AWR Web Design Blog

Written May 1, 2012 by Kimberly Myers Being a web designer is hard work. Sometimes, being the customer is even harder. Here are the top 10 things you should look for in your web designer: He Should Be Customer-Oriented Sometimes, IT professionals and web designers aren’t known for their friendliness. They may be short-and to to-the-point, lacking any inkling of what constitutes “customer satisfaction.” Make sure your web designer understands your needs and designs his service to meet those needs. Read Full Article...

February 6th, 2012 by Mirko of www.designer-daily.com This is a recurring issue for designers around the globe. No matter if you are a graphic or web designer, you will sooner or later run into a client that finds the layout of your design too “empty”. This is a quite natural reaction for a non-designer. I remember in graphic design school, most students would add more elements in their layouts than needed, or they would make these elements bigger because they were afraid of too much white space. Read Full Article...

Web designers love to build websites and often struggle to find new clients to build for.  Today, there are increasingly more and more web designers of all skill levels available for potential clients to choose from. This makes client retention even more important than it was even a few years ago.  There are several things that a web designer can do to keep clients longer, such as providing great customer service.  However, let's talk about something that will help you retain those clients longer and at the same time improve your bottom line. Let's face it, today there are more people who are willing and asking for the ability to maintain their own content.  This has led to the increase in the use of Content Management Systems (CMS) such as Wordpress, Joomla! and Drupal.  These systems are beneficial to the designer because they can be implemented quicker and managed easier.  Clients...

Posted on WebDeveloperJuice.com "Everybody makes mistakes, but there are some mistakes that are considered cardinal sins. Smart web designers need to distance themselves from these mistakes as much as possible. This is because; these are the mistakes that lead to the failure of the website to create the right impression in the minds of the website visitors. So, let’s take a look at these mistakes..." Read Full Article...