Author Archives: Steven Snell
Creativity and Innovation vs. Predictability
Web design is a creative art. We’ve all experienced situations where we’ve been wowed by a site with an exceptionally creativity design or functionality. However, we’ve also had frustrating experiences with sites that try too hard to buck the trends … Continue reading
What is Your Goal for First-Time Visitors?
When it comes to first-time visitors of your website, they will be forming an opinion very quickly and that opinion can have a serious impact on the success of your website. Regardless of what you are attempting to accomplish with … Continue reading
9 Common Reasons A Website Is Not Drawing Visitors
Building a successful website obviously involves attracting visitors to the site. There are any number of ways to draw visitors to your site, but if you’re not having success it’s important to know what is causing the problems. Here we’ll … Continue reading
The Costs of Under Pricing Your Design Services
Many web designers fall into a trap by pricing their services lower than they should, which can have a serious impact on their business. Here is a quick look at the many different ways that under pricing your services can hurt you. Continue reading
7 Ways to Show Your Visitors that You Don’t Care
If you’re not interested in your website’s visitors, here are 7 things you can do to make this clear to them. Continue reading
Web Design Pricing: Set Prices or Quotes?
Pricing is a dilemma that faces all web designers (and other service professionals) at one time or another. There are a number of decisions that need to be made regarding pricing, and one of the most common involves offering fixed … Continue reading
5 Ways to Make Your Website More Effective
5 things that any website owner can do to improve the effectiveness of the website. Continue reading
Grid-Based Design 101
In this article we’ll take a look at some of the basics of grid-based design so that you can understand it and apply it to your projects. Continue reading
Redesign: Complete Overhaul or Just Upgrades?
Redesigning a website can be a huge project. In most cases, a complete redesign means starting from the ground up, which can be every bit as time consuming as designing a brand new website. The other option is to make smaller changes to update and upgrade the design rather than starting from scratch. Which is best for you? Continue reading









