Have you ever been “rickrolled” by your friends or relatives? Are you familiar with Gary Brolsma and his funky Numa Numa dance? Do you know what Susan Boyle sang during her Britain’s Got Talent audition? If you said yes to all of these questions, then you have already experienced the phenomenon that is the viral video. Almost everyone has seen or heard about at least one viral video and its seemingly awesome ability to spread rapidly. So how do viral videos become so popular? And how do they php tell a friend links that result in millions of pageviews? Simple. Through tell a friend code.
Defined, viral video is a video clip that has gained large popularity through widespread sharing over the World Wide Web. The term viral video was based on the reality that it spreads from one person to another in the same mannerway as a virus.
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Posted on 17 June '09 by boyon , under 8, Computers. No Comments.
No one can deny the fact that if a business is going to succeed today, then the Web has to be a major part of the marketing plan. It is foolish to think that a prosperous and successful business can be assembled and maintained today without the use of a strong Internet sales strategy. In order to make the most of the Web possibilities that exist, you need a team of people on your side who are ready to assist you with custom web design. It will pay you great dividends in the development of your business by taking the right steps from the beginning.
Do you have some ideas you would like to see implemented in your marketing strategy? Then flash site design may be just what you desire. Not only will a design team be able to assist you in creating exactly what you’re looking for, they will have some additional strategies that will open your eyes to additional possibilities you may not have yet considered. Don’t blind yourself to an infinite set of possible designs that will give you the hits on the Internet you need to get your products into the marketplace.
In this very competitive world, streaming video will give you the edge against the majority of the competition attempting to leverage the market. A smart business person should not enter the market behind the rest. Do whatever it takes to take the lead. The design team will give you choices that will define exactly what you would like to accomplish with your business. It will be undeniable that you are a forerunner in the field and potential customers will know when they see your website that you are the business they are looking for. First impressions are a vital component of success in business. If your Web content does not impact customer thinking the moment they see it, you have already lost them. The customer has to be captured the instant your site fills their screen. Not only must it reach out and grab them, the site must remain in their thinking as they navigate the Web.
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Posted on 22 February '09 by boyon , under 8. No Comments.
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 is a great piece of software which demystifies the business of creating a web site. However, it is also packed with a whole host of features which can seem a little daunting when you first start using the program. This article aims to explain how create a basic web site, where to start and which tools to use.
Before you start, you should have a clear idea of what information you want to display in your web site and the options that will be available to visitors. It’s best to start with an achievable goal, a project that you can bring to a satisfactory conclusion. Don’t attempt an “all singing, all dancing” e-commerce site as your first project.
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Posted on 17 February '09 by boyon , under 8, tutorial. No Comments.
Several years ago, I launched a small Web design company in a rural area of Indonesia. Market conditions couldn’t have been better, my skill level was above average, and I had a large pool of acquaintances to which I could market.
Within 12 months I went broke.
My business failed because I made some very fundamental mistakes, and made them consistently.
I now work in the web hosting industry. I have had the opportunity to interact with numerous self-employed web designers and have found that the mistakes which I made are extremely common, and usually fatal.
If you are hoping to make a go of your business over the long term, you may want to memorize my top 5 mistakes, and avoid them like the plague.
If, on the other hand, you are determined to run your web design business into the ground, the following list may be used as an expeditious roadmap to failure.
1. Underpriced your services
This is the most common mistake web designers make. The temptation is to break into the business by producing a few cheap websites in order to build a portfolio. Don’t do it!
Remember that you will only be spending about 40% of your time designing sites. The other 60% will be spent hustling up the next client. If you think your time is worth $10.00 per hour, consider asking for $30.00. This will give you sufficient revenue to pay for all the non-paying time you spend marketing your business.
2. Fail to set and enforce boundaries
Everyone loves a nice guy, and the temptation to be one is a trap which many of us fall into. It’s crucial to remember, though, that you are in business for one primary reason – to make money.
You will, doubtless, encounter clients who will pay you for a small website, then end up wasting all of your time with questions about how to remove spyware from their computer and requests to add “one small thing” to an already completed website.
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Posted on 17 February '09 by boyon , under 8. No Comments.
