Articles for October 2007
By: at Zafari, Inc.
Since the web design/development field is unregulated, there is a vast continuum of levels of quality, expertise and success rates from individuals and firms that hang out a 'web designer' shingle.
At our company, we hear many sad tales and horror stories from clients and prospective clients everyday regarding their experiences working with various offerors of web design and development services.
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By: at Designvent
There are not many things worse in business than a client who feels lied to, kept in the dark and generally messed around, especially when it can all be avoided by a simple honest process that if implemented and explained at the beginning will benefit all involved.
In general, a client will approach a designer with all manner of expectations, hopes and dreams and generally expecting miracles, the trick is to understand all that is said, correlate it and form a plan with timescales, milestones and all sign-off points clearly marked so both the designer and the client understand what is required of them and by when.
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By: at IG Webs
There are many computer savvy people who get sold on tackling the job of designing their own website. They may know how to get around their favorite word processor program easily, however, html maybe a different story.
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By: at Virtual Design
"A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough." -- John Christian Bovee
Search engine optimization (SEO) is not rocket science but it requires both the right knowledge as well as the determination to succeed.
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By: at Medium Blue
So you have decided to hire a search engine optimization company as a part of your overall marketing strategy. The firm that you choose will have a tremendous impact on the success of your campaign, but you knew that already.
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By: at Graphik Connexions
Most people tend to retain more data with visuals when learning, rather than paragraphs of black text on a white background.
Are you the type of learner who enjoys learning a new system application with a brightly colored user guide with screenshots, callouts and arrows?
Do you have to have a live person guide you through the process step-by-step in the classroom environment?
Or maybe you like self-paced learning and enjoy going through interactive tutorials online with audio and animation?
Pictures, color, and graphics are definitely more captivating then black and white text, but are you retaining more information.
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By: at Westward Strategy & Design
The days of putting up a Web page then waiting for it to show up on the first page of any search engine are long gone. Today it takes time and effort to see your site in the first couple pages of results.
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By: at Westward Strategy & Design
This month seems to be the month of horror stories from clients and prospects. Many of them have relayed stories of current or previous “solutions providers” that have taken them on some wild rides in terms of service and support.
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By: at Westward Strategy & Design
As a follow up to yesterday’s article on protecting your website and domain I thought I would provide 10 questions you should ask a prospective web design and development company. Not only will these questions give you a better understanding of who you are interviewing, but they should also raise any red flags early in the negotiation process.
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