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Now that Christmas is passed and the Super Bowl is done, it’s time to take a look at your insurance coverage!

When’s the last time you looked? A lot has happened to home values and coverage over the last few years. Is your home insured for enough coverage? Do you have too much coverage? What is your life insurance deductible? Do you really need that Medical Payments coverage? What is your liability limit? How many assets do you need to protect? What if a disaster happens or you get sued, do you have enough coverage to protect your families standard of living?

If you ask yourself those questions and can’t see a figure in your mind, spend a few minutes to find out. I’m here to help. Call me today and see. You’ll sleep better at night. I do, knowing my friends clients are protected properly!

I help many people every day who have not talked to their Insurance agent about their Home Insurance or Auto Insurance in a long time, sometimes years. I don’t know a better use of your time with a better ‘Return on Investment’, than a quick review of your Insurance coverage. Home Insurance, Auto insurance Life insurance and Health insurance should be reviewed at least yearly to be sure you are protected. What is your Life insurance Deductible? I bet you don’t know! Many don’t even know there is a Life Insurance Deductible, much less what it is. Do you know what the Medical payments coverage covers on your Auto Insurance? If you are among the many that cant answer one or more of these questions, it’s time for a quick check up. Your Standard of Living is in jeopardy. Call me. In a few minutes I’ll have all your questions answered.
Stay Safe,
Robert

After the integration stage of a social media campaign is complete, it’s time to start thinking about the element of design.

A custom and professional design is a critical component to any successful campaign. Design consistency throughout all social mediums is very important. A big part of our marketing efforts in the beginning is on design, designing a theme and creating artwork for all social mediums.  Design consistency is important so your fans and customers are able to distinguish you from other brands.  Companies that use more than one design or theme tend to confuse their customers, often loosing them to competing brands.

Once design is in place, landing pages and custom tabs help convert fans and introduce them to your company as well as your products and/or services.

Are you interested in social media design? Want to get some more information and have us create some artwork for your social media channels?  Contact Revenue River today!

We've just published a new edition of our newsletter! You can check it out on our website and get the latest information from Carole B Designs. Let us know what you think!

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Did you know that according to research by the online shopping guru’s at Hubspot, 79% of adult Americans use the internet to find goods and services? Thus the old standby yellow pages are no longer a viable place to advertise for your business. In fact, think about the last time you used the yellow pages. It was cumbersome and frustrating to look through several different categories and find that companies you were searching for were no longer listed in the Yellow Pages. If you are like that 79% you know it’s so much easier to go online and use the search engines to find those goods and services you are looking for.

The Denver marketing strategy for many businesses has changed to put more emphasis on optimizing the internet search engines, Facebook ads, Tweets, You Tube videos, and other online advertising methods. These new methods are not only the place that others are looking for someone in your business classification but it offers ways to get more information than you could ever put on one full page in the yellow pages.
Here are just a few other advantages of finding new customers online:
1. Affordable. When compared with traditional advertising (even the yellow pages) the internet offers more affordability for more geographic coverage.
2. Wider reach. Since the internet is global your advertising will reach more people than traditional advertising methods. Thus if more people see you online, you may ultimately have better results online.
3. Easy to Track and Measure. Do you remember how difficult it was to keep track of how your customers found you in the past? Well the internet offers a lot of analytics tools to measure online effectiveness and provide for improvisation of ads when necessary.
4. Speed. Online advertising is instantaneous so it can start to produce the minute your ad is released.
5. Improved branding. Any advertising improves the brand of your company and online advertising stands out as a notch above in Denver branding for your company, service or product.
6. Better ROI. Since online advertising is performance based, the ROI is sure to be much better than traditional advertising methods which will help the bottom line.

As you can see, there are many advantages to advertising online to find new customers. So how do you get started?
There are so many different avenues for online advertising today that it might be difficult to choose the one that is best for you and your company. That’s why Denver marketing firm, Revenue River Marketing, offers a full assessment of how you do business, what you hope to accomplish through online advertising and what kind of results you can expect. They then develop a customized strategy to meet the specific online advertising results for your business.
You have many advertising options for your business today. You can get new customers the new way through online marketing strategies that will be affordable, provide a wider reach, and get a better ROI.

As Denver concrete contractors, Wolf Concrete Construction is proud to offer exceptional concrete services to Denver and the Front Range. Our experience in the industry allows us to provide superior Denver concrete services for both residential and commercial needs. From driveway creation, to Denver decorative concrete and more, Wolf Concrete Construction is the right choice for the job.

Contact our office more information about the concrete services we offer. Our Denver concrete contractors are happy to talk with you about your project and about what we can do to help. With over 15 years of Denver concrete services, Wolfman Concrete Construction has the experience you can trust.

Proper lawn care requires regular mowing and produces large quantities of heavy grass clippings. Disposal is inconvenient and expensive and takes up space in landfills. An alternative is to leave clippings on the lawn, which saves labor and promotes a healthy lawn.

• One thousand square feet of bluegrass lawn generates about 200 pounds of clippings annually; 75 percent or 150 pounds of this is water.
• Leave clippings on the lawn for healthier grass.
• Clippings break down quickly and encourage beneficial microorganisms and earthworms.
• Nutrients in the clippings are recycled into the lawn, promoting steady grass growth.
• Clippings left on the lawn means no bagging and hauling, saving both human and fuel energy.

The idea that clippings left on lawns will cause thatch has been disproven. Thatch is a brown, spongy material consisting of dead grass stems and roots.

Excessive thatch is undesirable because it prevents water and air from penetrating to grass roots. A healthy population of microorganisms and earthworms in the soil can digest thatch.

Grass clippings break down quickly and encourage the beneficial earthworms and microorganisms that maintain healthy grass and healthy soil. Regular core cultivation (aeration) is the best way to prevent thatch.

Clippings and Nitrogen Fertilization

Nitrogen is the fertilizer nutrient most used by turf. Clippings contain nitrogen and other nutrients. When returned to the lawn, clippings recycle nutrients in an organic, slow-release form that promotes steady grass growth. Returning clippings reduces the amount of supplemental nitrogen fertilizer required by lawns but does not eliminate it entirely.

Mowing

Lawns are most healthy when mowed at 2 1/2 to 3 inches, leaving the clippings on the lawn. To prevent grass from matting over the winter, some people lower the height to 1 1/2 inches for the last mowing in the fall.

Mow frequently enough that no more than one-third of the grass blade is removed. When grass is growing rapidly in the spring, this may mean mowing every five days instead of waiting a full week. This is necessary for two reasons.

First, grass plants undergo less stress when the amount clipped is short compared to the amount remaining. The resulting clippings will be smaller, so they drop into the lawn more easily. Even with mulching mowers that finely chop clippings, mowing more frequently results in less turf stress and allows the mower to work more efficiently.

Second, studies show that it takes less overall time to mow more often and leave clippings on the lawn than it does to mow weekly and bag clippings. If grass becomes excessively long between mowings, it may be necessary to bag or rake clippings to prevent them from matting on top of the lawn.

Mowers

Various types of mowers are available, each having advantages and disadvantages. From the viewpoint of leaving clippings on the lawn, any mower can do the job if the lawn is mowed frequently before grass becomes too long.

Mulching mowers, a type of rotary mower that chops clippings several times before they fall into the lawn, are a good choice. Bagging mowers may or may not require the bag to be attached. Kits are available to convert some bagging mowers into mulching mowers.

Choice of mower depends on budget, mowing habits and size of lawn. In selecting a mower, consider its ability to return grass clippings to the lawn.

Savings

Many municipalities are getting out the message to “take the waste out of yard waste.” Yard waste makes up 20 percent of materials sent to landfills annually, yet 100 percent of it can be recycled. Less yard waste means less trash hauling for municipalities. Savings in labor, fuel and other costs can be substantial.

Clippings as Compost or Mulch

If clippings are too long to leave on the lawn, there are at least two alternatives for recycling them: composting and mulching.

Grass clippings contain nitrogen and can be a valuable addition to compost. Compost is useful for improving Colorado’s heavy clay or light sandy soils.

Clippings also can be recycled as mulch in the Garden. Mulching reduces weeds, modifies soil temperature, and retains moisture. Mulch maintains good soil structure by reducing the force of rain droplets. It minimizes erosion by protecting the soil surface. When using clippings as a mulch, layers deeper than 2 inches will rot and produce a foul smell. Scatter and allow the first thin layer to dry. Later, add more clippings to produce a 4- to 6-inch deep mulch.

Do not mulch with clippings from a lawn that has been treated with a weed control product within the last two weeks. The herbicide on the clippings can harm desirable bedding and Garden plants. These clippings are best left on the lawn where the clippings and herbicide are broken down naturally by soil microbes and earthworms. Always read and follow the label on all pesticides, including herbicides.

The winter weather is here and the snow has begun to fall! Are you in need of commercial snow removal services? Wolf Concrete Construction specializes in snow removal in Denver and surrounding Colorado locations, such as Castle Rock, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and the Front Range.

Our team provides snow removal services for parking lots, sidewalks, entryways, and more. We also specialize in services that are accomplished by hand, such as entry ways and sidewalks which are completed with snow shovels and snow blowers. Contact us today to learn more about our Denver snow removal services and how we can help get you through the winter weather!