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Welcome to the CHROMATIC blog. We discuss topics related to Drupal web development, responsive web design, web strategy, small business, and last but not least, our company and projects.

Cron Hasn't Run in HOW LONG!?

If you work with Drupal long enough, cron will hang and fail on you. It has failed us all. This may not always be a big deal, but it becomes a real issue when your web application or Drupal site has cron-dependent processes, actions, triggers, etc. We whipped up a clever solution to alert us when there's an issue with cron.

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Using Imagick with Drupal

A common response when someone asks, "Can Drupal do that?" is almost always a resounding yes. However, when a recent project required that Drupal merge CMS capabilities with Photoshop-like functionality, I began to question if Drupal really was the right solution.

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9 Reasons Blogs Are Great For SEO

While blogging is not the answer for all websites, it can greatly benefit the majority of sites and businesses regardless of industry. If your website struggles to have the impact for your business that you would like it to have, take a look at what a blog can do for your website's search engine optimization (SEO).

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  • "Only 16% of consumer brands have a mobile strategy, so it’s no surprise that only 14% are happy with the results." - Digiday
  • "31% of current mobile internet users mostly go online using their phone. That’s 17% of all mobile phone owners." - Pew Internet
  • "46% of shoppers reported they exclusively use their mobile device to conduct pre-purchase research for local products and services." - Mobile Path-to-Purchase Study
  • "77% of mobile searches take place at home or work, only 17% on-the-go, according to Google." - Google
  • "When people use different devices to complete a single task, they want the same content and navigation." - A List Apart
  • "Blacks, Hispanics, low-income Americans, high school educated are more likely to be mobile-only users." - Pew Internet
  • "55% of mobile phone owners say they use their phone to access the internet." - Pew Internet
  • "Google recommends following the industry best practice of using responsive web design to decide the rendering on each device." - Google