FAQs
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I started working for AOL as a chat host in 1994. I had always been into computers from the Tandy 5.25 disk era and decided that I wanted to create websites and programs for a living. Choosing my major in college was a no-brainer and I've been coding ever since. After some rough experiences with major design and development firms I decided the only way to deliver my level of service for the prices I thought was fair was to venture out on my own and trust that people will recognize quality work.
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
The most important thing to remember when looking to get a website created is simple: Make sure you know what you want. Without having a good understanding of what it is your website should do for you, the best designer in the world isn't going to be able to reflect your business online. A good design only goes so far, the prettiest pictures and slideshows aren't going to get you clients. The real meat and potatoes of a website is the content. What do you want to say to your visitor, what is the main focus of your business. You have less than 30 seconds to capture your visitors attention and make them interested in your business. Your main focus is to get them wanting to contact you for whatever business you have, so your content is much more important than anything else on that site!
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
I wish customers would realize that this is not an overnight process. Most of the time, a businesses website is not even ready to be marketed successfully because it is not optimized for search engine exposure. Having to explain to a new client that the new fancy website they just purchased is actually detrimental to their SEM process is a hard pill to swallow.