Earl Sommerville has been collecting, propagating and photographing Georgia’s Native Azaleas for almost 50 years. This very simple Starter Website has only one purpose: to show off his beautiful photo collection. What’s unique about the website is the technology used. Cool Iris takes your images (via an RSS feed) directly from your Picasa, Flickr, or [...]
Have you noticed the little yellow review stars appearing in Google search results? Google is picking up reviews from various places on the web, and inserting them into the RESULTS pages. This means that, before a user even decides to click on your website, they are seeing a rating of your service or product [...]
Did you know that there are only a handful of fonts that are considered “web safe”? These are the fonts that can be rendered by most people’s computers without any special “work-arounds”. Web designers just use HTML or CSS to tell the browser what font to use, and that’s that. You can see these [...]
BeauCreations Web Design just launched a website for Terri Howell, Certified Court Reporter from Rome, Georgia. Terri needed a simple, affordable website with a form that helps clients schedule court reporting services. No bells or whistles, just an online presence that helps potential customers to find her locally. More on Starter Websites
OK, I think this just became available tonight. I had signed up to be notified as soon as it’a ready – bet their servers are seeing a lot of traffic just now from folks like me. Greplin is a search engine for your stuff. It indexes your email, tweets, LinkedIn contacts, Facebook friends, Google calendar, [...]
Maintenance Cooperative, Inc. is in the business of cleaning theaters. What sets them apart from other janitorial services is the professional integrity that owner Jay Scovill brings to the table. Theater managers know they can count on Jay to make sure that things are done right, their facilities are secure, and everyone involved is [...]
I just posted my web designer profile to a new (new to me) local service listing site called Thumbtack. This is my listing page: Marietta Georgia Web Designer I don’t know much about thumbtack.com, but the user interface is great, attitude seems friendly, they’re nation-wide (but specialize in local search), AND they connect you (help you [...]
4 Reasons to Upgrade Your Web Browser 1. Security: Old browsers are vulnerable to malicious attacks. 2. Features: As technology improves, the web changes. New browsers are needed to keep up with capabilities. 3. Speed: New features & apps require more bandwidth and speed to run well. Newer browsers run faster. 4. Innovation: Old browsers [...]
New Survey from Compuware Gomez Reveals Consumers Will Quickly Abandon Slow Websites | Gomez.
OK, I’m trying not to sound bitter or sarcastic here…. I just had a prospective client cancel our meeting because “her friend who knows some Photoshop will do a website for $300″. This happens occasionally. It’s not surprising, really. Starter websites are priced anywhere from FREE to $10,000! Budgets and needs vary tremendously, too, AND [...]
