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Every week we post something new to our blog – a new employee Q&A, an opinion piece about web design, cool & new things happening in the tech industry, and so much more. We know the web, and we want to share news and helpful tips with you so you can get the most out of your website – even if you don't have a website built by Visionary.
Get To Know: Software Developer Nate Phifer
Published on: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Start by telling everyone about yourself. I’m Nathan Phifer, I grew up in Monroe, IA where I went to school. After high school, I didn’t have an idea in mind of where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do. I always knew it had to be something with computers. Therefore, I enrolled at DMACC for Web Development and really enjoyed it. When learning there is always a,...
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Get To Know: Data Analyst Nick Murphy
Published on: Monday, July 1, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: I'm originally from Sioux City, IA, went to Bishop Heelan HS. I was a 4-year letterman in Cross Country and Track. I got a scholarship to run at Iowa State, fastest recorded mile 4:16.9. I studied Kinesiology and got my degree in 09. It was at ISU, I fell in love with dance/hip hop. The culture, the history is fascinating! Love sharing. Did some...
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Get To Know: Project Manager Kevin Studer
Published on: Thursday, June 20, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: I am a lifelong Iowan. I grew up in north central Iowa and attended Wartburg College in northeast Iowa, with internships in Minneapolis and Denver. I loved both cities and nearly went back to Colorado following college, but decided to settle closer to home in Des Moines. I’ve been here ever since. What is your professional background? I have diverse...
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Get To Know: Project Lead Kellee Mullen
Published on: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: I am an Iowa native and have lived in the Des Moines area for 10 years. What is your professional background? I have a degree in history and microbiology. I worked as a research and development microbiologist with a focus on food safety. That is where I fell into project management. What are your hobbies...
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Get To Know: Software Developer Andrew Brouilette
Published on: Thursday, May 30, 2019
Start of by telling everyone about yourself: I grew up traveling all over the place. I was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to places such as Boise Idaho, Dallas Texas, Atlanta Georgia and Yokosuka, Japan. I landed here in Des Moines, Iowa in March of 2019 to begin my career as a programmer and was so incredibly lucky to get hired on as a Software Developer for Visionary. I...
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Get To Know: Project Lead Emily Manley
Published on: Friday, May 24, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: I moved to Des Moines to attend college at Drake University and stuck around the area after graduation. My husband, son and I currently live in Winterset with our two very large, very needy, German shorthair pointers. I love anything techy, I’m usually the one trying something new before it hits the masses. What is your professional...
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Get To Know: Software Developer Kevin Connors
Published on: Tuesday, May 21, 2019
What is your professional background? I started programming when I was 14. I did an independent study for an elective credit in high school, supervised by a computer science professor at Washington and Lee University. I really enjoyed programming, so I decided to major in Computer Science at Grinnell College before I even arrived on campus, and never changed my mind. The course curriculum at Grinnell...
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Lutheran Services of Iowa: Jammie and Holly's Volunteering Adventure!
Published on: Monday, March 25, 2019
As a part of Visionary's new VTO policy, (check out our previous blog for background information), Jammie and Holly on our team went to the Lutheran Services of Iowa and helped organize their food pantry. This food pantry is available to those who have assigned caseworkers at LSI. Mostly canned items were available and consisted of fruit, vegetables, proteins, baby food,...
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Get To Know: Systems Administrator Almedin Harbas
Published on: Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: My name is Almedin Harbas, I am from Bosnia & Hercegovina. What is your professional background? I went to DMACC where I studied Information Technology Network Administration. While at DMACC, I did desktop support for a small company in the metro area. I then went to Grand View University where I intensively...
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Tis the Season...Visionary in Numbers!
Published on: Friday, December 21, 2018
We're gearing up for the holidays and that means reflecting on the last year. So much has changed in the last 12 months and we thought we'd share with all of you some of our favorite accomplishments! 61,126,563 (email marketing) emails sent! 41,000+ development hours used to create awesome websites for our clients! LOTS of site launches! 3,431...
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Giving Thanks: What We're Grateful For This Year
Published on: Tuesday, November 20, 2018
thankful adjective thank· ful | \ˈthaÅ‹k-fÉ™l \ 1: conscious of benefit received 2: expressive of a thanks 3: well pleased ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's that time of the year again...the time to reflect on all that we're thankful for. Visionary has grown so much this year...
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Team Visionary: Why Diverse Opinions Matter in the Creative Process
Published on: Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Do you work in an environment that supports varying opinions? Are you someone that is open to being challenged by other people’s viewpoints? Being receptive to everyone else around you is essential in order to progress through life and to reach goals, both personal and professional. At Visionary, diversity in opinions fuel our best outcomes. We strip away the rules, knock down the barriers and allow people to...
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Influencer Marketing: The Buzz Word Taking Over Social Media
Published on: Monday, September 24, 2018
What does this term mean? Influencer marketing has been around for many years but is picking up in popularity as we rely more and more on social media when selecting products or brands to invest in. Influencer marketing sets out to change thinking or behavior in a consumer and is therefore someone who has the ability to persuade others to make that change. (Forbes) Where are these...
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10 Tips to Better Your Social Media Game
Published on: Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Be authentic – With so many businesses fighting for attention on social media, make sure you are being true to who you are and conveying a message you can stand behind. Be clear – With the short attention spans of social media users today, you need to take all the guess work out of it for them. From the moment they click on your business profile, they need to know what...
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Quality over Quantity: Instagram’s New Time Limit Tools
Published on: Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Instagram’s latest update encourages users to step away from the app. But could their encouragement of time limits lead to greater success for the company? These new tools invite users to limit the time spent on the platform. This could be seen as the opposite of what most companies’ goals are: to spend as much time using the app as possible. But the...
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