In recent years, there has been a major upsurge in the use of Internet-related technology. An increase in the application of information technology in different fields has opened wider career opportunities. The number of people using the Internet to get information, buy products, book reservations or search for a job is constantly rising. Web designing as a profession is most benefited by this phenomenon.

A Web designer is a professional who designs, creates, tests and maintains Web pages and Web sites. Web designers are sometimes just graphic artists, though most use the coding language html extensively. Web designers must be effective communicators with the ability to understand concepts and ideas and translate them into their Web site design. They are expected to create high performance Web sites using a variety of elements such as e-commerce, visual design, search engine optimized content, strategic layout and advertising. Web designers often work on many projects simultaneously while ensuring that each one is completed on a timeline.

There are a variety of tasks that a Web designer must accomplish while working on a project. It involves working closely with customers to answer their questions and to gain an understanding of project expectations. A Web designer also acts as an advisor, guiding clients through each step of the site construction process. A designer uses HTML, Java script, cold fusion and many other tools to write Web pages. They also usually know how to use programs including PhotoShop, DreamWeaver, Corel Draw and Quark.

The job market for Web designers has stabilized in recent years. Companies hire professional Web designers to create or maintain sites so they can remain competitive in the marketplace. The demand for Web designers is large because people from all walks of life such as doctors, lawyers, banks and retailers all need Web sites. The success of a Web designer depends largely on a blend of expertise and creativity.

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When you have the daunting task of looking for a web design company, you may find that you’re not quite for sure what to look for. You may find yourself asking questions like “What qualifications will a good company have?” and “How expensive will a good web design company be?” There are several things that you should be on the lookout for in your endeavors.

1) Their Website
A good web design company will have a professional looking website. Their website will look like it is carefully maintained, and have a call to action on almost every page. The graphics on their site will look professional and high quality, and will load quickly. Their content copy will not have grammatical mistakes. Lastly, a good web design company’s website will be helpful and easy to navigate. If a web design company’s own website isn’t well managed, why trust them to work with yours?

2) Willingness to Work with You
A web design company should have content on their site that is geared towards you, the potential customer. If they display an eagerness to work with you on your needs, then they understand that you may have different needs than other clients. A “one site fits all” solution for one low price is not the answer when it comes to custom web design. The good web design companies have multiple ways for you to contact them, located in an easy to find area of their site. If a web design company doesn’t want to understand your needs, how can they satisfy them?

3) The Contact
If the company you’re looking at has satisfied both of the above descriptions, it is time for you to contact them. There are several things that you should look for within the first conversation you have. You should look for a company that has a personable representative who cares about your needs. They should let you lead the conversation, and respond with interest and helpfulness. A good web design company will be honest with you about what they can do and how they do it. Last but not least, the company should always advise you in your best interest, regardless of whether the sale is closed. If the company has your best interest in mind and is easy to work with, they will produce results greater than what you expect!

After you’ve found a company that satisfies the three descriptions above, you are on your way to having a great website. But more importantly than that, you will develop a working relationship with an expert that can give you good advice when you need it!

Brad Fair is a partner in the Oklahoma web design company citiREG LLC. Serving primarily Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri, Brad can help any size business with their website design needs. Learn more about citiREG LLC and its services by visiting http://www.citireg.com/ now!

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The Balanced Scorecard was created in 1992 by a couple of Harvard guys (Kaplan and Norton). It changed the way people look at the success of a business. Prior to the concept, people evaluated performance exclusively in financial terms. In addition to financial measurement, the Balanced Scorecard provided a framework that included measurements for Internal Business Process (to satisfy shareholders and customers, what business processes must your company excel at?), Customers (to achieve your company’s vision, how must you appear to customers?) and Learning & Growth (to achieve your company’s vision, how will you sustain your ability to change and improve?). This represents a major step forward, to which we should all be grateful.

Here is the problem with the approach. It can take more than a year to reach consensus across a set of 15 or more metrics (called Key Performance Indicators). I have participated in this process a couple of times in Fortune 500 companies. While cathartic, it requires tremendous energy and commitment. And, in each case, after we moved to the execution phase, we had considerable difficulty keeping a large number of metrics in our heads each day. I imagine that is true across the board. This makes the Balanced Scorecard a great theory. One that needs to be improved upon for practical, real-world success.

We use a concept called Business Drivers and Operational Drivers. I don’t know who to give credit to for having created the Business Driver concept, but thanks! Essentially, Business Drivers are those things your organization can impact that will increase revenue (i.e. if you are a pharmaceutical company, a new malady that you can create a wonder drug to cure will not qualify as a business driver as you cannot, hopefully, impact the introduction of new disease). An example of a common Business Driver is “Increase the number of qualified leads/prospects”. Operational Drivers are those things your organization can impact that will decrease costs. An example of a common Operation Driver is “Decrease the cost to support an order”. Together, these two driver types result in profit. It is your responsibility to balance them properly.

We limit our clients to no more than five Business or Operational Drivers (sometimes we bend the rule). We have also found that any reasonable person can probably draft the business rules for any company or organization with 80% accuracy. In our practice, it typically takes less than an hour for the exercise.

The reason it is so important and worth discussing, is that it gives everyone affiliated with the organization (internal employees, dealers, consultants and suppliers/vendors) a clear picture of what you need to do to succeed. That means that every program developed internally or externally should be squared with your drivers (with the ability to measure success). Then, you can establish goals for each driver and determine if a particular program is performing as expected.

Are your marketing programs measurable?

John-Scott Dixon, President - ThoughtLava

I have over a decade of experience managing and leading the Ecommerce efforts of medium and large companies. I have held sales, sales management, marketing, operations, IS/IT, legal and executive management positions in start-up to multi-billion dollar organizations. I have also served as an adjunct professor of Ecommerce for the MBA program of the University of Missouri. I led the Ecommerce initiative for Sprint PCS (PCS) and Sprint (FON) as Vice President of Ecommerce. I led the integrated marketing efforts for Insight (NSIT) as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Ecommerce. Today, I am the President of Thought Lava, an integrated marketing and Web strategy consulting company. We generate and direct the flow of creative ideas to develop Internet marketing strategies that increase revenue and reduce operational costs while supporting your brand. Contact us at info@thoughtlava.com or 877.567.LAVA to begin a discussion.

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