Category Archives: KO News

News about KO Websites, new products, people and other tidbits.

How & Why: Claiming Your Google My Business Listing

google my business claiming and benefitsClaiming and verifying your business’ Google local search listing is one of the most essential tenets of proactive online reputation management and local search.

As an owner, one of your biggest goals is to guarantee to your customers, that they are receiving the very most recent and accurate information related to your business’ location, hours, and contact information when they search for your business online. Continue reading →

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Attic Service Web Design

Website Design for Attic Service

video marketing, social media marketing, Bay AreaElement Home Solutions offers insulation installation, deep cleaning and other services for attics and crawlspaces. For an attic servicing company, there is usually lots of local competition making SEO all the more important.  Aside from a responsive/mobile-friendly design, we used SEO, video marketing and social media marketing to separate Element Home Solutions from the competition. Continue reading →

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Cruises and Event Venues Web Design

Web Design for Cruises and Event Venues

professional websites, Bay Area, Oakland, San FranciscoCommodore Cruises & Events is a luxury yacht and event venue provider for special occasions such as weddings and corporate events. Their website is user friendly, has an auto-playing video on the homepage that allows users to see their yachts in motion, beautifully showcases their different yachts in a scenic gallery and has animations which brings the site to life. Continue reading →

Yelp Ads: Helping customers find and connect with great local businesses, like yours.

Yelp Business AdsAll local businesses understand the importance of building a strong and favorable reputation among their consumer base. The main question lies in this: how should a business best go about raising awareness to bring people looking for great local experiences through your doors? The answer: Yelp Ads. Yelp Advertising drives users to your business listing, converting them into customers and eventual brand evangelists. In fact, according to Nielsen, Yelp’s 108 million monthly visitors rank Yelp as the #1 review site for finding local businesses, playing a major factor in the final purchase decision. Continue reading →

2017’s Top Web Design Trends

San Francisco, Bay Area, website designIs Your Website Ready For What 2017 Has to Offer?

Technology and web space is rapidly evolving every day. New technologies are on the horizon that will render more freedom while designing the interaction and interface of websites. 2017 is no different. This year, we will witness some entirely new website design patterns that can truly revolutionize your web space. In the following section, we have assembled some of these emergent patterns. Continue reading →

Expertise Ranks KO Websites Among SF’s Top 20 Web Designers

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KO WEBSITES RANKED WITH THE BEST WEBSITE DESIGNERS IN SAN FRANCISCO

First, we’d like to say we’re honored Expertise ranked us in their list of top 20 web designers in San Francisco. The funny thing is, we’ve been ranked and won awards before, but normally we are notified by the source beforehand or at the time they release it. In this case, we had no idea! We received a call from a prospective client and we asked as we normally do, “how did you hear about us?” This person says, “I saw your company on that top 20 article by Expertise.” We were like, “What??? Where is this article?” And then to our delight, we saw this awesome ranking that Expertise put together. Continue reading →

KO Websites Wants Your Local Business Found

Local Search Results a Surprise to Digital Marketing Agency


Here at KO Websites, we enjoy our food! In fact, one day we decided to place a lunch order from a local restaurant. We wanted to look at their menu – online, of course! No one on our digital marketing team could remember the name of the local business, but we knew the type of food it served. Imagine our surprise when we did a Google search and didn’t see the restaurant in the search engine’s results! This local eatery is within walking distance from our office and wasn’t listed online. We wondered, “How many other small businesses in our community have this issue?”

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Mountain View Music Shop Launches New Website

Heaney Violins Responsive Website

Mobile-friendly Website Design For Easy Navigation

Local Mountain View purveyor of fine stringed instruments continues to deliver a great customer experience with a new and improved website. The string-playing community can access trustworthy and up-to-date information about the sales and service for violins, violas, and cellos – all at their fingertips.

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Northern California Home Inspection Company Launches New Website

HomeGuard Mobile-friendly Website Homepage

Website Design Services At The Highest Standard

Having been in business over 28 years, HomeGuard knows exactly what it takes to succeed amidst the unique and high demands of the Northern California real estate market. That’s why it needed a new, mobile-friendly website that could keep up with demand and the company’s high standards.

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