Archive for the ‘Custom Web Development’ Category

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Eric King

3 Website Mistakes That Drive Me Crazy

Although I could spend days explaining the worst of the worst, I’ll pick three of my lease favorite, and coincidentally most common, web mistakes.

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If Content Is King, Are You The Power Behind The Throne?

There are plenty of sites (both business/consumer and pure blog) that have plenty to say, and say it effectively. And they don’t just rely on short sentences, SEO-laden jargon and bullet points, either.

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Matt Bigelow

Web Design: How to Hire the Right Web Designer

When looking to hire a web designer, or a web design firm, it can be difficult to compare firms apples to apples. Here's a quick guide to assessing web designers and choosing the right one:

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Sewanee Tuition Reduction News Spreads Online

The University of the South in Sewanee, TN announced that they are making a 10 percent tuition reduction and intentionally spread the news virally through their website, via email and over social media tools.

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Chrissy Sievers

Web Design for Small Businesses in 2011

Now that it's 2011, all the top trends of 2011 lists are coming out. A noteworthy one I stumbled upon today is Mashable's Five Design Trends for Small Businesses. What's great about what we see coming up in 2011, is that many of these trends won't require any more out-of-pocket expense to implement. They create a lot of bang with very few bucks, possibly even saving you some money, which is crucial to a small business. Here's what you should see come our way in 2011.

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Test Driving iPhone Photo Apps

Photography gets serious with the iPhone 4. The new iPhone4 features a 5 megapixal with 5x digital zoom with fully-functioning HDR capabilities. It also has a built-in LED flash that does a decent job in low-light situations. To see how the camera performs, I decided to test out 4 photography apps that produce a variety of effects on the iPhone.

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By Invitation Only

Consumers want to feel privileged and anybody with Internet has access to a pair of shoes on Zappos or discounted gift card on Groupon. To cater to these consumers another form of commerce emerged invitation-only online shopping.

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Nicole Provonchee

Parthenon Launches Rascal Flatts/JFI “B1″ Website

This week, Parthenon launched a new website that represents a partnership between the country music group Rascal Flatts and The Jason Foundation, Inc., an organization working to prevent teen suicide. The new site promotes the B1 Project, an effort to educate youth and students on recognizing the warning signs of youth suicide and how to help a friend.

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Matt Bigelow

Parthenon Develops Website for Flood Recovery

When I found out that Parthenon had decided to offer its employees one paid vacation day to help with flood recovery here in Nashville, my first thought was how generous that was. My second thought was to ask myself what was the most effective way I could help my neighbors given one full day to help.

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Chrissy Sievers

Why is Web Usability Important?

Not only is web usability important, it's vital. In a competitive world of big-name brands and corporations fighting for the same space, you can’t simply launch a site and trust it’ll engage your audience. Developing your site from the ground up with the user in mind will increase the chances of conversion and gaining yourself a loyal customer base.

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