By: Kirby G Mack (Vice President of Digital Media at Simplicity Lone Beacon) As of 2025, AI tools like ChatGPT are increasingly used for general searches, and the trend is accelerating rapidly. AI-powered results are now default on most mobile searches in the U.S., meaning AI-generated answers are the first [...]
By: Kirby G Mack (Vice President of Digital Media at Simplicity Lone Beacon) SEO is dead. This is something proclaimed every year. And depending on which side of the SEO operations you land on, you either scoff at it or cheer it. SEO, Search Engine Optimization, is evolving rapidly with [...]
By Kirby Mack, Vice President of Digital Media at Simplicity Lone Beacon AI... It’s all the rage. It’s all anyone is talking about, from content writers, Hollywood, to Congress. AI is here, so what should we do about it? Of course, with all new technology, it’s ever-growing and ever-changing. So [...]
By Kirby Mack, Vice President of Digital Media at Simplicity Lone Beacon Knowledge is great. I love learning new things. But sometimes we can take for granted the things we have learned, and just expect others to know it. I know I'm guilty of that, and it's something I am [...]
You spent a lot of money on your website, you think it looks great! But does it work? Do people come, stay, and more importantly, return? When was the last time you checked your bounce rate? Wait… What’s a bounce rate? I’m glad you asked. A Bounce Rate is [...]
Fonts matter, just like color, it can set the tone from the beginning. Let’s take a look at one of the most classic examples: Which note would you rather find on your kitchen table in the middle of the night? Sure, this is a bit of an extreme example, but [...]
Don’t take this personally, but coming from a background as a professional wrestler and designing the silliest of logos – right down to a logo for a wrestler named “Dashing Rock Ripper” – the financial advisor design spectrum can come across as limited. However, it doesn’t have to be. [...]
Simplicity Lone Beacon works with some of the biggest financial advisory offices and institutions across the country, but whether your business is big or small, it’s crucial to have a great looking and functional website that not only helps you put your best digital foot forward to those who visit, [...]
Internet Explorer has been a staple of many people’s internet browsing experiences since its launch in 1995. For many, the first time they ever explored the internet was through Internet Explorer. The iconic logo is immediately recognizable the world over and has perhaps graced more desktops than any other icon [...]
It should come as no surprise how important a great looking, functional website is in 2022, yet SO MANY cut corners on theirs. Yours SHOULD be making you money, and providing incredible insight into your business. Check out this 2-minute video.
