But how do I pay for it?
Given what you may have already read elsewhere on the web about web design and development, one thing you might be asking yourself is “how do I pay for it?” Though my rates are pretty reasonable given the industry average of $50/hr (you can read more about what web designers charge here), I do realize that many people wanting a web site don’t necessarily have a large budget to do everything they’d like. I’ve worked with a number of clients whose budgets have ranged from a few hundred dollars for a basic online presence, to those with upwards of $1,000. One thing...
Read MoreKeene Business Association
Type of work: design and development of full web site, including the extensive use of Google map mashups, and the addition of a business directory (Nonprofit Business Association). Website url: www.townofkeeneny.org Platform: WordPress.
Read MoreThe Ultimate in Pool Care
Type of work: design and development of full web site, as well as the delivery of a Facebook Timeline page with integrated Facebook applications. Website url: www.ultimatepoolcare.com Platform: WordPress Please note that extensive re-work was recently accomplished on this site allowing for the responsive display of the site and its use in various screen sizes (e.g., smartphones, tablets, etc.). This work entailed using the newly introduced, responsive version of the original WordPress theme and the addition of almost 2,000 lines of css (Cascading Style Sheet) code. Examples of the Facebook...
Read MoreMarketing & the Internet: do consumers do online research?
During an adjudicatory hearing on the viability of the Adirondack Club and Resort (ACR) project in Tupper Lake, adjoining property owner Phyllis Thompson brought up the fact that the ACR’s website isn’t currently in operation, wondering if that might have an impact on the marketability of the project (Resort’s marketability questioned, Adirondack Daily Enterprise – June 6, 2011). Per the Daily Enterprise article, one Terry Elsemore, an expert witness hired by the Adirondack Club and Resort (ACR) developers in Tupper Lake to bolster their cause, and owner of Fractional Strategies,...
Read MoreQR Codes: the next greatest thing?
Just about anyone who drives down Route 73 through Keene, NY has a smartphone of some kind. An iPhone, or an Android, or one from the other handful of flavors that permeate the current market. One equipped with a camera. And if there’s even a smidgen of truth to the statistics reported by Clarkson’s Adirondacks Business Center, that means there’s about 1.6 million of them traveling through town yearly. 1.6 million of them, those smartphones, accompanied by potential customers. Give or take, that is. What does this mean for local businesses? Imagine this: techno-savvy...
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