Okay, okay. Everyone is always wanting to see amazingly fantastic web design. There are many beautiful websites out there that combine form and function and really perform as they were intended to. Then there are millions of mediocre websites out there. These are perfect examples of what not to do in web design. (more…)

What does it take for your business to get recognized these days? The average person comes in contact with or hears about your company at least seven times before you’re hired. It used to be that people would hear about your company through the newspaper, billboards, yellow pages, direct mail, and if you’re budget was [...]

This blog post is for you if you can answer one the following questions. Are you still using a website designed in 1998? Is your website as professional as your company is? Do you believe that your company’s website can do more for you? Was your company’s website designed by a friend’s 8th grader as [...]

Just about everyone knows of someone that can put up a web page. Let’s face it, it’s not that hard to use a WYSIWYG editor such as Adobe Dreamweaver or NVU to create an HTML page.

More often than not, when discussing the fabulously intriguing topic of web design with potential clients, I hear, “Oh yeah, so-and-so’s cousin’s friend does web design.” or “My sister’s a lawyer and she created her own website.” Of course, DIY (or Do-It-Yourself) is a very popular choice because people think that they’re saving money when in all actuality it cost more given the fact that those ‘do-it-yourselfers’ don’t know how to design a website for people and search engines.

I understand the DIY mentality especially when it comes to home improvement projects. However, don’t suppose for one minute that if I was going to court and needed legal counsel that I would attempt to represent myself. Same concept right? Leave it to the professionals. That means web design too! (more…)