Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Brad Pitt uttered these words in the movie Ocean’s Eleven as a response to George Clooney’s question, “Why do they always paint hallways that color?” Colors are carefully selected in places that have a defined function or goal; perhaps in the casino’s instance, it was to relax the employees and guests.
From a website’s structure, to images, media, and content font, the colors used will subconsciously send a message to the reader. And if you are wondering why many professional companies use the color blue, for instance, this post will shed some light. (more…)
Tags: content, Optimization, scanning, usability, web design, website
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
This blog post is in response to a Wall Street Journal article from Monday, August 11, 2008
For those of you with a small business and no website, reading this WSJ article needs to go on the weekend “To Do” list. Even if you choose to have a company build and maintain your website, the article covers the basics that all business owners must understand in order to avoid additional fees and misc services many providers pitch. (more…)
Tags: Internet Marketing, website
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
If you use the Google toolbar when surfing the web then you have probably seen the little green colored box that refers to Google’s Toolbar PageRank(PR); their proprietary tool that simplifies which websites are more important than others on a scale of 1-10 (or zero if you have no PageRank). (more…)
Tags: google, Search Engines, SEO, website
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
If they are standing up and shouting out in Oklahoma City that a law firm MUST have a website, you know its not an option anymore. (more…)
Tags: Legal Marketing, website
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Perhaps we got your attention with that tag line…and hopefully you clicked in order see pictures of, well, not any of us. But there are two points to be made in the post: A good tag line is critical to gaining clicks and attention; and two, people LOVE pictures on the web. Here is why: (more…)
Tags: content, Optimization, website
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