In my opinion, ugly sites can perform very well, and there are a number of factors that can contribute to that: First, ugly sites are often sites that were originally built back in the 1990s by some business owner who had no web design sense or technical knowledge but wanted to promote his business online.
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Client Shoots Self in Foot
So I have — er, had — this client. Let’s call him Mr. X. I didn’t design his website originally; I inherited him from a colleague who had designed it and was hosting it, and who wanted to get out of the business altogether. The colleague had Mr. X’s domain registered in his own account, […]
...Keep reading »Your Domain is a Valuable Business Asset — Treat It Like One
Once again, I’m trying to help a client track down and gain control of their domain. A couple of years ago, they hired someone to develop their web site for them. He registered their domain in his name, and he apparently renewed it a year ago. But now he’s disappeared and they can’t locate him. […]
...Keep reading »Links, Google and Advertising
One of my clients (who has a very successful and busy site) recently asked me about selling text links on his site. He had been approached by someone (apparently a link broker) who was wanting to place a collection of links in the footer, sitewide. My client was asking me about format and location, but […]
...Keep reading »Chuck Eichner, Realtor
This is an early real estate that incorporates the MLS’s IDX feed for real estate browsing and searching, but is not built on the WordPress platform. Chuck Eichner wanted to focus on waterfront homes & condos and position himself as the local expert on waterfront property. So the home page features big buttons to take […]
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