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Posts tagged web design
Small Business Web Design – Pitfalls & Profitability
Oct 16th
Over the last few years I’ve seen the same old process rearing its head when it comes to new / startup businesses and their websites.
I’ve blogged before about the importance of brand and the fact that it’s often overlooked by startups – citing it as expensive luxury that the maybe don’t need.
Over the last few months we’ve been developing our GrassRoots products that are aimed at startup businesses and during the research for these products I’ve noticed certain trends popping up and a certain process coming back to haunt me, here’s how it usually goes:
- Startup owner calls up asking for More >
It’s Been A Little Quiet…
Oct 8th
Hi guys
Just a quick post to apologise about how quiet it’s been around here for the last couple of weeks.
We’ve been busy with a few big projects and then we had a Mac die on us so had to try and work around that, argh! Plus, in web design, Barnsley seems to never sleep!
Anyway, we’ll be back to it shortly so keep checking back :0)
Love y’all.
Ensuring New Client Meetings Convert To Sales – Web Design Musings
Aug 2nd
After putting up a post about small business networking, and how to make the most of it; I thought it’d be handy to follow it up with some thoughts on how to really make the most of any new client meetings you may book after you’ve been networking.
Of course these thoughts apply to any new client meeting that you make and also apply across a range of services that you may provide – however for the purpose of this post, I’m going to think about you as a web designer going in to look at a new web design for More >
10 iPhone Apps Perfect For Web Design & Development Pros
May 31st
Just been perusing Twitter over a cuppa and stumbled upon a great little article from Web Design Ledger regarding some of the best iPhone apps for web design / web development professionals.
The advent of the iPhone, as we know, has forced a revolution in the way that everyone works – it can greatly boost productivity and aid timely tweaks to all manner of our projects, no matter your industry.
And, with the launch of the iPad, web designers and developers may even start using App Store apps away from their desks for wireframing and much more – I can certainley see the bigger More >
Moving From PC To Mac, Finding The Best Mac Office Software & Migrating Your Outlook To Mac
Feb 3rd
A while ago I considered making the move from PC to Mac. There were a few reasons really, to be honest the main one was the seemingly inevitable degradation of Windows after a bit of use.
We’ve all experienced that!
Of course, Macs look great and we all know they perform well; given that Apple brought out a new range last Autumn it seemed like a good move.
As a web designer and general business owner I had a few concerns:
- How could I best transfer all of my files from my PC to Mac?
- As a hoarder, I have some serious email storage, so More >
Setting Up Your Website For SEO Success
Jan 27th
I’m a huge believer in getting to know my client’s processes, business goals and background. I think it gives me more scope to deliver a higher quality, and more effective website.
And when I say more effective I mean all round; search engine wise, lead generation wise, usability wise and so on.
When I build a website I consider various things before I’ve even started to build it, all encompassed in the broad headings I’ve given above.
But what about the build? How best to tackle that? I’m sure that every designer or developer has their own traits and techniques that make them More >
