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WEBSITE DESIGN |
The following are examples I have
done over the past 15 years through my employers!
I believe in
straight forward websites, uncluttered with
animations or backgrounds that appear before your pictures. I insist
on easy navigation. I believe in using text as text, and not images.
Search engines require information to be available in text format
for data collection. Submitting is an
often overlooked, but critical part of owning a web space. Proper
Meta tags and web submissions can make the difference between your
customer meeting you, before your competition.
I work with
Macromedia, Adobe Photoshop, Quark, Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator,
InDesign, EyeCandy, Dreamweaver and many other
programs. Since
I work in several different aspects of graphic design, I can bring
you website to life in your every day business needs, from business
cards, to pamphlets, t-shirts, stationary, decals and
logos!
I recommend staying away from free web hosting.
Although they provide a start, I suggest your local ISP. I feel this
way for several reasons. Recently I was informed by a customer that a
designer deleted their site and all the files within it, then claimed
rights to all the images designed for the site. The website was hosted
on Tripod, and the hosting providers notified the client that they do
not backup the files on the website. Similarly, I have also had a
website deleted on a free server this year with the same explanation
from the provider. I moved to a secure server who notifies us when
someone is trying to invade our web space/security, stealing bandwidth
or sending harassing emails. Typically they provide detailed web
stats, options and add-ons, 24 hour web support, things that aren't
available in free sites.
I would recommend finding a designer that doesn't
use a standard template for each site, if you're going to pay for a
site, pay for one that will be yours and unique to you in all ways.
Look for a designer that can create a unique web presence for you
without having to use graphics from other designers or free graphic
sites. The graphics I design will be one of a kind. Too many
websites have the exact same layout as every other site done by a
designer. Too many wonderful pictures, butchered with bad editing
skills, faded images, horrible use of the clone tool. Editing
pictures, should only be done by professionals. I specialize in
pixel editing, and it makes up for 60% of my clients. Upon
completion, you graphics are yours, use them as you see fit. I will
provide a disk with all your files when completed upon request. I will teach you
to save your website to your own hard drive and how to change your
passwords/contact information after the website is completed.
When you get a website designed by myself, you own
everything I create. I hold no copyright to any of the graphics,
layout, or html that are designed for you - you
don't "rent" a webpage, you buy it, and all images created for it,
unless the designer has borrowed them from someone else instead of
making new ones.
I will do regular and reliable maintaining, as well without asking, I
refresh the index pages of each site to reflect current season's and
holiday - something new and refreshing to a visitor who may be at
your site once a week. Keeping a website UTD is a
crucial!
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The Leading Edge Dog Show Company - Allison & Todd Foley |
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Timberfox Shiba Inu - Tina Gaudet |
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NonniesEnglish Cocker Spaniels - Vickie Umpleby |
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Dunliam English Cockers - Lisa Munro |
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