I have created this checklist and have found it very helpful when trying to design a website. Keep in mind this design checklist assumes that you have your business idea and plan together and also that you have hosting and a domain name. Make sure you have done your research before you actually start building the site. 1. Site Map Create an outline of your pages. Develop the keywords, meta tags, and a rough draft for your content based on the page outline. 2. Site Design/Template Overall feel and look [...]
Professional Help
So for personal and professional reasons I have been inspired to discuss the types of professionals that may be required to build and maintain an online business. I would like to compare building and maintaining a site to automobile professionals. You have your specialists that can do certain things. You probably wouldn’t assume that the guy changing your oil or your tires can also give your car a new paint job and could also replace the engine would you? Also, cars are becoming very complicated and if the mechanic doesn’t [...]
Cyber Monday 2006
We all know about “Black Friday“, the day after Thanksgiving when people get trampled to death at 3 am trying to purchase “tickle me elmo” for $5 cheaper than normal. I’m sure we all feel the affects in our wallets, but so do the businesses. It was coined “Black Friday” because that is when the businesses pull themselves out of the red and bring their business in the positive. Between camping out in the cold all night and developing a never known form of claustrophobia, I don’t think I can [...]

