Make it interesting Okay, so your website has successfully completed step 1 and caught your users’ attention. Great! But now what? You certainly don’t want people to leave your website now, which is what will happen unless you can keep them engaged and spark their interest in what you’re offering. Your website needs to be interesting. This step is just…
Tips for an effective website: Part 1
Grab their attention! Recently I was asked what I do for a living and I told them I help make great websites. That led to the question “what makes a great website?” – which is a good question and one that made me think how best to break it down. I would argue that a website is great if it…
How to get your web designer to go against their better judgement and do exactly what you want
The most important thing is to first break their spirit. To get them to make the changes YOU WANT you need to get the project to a point where the designer simply doesn’t care any more. Here are some tips on effective ways to accomplish this: Ask for countless minor changes to everything. Most designers take on a specific project…
Barnabas Network
The Barnabas Network is a website aimed at helping and encouraging church Minister and pastors. Started by Mike, a retired Baptist Minister who wanted to share his knowledge and experience with other Ministers and any other “fellow travellers”, to help and encourage people through their life and ministries. When creating the logo, Mike wanted to use the image of a…
The growing trend in shonky websites
I’ve been seeing this ad quite a bit recently. It’s an advert for a website designed and built for $199. I’ve checked out their website- and there’s only one problem: The websites all look the same and are terrible! If you find yourself in the situation where you can only afford $199 for a website, then sell some office furniture…