1 secret no web designer will ever tell you
I was attending a networking event in Rhode Island yesterday and I met a woman whose business has a website, or should I say HAD a website, the frame of the site was there but the inside was missing, imagine a beautiful painting stolen from your home but the thieves left the frame. She told me that her web designer couldn’t retrieve it, luckily she ran into me, It got me thinking about 2 things;
1) all the “secrets” we web designers know.
2) what secrets web designers will never tell.
I think it’s vitally important to help a person in need, even if I don’t know them well or there’s no financial gain in it for me…
New Mobile Project
We are working on a new mobile-based business, it’s a local city calendar that shows users nightly deals in all 4 categories; Dining, Drinks, Events, Music.
We created a temporary teaser web page up where people can sign in and keep up to date on the launch day, if interested go to www.mycityatnite.com to be the first to know.
Goodbye 2012
As I sit here and type this new blog post – the first one of the year, I can’t help but think of how great last year was for both Englund Studio and me personally. Looking back, I’m filled with gratefulness for all the professionals I’ve met – and many have become my web design clients as well. I’ve discovered a secret; the secret was a simple mantra that I kept repeating over and over again throughout the year “Do Whatever Scares You”, here’s how I used it, whenever an opportunity came to me i.e. speaking engagement, taking on a leadership role, volunteering for something that got me out of my comfort zone, etc. I would simply make a decision to do it – ONLY if it scared me.
Cyber Monday Results
Cyber Monday mobile sales have increased 259% in 1 year! This should not surprise anyone who follows these trends, what we all know of mobile shopping now will be completely different at Christmas 2013.
Check out this infographic chart, some of these statistics will no doubt surprise you – and also there’s a reference to some of the BEST mobile shopping apps!
1 thing I’d wish some clients would understand
As a web designer, I miss the illustration side of me – I like breaking away and creating something other than websites and blogs. I do this to keep my creativity fresh.
I just finished designing 2 info graphics, (graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge.) I love creating these and feel a little addiction coming on. In today’s post I want to highlight my 2nd info graphic that illustrates something many designers have faced, leave feedback if you can relate!…oh, and please feel free to share this blog.
3 Feng Shui Secrets of Web Design
What is Website Feng Shui
Let me start by telling a quick story. Currently, one of the best known feng shui users is real estate mogul Donald Trump. After losing Asian clients a few years ago due to his properties’ apparently bad feng shui, he hired a feng shui master to analyze Trump Towers – if it’s good enough for Trump, it should be good enough for your online presence. When the principles are appropriately applied, feng shui has been seen to elicit the profound experience of order.
9 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Search Traffic
I just read this article by someone I follow religiously at Income Diary, I couldn’t say it any better so I’ll let him talk:
9 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Search Engine Traffic
Written by Nicholas Tart
Here are nine reasons why you’re not getting as much search engine traffic as you deserve.
Bored, Busy, Lost: A Mobile Strategy
I read an article by Johnathan Stark, he’s a mobile consultant and trainer who really get’s it! In the article he writes about the 3 different types of mobile users. We look at these three when developing a mobile strategy with our clients, here’s a short excerpt from his article.
The image of the busy professional racing through the airport with a bag in one hand and smartphone in the other is what lots of people picture when they think about mobile computing context. It is certainly one context, but it’s not the only one. To begin to put ourselves in the shoes of our users, we need to consider three major mobile contexts: Bored, Busy and Lost.
5 QR Code Failures
QR Code Campaigns need planning and careful thought to the cost of each new customer who scans, here is a list of the 5 QR Code failures, some of these are downright scary!!!
1) QR’s in flight? really?, talk about rippling and distorting – what an expensive campaign, someone said “Ooh, I have a great idea” that same person is now looking for a job.
2) If you’re going to self-promote yourself in a crowd, remember to glue your qr right side up!…just sayin’
How Much Should a Mobile Website Cost?
How Much Should a Mobile Website Cost?
We get asked this a lot, the answer is simple: It varies almost as much as the cost of developing a full website. If you’re one of the many business owners asking this question then this blog post will help!
The 5 key factors are:
1. Content/Service
What is the purpose of the mobile website? Is it an m-commerce site (mobile commerce), a landing page, a news site, a social network, calender of event stand alone page etc? How much content does it contain? One page or dozens of pages? The scope of the mobile website will provide a good starting point for estimating the cost of development.
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Dave’s knowledge of the industry is, in my opinion, second to none. He tracks web trends and keeps up on the latest techniques. His web sites are always creative, attractive, and easy to use. I have no problem recommending Dave for web site creation and maintenance to companies of any size.
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