Posts by Peter Ellis
Clean. Simple. Bold. Apple.
The image above is from Apple’s home page. Clean, simple and bold message – “iPad is here.” This is a perfect example of why most people that mimic or copy websites, try to make it look just like www.apple.com. To this day, its one of the top 5 websites in my book. Dennis should be…
Read MoreWhite House website is open for all
I am not sure how much of this is going to be exciting for consumers out there, but this is pretty awesome for web developers. The White House official website (www.whitehouse.gov) is built on an open source platform called Drupal. Drupal, amoung other open source (another words, “free” code base platforms) such as WordPress and…
Read MoreConstant Contact vs. VerticalResponse vs. MailChimp
Email marketing is a very affordable way to promote your business online. There are many online companies that provide this type a service. I had run-ins with many of the but the following 3 really stood out: Constant Contact VerticalResponse MailChimp As an owner of a small business myself, I understand that there are many…
Read MoreEvaluate your website in 50 questions
I was doing some late night research (what else is new?) and came across a very useful post by Carsten Cumbrowski, born in Germany, now living in California, specializing in website development and internet marketing. This is a great overall check list that you should review prior to designing a website, and then again, prior…
Read MoreDIF Design, GreenSpringfield and PeoplesBank in the news
As some of you may know, I have started a green initiative called GreenSpringfield. GreenSpringfield is an organization designed to connect business professionals and offer networking opportunities to stimulate environmental business development and economic growth in Western Massachusetts. Together with John Judge, City of Springfield’s Chief Development Officer, we developed a GreenSeal initiative to foster…
Read MoreQuantity vs. Quality
Quantity vs. Quality?! Both are very important, but which one should take the first place in social media and networking? I was talking to a client a few weeks ago about their Facebook Fan Page, and the words that came out of their mouth were, “Facebook is about friends, not friendships”. This statement has stuck…
Read More25 years of .com
25 years ago, today, the Internet received its first .com registration, when the Symbolics Computer Company registered Symbolics.com. To this day, there has been close to 84,000,000 .com domains registered. Over 500,000 domains are still being registered monthly. These numbers are crazy compered to the number of domains registered the first year – only 6…
Read MoreExis game’s website by Rogue Planet Games is launched!
We are very proud to announce the launch of the Exis game website. Exis is a game that is currently being developed by an up and coming game developer, Rogue Planet Games. The client approached us to take over his website design after having issues with tow other design firms. His requests, coupled with the…
Read MoreCoppa Law Group
Welcome the newest addition to our portfolio – Coppa Law Group. Coppa Law Group is an innovative, cutting-edge law firm dedicated in providing the highest quality legal services and they wanted their brand to back them up – strong, rich, and modern. This forward thinking law group is now equipped with a powerful brand. The…
Read MoreSocial Media and Small Business
I was browsing the web today doing some research. I was looking to find some case studies about social media and small business. Application of social networking in every day small business operation. Pretty much trying to find some solid data/stats on this subject. Every web design, pr and advertising agency today will tell you…
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