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  1. Modern_Media

    Website Design Company - need review -

    I couldn't agree more. Right now the only thing you are advertising is your own design. You are obviously capable designers so no complaints there. :) This may sound counter intuitive but why don't you take on 1 volunteer project and use that for a portfolio piece? You won't make money but...
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    any refreshing ideas for our site?

    The site is not bad so please take what I say as just helpful tips - nothing more ;-) Try taking some elements away from the site or giving them some separation. When you clutter things together, your audience doesn't know where to look. Open it up some, so your elements are not fighting...
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    Website Design Page

    http://woodlandsadagency.com This is a custom responsive website design we built from the ground up using MODX. Key features: Simple layout - easy to read Fits across mobile, tablet, and desktop browsers features our work has some custom MODX seo features we built Our web design...
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    Free Template -- Website Design X

    Someone asked me if they can change the footer information -- The answer is ABSOLUTELY! When I say just don't rebrand it as your own, that means don't go passing this around as your creation. You can modify it to make it custom to you or your clients! Enjoy!
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    Free Template -- Website Design X

    Merry Christmas Everybody - I created a 3 column website that has a sticky footer technique applied to it. This is free to use, just copy and paste the code (or upload to your web server). Once you have it uploaded, there is a link which provides all the image files needed to make this...
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    Special Photo gallery for client needed

    Give this a shot -- it's easy to implement, and it gives your client an EASY to use photo gallery. http://www.slideshowpro.com Hope this helps!
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    Is It OK To Borrow An Design Idea?

    Hi Marty, It's not uncommon to use ideas from other designers as long as you don't actually TAKE artwork from their site. A majority of web designers out there get their inspiration from other designers. It's the only way you are going to succeed in this business. The best compliment you can...
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    Too Much Graphic Design

    The point is that most designers do not take the time to "pull back" from their design work. By no means are we making claim that the left image is a professional design. You are right, our designer made that in about 5 minutes time because I asked him to create a "simple and clean" design...
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    W3C Validation and SEO

    http://woodlandsadagency.com/blog/entry/2011/09/11/w3c-validation-and-seo-its-not-that-important.html I recently posted a blog about this. Next time someone tells you that your website doesn't validate. Don't make a big deal about it.
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    Site builder?

    You're right on a lot of factors. Start up companies or newcomers to website design don't know what they are supposed to look for. In my experience, they believe it's just a bunch of images and text and nothing more. We don't quote prices over the phone because we want them in our office...
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    Are the trends heading towards CMS, making custom obsolete?

    I must admit, I'm addicted to CMS because me and my staff can manage and maintain our clients a whole lot easier than with traditional xHTML/CSS building of websites. What would normally take hours to make changes, we can now make in seconds. The hardest part of learning a CMS is getting...
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    Site builder?

    Before you read this and think it's getting "tense" -- please don't. To me, this is a great debate. I'm getting valuable opinions from designers from other States and Countries. I have to disagree to a point. In actuality, those "Idiots" are offering a less than quality design for a...
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    Site builder?

    Not true at all -- don't tell me that you started your career as a professional website designer. Everyone starts somewhere. I find that a lot of people getting their start in web design come here for answers only to be slammed by those who are past the "beginner" stages. Honestly, I'm thankful...
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    Are the trends heading towards CMS, making custom obsolete?

    Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, etc... (There are hundreds of CMS applications out there) You can custom design a CMS. Find what works best for you if you decide to get into it. My agency uses Joomla! since our clients seemed to like the interface as opposed to Drupal. That's not to say Joomla is...
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    Site builder?

    This person asked a question and got slammed by designers. Most of them just sounded like they were beating their chests with pride. Argument or not -- wix, sitebuilder, dreamweaver, etc...if it works for you, use it. We can all sit here and say, "you aren't a designer if you use _____"
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    Site builder?

    What about those people who are NOT web designers? Not everybody can afford to drop money on a website. I would argue the point of what software is used if a designer is claiming to be an industry standard professional but from the reads of this post, it doesn't sound like it. I've seen killer...
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    Site builder?

    My theory is this -- if you are taking time to create a website for a client, it doesn't matter what program you are using, you should be paid for your time. What you and your client agree to, that's between you and them I would assume. There is a market for every type of designer. The Internet...
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    Our PR4 Blog

    Looking for reviews on our blog page. http://woodlandsadagency.com/blog.html You are welcome to comment on it as it's a PR4 site - just make sure your posts/comments are not spam with intent on just gaining a link to your website.
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    SEO vs. website traffic

    Nice keyword stuffing!!
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    Advice on naming a business in the U.S.

    http://www.woodlandsadagency.com/blog/entry/2011/04/08/naming-your-business-eight-important-steps-for-startup-businesses.html We created a blog for start up businesses in the U.S. -
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