Working at a Web design firm in the heart of historic Portsmouth, NH, we are lucky to have an inside view of all the New Hampshire primary hoopla. Granite Staters know that during primary season it’s not uncommon to get stuck in traffic behind a campaign bus, or even run into a candidate while trying [...]

Vital takes pride in all of our clients, but there are a handful that inspire us on a daily basis. Being a Web design company, we might not be able to change the world, but we can certainly help. In Paula Abdul’s words, “Our gift to you is the stage, what you do with it, [...]

Earlier this year, we launched a new site for DataRisk, a Portsmouth, NH company that helps business manage risk. When it came to redesigning their look, the risk specialists weren’t taking any chances. They chose to put their online and design needs in Vital’s hands. The new site is the perfect place for potential clients and individuals [...]

An automatic email newsletter can be a great way to let your established customers and fans know about what’s going on at your business. Once you’ve built an address book of contacts who have an interest in your business, an email newsletter is a perfect way to keep those contacts engaged. There are many services [...]

  Caramel apple? Treat. Snickers bar? Treat. Blizzard before Halloween? Definitely a trick. A pre-Halloween storm that dumped as much as 30 inches of snow on some areas of New England and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands was among Mother Nature’s most fearsome pranks. But there are things to learn from this fluke [...]

We’ve mentioned before that a contest or promotion can be a great way to drive traffic to your site and get customers through your door–here’s a perfect example of that, courtesy of Portsmouth’s own New Hampshire Film Festival. The NHFF recently announced the winners of their 2011 sweepstakes. The grand prize winner Dan Young received [...]

What do M&M’s, rock stars and good grammar have in common? More than you might think. Back when Van Halen began playing stadium shows, their contract rider famously called for a bowl of M&M’s in their dressing room – with absolutely no brown M&M’s. This story is often used as an example of rock and [...]