How I moved our website and wordpress blog to a new server.

Well my friends, the time has come for us to upgrade to a larger server to accommodate all of our content and traffic. Oh… happy day. As excited and grateful as I am, we’re now faced with the unpleasant task of server migration. If YOU are faced with this task, I suggest hiring someone else to do it – but if you don’t have that option, here are the steps I took to get this done as effortlessly as possible.

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Branding Your Business – use any opportunity to promote your brand.

Whenever I start to work with a client on business brand development, I take a quick look at their current material. I mean ALL their material – not just material that is specifically for marketing. You would be surprised how many brand-expanding opportunities are missed. Fortunately there are several quick and inexpensive ways to begin putting your logo front and center.

1. Put your logo, message and mission critical information on EVERYTHING!

Hauser Design Branding

Spend a few extra bucks and put your web address on envelopes.

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Young Rotarians in Action… Again! – March 23rd

Young Rotarians in Action! Working to better their community and do their part for the Changemaker Award, this time visiting Shepard and Central schools in Ottawa Illinois.

Young Rotarians in Action - AJ Hauser

Hey, you wore SHOES this time! Good work!

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Marquette Academy Career Day – March 20th

Recently AJ Hauser was asked to visit students at Marquette Academy in Ottawa Illinois and explain what exactly he does for a living.

“I’m usually pretty comfortable talking to a room full of adults… high school students are a different ball game, and I think I may owe some past teachers a written apology… Seriously though, it was a great time and I’d love to go back.”

AJ Hauser at Marquette Academy Career Day

Branding, marketing and design - IT'S ALL SERIOUS BUSINESS!!

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Young Rotarians in Action – March 6th

Young Rotarians in Action! Working to better their community and do their part for the Changemaker Award (Left to right): Brooke Rick, Principal of Marquette Academy; Karen Brodbeck, Ottawa Regional Hospital & Healthcare Center; Dave Rabideau, Noah’s Ark Carpentry & Madison Street Living; Dr. Wendy Sanders-Maubach, Optometrist; AJ Hauser, Hauser Design Group. The group promoted the Four-Way Test to a new generation at Marquette Academy this morning. Thanks to Brooke Rick for leading this initiative! Up next: Central & Shepherd Schools.

Brooke Rick, Karen Brodbeck, Dave Rabideau, Wendy Sanders-Maubach & AJ Hauser

Brooke Rick, Karen Brodbeck, Dave Rabideau, Wendy Sanders-Maubach & AJ Hauser

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