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Laguna Beach artist Laurel Meister needed a site to market and sell her artwork. Her own artwork was used as the basis for the design.
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Focus on What You Do Best 0
Do you feel as though you need to do everything for your business? Are you serving your customers, creating your own web site, doing your own bookkeeping, attending networking meetings, taking appointments and arranging your calendar, and making all the arrangements for special events? A lot of small business owners find themselves in this situation [...]
How do I learn to build web sites? 0
If you want to learn to build web sites, it can be absolutely overwhelming trying to figure out where to start and what to learn. In this article, I’ll give some advice to those who want to build web sites, for any reason. I’ll also give lots of resources for where you can go to learn what you need to know or get help if you’re stuck on a project.
The most important thing you can have if you want to build web sites is passion – passion for the work will keep you motivated to constantly learn new techniques and technologies that you’ll need to know to keep your skill set up to date and relevant.
10 Things Every Web Site Owner Should Know 0
In 14 years building web sites, I’ve worked with a lot of clients with misconceptions about how the web works and how the process of building a web site should work. To save time, money, and frustration, I’m presenting this short list of 10 things every web site owner should know.
Hosting Your Web Site Demystified 3
It seems like it should be simple and straightforward to buy a hosting package for your web site. But then you start looking around and have no idea how to evaluate all the different companies. Even when you do finally pick the perfect company, you don’t know how to choose between the different options they provide.
In this article, we’ll explain what hosting is exactly, the different types that are available, and how to choose the one that fits your web site best.
NdP9 0
A six year old site for actor Ninno DePatrick is updated and moved onto WordPress for easy maintenance and updating.
Campus Confidant 0
A strong and bold design, the result of a collaboration between founder Vanesa Rey and Purple Pen designers, communicates Campus Confidants’ message of strength and empowerment.
Miller Educational Excellence 0
A deep blue and a bright orange strike the right balance between expert professionalism and warm fun in a design for Miller Educational Excellence.
Balance of Fitness 0
Teresina Goheen wanted a striking and dynamic look to capture her high-energy personality for her business cards and web site.
Sindoni Consulting 0
SCMS needed a simple site to showcase their extensive business experience. We used their signature color – USC Red – to create a simple and functional site.
