ArchiveDecember 2016

What should go into a strategic plan? If you look at the commonly held definition of a strategic plan you would say it sets priorities, focuses energy and resources, gives your institution direction, ensures everyone is on the same page and that all stakeholder issues are accounted for. Your strategic plan probably includes the tactics and personnel needed to meet your goals, as well as protocols for measuring and assessing your progress. However, a vital element that may be forgotten is your Read More

As we turn the calendar to 2017, our New Year’s Resolution at VGM Forbin is to celebrate our customers more often. Each month, we’re going to celebrate our “Customer of the Month” so you can get to know the businesses that we’ve helped by providing our web development services. Get to know our first Customer of the Month: Allied Purchasing Allied Purchasing has been serving its members since 1937. Located in Mason City, Iowa, Allied Purchasing serves a buying group Read More

    It’s that time of year, your final numbers are in and you’re looking to make your dollar go further in the coming year.  We get this question often in December – how can I market best online while using a limited budget? No matter what size your budget is in 2017, I believe you must pay close attention to your online directories.  At VGM Forbin, we call it Reputation Management.  Your online reputation is built when customers, or you, search Read More

VGM Forbin will be upgrading to a higher capacity backup power generator over the night of Tuesday, December 6, 2016. All hosting services will be offline on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 during the maintenance hours of 12:00 AM – 4:00 AM CST. Email services are not affected by this scheduled outage. If you experience any issues after the maintenance window is closed, please contact VGM Forbin Support at 877-814-7485.  Questions that have come in so far. Check back for updates.  Does Read More