Should You Delay Your Web Presence?
If you want a website, you likely want to get your site up and running before too long. However, getting a web site too early can backfire and can end up costing you money. Here are some things to consider if you are wondering whether to forge ahead or delay ... read more...

Are You Ready For An Online Presence?
Many business owners want a web site right away. In fact, it sometimes appears that business owners who are unsure of where to start think that a web site is a great way to launch a business. Unfortunately, some unscrupulous web design companies prey on this myth by promising new companies the moon – as long as the companies are willing to spend thousands on a web site. The truth is that you are not ready for a web site if ... read more...

What Are You Designing, Anyway?
If you want to create a great web site, you need to know what comprises a great web site. What happens if you don’t know what you need to make a great site? Just consult this handy checklist of all the working parts you need ... read more...

Are Large Graphics and Animation Ever a Good Web Design Idea?
Read any decent article, pamphlet, or book about good web design, and you will quickly learn that one of the key principles of good web design is to remove large graphics and animation. The reason is simple: both slow download speed and push your visitors to buy from someone else. If you have done your research and have surfed the Internet, you may quickly realize that many web sites ... read more...

The 30-Second Web Design Test—Can Your Web Site Pass It?
That old adage “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression” is especially relevant to the world of web design. Not only will viewers not return to your site if your web space does not make a good first impression, but your viewers are likely to start judging your web site right away. While we may have been taught to look past first impressions in people and while we may think it’s good to give someone a second chance, in cyberspace these niceties do not exist. If your web site fails to make a good impression on a viewer, that’s it .... read more...

Do’s and Don’t of a Well-Designed Web Site
Keep the domain name and home page simple ... read more...

Small Business Web Sites are Different – Here’s What You Need to Know
Some companies assume that a business website is a business website, but in fact the online needs of Fortune 500 companies and small businesses are very different. If you are a small business, you need ... read more...

Is SEO Outdated?
Some companies are gleefully predicting the demise of search engine optimization (SEO) and keyword rich content. Some claim that the advent of pay-per-click advertising and other ways of getting a web site to the top of search engine rankings with no keywords at all will make search engine optimization obsolete. However, this is not the case ... read more...