www.imageworkswebdesign.com http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 How To Transcend The Commonplace In Designing Your Web Site http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/19/how-to-transcend-the-commonplace-in-designing-your-web-site/ http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/19/how-to-transcend-the-commonplace-in-designing-your-web-site/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/&p=9 Many website designers enjoy what they do. They find it a great way to make an income while creating something functional and stylish that they themselves enjoy or that someone else may enjoy. Many spend time developing their craft by going to schools and learning rules that are very rigid in nature but serve a purpose which is to build a solid foundation and give the designer the tools that they need to succeed in the designing industry. However, many struggle with coming up with new and unique ideas.

One of the many ways to do this is to get rid of all of the preconceived notions of how to design websites that were taught to you. Once this is done, looking around you can be a great way to find inspiration for great website ideas. Using the ideals that were taught to you in school or on your own as a foundation is a great way to start, but many great websites are constructed and thought of by those who look at ways to construct websites with different and unique methods. Anyone can create a website but those that try different things and find new ways to construct them are truly the ones that stand out and become successful.

]]> http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/19/how-to-transcend-the-commonplace-in-designing-your-web-site/feed/ 0 Does Today’s Do It Yourself Software Render Web Designers Obsolete? http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/15/does-todays-do-it-yourself-software-render-web-designers-obsolete/ http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/15/does-todays-do-it-yourself-software-render-web-designers-obsolete/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/&p=7 Let’s face it, the advancement of technology and the innovations have brought forth the do it yourself era. A lot of the things that only professionals knew how to do are now being done by some of the novices. Does this mean that the web designer is obsolete? By no means.

Why do I say that? The reason I say that web designer is still needed is because a lot of people still do not have the time, the energy or the will to design their own website. A lot of the features of the web host go over the head of many people. Instead, they leave it to the professionals.

So how do the web designers get work? There are a lot of freelance marketplaces and job boards that web designers can use to find jobs and projects. There are a lot of people who are looking for people to help with their website. This is where the web designer comes in. They have the know how and experience to give the desired results. So has software made web designers obsolete? Web designers are not obsolete by a long shot. They will be here as long as web 2.0 is here.The hits keep comin’: Calgary Web Designers

]]> http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/15/does-todays-do-it-yourself-software-render-web-designers-obsolete/feed/ 0 Climbing To The Top Of The Google Search Engine Results http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/14/climbing-to-the-top-of-the-google-search-engine-results/ http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/14/climbing-to-the-top-of-the-google-search-engine-results/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/&p=6 One of the most important keys to your success as an online presence is getting to the top of Google search engine results. However, it is important to note that the algorithm has changes. This means that what has worked for webmasters before does not work now. It used to be that you needed a lot of back links in order to get to the top. Now, there is more to it than that.

In order to rank to the top of the search results, you have to provide relevant information to the keywords that you are using. The new algorithm was made in effect to remove the content farms from the top of the search engines results and make room for the sites that have relevant content. In other words, the bar has risen. You can’t just phone it in anymore.

Back links still play an important role in getting to the top of Google. However, the quality of the back links play a much larger role now. Google will now judge the relevancy of your site with the relevancy of back links. So make sure that you are providing informative and valuable content for the subject of your website.

]]> http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/14/climbing-to-the-top-of-the-google-search-engine-results/feed/ 0 Is The Page Layout Process The Same For All Web Designers? http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/10/is-the-page-layout-process-the-same-for-all-web-designers/ http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/2011/07/10/is-the-page-layout-process-the-same-for-all-web-designers/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.imageworkswebdesign.com/&p=5 Many of the websites that I view on the internet tend to have the same basic design. I feel that by taking the time to create a unique website as well as applying that same concept design to the web pages a web designer would be able to bring people into the website and catch their attention and to leave that viewers attention with the web designer and the website.

The process for designing a page layout involves performing a few different tasks to get the ideal layout for their page. Usually the page layout would be designed by answering a few questions to make sure that the page layout would meet the needs of the website and the owner of the website as well. Some of the things that a designer would want to keep in mind is the type of website involved, the concept, the different information needed to be placed on the site, aesthetics, and even the layout that would work best for the intended viewers of that website.

The general way that a web designer gets to the point of designing the perfect page layout can differ from one to the next but usually the information that they would need to have in order to do it correctly would not change by much. By using the websites concept, their list of goals, and even the wishes of the owner of the business would affect the way that the page is layed out. In the end when a web designer takes the time to do the proper research they can create the perfect page layout.

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