by Laura | Mar 19, 2018 | Creative Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Web Design, Website Building
When Facebook started being leveraged by businesses, it was a powerful tool for building an audience. Many businesses were able to build substantial followings using nothing but Facebook. Unfortunately, those days are long past. Here are the ways Facebook works...
by Laura | Feb 19, 2018 | Creative Entrepreneurship, Web Design, Website Building
It is a daunting prospect to create a quality website. It is, however, surprisingly easy to make a terrible website. Based on some highly unscientific research — and a little of my own opinion — here are eight ways to guarantee a terrible and less effective website....
by Laura | May 8, 2017 | Creative Entrepreneurship, Design, Web Design, Website Building
You can’t do anything about building your website without having your hosting squared away. Even if you know the hosting direction you plan to take, you still need a few more pieces in place before you begin building your website. Domain Name If finding your...
by Laura | Apr 24, 2017 | Creative Entrepreneurship, Design, Good Practices, Web Design, Website Building
Some people agonize for days and weeks over choosing a domain name, only to land upon the perfect one and find it is unavailable when they go to register. I, too, know that frustration. My domain name was meant to be designedbylaura.com, but a domain broker already...
by Laura | Feb 20, 2017 | Creative Entrepreneurship, Design, Design Principles, Web Design
When you’ve been building websites for as long as I have, it’s hard not to develop some snap judgments when looking at new sites. In the interest of making sure YOUR websites aren’t passed over, here are some of the faux pas that make me turn up my...