Heather LaCroix

Third Eye Studio

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Lake Worth, FL

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Do It Yourself Search Engine Marketing

Written by thirdeyestudio | June 19, 2009 7:42 PM in Marketing & Advertising
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I get asked this all the time...how come my site isn't on the first page of google? Well, even though I did my part and designed a professional looking website, optimized the pages with the right keywords and phrases in the tags; if you do not have alot of quality inbound links coming to your site, it will be really difficult to get in the top spot.What do I mean by quality inbound links? Google interprets a link going to your website as a vote. The more votes you have, the higher your page...

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How To Design A Professional Logo For Your Business

Written by thirdeyestudio | June 19, 2009 7:39 PM in Graphic Design
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This is the best way I know of to design a logo or to just generate ideas to hand over to your designer. Decide if you want a text logo or an illustrative logo, or a combination mark. Get out a pen and a pad of paper and brainstorm. Think about what your company does, how you want to be perceived. What are a couple of phrases of what you want people to think of when they look at your logo? Possibly take the business name, divide it up and see what types of images come to mind for each...

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How To Spot Red Flags With Hiring A Web Designer - Web Design...

Written by thirdeyestudio | June 19, 2009 7:29 PM in Web Designers & Computer Services
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  ALWAYS get your domain name and hosting package in your name and through your credit card or bank account. I cannot stress this enough. What if you wanted to make changes to the account? I have had clients tell me they can't access their own website that they paid for because of this situation. They can't switch hosting companies, can't switch designers...etc. Get your website information in your OWN name or have the designer do it for you, but makes sure it goes through your...

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Building A Website - How To

Written by thirdeyestudio | June 19, 2009 7:22 PM in Web Designers & Computer Services
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Define your objectives - Think about what is the purpose of the site. Are you there to sell your products and services, or highlight your business and get more clients for your services? Knowing the purpose will help you and your designer craft a successful site. Overall Design & Mood - What do you want people to think of and FEEL when the visit your website? What do you consider your business image? What colors do you like and prefer? What kind of styles do you like? Layout...