See that photo there? That's the Advokate team. And it's not even all of us! Top, from left: Jessica Chanese, Caitlin Stedman, Kate Austin-Avon, Danny Austin-Avon, Cory Austin-Avon, Ellie Austin-Avon, Sable Panich, Morgan Panich, Kate Clatworthy, and down in front, Henry Austin-Avon and Silas Panich. Not...
I'm delighted to introduce you to Jessica Chanese, who will be writing exclusively for Advokate! We have offered copywriting and press release services all along, but when Jessica approached us for some advice about how to dip her toes into the writing-for-pay stream, we just had to...
Here is my presentation that I delivered at SUNY Adirondack on October 4, 2018. Did you miss it? I am offering a workshop series! Click to learn more. [slideshare id=118186916&doc=advokatepresentationonfacebook-181004194102]...
What is the GDPR? The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, goes into effect today, May 25, 2018. It applies to European Union citizens. Some EU citizens live in the United States and they are considered in this law too. Long story short: All websites really ought to have...
You know what they say, "The cobbler's kids have no shoes." It's the truth, man. It's the honest truth. It's been a long time since I did anything about my own website — I'm talking years and years — and so I used a bit of...
Our daughter Elizabeth Anne Marie Austin-Avon was born at 2:18 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Burdett Birth Center in Troy, New York. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. We celebrated a very special Christmas and New Year with her,...
Kate is expecting on December 23, 2017, and will be taking a maternity leave through mid-February 2018. During this time, Advokate will be in triage mode. All emergencies will be handled promptly, and new projects will be tackled as time allows; some things may need to...
Advokate has two summer interns. Emily is with us courtesy of Upward Bound and we asked her to write about how the internship has gone. Emily is into unicorns, musicals and cartoons, is helpful in critique, and has worked up a few designs for our clients,...
Advokate has two summer interns. Brian is with us courtesy of NABA (Northeastern Association for the Blind at Albany), and we asked him to write about how the internship is going so far. Brian is into cartooning, helpful in critique, and has worked up a...
The following is a guest post by Advokate's SEO Guru, Erika Austin. SEO: always be better If you're in the digital marketing world, maybe you've heard at one point or another that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is dead. SEO, to me, isn't about algorithms. This is important: It's...
