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Content needs to speak to your audience

It started with a bunch of guys in wigs.

I went to a presentation on a really wonderful website; Our Constitutional Rights. This sight was put together by professional ad man turned amateur web guy, who thought it was important that young people understand what the Constitution is all about. … Continue reading →

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User Experience Design & the Becky Davis Re-design

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A well designed site meets the needs of the users and the business requirements of the client. Information architecture is the framework for how the content is organized and structured, a well designed site has a clear hierarchy. Continue reading →

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UX, IA, Re-design, Oh My!

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The goal is to make it as simple and friendly as possible. How I sort out and display the content on my site will make a lot of difference. Continue reading →

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Website Re-design – The Journey

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Websites are never really done and every 2-4 years, a complete re-design may be in order. Join me on the personal journey of re-designing my site. Continue reading →

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Trends in Social Networking

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Ways to Market your Website and How Social Networking can work for a Small Business. It’s never about you and your service/goods, it’s always about solving a problem for your customer. Value is determined by the buyer not the seller. Continue reading →

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How to Hire a Web Designer

Linked in is one way to find a web designer

You’re hiring someone because they have skills that you don’t; so how do you know they have the right skill set necessary for your site? Continue reading →

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Preparing Pictures for the Web

Photoshop is one way to optimize images for the web

When adding images to a web site, what does “web-ready” mean? Continue reading →

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Domain Names – Who controls yours?

Always have control of your domain

This subject is probably the most important thing I cover in my seminars and after what I just went through this morning with one of my own clients, it bears repeating again. Just so we’re all on the same page … Continue reading →

Categories: Questions, Resources, Web Design | Tagged domain, login form, maintenance | 2 Comments

Business & E-Commerce Website Design Best Practices

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Very few people will talk about an uneventful order, everyone will complain about a bad one. Continue reading →

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How long will it take to create a site?

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So every small business can have a site in 2 weeks, right? How long will it take you? Do you have your content ready? Continue reading →

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