Miller Media’s top priority is to ensure the health and safety of our employees and clients. We are here for you!

We are operating at full capacity, business as usual! We are here to support your digital needs to keep your business moving forward together!

Like many companies, Miller Media has pivoted to working from home until April 30th.

We are available at 248-528-3600, our cell phones and our work email.

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There are simpler platforms, but most don’t offer the functionality that WordPress does. And there are a few platforms that are equally robust, but they’re difficult to use.

Benefits of WordPress?

1. WordPress is used by 59.5% of all the websites that use a content management system (CMS). 
2. WordPress is simple to use.
3. WordPress is flexible enough to accommodate all needs through its extensions and plugins
4. Adding website content is fast and simple.Another reason people love to use WordPress is because of its simplicity. The CMS is as user-friendly as it gets, and very easy for newbies to learn. Not only that, the platform is very intuitive.
5. Its search engine friendly. Popular search engines, like Google and Bing, tend to rank websites that use WordPress higher than those that don’t. This is because the CMS’ framework makes it easy for the search engines’ spiders to crawl. 
6. Its secure and safe. Another reason why WordPress is so beloved is the security measures the developers take to preserve the trust of its users.
7. WordPress keeps improving. Thanks to its open source coding and innovative developers, WordPress keeps improving as the years go by.
8. You can make your WordPress theme look any way you want with a customized theme.  (This is our specialty)
9. WordPress powers some of the world’s most well-known brands with millions of pageviews per day, for example Mashable, Nasa, Mozilla, Coca Cola, Wall Street Journal and many more. 
10. Multi-Media Support. WordPress lets you easily integrate video either by uploading your own, or by adding embeddable code through the HTML areas. 
11. Integration. WordPress integrates with many popular 3rd-party platforms to make your website more modern. There are plenty of plugins that let you easily send out email campaigns and newsletters.
12. WordPress is integrated with an automatic updater for security purposes. The CMS also notifies you when new updates are available for plug-ins. 
13. Social Media Integration. People can easily post comments on your site using their own social network accounts. 
14. Numerous E-Commerce Solutions.
15. Schedule Posts. WordPress makes it easy for you schedule the things you publish. 
16. Multi-User Capability. In case you are not the only individual running your website, WordPress makes it simple to assign different access roles for different people. 

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Not sure whether your current website needs a facelift? Check out the following reasons why your website may need a revamp (listed in no particular order).

1. It’s not memorable & doesn’t stand out

2. It Doesn’t Reflect Your Brand

3. You’re Not Attracting the Right Clients

4. Outdated Look & Technology?

5. Is it Mobile Friendly?

6. Does Your Website Load Slow?

7. Is Your Website Secure? Do you have an SSL?

8. Does your website appear under your specific keywords?

9. Is it easy for your potential client to contact you?

Think about the reason you got a website in the first place. It exists to promote your work, help customers get to know you as a brand and creative personality, as well as get them excited to work with you!

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• Has the main message of my business evolved?
• Has my content strategy changed? (I’m now doing more publishing, events, promotions, etc.)
• Has my industry evolved? Are people in my business talking about things differently these days?
• Am I in a design- or technology-related industry? Times change faster for these businesses
• Is my site keeping up with design trends? Modern sites tend to be streamlined into a single column layout. They present less information at each scroll depth, with larger images that often fill the screen. The trend is toward more video and more prominent calls to action.
• Does my site look great on phones and tablets? If your last redesign was 6 years ago, it’s possible that most of your visitors are using completely different devices today
• Is my site hard to update? Content management systems have improved. We should have higher expectations for easy updates. These days, it should be fast, free and easy to make most changes to the content on our websites.
• Have my rankings and search traffic declined? Unless you are actively promoting your website, rankings tend to decline over time. A redesign can reverse the trend of declining search traffic through a new keyphrase-focused sitemap, with new pages targeting new phrases.
• Is my conversion rate declining? Visitors’ expectations keep increasing, so unless your website keeps improving, conversion rates tend to decline. A redesign can reverse the aging process through a new, conversion optimized design that exceeds visitors expectations.
• Have my competitors recently redesigned? This is the big question: What are your competitors doing? Let’s take a look…

Age is relative …to your competitors

Try this: pretend you are a potential lead or customer. Search for your product or services. 

Seriously, go take a look! What did you see?

• Who is ranking?
• Are their sites newer than yours?

Your potential customers see those rankings and those websites many times every day. While you are reading this, at this very moment, someone is looking at those search results and those websites.  Old and new in that context. It’s all relative.

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Web design trends you should consider using in 2018.

Balancing website aesthetics AI, and functionality is a difficult act, but if you get it right you’ll set yourself up for increased user engagement and higher conversion rates. Here are a few trends that  can improve your online presence.

1. Mobile Website Design/Responsive Web Design
2. Machine Learning & AI (Artificial Intellegence)
3. Website Grid Layouts
4. Bold Fonts & Eye Catching Colors
5. More Advanced Scroll Triggered Animations
6. Micro-Interactions
7. Top Sticky Elements vs. Bottom Sticky Elements
8. Scalable Graphics

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Aven Tools is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 4330 Varsity Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Aven Tools is a supplier of high performance tools for microscopy, inspection, and precision assembly. Aven’s world class Custom Digital Microscopes & Video Inspection Systems are tailored to your specifications.

Mike Shahpurwala, President of Aven Tools said, “We would like to thank everyone at Miller Media for bringing to life a fantastic new web site for us. Tim Doyle, our in-house Media Manager, was instrumental in updating all of the product attributes of over 700 unique products. Great work!”

The new site design provides our online visitors with dramatic improvements in navigation, appearance and accessibility. The homepage welcomes you with eye pleasing colors, a clean uncluttered design, moving product images and the ability to easily select a product. The ‘search’ feature was created with streamlined search functionality to enable you to quickly find any product on our website. In addition, footers and sidebars on every page provide intuitive site navigation. We invite you to explore the new Aven Tools website and discover all that we have to offer.

The Aven Tools website has been dramatically redesigned with a fresh new look. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to help Aven expand awareness & distribution of their products” says Dan Miller, president of Miller Media. “We love working with great brands here in Michigan!”  To contact Miller Media: Email: info@millermediainc.com , Phone: 248.528.3600, www.millermediainc.com

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It’s funny how the end of the year has the ability to put our annual to-do list into perspective, with a spotlight on what we should do, but inevitably put off until later….next month….next year…never mind.  We’ve all been there.

Whether you’re a New Year’s resolution type person or not – we’ve all got one eye on what comes next, if your anything like me its looking for way that I can improve my business and personal life.

Keeping up with technology and expectations for our businesses online is a daunting task.  With the countless Google Updates and social media posts and articles about the next must-have for websites, one could spend all their time self-educating, and never get anything done.   And frankly, if your list looks anything like mine, you have enough to do already.

Here are 5 reasons you should invest in redeveloping your website:

1. Your website offers a poor experience to users on the move
2. Your visitors can’t easily find what they need or complete an action on your website.  “Contact me NOW”  “Buy Now”
3. The content on your website isn’t communicating the right message anymore.
4. You aren’t using video on your website (be unique and different instead of writing about your process..SHOW THEM!)
5. You don’t have a clear ‘digital strategy’.  Your website is the centerpiece for all of your digital marketing it should be your first priority!
6. Your website isn’t RESPONSIVE.  Responsive web design responds to the needs of the users and the hand held devices they’re using. The layout changes based on the size and capabilities of that specific device.

I believe in educating my clients and letting them know what the latest trends in technology are available and how it may or may not fit within their business growth model.   This allows you to focus on you and your daily task of running your business.

If you’re interested in updating your website give me a call today.   Lisa Brusate -248.528.3600

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We are asked daily what we think is the best CMS on the market.  The fact is, each situation will require something different, and taking the time to look at all your options is the best way to go.   We have had the pleasure of working with each and every one of these platforms.  For those looking to set up a website for their business, no matter the size we think WordPress is the way to go.    It has the most free plugins, its extremely customizable, easy plugin to make your website responsive) Mobile Friendly, easy to update and maintain, and its the first CMS we have backed for SEO!  Learn More about the 3 most popular CMS Platforms:  WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal

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