Trends in Social Networking

(or Ways to Market your Website and How Social Networking can work for a Small Business) I recently spent the weekend at Social Dev Camp Chicago and came away with a lot of good contacts and a head bursting with notes to self and ideas. Here’s my take on the kinds of things that you [...]

Business & E-Commerce Website Design Best Practices

I get asked about this subject a lot at my seminars and from my clients. I work with what most people would consider micro or small businesses, and while I’ve done some e-commerce work, large complex shopping sites are not something that I’ve had a lot of experience in. Common sense, design standards and my [...]

7 Things Your Web Designer Will Never Tell You

This was written by Chris Campbell of Lakeshore Branding and I couldn’t agree with him more, except maybe that I would tell you these things…. Original Article On October 20, 2009, Chris Campbell wrote: So you have an idea for a business website and you’ve hired a web designer. It’s a simple enough collaboration. You’re [...]

“Build it, they will come” Not a Good Business Plan

I have become a Meetup.com junkie lately. Social networking like Facebook and Twitter have their place, but in my mind nothing really replaces actually meeting people. Meetups can be about almost any subject and because I live in the wonderful metropolis of Chicago, there are a lot to choose from. Particularly in my chosen field [...]

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