OK, so we got on the Twitter bandwagon...and still wondering if it will lead to real value. Seriously, Ashton Kutcher reached over a million followers the other day and proclaimed this is the new way of communiting information. If people like Ashton Kutcher are going to be delivering the news (which, of course, is all about themselves) then I want no part of it.
But, if we can use this audience to leverage our own products and services...then maybe it is. Twitter demands you build a relationship first...not a very personal one, but one that sees you give before you get. We're doing that by offer a client of our Denver Web Design services some consulting in the use which includes providing value, linking to their blog and offering answers to questions asked. It's a trial run...but interesting to see what happens.!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Denver Web Design
I've just signed on a new client recently. They found my business using Google search for Denver Web Design and we've had an easy road to getting to a contract.
Now my nemesis...Some Guy...has all sorts of ideas for them. He thinks it would be cool to have the products list in Flash - text which fades to a picture of the product and then changes to new text and a new picture and so on and so on.
Who are these guys and how do they get someone to listen to them when they make suggestions as lame as this! I can read the scenario now...a graphic designer that has learned how to do Flash. They don't know one thing about Denver Web Design but since they know graphic design; they pretend to be the new web experts.
It's aggravating for me but if you heard the complaints of clients over the years, who thought they were hiring someone who knew this confusing Internet world, you would be amazed. The kid next door, someone's brother, their neighbor, an IT guy out of work...the list goes on.
True web development experience is beyond the knowledge of these self made designers/developers but the consuming public still has a lot to learn about the differences. So this is a post to just say; be wary. Ask for credentials, experience, satisfied customers. Actually, first contact real companies, not just 'some guy' - no different than your CPA or attorney...you wouldn't trust those facets of your business to a kid or someone out of work, would you?
Now my nemesis...Some Guy...has all sorts of ideas for them. He thinks it would be cool to have the products list in Flash - text which fades to a picture of the product and then changes to new text and a new picture and so on and so on.
Who are these guys and how do they get someone to listen to them when they make suggestions as lame as this! I can read the scenario now...a graphic designer that has learned how to do Flash. They don't know one thing about Denver Web Design but since they know graphic design; they pretend to be the new web experts.
It's aggravating for me but if you heard the complaints of clients over the years, who thought they were hiring someone who knew this confusing Internet world, you would be amazed. The kid next door, someone's brother, their neighbor, an IT guy out of work...the list goes on.
True web development experience is beyond the knowledge of these self made designers/developers but the consuming public still has a lot to learn about the differences. So this is a post to just say; be wary. Ask for credentials, experience, satisfied customers. Actually, first contact real companies, not just 'some guy' - no different than your CPA or attorney...you wouldn't trust those facets of your business to a kid or someone out of work, would you?
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wow, it's been a long time, been Twittering about and seeing a lot of faces. So far, it's allowed me to spend some money on new goods, but it is a bit addictive and reminds of first foray onto the Internet; you roam about a lot and get nowhere really important! Wondering just how to incorporate into my site for Denver Web Design and use successfully...but that's another night of no sleep, so not now!
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