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Join our CTS Team at Sacramento’s Run to Feed the Hungry Thanksgiving Day Fun Run
Join us in Sacramento on November 28th, 2019 for the 26th annual Run to Feed the Hungry! Rain or shine, the Capitol Tech Solutions team will be there running and walking to raise awareness about food insecurity in our community. CTS team members Bobby Reed, Steve...

How much does a website cost in Sacramento?
Recently, a CTS employee researched the top web design companies in Sacramento and discovered that the average cost of building a website in this area is $6,653. The price for a new website can range from $500 up to over $25,000, depending on the complexity of the...

Capitol Tech Solutions CEO Bobby Reed named one of Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 under 40
Congratulations to our CEO, Bobby Reed, for being named one of Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 under 40! First, congratulations to all of Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 honorees. It is a tremendous honor to be recognized as one of the most influential...

4 Tips for Creating a Successful Website
A website will help your business grow by utilizing your online presence to target and engage with new customers. A website is the backbone that supports all of your other user experience strategies, such as SEO, social media marketing, paid online advertising, and...
Capitol Tech Solutions listed on Best SEO Agencies of California in 2019
“I am extremely proud of our User Experience team as they continue to receive recognition for the hard work they are doing day in day out. They continue to educate themselves on the latest in SEO and Google search trends and implement new strategies that are paying...

Cheers to Capitol Tech Solution’s Office Expansion in Sacramento, CA!
We’re thrilled to announce our office expansion! Our wide range of tech expertise, exemplary customer service, and unmatched results for clients and partners have led us to this milestone. Capitol Tech Solutions is one of the largest software development companies in...
SEO vs. PPC – Which marketing strategy is best for your business?
In the user experience world it is vital to understand which marketing strategy will produce the best results for your business.Two options are Search engine optimization (SEO) or pay-per-click advertising (PPC).There are several marketing strategies to choose from...
5 Reasons why we write better content than a CEO
Bill Gates once said “Content is King” and at Capitol Tech Solutions we wholeheartedly agree with this statement.A website with a variety of content will see improved Search Engine Optimization(SEO) and the foundation of that variety is content writing. Everything you...

Our SEO Team is Constantly Expanding Upon Their Expertise
When potential customers search Google for a business such as yours, it’s important that your website be on the first page of search results, and not buried on other pages. At Capitol Tech Solutions, we can help your business appear on the first page of Google by...
Join our CTS team at Sacramento Century Challenge
Join us on October 5 2019 for the 6th Annual Sacramento Century Challenge sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sacramento. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Sacramento Children’s Home Crisis Nursery Program.Our CEO Bobby Reed signed up as a Challenge Champion...

1STOPlighting Hits 10K Followers on Instagram!
We are proud to announce that our client, 1STOPlighting, has reached 10K followers on Instagram! 1STOPlighting, an eCommerce retailer located in Sacramento, CA, has built their business by successfully selling home lighting products through their online store....
Why do we prefer Xamarin for Mobile Application Development?
We are in the era of mobile applications. Mobile applications are a popular alternative to mobile websites because of their efficiency and performance capabilities. If you are thinking about building an application for Android iOS or even Window phone platforms...

My Experience at FileMaker Developer’s Conference 2019
I'm Chuck Merkle, a Senior FileMaker Pro developer since 1998. This year I was fortunate enough to attend the FileMaker Pro Annual Conference, and below is my take on the excellent event. The 24th Annual FileMaker Developer's Conference was held in Orlando this past...

Alex Wright achieves Google Analytics Certification
Our front-end web developer Alex Wright has recently achieved certification for Google Analytics. Google Analytics is one of the most popular analytics software on the market because of its ability to collect a massive amount of data related to how users are finding...
What is a Cloud Architect?
As cloud technologies grow Cloud Architects are becoming more and more prevalent. A cloud architect is an IT professional who is responsible for overseeing a company's cloud computing strategy.Similar to a building architect Cloud Architects plan and develop...

Capitol Tech Solutions selected by the California Energy Commission for Software Evaluation and Assessment
“We are excited to be selected by the California Energy Commission to work with their Renewables Portfolio Standards Online System,” said Bobby Reed, CEO and founder of Capitol Tech Solutions. “As a certified small business and CMAS contractor, our team is well...
Why is 4G LTE Cat M1 a game changer for IOT?
At Capitol Tech Solutions we work with our clients to design build and optimize Internet of Things(IoT) applications. When discussing IoT devices that use cellular networks our clients usually have one of two comments.The first is “I’ve heard of 5G I’ll be able to...

IoT Trends that Will Change How Businesses Collect and Think About Data
At Capitol Tech Solutions we work with businesses of all sizes and are constantly offering the most up-to-date technology an digital trends for our clients. In keeping up with the latest technology we are seeing a great shift towards Internet of Things (IoT)...
Capitol Tech Solutions welcomes our new hires to the User Experience team
“We are thrilled to have recently added four new employees to our CTS team” said Bobby Reed CEO and founder of Capitol Tech Solutions. “These additions are all on the user experience side of our business and will help meet the rapid growth we have seen in that area...
Capitol Tech Solutions Becomes a Certified Google Partner for User Experience
“We are very excited to officially be a Google Partner. We now have exclusive access to many Google training programs as we continue to offer our clients the best ad spend opportunities” said Bobby Reed CEO and founder of CTS. “We are proud to offer our expertise in...
Capitol Tech Solutions is proud to be recognized on “Largest Software Development Companies” in 2019
“We are thrilled to be included in the Business Journal’s list of largest software development companies in 2019” said Bobby Reed CEO and founder of Capitol Tech Solutions. “We are proud to contribute our small part to making Sacramento a hub of innovation and look...
5 Tips to up your Social Media Game in 2019
The user experience team at CTS has gathered a few of our favorite ingredients to create a “recipe” for a successful social media program. See what tips you can incorporate into your Social Media Marketing efforts below.Have questions? Our marketing team is here to...
Capitol Tech Solutions employees support Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters: Community Impact and InvolvementBig Brothers Big Sisters is an organization founded on providing children facing adversity with professionally-supported one-to-one mentoring relationships to make a positive impact in their lives. The...

People love us on Yelp award 2018
Capitol Tech Solutions was recently honored with the 2018 "People Love Us on Yelp" Award. This is our third award this year alone for our user experience services. We were also honored with the 2018 Silver Davey Award and a Best of Sacramento Award for our...

CTS Supports Sacramento’s Run To Feed The Hungry
This past Thanksgiving, Capitol Tech Solutions (CTS) participated in the annual Sacramento Run to Feed the Hungry. The fun run supports the efforts of the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services (SFBFS), which provides food, clothing, education and hope to 157,000...
Is Your Website Ready to Win in 2019? | Free Website & SEO Analysis
Are your customers finding you online? Simply having a website for your business just isn’t enough. There are multiple factors that can help or hurt how Google and other search engines rank your website. Capitol Tech Solutions can provide you with a free website and...

3 Simple steps to help you write Engaging and Effective Content for your website
In this blog post we will address how our clients can strategically compose digital content for a targeted audience and how to optimize the message to accomplish your business goals.Step #1: Clearly define the goal of your contentBefore the first keystroke occurs, it...

Capitol Tech Solutions Brings Home Best of Sacramento Award for 2018
CTS Receives yet another Silver Davey Award for Web DesignCapitol Tech Solutions was recently presented with the prestigious 2018 Davey Award on behalf of the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts. CTS is being recognized for the third time with a Silver Davey...

Capitol Tech Solutions Achieves PowerSchool Unified Classroom Training Certification
Capitol Tech Solutions SIS Division recently achieved certification for PowerSchool Unified Classroom Training. This certification broadens our team’s knowledge of PowerSchool and allows us to continue to grow and support PowerSchool’s incredible growth. As the...
CTS Continues to Expand their Website Design Development and Software Applications Staff
Name: Marik Knapp Title: Customer Success Specialist Length of Time with the Company: Hired September of 2018 Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing and a Sales Certification from The University of Alabama Job Description: Marik is the forward-facing...
CTS Supports Ride for a Cause Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Sacramento
Cycling Fundraising Event Benefits the Sacramento Children’s Home Crisis NurseryOn the morning of October 6th members of CTS participated in the Sacramento Century Challenge - Ride for a Cause. The Sacramento Rotary Club hosted the 5th annual event to benefit The...

Top 5 PowerSchool Administrator Best Practices
Take advantage of powerful tools for your school district by implementing these PowerSchool best practices. PowerSchool is a powerful platform that can, in their words “Power your School District”. Within the last 3 years, PowerSchool has acquired several companies,...
CTS Excited to Join the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
We are excited to announce that CTS has joined the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce. We believe that the Chamber provides Small Businesses in West Sacramento and surrounding areas many benefits. Our primary reason for joining the Chamber is the opportunity to...
Best Free Website SEO Auditing Tools of 2018
Website development has become more and more complex over time despite efforts to simplify it. The rules continue to change and the range of languages that are accessibility increase and evolve. This creates a scenario where it becomes more and more dangerous to make...
2017 People Love Us on Yelp Award Winners | Capitol Tech Solutions
Capitol Tech Solutions is honored to receive the 2017 “People Love Us on Yelp” Award. This is the latest award that we have received for our dedicated User Experience work over the last year. Our team previously received a 2017 WebAward from the Web Marketing...
How a User Experience Agency Can Help Grow Your Business 2018
With all the demands of running a business time is a vital commodity. You have a wealth of knowledge about your industry customers and how your business runs. If this is all that was required to succeed you would be a millionaire in no time. But the reality is there...
2017 Capitol Tech Solutions Year End Review: An Evolving Digital Agency
2017 was a banner year for Capitol Tech Solutions as we grew our team became more focused and put together a strategic plan for future growth in 2018 and beyond.Agency Growth with Focus on Customer ServiceWhat a wonderful year 2017 was for Capitol Tech Solutions. Like...
Capitol Tech Solutions Awarded 2017 Davey Award for Web Design
Capitol Tech Solutions has been selected by a panel of Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts members to receive a 2017 Silver Davey Award in the category of Health Websites for their outstanding work on the Midtown Dental website. This is the second time that CTS has...

Shopify and Instagram Shopping Make Selling Products on Social Media Easier
"In fact more than 84% of smartphone users in the US browse research or compare products via a web browser or mobile app."InstagramShopify and Instagram will soon give Shopify Online Stores another sales channel for their products with Instagram Shopping....

facebook live giveaway
To celebrate Sacramento's Run to Feed the Hungry 2017 we're giving away a Fitbit Charge 2! We'll be Live Streaming the event on Facebook as participants of the 10K pass the Capitol Tech Solutions' Midtown office at 2831 G Street (we're located near...

Shopify: Review of Benefits for Your eCommerce Store
Online shopping is growing at a rapid pace. Global online retail sales are estimated to reach 8.8% of total retail spending in 2018. In the US alone about a third of Millennials are making many of their purchases online. Their spending tops $600 billion annually...
Creating Content: How it Helps Your Business Succeed Online
One of the most frequent questions that our clients ask us is “What can I do to help generate traffic to my website?” We've found that clients get the most value by creating relevant content that answers the questions and provides information about their business....
CTS CEO Offers Knowledge to CSUS MBA Marketing Students
As the CEO of Capitol Tech Solutions I am constantly on the lookout for the best future Marketing Professionals in the Sacramento Region. By consistently communicating with the great professors at Sacramento State and UC Davis I have had the opportunity to be...
Mobile Application Development: What it Takes to Build a Successful Mobile App
When a client wants to build the next great mobile app the first question is generally some variation of: How long does it take to build a Mobile App? How much does it cost to make a Mobile App? Can you build me an App like Uber? What kind of resources does it take to...

Capitol Tech Solutions Wins Web Marketing Association’s 2017 WebAward
Capitol Tech Solutions was acknowledged by the Web Marketing Association and awarded the 2017 WebAward in the Medical Standard of Excellence Award Category for Exceptional Website Design and Development Services. Web Marketing Association WebAward Expert Evaluation...
SEO Benefits Proven Through Data Driven Results
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a hot buzz term in User Experience. But what is Search Engine Optimization and why is it important? The quick answer is that building a new website no matter how amazing it is does not guarantee that it’ll effectively drive traffic...

Capitol Tech Solutions is Shopify’s Only Expert Partner Service Provider in Sacramento CA
Shopify has officially named Capitol Tech Solutions as their only Shopify eCommerce Partner in the Sacramento region After four years of designing successful eCommerce website for clients utilizing the Shopify platform we are excited to announce that Shopify has...
New Additions to Our User Experience Agency Team in Sacramento
Capitol Tech Solutions (CTS) is an expanding online marketing agency in Sacramento CA focusing on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Curated Content Development and Website Design for eCommerce. We’re excited to announce the expansion of our award-winning User...
User Experience Results for our Small Business Clients in May
The Account Managers Development Team and Account Managers for Capitol Tech Solutions work in synergy every day in our Sacramento Office help our Clients improve their Online Business.Although each Client has different requirements to gage their success in addition to...