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Catching A Clue About User Experience

Fri, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Composer Jim Catalog Filters
There’s nothing quite like working on a project where you really get to push some boundaries and break out of the old trying to catch up by going slower routine. Case in point, I launched a new Venture user website this week for composer Jim Stephenson. If you aren’t already familiar with Jim’s work, it’s
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Coming (really) Soon: Downloadable Orchestra 990s By Season

Thu, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 048
With the launch of the new Adaptistration Store, the ability to offer content beyond the long-standing Coffee Tip product (which are always appreciated!) is finally available. The initial offering is the first in a new series of resource based downloadable content; specifically, Orchestra IRS Forms 990 used in each year of the Orchestra Compensation Reviews.
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The Beleaguered Bach Festival

Wed, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 126
Just when you thought the Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) may have been able to take off its PR damage control hat, the New York Times published a wonderfully comprehensive article by Michael Cooper on 9/18/2017 that thrust everything back into the limelight. Cooper provides all the overview and backstory needed to fully understand the scope
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Get To Know The Guest Authors

Tue, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 016
Since launching the redesign, it turns out one of the most popular new pages is the Guest Author archive. As such, I wanted to take a moment and point it out along with listing some of the most popular guest author posts over the years (so far!): Without a doubt, one of the most popular
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How To Temporarily Block A Page From Google Search Results

Mon, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 195
There are all sorts of reasons why you might need to temporarily block a page from Google search results but for performing arts orgs, one of the most common is purposefully duplicate content. For example, a theater client of mine has a show they stage every few years; it has the same title and although
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