Some dingbats tried to blow open a cash machine/automatic teller machine at the local shopping centre on the weekend. Despite blowing the machine out of the wall and causing damage to the adjoining shops, the money wasn’t forthcoming and the would-be robbers fled empty handed. Dumbasses. The damage to the adjoining shop, a butcher, was […]
Business Management
The Keys To A Web Site That Actually Works
A client (Elizabeth) asked for some examples of sites we’ve done the other day. I made up a quick list and sent it through with a bit of a disclaimer: “Whilst these are all fine looking designs, please understand that the success or not of a site is rarely about the design. It’s about all […]
How To Make The $1,000 You Would Have Otherwise Lost
I’ve talked previously about how a local restaurant owner has missed out on $1,000+ in sales because he didn’t divert his phone to somewhere where it gets answered. I said at the end I’d show a little trick that will “increase your chances the customer will leave a booking message.” This strategy can be applied […]
6 Bikies Walk Into A Hotel…..
A couple of weeks ago I was touring around Tasmania on motorbikes with 5 friends. On the Friday night we reached Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, and walked into the Quest Waterfront hotel – an apartment style hotel in the wharf area. The young guy at Reception asked if he could help and I gave […]
Why Some Clients Aren’t Worth Crap (& Just 1 Can Explode Your Success)
I’m back home after 11 days away in Tasmania – it’s the little heart shaped island off the bottom of mainland Australia. I went down with 5 mates and we hired motorbikes to tour around on. One of the guys heading into Pipers Brook Vineyard With 6 of us usually turning up in some tiny […]
The 2 Reasons Why We’re About To Develop A Brilliant Web Site
The Shore is a resort on the Esplanade here at Surfers Paradise, Australia – right in the heart of Australia’s main tourist spot. Terry and his lovely wife Justine have been clients for a few years now as we’ve helped out with a few things with their web site. We’ve been keen to replace their […]
The Guaranteed Way To Select The Best Web Design….
…….or newspaper ad or flyer or radio ad or heading or best photo for this blog post ;o) Let’s focus on web design for a minute. The best design isn’t the one you think looks best. Or the one 4 out of 5 of your friends like the most. The only (THE ONLY) people who […]
Top 10 List: What I Would Do If I Was Starting a New Web Development Company
It’s been 10+ years since I first started my web development business and in that time I’ve had a few decent success stories, a lot of failures and tons of interesting times. I’ve written a book, I write a newsletter (or 2), have a lot of my own sites, do a broad range of web […]
How To Get Your First Web Design Clients: Top 7 Tips
When you first start out as a web designer/developer/whatever it’s daunting as you put your shingle out and try and interest any passing prospect. Here’s the tips of a pro to get you started and on the way: 1. Pick a niche I found myself with a niche market years ago and I’d have my […]
It’s The Market
“Fellow designers: Please stop participating in contests. You r devaluing the industry.“ – Lawrence Andrew – Tweet It’s the market……. you know, that enormous thing you’re involved in. A fairly recent evolution in online web design is the design contest.Essentially how it works is this: Someone wants a web site designed. They go to one […]