By admin | Published:
February 4, 2010
I’ve talked with a few photographers lately about new web sites. They each had different ideas of what they needed. It got me to thinking… what would the perfect photographer’s web site look like?
Photography is one of those fields where you put your work - your art and soul - on the line at every appointment.
It is also a word-of-mouth business: happy clients will refer their friends. Prospective customers value their friends’ opinions, so the most trusting new clients will be referrals.
A photographer’s web…
By admin | Published:
February 2, 2010
I’ve been pretty silent on this blog for the past several months, but now I’m starting up again. I have been a web developer since 1997, and I’ve been busy. I haven’t done as much blogging as I would like. I’ve almost always worked for a bigger company, and Stitchsoft would take a back burner to both the day job and my family.
Now, I have an opportunity to spend more time on Stitchsoft and other web sites that are my own. I must admit…
Posted in Web design | Tagged stitchsoft
By admin | Published:
February 1, 2010
“I own a small business. Do I need a web site? a blog?”
It’s a valid question. As a businessperson, you don’t want to dump money into a web site if it’s not going to be a good investment for you. And if you choose to have a web site, how do you go about deciding whether it should be a blog or other type of web site?
A Rose by Any Other Name
Here’s a secret: a blog is just another name for a content-based web site.…
By admin | Published:
June 17, 2009
Part 2 of starting a web site covers the expected / desired visitor cycle, card sorting / organizing menus, and professional graphic design. Follow our example character Joe Blue as he goes through these steps to build a water park web site.
Read more about how to start a web site, part 2.
By admin | Published:
June 16, 2009
I have been part of lots of web projects… some have fallen flat on their faces, and some turned into major success stories. Of course, there were a few in between! For those of you just getting started on a new venture, here is my personal step-by-step formula for setting up a new web site, from concept to its initial launch.
Read more about how to start a web site.