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Welcome to the Xeno Blog

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Xeno Media Celebrates 25 Years as Chicagoland Digital Agency

03 Nov, 2022
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What started out as humble beginnings working out of an apartment in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood has turned into a profitable full-fledged web agency and digital marketing agency. Their client base has expanded rapidly to include major companies such as Allstate Corporation, Mount Franklin Foods, and Young Innovations.

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Xeno Media helps Level-1 drive IT infrastructure

29 Jun, 2021
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From The O'Hare 21 expansion to The Michael Reese / Bronzeville Lakefront Redevelopment to the Adaptive Reuse of the Old Cook County Hospital, Level-1 is Chicago's Smart City Innovation leader in IT infrastructure design and planning--integrating hardware, software and network infrastructure systems to create environments that are optimized for the future.

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Track Campaigns with Parameters in Google Analytics

10 Mar, 2020
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If you’re running a specific promotion campaign that sends people to your website, you should add campaign parameters, called UTM parameters, to your links to track how well they perform in Google Analytics. This simple guide will walk you through it!

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Brewhouse Legends Craft Beer Christmas

04 Mar, 2020
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Xeno Media had the pleasure of working with Mount Franklin Foods, a national food brand that manufactures unique and flavorful snacks and candies. This Christmas we brought them a quirky, fun, a little bit out-there video concept, and they were all in. 

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Durabilt Redesigned: From BigCommerce to WordPress

23 Apr, 2019
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We migrated Durabilt's site from BigCommerce to a modern and responsive WordPress/WooCommerce platform.

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What you should do about Google's de-indexing bug.

11 Apr, 2019
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Google's de-indexing bug has been resolved. What should you do to see if you've been affected?

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What’s the Difference between Web Design and Web Development?

29 Sep, 2018
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Web design and web development are two parts of a process - one's drafting a blueprint for a website, the other is building it.

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When Should You Redesign Your Website?

13 Sep, 2018
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As trends shift in digital marketing, what your visitors will expect and accept will change too. Learn to see the most common red flags that you're in need of a refresh.

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What should you know about the Bitcoin Email Extortion Scam?

23 Jul, 2018
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Reports have been flowing in of a new email threat: pay a ransom in bitcoin or have embarrassing webcam footage of you sent to your contact list. Learn what to do when this phishing scam lands in your inbox.

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Communication is the Key to Great Client Relationships

11 May, 2018
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We are proud to share that we have been recognized as a top developer in Chicago for our open communication. Now featured on Clutch.co with an overall 5-star rating and on The Manifest. These ratings and reviews are independently verified by an independent business analyst through a phone interview.

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Faster, Smarter Web Maintenance through (Semi) Automation

13 Apr, 2018
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Website maintenance is the regular monitoring, updating, and patching of your sites core software as well as optional modules and plugins. This is a critical and often overlooked part of owning a website. We automated a portion of the process for increased accuracy, speed, and thoroughness.

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4 Key Reasons Why Open Source is Great for Businesses

26 Mar, 2018
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Open-source is great for business. With the source code being openly available, we can modify, improve, or build on it as we need and updates are actively developed and released in a collaborative community. But open source isn't just good for developers. It's great for business.