real thing and YES there is a way to make it work to your advantage. So how do you grow on Instagram this year?

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Keeping Businesses Connected During COVID-19

During our first month of being a 100% remote office, we launched websites, integrated digital marketing strategies, and implemented data-backed solutions to help clients stay connected and keep business running. 

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Social Media Management in Times of Crisis

Business owners have a unique ethical responsibility: to avoid spreading misinformation while keeping their audience aware of new safety measures and quickly changing situations. Read our five best practices for using social media to do so.

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Our Approach Online

Just about every business is moving or has already moved online. This increased technological dependence is good for companies of all shapes and sizes; from small businesses to multinationals, having a website and an online presence is all but required to acquire new clients and stay in the game.

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Are You Ready for Turkey Day Run?

Before you sit down for your Thanksgiving feast with friends and family, are you planning to participate in the annual Turkey Day Run? This event has been going strong for over a hundred years now.

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Coggin Security, Inc. Rebrand and Website Development

Coggin Security, Inc. has been protecting homes and businesses for the last 25 years. The Design Group was honored when they approached us for website development and rebranding.

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Web Design Services from The Design Group

As a time-tested web design company in Charleston, SC, we know a thing or two about the web development and design process. Learn more about what we offer here.

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Why Are Websites Important?

Websites are important to a growing business in five categories of ways. They make a good (or bad) first impression, give your business credibility, serve as a marketing tool, and more.

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Why Keeping Your Business ‘On Brand’ Is Crucial

Whether your business is emerging or you’ve established a solid reputation, there’s a key aspect of engaging with new customers and keeping old ones coming back: branding.

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Changes in Social Media Platforms for 2019

Social media is a constantly evolving entity. To stay up to date with social media platform changes, check out a few trends to look out for in 2019 and in the (not-so-distant) future.

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The Design Group Launches New GDC Home Site

The creative minds at The Design Group have been working on some exciting projects this past year, one of which includes the relaunch of GDC Home’s website.

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SEO Isn’t Dead: Common Myths You Can Put to Bed

While Search Engine Optimization can be a game changer for many businesses and organizations; In some circles, SEO has acquired a less than savory reputation.

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Easiest Ways You Can Improve SEO

Whether or not paid advertising is in your marketing arsenal, search engine optimization (SEO) efforts should be at the top of your list. For those unfamiliar with this digital marketing term.

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2019s Top Tips for Increasing Engagement on Social Media

If you feel like your content is top notch, but your engagement is lacking, there are some simple fixes to peak interest. After all, you don’t want your killer content going to waste.

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Graphic Design Services from The Design Group

The best graphic designers have an eye for aesthetics and significant marketing prowess. They recognize the importance of creating a visual brand identity that incites consumer confidence. TDG has the best on our team.

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Calling All Out of This World Front-End Web Developers

The Design Group is looking for a Front-End Web Developer to join our dynamic team of go-getters! Check out the job description to see if you have what it takes to be one of our crew.

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Marketing Your Site: Why SEO + SEM are so Important

We build all of our sites to be 'Google Friendly’, and we encourage our clients to explore our Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing plans for after the site is launched.

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Another One for the Books: Collective Force Website Launch!

When you have a client like Collective Force, you really want to do good work for them. You root for them and work extra hard for them, as you support their purpose.

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The Green Front Field Guide has Landed

About a year ago TDG and Green Front Furniture teamed up to begin working together. When you work with a client as eclectic and expansive as Green Front, your creativity is put to the test.

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Aqua Blue Pools Website Redesign is now LIVE!

Aqua Blue Pools specializes in designing and building custom swimming pools, spas, water features and water parks. Launching the Aqua Blue Pools website redesign

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Finding Surprises in Historic Charleston Buildings

2017 marks the year of the enhanced TDG office space. Our renovations are fully underway at this time, which has been quite a bit more involved than we initially anticipated.

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The Web Development Process: An Infographic

When we meet with potential clients, one of the first things we cover is a complete review of our web development process. Check out our infographic on the process, here.

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Motivation Monday: Finding Design Inspiration

I am confident I am not the only one who has experienced a design slump. If you find yourself in a similar situation, I encourage you to check out the following places I go for inspiration:

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Going Responsive with your Site

While we've been doing fully responsive WordPress-clad sites for years, our own site has remained a fairly static, constricted-width site. Pretty BORING, right?! It was time for a change.

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DPPit.com #11 in top 35 IT staffing sites

6 months after the site's launch, our contact at DP Professionals had great news! DPPit.com was recognized as being the eleventh best IT staffing & recruiting websites out of the Top 35 best.

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Amber Masse’s Site Launch

See a recent project we completed for a fellow Charlestonian, AmberMasse.com. Amber is a professional hairstylist who recently branched out on her own at Polished Salon in West Ashley.

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Healthy Lifestyle Site Launch!

TDG has had a productive last few months. One of the fruits of our labor is the launch of Healthy Lifestyle & Spirit, a nutrition/health focus site developed for a longtime client.

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Capitoltrak Beta Launch

We have been burning the midnight oil on several big projects here at TDG, and we're really excited to have launched the beta version of one of our largest projects in the recent months.

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Photography

Here at The Design Group, we're all about web design. We pretty much think in HTML and CSS, and though we are deeply engrossed in that part of our business, it isn't all we do, by far.

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McGuire Custom Homes

About a month ago, we spotlighted a new design and logo for one of our long-time clients, Mac McGuire, of McGuire Custom Homes. Check out the revamped McGuire Custom Homes website!

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Bennett Hofford Caribbean Construction

Bennett Hofford, a Lowcountry-based construction company and client of TDG recently came to TDG to help brand and incorporate a new facet of their company.

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McGuire Custom Homes Redesign

One of our personal favorite clients, custom home builder Mac McGuire, asked TDG to help design a new logo to correspond with his upcoming redesign project.

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Graphic Design & Branding Part 4

In a similar vein as our branding work, we also did some truck and vehicle wraps for several of our clients that we wanted to show off. Take a look at Aqua Blue Pools' vehicle wrap design!

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Graphic Design & Branding Part 3

Bennett Hofford Construction, (the parent company, and a previous client of ours), recently hired us to design a brand identity for their Caribbean construction branch.

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Graphic Design & Branding Part 2

Another one of our recent graphic design projects involved redesigning a logo and brand for Mac McGuire of McGuire Custom Homes & Remodeling.

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Graphic Design & Branding Part 1

At The Design Group, we are all about design projects. Though web design is a notable portion of our daily workflow, we're not JUST web designers.

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Healthy Lifestyle & Spirit

The Design Group has been collaborating with Sharla Patrick on shaping the Healthy Lifestyle & Spirit brand. We documented the HLSS branding we developed.

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Pelican Watch Villas – An ongoing project

The Design Group is proud to announce that we've been hired by Ravenel & Associates to help develop a new design for their Pelican Watch Villas site that provides a modern, simplistic feel.

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New site coming soon!

Recently The Design Group completed a branding project for Healthy Lifestyle & Spirit. Both the owners and TDG were pretty happy with the results!

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New Members of the Alien Crew!

We at The Design Group are proud to announce that we have added two new aliens to our team! (we needed reinforcements for the world domination).

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Style Savers

Style Savers is a blog thought up by The Design Group's own Kaylee Walters that features tips, tricks, deals, & steals - all on a great site built in WordPress from a bare-bones HTML5 theme.

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Wine Awesomeness Site Launch

In order to properly integrate into the earthling culture, The Design Group works with charitable causes. Our most recent project illustrates this 'philanthropic' side.

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The New Frontier – Social Media!

As of today, The Design Group is officially on Twitter. You can get all of our updates by following @TDGSC (The Design Group SC)! PLUS we updated The Design Group's Facebook page.

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We’re Hiring: Front-End Web Developer(s)

Our company is made up of fun but hard-working self-starters enthusiastic to create great work through skill & collaboration. Consider joining us!

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Atlantic Edge Credit on CSS Mania

One of our latest website domination devices, Atlantic Edge Credit, has been recognized by a couple of sites recently for its design and semantic structure.

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