Web Site Designs Can Sell, but… Can You Make them Talk?
Posted by Carlos in affordable web site design on September 25th, 2009
A decent Web Site Design is great. What about the contents? Do they matter?
I write and research every single day, looking out for topics that attract the attention of people. Some, including myself, still see the Internet with kind of a “suspension of disbelief” gaze: Sometimes some of us, who knew 5 1/4-floppy disks and actually started their video-games addiction with the archaic charm of an Atari 2600 console.
So, watching how fast the Internet grew up into this fascinating kaleidoscope of stimuli is a bit too much to fathom in one day. Who knows what’s going to be waiting for us tomorrow?
Literally. Tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »
Why do People Keep Making the Same Web Design Mistakes?
Posted by Carlos in affordable web site design on September 22nd, 2009
Web designs are the new business cards. You want to brag about your company? You better be ready to add an URL address to your personal data. Is there a company that doesn’t like to have smooth business cards to share and spread the word?
Lousy business cards, with Internet-stolen clip art, lame fonts and clashing color schemes. That’s almost as bad as attending a business meeting with egg and coffee stains all over your tie. Can you even begin to imagine how embarrassing might be to have a lousy website now? Read the rest of this entry »
Adult Entertainment Web Design: Sex sells?
Posted by Carlos in affordable web site design on September 17th, 2009
The main problem with Adult Entertainment web site designs is that, sadly, they are the reflection of a voracious industry. Jenna Jameson, erotic actress and entrepreneur, once said: “I always look at both sides and totally understand their fears of the unknown, … Whenever there is any type of adult stigma surrounding the fear, the worst is always assumed.”. The worse, however, is a monster made out of several parts and some of them, albeit non-threatening, can bring businesses to a halt.
It is not a secret to anyone that pornographic web sites are managed in a similar way its contents are produced: quick and messy. There is no time for details and top-notch production. Well… it’s not that the habitual customers of these products expect these traits. They hope for immediate satisfaction. So, why do erotic entertainment sites aim for some of the most voracious and gritty marketing strategies such as malware-ridden banners, hidden text and all the tools of black-hat SEO trades?
Because times are tough and there are way too many companies jumping on that bandwagon. Read the rest of this entry »
Principles of Interactivity on Web Site Design: The Human Touch
Posted by Carlos in affordable web site design on September 15th, 2009
Web sites were designed to quickly deliver information. In the beginning, the format of the content wasn’t as important as the information itself. People would navigate through endless pages of text that wasn’t that different from a bunch of printed pages. Since there weren’t as many alternatives as the ones we have now, browsing through these text-based sites was okay. But people was expecting a lot more from their technologies than shoulder pads, tinfoil attire and astronaut ice-cream.
We wanted to get inside of our computers and recreate (if not improve) the world around us. Read the rest of this entry »
The Perils of Flash-Oriented Web Design
Posted by Carlos in affordable web site design on September 11th, 2009
Web design implemented affordable (and, mostly, available) tools to make the best of whatever little resources the Internet had to offer. Picture one of these impromptu science projects made with rubber bands, an eraser, two pencils, no time and that’s pretty much what the first web designers had to work with. On these rudimentary times, everything was a blend of logic, out-of-the-box programming and hope.
And then there was Flash. If you haven’t played Flash games or seen Flash animations, you probably have spent years in a cave.
Flash became the cat’s pajamas and everyone was using it. It gave websites dynamic and multimedia-oriented contents at a fast, budget-friendly rate. In the blink of an eye, the Internet was flooded to the rim with animations, dynamic text, sound and multiple menu options. Users slowly but steadily got interested in this new tool, learned how to master it and both designers and users created a new standard for the industry.
At what cost? Read the rest of this entry »
Effective Planning for an Affordable Web Site Design
Posted by Carlos in affordable web site design on September 9th, 2009
The design of a web site, in order to be profitable, needs some serious planning. There are several aspects on stake: From the credibility of your company to the economic investment made to launch a site. Using time wisely is key to transform what could possibly be an ordinary site into an online business powerhouse.
So… where to begin? Never an easy question to ask.
It is common to see gigantic projects sink even before they are launched. Costs increase as days go by, the stress levels begin to increase, designers and copy writers slowly begin to lose their interest and things never get done and, if they do, results are worth anathema and exile from the Internet world. So, is there a way to spare everyone the hard times and frustration? The answer is so simple it might surprise you… Read the rest of this entry »
Web Site Design Two Way Intention
Posted by Carlos in affordable web site design on August 27th, 2009
A website design has to be alluring to customers but also functional for web crawlers. The purpose of having a webpage could probably be for customers to find you on search engines and attract visitors towards your products/services or the content available on your site, maybe just to check out something else you might have. The reasons might defer, but the objective of being known and position on a market segment are probably the same.
Designing a website not only has to satisfy customer´s needs, it also has to serve computer programs for your site to be ranked on search engines. Make the best design your customers will love but don´t forget to design if for SEO purposes. If you have an awesome web design, but no one visits it, all your efforts are long gone. Know what to keep in mind on the web page design process and become an online marketing design strategist.
Here are some useful pointers to have present during your web design creation or upgrade: Read the rest of this entry »
How to Come up With an Appealing Logo Design
Seeking for an appealing logo design to let your customers know who you are and what your company offers? If so, Make sure your composition is simple but sends the correct message. Have a design that represents everything your company does and offers in a simple, but understandable way that becomes attractive to customers and has the proper visual impact and remembrance. Make the best out of it, depending on the corporate image you want out there: serious and professional or a fun fresh composition, make sure everything is planned to fulfill your customer´s expectations.
Logos are how many potential customers will identify what you offer, make sure you have a design that people will recognize and remember. Choose wisely which colors you are going to incorporate on your artwork and what elements you will have to represent your business. Create a theme, you can choose a character or have a symbol to represent your company, maybe create a letter font that will enhance the name of your company or all of the above. Logos have many elements you can incorporate to your composition, make sure you keep in mind the following pointers to make your piece a successful logo creation: Read the rest of this entry »
The Vicarious Pleasure of Porn Site Design
Posted by Carlos in affordable web site design on August 6th, 2009
Sex sells, and its presence is significantly increasing over the internet like no other product or service offered online. Making the porn industry one of the most successful business models online. If you are interested in creating a profitable website in the adult industry read carefully, if porn isn’t your daily cup of tea I recommend you read a more sober and conservative blog Web Design for Corporate Identity for a more conventional view of online professional web design. For the rest of you hang on to your trousers and enjoy the show.
The purpose of an adult porn site is to offer products, services, images videos and accessories “in a dirty but appealing way”. You need to have a showroom of what you are offering, no matter what you display; you need to make it appealing. Probably have information that describes the item or an image that is worth more than a thousand words. Concentrate on showing what is being offered such as you would a lamp or a mobile phone online. Direct your customers to the products offered where they can find the proper information like prices, shipping options ways of use… or if “Bamby” on the picture there is a Leo, Taurus or a Gemini. Give customers useful information to add value to your website.
How to Avoid Banner Blindness
Posted by Carlos in banner Design on July 24th, 2009
How do you promote a product or service online in a way that is effective to impact a market segment? You create and air a professional banner on a webpage. Great idea, but how to make customers view and click on the ad? Well, I guess you are going to have to read my words and follow some instructions: Don´t make your advertisement fall in banner blindness. Make it visually appealing with the proper strategies to make your banner successful in delivering the message.
To make a banner eye-catching you have to incorporate some elements in the equation and properly blend them in to obtain an effective mean of impacting an audience. Depending on what you are going to advertise you have to establish: Read the rest of this entry »
