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 »
Web Design Enlightenment
Posted by Carlos in Logos, affordable web site design on July 22nd, 2009
Getting on board a web design project may become a stormy task if you don´t know where to start. Your webpage is your company´s image online and we assume you want your page to look nice, so read carefully. Know the purpose of your website. Determine if your intention is to sell, inform promote or just have a webpage because everyone else has one. It doesn’t matter what you want your webpage for, it needs to look good and be viewed.
Make the best out of your webpage design by incorporating marketing strategies to improve your sales. If that is your intention, you’re on the right blog. Have your products and services properly displayed and strategically structured on the landing pages you need to design. Make your homepage have the basic information it requires for proper navigation within your site. Visitors should feel comfortable traveling without moving on your page. Read the rest of this entry »
Start Your PPC Campaigns with Strong Marketing Strategies
Posted by Carlos in Pay per Click on July 16th, 2009
Pay per Click campaign design and structure are build to increase your online sales and rank top on search engines all over the internet. But being #1 has a price, depending on how many bidders you might find for a specific keyword. To generate a PPC that is effective converting visits into sales you need to structure your whole webpage and mold it for marketing purposes. You need to establish keywords related to your business. Say if you are selling lamps you need to start thinking how customers might start looking for your products, what they will be typing to find your website.
Research is a key element to begin this process. You first need to know your market, see who you are competing against and what they offer. Read the information they are posting on their website, that way you will get an idea of what keywords they might be using. Start building a keyword database of words or short phrases you might start working with. Once you have some keywords selected see how much they run for on the search engine selected, if they are being bid by the competition and how much they run for. You can either bid more per keyword or come up with different ones that are cheaper or less used. When starting your keyword research Keep in mind: Read the rest of this entry »
What Logo Design Fits your Business?
Coming up with a professional logo design that represents your company´s business is a process that needs to be carefully structured. Your logo will be representing what your company is and does, also the way people see your company in a market fluted with hundreds, maybe thousands of companies you need to outshine from. Come up with a creative, visually appealing composition that will be remembered by customers as a professional company that is there to assist and satisfy their needs.
Logos represent everything your company is and does in the market segment you are working on. Try and make a visually simple composition easy to remember, with the proper elements you might want people to see. An example of a simple but effective logo design is BMW, a sky blue and white quartered symbol that represents a rotating propeller with a thick black ring encircled by a silver lining. The letters BMW are emblazoned in a non-serif font on the top of the ring. Read the rest of this entry »
