How to Add a Facebook Like Button to Your Website
September 4, 2010Social networking is all the craze these days and if you can generate a decent amount of buzz on Facebook and/or Twiiter about your brand, chances are it could pay off big time. To help with this, Facebook has made it easy for anyone to add a "Like" button to their website. Here's the simple steps...
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The Cost of a Quality Website
August 18, 2010Do you need a new website but are not sure about how much to budget? This informative article from Entrepreneur.com offers insight into the expected costs associated with publishing a new website.
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Just Launched - Alloydg.com website for architectural firm in Washington.
June 26, 2010Big Buddy Media just recently launched a new website - alloydg.com. Alloy DG is an architectural firm in Washington state. Kevin at Creative Genius provided the website design for this project and we the front end development including xhtml/css, modx cms, accordion menu and picture galleries.
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The Web Design/Development Process - The 4 D's
May 26, 2010A common question we get when conversing with potential clients about their website project is "What is the process?" This post is designed to answer that question. A typical website project consists of four major phases: Discover, Design, Develop, and Deploy. Following is a breakdown of what is included in each phase. Your project will include more specifics based on the goals of the project.
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How Do I Get My Website on the First Page of Google?
May 11, 2010The first thing you should realize about Google is that Google is NOT the Internet. Just because your website does not show up on Google, does not mean it is not on the Internet. Your website can be published live on the Internet without being displayed in Google's search results for a particular keyword.
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Why YOU - not your web designer - should own your domain name
May 6, 2010This post comes as the result of a nasty little experience I had recently with a current client and their old website design company. Let me start off by saying I in no way blame the client - 100% of the blame falls on the web design firm, which shall remain nameless.
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Just Launched: Stemulation.com Magento eCommerce Shopping Cart Site
April 26, 2010I just finished wrapping up the details for Stemulation.com, my most recent project. I did the custom Magento theme design and integration, set up the Magento store and made sure everything was functional. The client is thrilled with the results and I will most likely continue to work on the ongoing maintenance and updates for the site as well.
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Your Home Page: If Everything is Important, Than Nothing is Important
April 9, 2010The home page of your website is probably the most important page of your site. It is most often the "landing page" - that is the first page your users will view. Often, I will have clients tell me they want this or that on their home page because it is important and they want their visitors to notice it.
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Reset Button on Web Forms is Useless
March 17, 2010I've often wondered when and why anyone ever decided to put a reset button on a web form. You've seen it many times. Often, the reset button sits directly next to the Submit button and worse yet, they are styled exactly the same. I can't figure out why anyone would ever want to fill out a form, get to the bottom, and say "Oops! I accidentally filled out every single field incorrectly. Oh look! A reset button so I can clear out all the hard work I just did with one click of the mouse!"
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Big Buddy Media Partners With Advertising and Marketing Agencies
March 5, 2010Are you an advertising or marketing agency looking for a reliable website designer or developer to partner with for your projects?
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