Website Design & Marketing

Archive for July, 2009
Should I market online or in print?
Posted in Graphic Design, Online Marketing on July 30th, 2009 by Alex

When it comes down to it marketing yourself is a necessity. These days it’s an overstatement to keep yourself a float. But what methods work best for your company? Is internet marketing just as valuable as paper? I spent a little time investigating…

To Your Satisfaction: How to Get on the Same Page as Your Freelancer
Posted in Industry News on July 29th, 2009 by Alex

Freelancers have wide skill sets, but most don’t really offer mind reading. In order to make sure that your project is completed to your satisfaction, it’s important to carefully communicate with your freelancer. Even a relatively small miscommunication can affect the end result…

Get Creative With Your Domain Name
Posted in Industry News, Online Marketing on July 29th, 2009 by Alex

Choosing a domain name for a new client is a difficult task. Domain names are the crux of a website’s existence. A bad name can create a negative impact on branding and the ability to strengthen the domain value. A good domain name…

Choosing the Right Domain Name
Posted in Industry News, Online Marketing on July 28th, 2009 by Alex

When it comes down to your identity online many people often choose the wrong naming structure for their brand or identity online. The combination of strategy, imagination and good linguistic design practice. Not everyone has this ability and should definitely take this into…

Why And When To Go For PPC Advertising
Posted in Online Marketing on July 27th, 2009 by Rusty

The present world surely belongs to the world of marketing and advertising. The business that can make better sales in this world is the one that has more visibility in the market. There are various ways and means of getting more visibility and…

Is Twitter merely a Platform for Socializing?
Posted in Industry News, Social Networking on July 27th, 2009 by Rusty

Wikipedia defines twitter as “Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author’s profile page and delivered to

Online Advertising Tops The Charts
Posted in Online Marketing on July 23rd, 2009 by Rusty

People are relying less on print and more on the internet. The LinkedIn Research Network/Harris Poll are announcing the majority (92%) of advertisers are using internet advertising in their media campaigns followed by print advertising at 88 percent. The Harris poll, at the…

Making Sense of Web Design Lingo
Posted in Industry News, Web Design & Development on July 23rd, 2009 by Alex

This is a great article I found perusing through the internet on how to decipher web design lingo. The article was written by Matt Chamberlin of ACS Creative.

Whether you decide to work with in-house staff or an outside design firm on your…

5 Fun and Practical .htaccess Solutions
Posted in Web Design & Development on July 23rd, 2009 by Rusty

Htaccess files are plain-text configuration files used by the Apache HTTP web server. They allow users to set directory level options without requiring access to the  Apache web server configuration file. As such it is required that your server uses Apache, and a…

The Profitability of HTML5
Posted in Industry News, Web Design & Development on July 23rd, 2009 by Rusty

With the advancements of HTML, web designers have been doing well despite economic crisis in other industries. The future of web technology is definitely here and the demand for better design and functionality have certainly increased. The question now is, where do we…