Spider Tie Website Makeover
April 2, 2010 – 11:48 am | Comments Off

This week’s project is spidertie.com. Not a bad site by any means but it definately needed a face lift. A static site prior to the make over with very little to keep the visitor’s attention. According to the stats, 80% left after a view of the home page. The site was moved to a wordpress theme and has increased use of screen real estate and a lot of content above the fold.

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Free Featured Software: PointandSee 1.1.0
July 14, 2010 – 2:57 am | Comments Off
Free Featured Software: PointandSee 1.1.0

Trent found this free download while looking for new free software downloads he felt were worth mentioning on the free software blog.

I think it’s probably the handiest little tool I’ve had in a long time. It’s a color finder. Basically, you open the application (very, very small) and then drag over the color you want to find the values for. It gives you the hexadecimal and rgb values of the color. It also has a little past icon so you don’t have to go back and forth getting the color values.

The Greatest Job You’ll Ever Have
June 14, 2010 – 3:45 pm | Comments Off
The Greatest Job You’ll Ever Have

The only true secret to what that job will be is that you need to find your passion. Find that one thing and you’ll be successful. It didn’t say you’d be rich. I said you’d be successful.

Fast and Secure Contact Form
June 12, 2010 – 12:34 pm | Comments Off
Fast and Secure Contact Form

What I like so much about it is the simplicity of using it. It’s seriously just point and click and your ready to go.

Elegant Red
June 12, 2010 – 8:48 am | Comments Off
Elegant Red

This has to be one of my all time favorites. In fact, I’ve used it several times in website makeovers. It has a classic layout that uses the screen real estate in a way that isn’t clunky or crowded.

Changing the URL on a WordPress Website
June 11, 2010 – 2:29 pm | Comments Off
Changing the URL on a WordPress Website

When changing or pointing a new URL to a worpress site. I can cause a problem if the URLs on the general settings page are not set correctly. In fact, you won’t be able to access the site. Don’t panic, it can be fixed.

Who has that much time?
April 2, 2010 – 5:10 pm | Comments Off
Who has that much time?

We’ve all heard the saying “Jack of all trades; Master of none”.  After years in this business, I have a hard time believing that there are those of us out there that are really masters …

Spider Tie Website Makeover
April 2, 2010 – 11:48 am | Comments Off
Spider Tie Website Makeover

This week’s project is spidertie.com. Not a bad site by any means but it definately needed a face lift. A static site prior to the make over with very little to keep the visitor’s attention. According to the stats, 80% left after a view of the home page. The site was moved to a wordpress theme and has increased use of screen real estate and a lot of content above the fold.

Editor’s pick. Theme of the week
April 2, 2010 – 11:29 am | Comments Off
Editor’s pick.  Theme of the week

After you view the features, endless possibilities, and interactive layout design, the question will be “Why wouldn’t you use this theme!”.