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New Market Township, Minnesota

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New Market Township Town Hall and Park ImageThe WebWise team recently had the privilege of working with Becky Stocker, a member of the New Market Township, Minnesota Board of Supervisors. Becky contacted our office after discovering our Towns and Villages websites, asking if we would develop a website for their township in Minnesota. Naturally, we accepted.

The Town Board needed a website that could facilitate communication with township residents, visitors, and developers, as well as making it easy to view and download current and past meeting documents. Townships save money by allowing people to download documents rather than having to mail them.

Their website was also to convey the Town Board’s commitment to preserving township living, As well as making good first impression for visitors and those seeking a place to live.

A customized version of WebWise Design & Marketing's Towns & Villages Websites effectively met these needs and more for New Market Township. Here is a partial listing of what received with the website WebWise developed for them:

  • A website professionally designed & developed
  • Secure, permission-based Administrative area
  • Easily add/edit/delete Agendas, Minutes,, Notices Ordinances, Permits, Licenses, etc.
  • Mobile-Friendly and Device Responsive
  • User-friendly Navigation and easily accessed contact information
  • Events Calendar
  • Provide Sign-up for New Publication Notifications
  • Website Performance (Load time) and Security
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is built in
  • ADA and WCAG Accessibility Compliance included with hosting account
  • Notification Bar – Display Emergency Notices When needed

Nestled in Scott County, Minnesota, New Market Township is a thriving community with a small-town feel, while offering proximity to big city conveniences and attractions.

The township is home to roughly 3,700 residents and boasts a peaceful rural atmosphere, providing a safe environment, friendly neighbors, and a strong sense of community. Its unique character offers a lifestyle distinct from the surrounding suburbs.

Encompassing 34 square miles, New Market Township features beautiful natural spaces, including the scenic Credit River flowing through the area. Sweeney Park, a favorite spot for residents, offers a playground, open shelter, and a disc golf course, providing an ideal location for outdoor recreation and socializing with family, friends, and visitors. Additionally, the New Market Township's Town Hall is available for rent.

If you are seeking a place to live or relax near the Minnesota Twin Cities, New Market Township should be at the top of your list.

A Surefire Way to Encourage Kids!

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One of the most rewarding aspects of building websites is helping a new business launch their products and spread their message. When that message is to encourage youth, we were fully on board with this project.

Surefire Kids offers a series of brightly designed note cards with space for an affirmative handwritten message. Founded by two sisters, Surefire Kids believes in the power of positive words to make a difference in the life of a child.

Their new website tells their story and includes an estore for ordering their note cards, stickers, and t-shirts.

Congratulations, Kim, as you set in motion this dream, and best of luck as you honor your sister with this project!

Are Your Emails to Gmail Accounts Bouncing?

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If you send email to Gmail users, this information is extremely important! It is about getting your email delivered to Gmail users.

Don't think it is important? Consider this: In the United States, Gmail holds a 53% market share for email clients! (Source: TechReport)

While Google has not widely publicized it, they are bouncing legitimate emails regularly. With that in mind, I asked Bard, Google's AI application: "Does google bounce email if the sender account does not have a DKIM record?"

Bard's reply: "Yes, Google will bounce emails from sender accounts that do not have both SPF and DKIM records. This is because SPF and DKIM are two email authentication mechanisms that help to prevent email spoofing and fraud. Spoofing is when someone sends an email pretending to be from a different sender, such as a legitimate company or organization. Fraud is when someone uses email to scam or deceive people.

SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is a DNS record that specifies which IP addresses are authorized to send email from a particular domain. DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is a cryptographic signature that is added to an email message to verify its authenticity.

When Google receives an email, it checks the SPF and DKIM records for the sender domain. If the email does not pass these checks, it will be bounced back to the sender."

So, NOW you must have a "SPF" and a "DKIM" record in your Domain DNS. If you do not have those records created, email sent to a Gmail account will likely not be delivered.

For many years when most Domain Registrars created a new domain registration, they automatically generated a SPF record, but not DKIM records. That remains true for nearly all domain registrars unless you purchase email services through them.

Ask your email provider if your domain has SPF and DKIM records in your DNS records. It takes time to create any DNS record, so expect to be billed by whoever creates the records for you.

If you are a WebWise Design & Marketing client, and need DNS records created, we will email you about them, and explain what you need to have done.