Everyone wants a piece of the pie

The ...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2012/01/2462/quality-vs-quantity-what-are-your-values/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:56 EST http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/12/2452/is-facebook-stealing-from-the-pockets-of-small-business-web-designers/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/12/2452/is-facebook-stealing-from-the-pockets-of-small-business-web-designers/ By Matt at Matt Belair Designs
Lately I've started to notice a trend on the web. Many small businesses are turning to Facebook for their web presence and foregoing traditional web sites. There are a couple reasons for this and the number one reason is cost. You can't compete with free. Another reason for this is because it's easy. They most likely already have a list of connections built up that they can easily broadcast to. One more reason could be that it's convenient. Everything and everybody is in one place. People tend to like these 3 things (ease of use, convenience, and cost). Once combined, it can be very powerful. ...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/12/2452/is-facebook-stealing-from-the-pockets-of-small-business-web-designers/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:05 EST http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/11/2442/hiring-a-dependable-web-designer/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/11/2442/hiring-a-dependable-web-designer/ By Elijah at Elijah Clark
There are a number of things that every investor should do in order to achieve the desired goals in marketing. Today, when thinking of starting an online business, the aspect that should be given more attention is the web design. The use of a poor web designer has been found to be the main reason why most investors fail. This does not have to happen to every person. There are a number of things that an individual can do to achieve the most from the target project. Hiring the most competent web developer is the first step that could help achieve results reliably. Nonetheless, it is important to...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/11/2442/hiring-a-dependable-web-designer/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:10 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/07/2346/unfair-competition-in-web-design/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/07/2346/unfair-competition-in-web-design/ By Fernando at Engrafito Web Design
As the clock ticks and every second passes, somebody worldwide is planning on starting a web design business. It's easy to start, doesn't need a great investment and all computer skills can be put to work, in many cases from the comfort of your home. But, the lack of proper preparation and experience is producing a great amount of novice web designers that don't have the real knowledge about the business and much less the projection it may have in the future depending on their current work and prices. Focused on just landing a job with a new client, prices have dropped considerably, to...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/07/2346/unfair-competition-in-web-design/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:19 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/07/2345/what-to-consider-before-redesigning-your-ecommerce-website/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/07/2345/what-to-consider-before-redesigning-your-ecommerce-website/ By Mark at dotCommerce
After the recent global recession, ecommerce has become an increasingly popular business platform. For business owners and shopkeepers, it means reduced overheads and access to a wider client base. For established ecommerce traders, the advances in technology are creating more opportunities to create and sustain business using the Internet only. Whether you are thinking of starting an ecommerce business or want to bring your ecommerce business up to date, there are a few things worth considering before you begin the search for ecommerce website designers. Before You Begin Ecommerc...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/07/2345/what-to-consider-before-redesigning-your-ecommerce-website/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:13 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/06/2314/process-of-website-design-has-to-be-in-multiple-stages/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/06/2314/process-of-website-design-has-to-be-in-multiple-stages/ By Sukesh at SPINX Web Design
When you want to build a house, do you directly tell the mason to arrange the bricks and start using the concrete? No, you will never think of such foolishness. Same is the case with website designing. You need to plan the website design process step by step. There are multiple stages involved in a systematic web design process. Some of the main stages in this process are as follows. Preparing the flowchart and its importance Once a concept germinates in your mind the next step is preparing the flowchart. The flowchart is a way of presenting the web design process or any other pr...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/06/2314/process-of-website-design-has-to-be-in-multiple-stages/ Tue, 17 May 2011 06:49 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2302/project-management-is-not-business-management/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2302/project-management-is-not-business-management/ By Lucian at Stand By Soft
One of the most prominent characteristic of a project as a concept, is its sharp delimitation in time. It has clear start and end dates and is designed to achieve a unique scope, unlike the ongoing operations specific for business management. Sometimes, the end date of a project is the most important characteristic of the project. It is the starting point when designing the project deployment, any other characteristic being subordinated to this. In fact using a project management software allows a project manager to add a higher level of transparency regarding the interaction between variou...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2302/project-management-is-not-business-management/ Tue, 17 May 2011 02:00 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2301/learn-how-ecommerce-has-transformed-things-for-shoppers/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2301/learn-how-ecommerce-has-transformed-things-for-shoppers/ By Maneet at LeXolution IT Services P. Ltd.
Though every business enterprise has a different strategy of promoting its brand; however the most common medium is through WWW. This is the reason that most of the business owners today prefer to get their websites designed. And ecommerce websites are very common. Inexorably, Ecommerce or online business marketing has gained huge popularity these days. Though it is recognized by varied names, but the prime motive is to ease the task of potentials and drive them towards the business through a clichéd medium. The purpose is to make people know about company's product or services and make them b...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2301/learn-how-ecommerce-has-transformed-things-for-shoppers/ Sat, 07 May 2011 04:05 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2294/ecommerce-websites-and-their-growing-popularity/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2294/ecommerce-websites-and-their-growing-popularity/ By Maneet at LeXolution IT Services P. Ltd.
In this world where Internet has created revolution, consumers can reach out for wide variety of products over the web. Ranging from books, clothes, gadgets, accessories, groceries and more, Internet has facilitated consumers to pick the products of their choice and get it delivered at their place. By just few clicks of the mouse, people can today place orders for the products they need rather than paying a visit to the marketplace. This resulted in the boom e-commerce has got today. Most of the business enterprises have embraced this strategy with a motive to bring more business to their comp...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/05/2294/ecommerce-websites-and-their-growing-popularity/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:33 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2288/what-is-enterprise-time-tracking/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2288/what-is-enterprise-time-tracking/ By jason at Pacific Timesheet
Is it needed? Is it possible? Tracking employee time and work is critical for payroll, billing, time off management and attendance. Each process requires the capture of time and work data. These are accomplished adequately by manual or automated systems often operating in their own “silos.” While it might be possible to have them in one system, do the benefits of this outweigh the costs? Five Benefits of Enterprise Time Tracking: 1.Visibility: to understand an employee work time you need the full picture of their schedule including time off requested, time off scheduled, and h...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2288/what-is-enterprise-time-tracking/ Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:43 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2285/seo-guidelines-for-your-ecommerce-business/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2285/seo-guidelines-for-your-ecommerce-business/ By David at Traffic Online
Today, you can buy and sell almost anything online. E-commerce sites are constantly growing expectation of increase in its growth is obvious in the near future. As a result, competition is increasing and advertising through the Internet is becoming difficult day buy day. Search engines are constantly struggling to track e-commerce sites due to poor or obsolete site optimization. However, if the strategies are effective and implemented effectively, your chances of success on the internet and to stand out from the competition will be brighter. The following 15 tips for E-commerce SEO will help y...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2285/seo-guidelines-for-your-ecommerce-business/ Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:28 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2284/six-wordpress-seo-tips/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2284/six-wordpress-seo-tips/ By Vishal at Evon Technologies
As WordPress becomes the most favored content management system in the world, WordPress developers are looking for newer ways to optimize blogs and website. In WordPress, search engine optimization is one of the most debated topics. WordPress SEO is a bit different from normal optimization process given the fact that most of its actions are automated. Most WordPress developers add their unique touches to a blog or websites to rank them high on the search engines. For your project, the best option is to outsource the job to an offshore development center. Here expert developers will not onl...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2284/six-wordpress-seo-tips/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:05 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2271/with-web-based-technology-the-possibilities-are-limitless/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2271/with-web-based-technology-the-possibilities-are-limitless/ By jason at Pacific Timesheet
In a recent movie entitled "Limitless," the character Bradley Cooper is a down-on-his-luck fiction writer who only sees the limits of his life. He lives alone in a small New York City apartment. He talks to almost no one. In the throws of a severe writers block, he writes little and submits even less to his editor. One day he stumbles upon a pill that gives him instantaneous access to 100% of all of the memories and data in his brain. His limits disappear and he becomes an amazingly rich and successful man almost overnight. Before taking the pill, his memories were like notes taken on scrap...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/04/2271/with-web-based-technology-the-possibilities-are-limitless/ Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:20 EDT http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/03/2270/reduce-those-dreaded-multiple-revisions-prequalify/ http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/03/2270/reduce-those-dreaded-multiple-revisions-prequalify/ By David at Pure Fusion Media
It may be what we designers hate the most: the dreaded multiple revisions. Worse, what if the client doesn’t see what they like in your first round of concepts and asks you to go back to the drawing board? These are time... and profit... killers. It doesn’t take too many overly picky clients to bring down an agency or freelancer fast. Sure, you can restrict the amount of revisions, but if you don’t give the client that killer design within your revision standards, you may not garner that ever-needed future referral. Even with an unlimited revision policy, if you don’t nail down the design ...]]> http://www.designfirms.org/articles/2011/03/2270/reduce-those-dreaded-multiple-revisions-prequalify/