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8 Must Do Web Design Tips for Small Business Owners

1. Who are you, what do you do, and who do you do it for? These questions MUST be answered within the first 2-3 seconds of your visitor landing on your site. Who are you? When a visitor comes to the site do they immediately recognise your brand? By the way, this doesn’t mean yourContinue reading “8 Must Do Web Design Tips for Small Business Owners”

What is Responsive Web Design. History and Why You Should Use It

Responsive design is a practice that allows a website’s pages to reformat themselves depending on which device they are being displayed on. This ensures that whether the content is viewed on a phone, tablet, or desktop computer, the website will remain user-friendly. With more people using their smartphones and tablets to browse the internet, itContinue reading “What is Responsive Web Design. History and Why You Should Use It”

Agile Design as it Relates to Web Design and Digital Marketing Strategy

Agile design emphasizes people and interactions over processes and tools. This means communicating frequently, both within teams and with the customer, as well as daily meetings so that the whole team can stay looped in on the activities of its members. This creates the consistent feedback loop that enables teams to adjust based on what customers, betaContinue reading “Agile Design as it Relates to Web Design and Digital Marketing Strategy”

How to Create Your Social Network Marketing Process

How do I do social network marketing? It’s a question that those looking to start or have already started an online business frequently ask… and rightfully so. Social network marketing has become such an integral part of internet marketing that a lot of booming businesses and popular startups have literally started themselves from just oneContinue reading “How to Create Your Social Network Marketing Process”

Outsourcing to International Contractors

Outsourcing to low cost international contractors may not be for everyone but it is key to my working and management style. I have become an expert in delegation, just ask my partner and kids. And with only a limited number of hours in the day, and not having a money tree that I can useContinue reading “Outsourcing to International Contractors”

Training and Skills Development

Training Requirement If you are a prospective partner, it is important for you to know the skills of the people you are going to be working with. So in this article, I will discuss our training and skills development. Nick requires that we devote 20% of our time on skills training and development. This allowedContinue reading “Training and Skills Development”

Motivating Team Members in a Virtual Workplace

Motivating team members in a traditional workplace is a challenge in itself so you would imagine motivating team members in a virtual work space would be a lot harder. Virtual Teams, MMORPGs, and Leadership – How They All Tie Up I’ve read an article which relates how playing video games, MMORPGs in particular, can promoteContinue reading “Motivating Team Members in a Virtual Workplace”

The Challenges of Working from Home

Some people might think that working from home is way easier than working in an office setting. However, it is not and it shouldn’t be. The main challenge about working from home is getting focused on work. If you live alone that wouldn’t be much of a problem since you don’t have people to disturbContinue reading “The Challenges of Working from Home”