Web Design

Thumbnail image for Web Design: Creating a Sitemap First Saves Time, Money, Headache.

A planning sitemap is pretty much what it sounds like – a map of a website in its beginning stages. It basically gives the web pages an order of importance along with an idea of what will be on each page. Creating a sitemap as the first stage of web design ...

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Thumbnail image for 10 Things Every Website Owner Should Know

I talk with business owners all the time about the impact a good website should have on business. Unfortunately for many, the facts show their sites aren’t doing much at all to help their business, instead they’ve become just another way to spend the money they have less and less ...

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Thumbnail image for No One’s Going to Tell You “Your Website Looks Like $#*@”!

Warning, this post might offend some. It’s “one of those” posts. I am not one to sugar coat things, so if you are already thinking this post is going to make you mad – here is a link for you instead: I can’t begin to tell you how often we ...

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Thumbnail image for What Makes a Website Credible? Top 5 Credibility Signals

We’ve all been there. You head to Google for a quick answer to a question or problem, click on a website and say to yourself “something’s fishy here” and you head back to the search engine  to browse through additional search results until you find a reputable website. There’s something ...

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Thumbnail image for Good and Bad Reasons for Considering a Website Redesign

Website redesign can be a risky proposition and unless you’ve got endless cash flow, it’s a good idea to consider whether redesigning your website is absolutely necessary. The reason to perform a website makeover shouldn’t be the same as updating a wardrobe. Customers may actually be getting used to finding ...

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Thumbnail image for Planning Website Content is Crucial to Your Redesign

Tip 4 of 10 Planning website content is only important to the people who have done it. What the heck is that supposed to mean? Well, if you have never planned content for a website before it could easily seem like a waste of time. It may just appear to be ...

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Thumbnail image for Understand your Visitor Before Embarking on a Redesign Voyage

Understand your visitor before embarking on a redesign voyage. Failing to do this could get you lost at sea. Ever been there? Ever build a website and have it seem invisible to your audience? Because web design is our business we get to hear story after story about how clients ...

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Thumbnail image for How Important Is Publishing Good Content? You’re Lost Without It.

The cliche’ still holds true – Content is King. And today, I am going to use myself and my business as an example to speak to the importance of publishing good content regularly. So, here goes:  (gulp) First, I am going to admit that I am not exactly an award ...

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Thumbnail image for Tips for Website Redesign: Learning From Your Competitors

Doing some surveillance on the enemy is good for you. In fact, your competition is probably returning the favor. So, get out a pen and paper and jot down the things they’re doing that could possibly give you some competitive advantage. Are they paying for a ton of ad-words or ...

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Search Engine Site:Query

After consulting with a few potential clients recently, I found inspiration to write a series of tips on the topic I am asked about regularly. While every redesign project is different and has it’s own challenges, the next few posts in this series will give you a few things to ...

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