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Experts Training Experts

Drew Boyd — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

One tell of a great expert is that they are never done learning. Here at C2 we stand behind this principle and encourage our workers to go to workshops, seminars, classes, and conferences. We even bring trainings in-house to help keep our experts fresh! Most recently, C2 brought in an Ektron trainer to both teach and refresh our employees on the inner workings of this CMS. Here's what our workers had to say…

The Art of Eliminating Nasty Code Smells

Jon Price — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

When most people think of the work The C2 Group creates, they envision beautiful designs and a well-planned user experience. But the visuals created by our design team are not the only beautiful part of the final product. The developers at C2 work up a sweat make sure their code on the site is pleasing to work with and stays clean. In other words, the code doesn't smell...

A Better Way to XSLT

Brian Oliver — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

As one of our Senior Advanced Developers, Brian is always looking for ways to optimize his code. Like he says in his blog, "I want my websites to be fast, and it seems I'm always looking for ways to squeeze a little more performance out of my code." Check out one of his solutions here...

Use the CMS Responsibly

Jon Cuthbert — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Web content management systems come in all shapes and sizes and with all kinds of functionality... Learn from Jon how to effectively manage your CMS!

Is Duplicate Content Double the Fun?

Todd DeBoer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

There's that famous ad campaign from Wrigley's Gum with the tagline "double your pleasure". While doubling is often a great thing (ice cream scoops, salary, and fresh breath come to mind), it's not so great when it comes to doubling (or more) your site content, commonly known as "Duplicate Content".

Part 2: The Permanent “Undeclared” Major

David Brockmyre — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This is part 2 in a 7 part series on The Biggest Mistakes in Higher Ed Web Projects. Part I is entitled, "The C.E.O. is M.I.A" and can be accessed here on our blog page. I hope this is useful and thank you for reading and sharing this post through your social networks!

Creating a Customer Service Culture

Michael Seaton — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I grew up in the "Good Old Days." Now I understand that the "Good Old Days" were not perfect by any means. As a business owner I love the fact that I can get almost instantaneous response and reports on critical issues we're facing through Internet and cellular communication. But as a consumer I sure do miss quality Customer Service. Read on to learn about CEO Michael Seaton's take on C2's customer service values...

Tacos and Time Lords

Kimberly Wolting — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Each week a group of C2 employees carpool to a local taco joint to taste, judge, and rank tacos. It is just a typical "Taco Tuesday", a tradition that started 15 weeks ago by two taco-obsessed C2 ladies looking for lunch...

The C2 (Employee) Experience

Kelsey Waldecker — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Service Projects: Every quarter, The C2 Group takes a day off from planning, coding, designing, etc. and uses that time to give back to the community. This day consists of volunteering for local non-profits, lunch, as well as time for group bonding at the end of the day.

The 7 Biggest Mistakes of Higher Ed Web Projects – Part I

David Brockmyre — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

CAUTION - You are about to embark on a complete redesign of possibly THE most important marketing tool your school has - its websites. You have been entrusted with single handedly revitalizing a decade of declining enrollment, overcoming a stagnant economy and reduced funding, making the college hip and cool, and doing it with a budget that is roughly what the football team spends in a week. No pressure…uh huh…you've got this all under control. Now where is your school mascot stress ball...?!