http://silentavatar.com/blog Speaking Up About All Things Internet Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:24:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:05:25 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=656 Contrary to popular belief, building a website is not just about uploading a website to your web host. More important than many people realise is to ensure the information you present on your site is appealing to both real visitors and search engine spiders. It goes without saying then that you’ll need to educate yourself about the basics of what goes into e-commerce web design. The most important factor which is bandied about the internet with wild abandon (and rightly so), is the premise that content is king!]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/16/ecommerce-website/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/16/ecommerce-website/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:53:45 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=259 Shopping websites are very popular, and competition is intense among them. Companies must pay attention to usability since it will help them beat their competitors. Shopping online has eliminated the need to travel to make a purchase, wrestle with traffic and parking, jostle with the crowds, and worry about the hours of store openings and closures. And it never closes for business. ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/16/ecommerce-website/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/internet-marketing-consultant/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/internet-marketing-consultant/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:15:54 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=115 First, you will want to check that people can find your order form easily and hassle-free. You can write a clear, concise paragraph to direct your prospects to your order form so that you can minimize the chances of them getting lost. You can also reduce the chances of losing prospects by putting a prominent link to your order page from every other page on your site.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/internet-marketing-consultant/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/02/1000-words/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/02/1000-words/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:08:14 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=96 As someone who designs websites a significant portion of my time is spent on the Internet. Through scanning thousands of websites, will the sole purpose of looking at the site from a designers perspective, I've come to know a good image from a poor image and downright %^$# awful images. Images are the first thing the eye is drawn to, and a website with lots of graphics is encouraging to form an opinion about the website just by viewing the images. ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/02/1000-words/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/14/design/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/14/design/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:28:58 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/14/design/ Your website is where your business resides -- it's like the headquarters of an offline company, so it’s important to practice good design principles to make sure your site reaches out to the maximum number of visitors and sells to as many people as possible. 1. In order to make this happen make sure you have... ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/14/design/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/02/06/freelance/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/02/06/freelance/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:49:28 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/02/06/freelance/ Many times I have read that in order to progress in business (no matter what the business) you need to outsource work which someone else can do better and quicker. I've been reluctant to do this being time rich and money poor (just like most who are just starting out), but I bit the bullet recently and decided I needed to outsource a job to do a background pic for Rocket Themes Replicant for one of my clients.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/02/06/freelance/feed/ 0