I wanted to pass on this great blog. We were having this exact conversation with a client the other day about why some hosting is $1.99 (like the crap you can get from GoDaddy and hosting services that can be almost a $100 per month. Now, I’m not saying everyone needs to spend a hundred smackaroo’s, but some absolutely should, and every one should treat their website and its hosting, like its a key marketing strategy.

So, check out Smashing Magazines . . .

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There’s a lot that goes into building a website for a company. Choosing a good domain name sounds easy but when you get down to it, you can hit a lot bumps on the way. The biggest problem tends to be that the “best” names are already taken. This can be a huge annoyance. Especially if there is not a real site being hosted and your ideal web address is wasted on some stupid marketing ploy or being resold for some . . .

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Some people are very much against using an intro, or splash, page on a website. Some people love them. I, for one, do not like them. While we all can have our opinions, and even make some decisions based on them, it’s pretty hard to convince a client or other professional to do something based on your own opinion. That said, let’s look at some real reasons why it’s not a good idea to use a splash page for a . . .

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Julien Jordan recently stated:

I hear experiential websites are on their way out, being replaced with social networking websites and content driven websites. Has the end come to those cool, flashy, experiential sites?

Sites like http://www.planetinneed.com/ , or http://www.paybeautyforward.ca/en/

Have people stopped wanting to be taken through a rich experience in favor of connecting to real people, or in favor of searching out information? Are people paying less attention to the cool, and more attention to the simple? Have people started to care . . .