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Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night Hash Tags
I didn’t realize they even did this, but apparently on the Jimmy Fallon show, they read out funny tweets that have the hash tag associated with it for that night. For example, Jimmy Fallon will tweet from his twitter, and give the #hashtag to add. Last week it was #momquotes. A friend of mine submitted her mom quote, and was shocked when she (belatedly) found out that her quote had made it onto the show! You can check that out here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/funniest-mom-quotes-on-twitter-on-fallon_n_1189589.html Tweeted...
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This is a site I built for a friend of mine in Australia. He has recently launched a new business called Cockatoo Chaos, and requested help in building out the site. This site was built in WordPress, and focused on easy navigation, simple and striking colors, with a clean format to present information to customers. Plans to build out the site to include an online store using WordPress Shopping Cart are scheduled for a later date. This site was based on the Satoshi theme, an open source theme available to WordPress users. If you like parrots,...
read moreMed Express Gloves
Recently a new website for a local Asheville business was redone and released! Med Express Gloves is a medical supply store that supplies premium latex, vinyl, and nitrile gloves. Take a look at the old site: Bland colors, overlapping and confusing navigation, misspelled words and outdated links were some of the sites hurdles to overcome. Customers that had been with the company for years were used to the site and had no complaints, but our focus was to rebrand and rebuild, gain new customers and keep loyal customers satisfied. Check out the...
read moreWordPress 3.1.2
For those of you who religiously follow the latest and greatest WordPress trends and updates, here’s an overview of the changes that appear in WordPress 3.1.2 (FYI, this site is running 3.0.5 currently) Internal Linking – instead of having to manually type in each link, you now have the option to search for a post or page of existing content on your site and link to it. Admin Bar – when logged into your site but not on the dashboard, a grey bar runs on top of your screen, giving you links to various useful screens, such as...
read moreWebsite Maintanence
There is always some discrepancy about this subject: as someone who has designed a website for a client, how much site maintenance are you obligated to give – either as an ongoing basis, or per project? Sometimes a client needs a lot of maintenance, and sometimes you get the computer saavy person that can hold their own when it comes to site updating, and may only call occasionally for assistance. After much trial and error, I developed the following standard for my business: I offer my clients packages. Higher paid web development...
read moreTablet technology for business
I have been following tablet computer technology, specifically iPad and android powered tablets especially since the recent release of the iPad 2. As a computer person I am by default a geek who loves to play with new technology, particularly technology that looks as cool as the iPad. After playing with a new iPad in Best Buy I decided that one day if I found one cheap enough, I would purchase it and figure out how to best use it to my advantage in business. What would you know, but a couple days later I found a great steal on Craigslist and...
read moreAsk Asheville has a new Blog!
The popular local website AskAsheville.com has teamed up with me here at Amazon Art & Design to revamp and revitalize their blog. Formerly located at ashevillenorthcarolina.blogspot.com, the new site can be found at blog.askasheville.com. Many new features have been implemented, including: Fresh, new, easy-to-read layout Mobile version of the site Direct linking to AskAsheville.com Don’t worry – all the old posts and comments are still available on the new site. What inspired this change? It all started with a layout. I was...
read moreThe Pitfalls of Web Design: The Client
Harsh sounding title, right? Unfortunately, sometimes this is all too true. As a web designer, when a client approaches you about a project, you get that confident feeling well up: hey – I can make this look awesome! Under the impression that you’ll have free reign of the project, you draft a site mock-up, submit it to the client, and get the go ahead. Create the website, throw it up, and boom – an honest to gosh work of art is online, with your name proudly displayed in the footer. Sounds great, right? But then… the...
read moreBookkeeping Doesn’t Have To Be Painful
Like every good freelancer, I procrastinate my bookkeeping. Who wants to do boring data entry when you can be building beautiful new websites? After awhile of struggling to keep up with my accounts using Excel, I decided to take the plunge and get some real software. Those Excel charts can get out of hand extremely quick, let me tell you. Plus when the end of the year rolls around and you are trying to file your Schedule C for taxes, it can be a downright nightmare. What I looked for in software: Had to be affordable. If it was over $20 a...
read moreThe Laughing Dog Gallery
The Laughing Dog Gallery is a unique gallery in Vero Beach, Florida. Laughing Dog specializes in American Artisans and Craftsman, offering a wide variety of gorgeous and unique handcrafted works of art. Artists represented include John Geci, Cheryl Williams, Stuart Abelman, Scott Amrhein, Julie Bergstein, and over 50 other artists. The Laughing Dog Gallery carries everything from sculptures, to fine jewelery, and furniture. I’ve been privileged to be working behind the scenes at Laughing Dog to help with their SEO work. Tracking...
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