SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a way for your company to get new visitors by using search engines like Google, Yahoo, and MSN Live Search. Some people will say that they don't like to spend money on SEO, because who knows how much money they are spending, and can they get any return on their investment (ROI) for their optimization. Some people even wonder if SEO works at all, saying it is nothing more than 21st century snake oil. Well I've never thought so. When I set up an SEO campaign, … [Read more...]
posted on March 23, 2009 by
Compliments Can Come From Odd Places
The best compliments come from people you'd never expect them. Recently, for one of my clients, I was looking at some of his competitors. I wanted to get a feel for what they were doing, and see how my client compared. One of them has on their site "No, we do not have a fancy drop-down program that lets you choose from our other showcase designs and mix and match. That would cost lots of money". Well when looking at the competition field, he is clearly referencing the Options Showcase page … [Read more...]
posted on March 13, 2009 by
Conference Speaking
This week I had a chance to spend a few days at the eLearning Guild's Annual Gathering - immensely enjoyed it by the way. It combined two of the things I really enjoy - education/training and technology. I gave a session on Free and Low Cost Tools for Developing eLearning Content. In the current economy it helps to find the best resources that you can, at the best prices. And while there are many expensive solutions, there are also many low cost solutions. I have posted a website as a … [Read more...]
posted on March 11, 2009 by
Any Occasion Photography
Their website was designed to show potential customers the different types of photography that Any Occasion Photography shoots, as well as generate leads from the interest it would create. Therefore, potential customers are shown the different types of photography services they provide, as well as photography samples. The Photo Galleries are all dynamically generated, so the site owner only has to upload the files into the correct folder. Thumbnails and larger images are dynamically … [Read more...]
posted on February 24, 2009 by
Are you out of touch with your customers
Image via Wikipedia I live in Central Florida where we've been hit hard with the recession that is going on. Lots of my clients, and the people near me, are hurting. I know that some of my clients are fighting to stay alive, and I'm trying to help them. However, not everyone is so bright. Here are a couple of examples. The Good One of my clients is offering a year of discounts and promotions as he likes to call it. Each month a different promotion has been offered to his clients. This March … [Read more...]
posted on February 4, 2009 by
Updating the Any Occasion Photography website
In the last post, I mentioned that I had updated the Any Occasion Photography website. There were several core updates to the design, as well fundamental changes to make the site better. I thought I would give a small list, so you could get an idea of what types of updates occurred, and if they would be appropriate for your situation. The Site Design The design of the site is completely new, which many people who had visited will notice. However, each of the elements was specifically choosen … [Read more...]
posted on February 1, 2009 by
What I’ve Been Working On
I've not had a lot of chances to update my blog recently. The good news is that I've been busy with several client projects, and personal projects, the downside is that it has taken a lot of my time, so I haven't had a chance to update the blog. (Client projects always have a higher priority over the blog postings.) Here are a few updates on some client projects in the past 3 months: Developed a site with threaded discusion forum Redid the Any Occasion Photography website, completely … [Read more...]
posted on January 21, 2009 by
Browser Know How – Firefox
Image via Wikipedia Firefox is generally accepted at the browser which caused Mircosoft to have to restart development of Internet Explorer. Rising from the ashes of the former Netscape Navigator project, Mozilla's Firefox provided improved standards, and new features that are now known as standards in for the modern browser. This would inlcude things like improved speed of displaying pages, improved support for web standards, tabbed browsing, and others. However, Firefox's biggest … [Read more...]
posted on January 1, 2009 by
Happy New Year
Image by Sabrina Campagna via Flickr Happy New Year to everyone today. My the best of the past year, be the worst of the coming year. … [Read more...]
posted on December 28, 2008 by
Browser Know How – Safari
Safari is the default web browser, made by Apple, that comes with any Macintosh computer, much like IE is Microsoft's web browser. Many Mac fans will hate the analogy, but it is true. And for a while, it was only available to the Macintosh users, however Apple has recently released a version available for Windows users as well. People who have used Safari generally fall under one of two categories. They either love it, or hate it. I know several people who own Macs, and use Firefox instead … [Read more...]