Jul 11, 2016 | advice, design, seo, seo tips, website
If you have a website there’s an excellent chance you have been contacted by a company that claims they can get you on the first page of Google. Be very wary of claims like these. SEO can be a complicated issue to understand and some companies take advantage of...
Jul 7, 2016 | advice, design, graphic design
Maybe this has happened to you. You’re at a networking event, a trade show or just happen to be talking to someone when they hand you their business card. You look down and instantly you have some type of reaction. Sometimes it’s positive. Other times, it...
May 23, 2016 | advice, website
I’ve been approached by many clients that believe they aren’t tech-savvy enough to maintain a website. They are interested in having a site. They know that they should have an online presence but aren’t sure how to accomplish this. So how familiar or...
May 17, 2016 | advice, branding
Let’s start off by clearing up any confusion between branding and marketing. Think about it this way, marketing is what you do, branding is what you are. Considerations about the overall brand of your company, the perception the public has, the presence it has in the...
May 12, 2016 | advice, seo, seo tips, website
Looking for tips on how to optimize your website? Start with choosing the right keywords. Keywords help improve search engine ranking. If you want to be found online, you have to rank well in search engine results. In this article, I’ll explain how choosing...
Apr 22, 2016 | advice, seo, seo tips
Think of search engine ranking as the ultimate Web popularity contest. Most businesses want to to achieve high ranking in search engine result pages (SERP) to attract more customers to their site. Here are a few simple tips for optimizing your website. Write...
Apr 13, 2016 | advice, design, website
Market research has shown that a website should be designed every 2 to 3 years. While undertaking a redesign of your website involves time and money, there are a few other things to consider. Knowing how much to redesign is just as important. As Paul Scrivens has...
Apr 8, 2016 | advice, design, graphic design, web, website
There’s the old expression that you probably heard your parents say at least once or twice: “If everybody was jumping off a bridge, would you do it too?” Certain design trends and programs become very popular and suddenly seem to be everywhere. A few...
Mar 16, 2016 | advice, design
There have been moments when in my head I maybe screaming “nooooooooo!!!” but on the outside I am very tactfully and professionally dissuading a client from committing a design crime. Here’s my latest installment of design crimes, fonts edition. I am a type...
Mar 8, 2016 | design, website
Establishing a budget for your website project should happen before you speak with a designer. I’ve talked to many potential clients who were surprised at hearing that there was more to the process than hiring a designer to develop the site. The more you are...
