Some time back my brother asked me to give a national association, of which he is a senior member, a price for redesign of their web site and monthly maintenance. Now in our family the rules were established a long time ago so the following thoughts and actions occurred: I felt enormously proud that he was willing to risk his reputation by recommending my work I ensured that he was not part of the decision making process My pressing need was to prove to his principals that I was more … [Read more...] about Nepotism – the new (old) definition
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A Valuable Lesson for This Winona Chiropractic Center (and Brett)
I can empathise with Brett Terpstra, a web designer who waited almost four years for money owed to him for a web design job that he completed for a Winona, Canada, chiropractic firm. In desperation he changed the web site as below, the image went viral and loads of controversy erupted around his actions. Brett should have done what he has now and just taken the site down - see http://winonachiropractic.com/. In the interim the chirpractor that Brett had a beef with opened another practise … [Read more...] about A Valuable Lesson for This Winona Chiropractic Center (and Brett)
Got The Site But No Bookings?
As a web designer I often get contacted by people saying that they don't think that their website is performing well online. Most often they say that they are not getting enquiries, sales or bookings. The term for this type of interaction between users and websites is called "conversion". Conversion is when a user converts from being just a visitor or reader to someone who makes contact either by making a booking, requesting rates, buying a product and even something as simple as making a … [Read more...] about Got The Site But No Bookings?
