Archive for October, 2009
We are extending our sale!
Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by Dave.
Due to the overwhelming response on our Huge Fall sale, we are extending our sale through Monday, November 2nd! Don’t miss out – Great Savings.
If you order template customization before Tuesday, November 3rd you will receive 15% off the cost of customization, plus pay NOTHING for the template. And don’t forget all of our clients receive 20% discounts on all individual template purchases.
*** BONUS: To sweeten the deal and make life easier for our new clients, we are throwing in 2 years free hosting for the complete site. Never worry about transfer headaches or monthly fees; we’ve got it all covered. You’ll never have to pay one cent to host this site. You will be free to run it on our servers for 2 whole years — and we’ll take care of any technical issues that arise.
*** SPECIAL BONUS: But even that’s not all! We’ll renew the domain name for another 12 months for you, so nothing to worry about for another year.
Pondering whether to order customization? If you ponder much longer, you could pay more than twice as much.
Foamers Huge Sale continues through Monday. On Tuesday, prices will go up – party’s over!
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How Are You Providing Maximum Value For Your Lawn Care Business Clients?
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by AQ.
During times like the difficult economy we find ourselves in the middle of, customers of all types of goods and services become much more demanding of the products and services they spend their money on. That’s not to say they stop spending money, although many certainly do, but overall consumers as a whole become much more interested in making sure they get maximum value for their money.
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The Fact That Your Competitor Has A Website Means What?
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Dave.
Every business needs a website. I’m sure I’m not the first to tell you this.
Just think about how many times you’ve come across a competitor’s website while browsing the web, or how many times you’ve seen your competitors web address on one of their company vehicles? Theirs is probably full of information and has a very appealing presentation and layout.
It should be obvious!
The fact that your competitor has a website means that you should have one also. If you are thinking of business expansion and reaching out to customers, a website is probably your best option.
The point is, today, there is no reason for any small business not to be on the online, and not just online, but online in a professional, powerful way. That way, when a customers want to find your business easily, they will.
If not, they’ll go somewhere else.
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Free Photoshop Shapes: Download Custom Shapes Sets
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Barbara Holbrook.
Photoshop shapes are different than Photoshop brushes, although some people use the terms interchangeably, they refer to completely different tools. Both tools will allow you to easily add custom elements that be stamped out over and over again, used to create patterns, transferred from one design to another, and stored in your Photoshop library for [...]
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5 WordPress Comment Plugins to Engage Users and Promote Discussion
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Spencer Spellman.
If you’re a new user to WordPress, then you’re probably perfectly content with the comment features you already have. You may not yet realize the positive effect that adding a comment plugin (or three) can have on your site.
Better comment functions are a great way to encourage discussion and build community on your blog or [...]
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Our latest template customization project – EliteScapesDesign
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Dave.
We’ve been a little slack posting examples of new work with the latest addition to the family, baby Austin, arriving on Oct the 8th, and all the changes at http://foamers.net but that doesn’t mean that we haven’t been busy.
Our newest template customization is for http://www.elitescapesdesign.com/. This landscaping website has a very nice layout. It is simple yet dignified – very fitting for a company committed to quality craftsmanship landscaping. We are very happy with the way the template turned out, but they are still moving in so there are a few small things that still need to be tweaked.
In addition to the striking design the website uses the “lightbox” functionality and feature to let you preview and see image from the portfolio, that really help distinguish their portfolio from the thousands of other landscapers because the functionality is very smooth and easy for visitors to use.
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Our huge sale just got a little bigger!
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Dave.
Our huge sale just got a little bigger! Right now, save an extra 15% OFF on all customization services.
But even that’s not all! Order customization right now and pay NOTHING for the template!!! Plus the *’Huge Fall sale’* will still feature 20% discounts on individual template purchases. Buyers may elect to purchase a single template for as low as $20, or get 15% OFF customization and don’t pay anything at all for the template.
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The Latest Custom Craigslist Ad Design: Robert Kravath
Posted on 18. Oct, 2009 by Dave.
Hey Now, we just wrapped up work on the new custom Craigslist Ad for Robert Kravath. We were very happy with the way this custom ad turned out and evidently the client is too. He has already made several post, and it looks like new post are being added almost daily.
One of the neat things about getting a professionally designed Craigslist ad from Foamers, is that you are not just getting a static JPG, you are getting the .psd sources file which includes the custom ad’s source file usually in a sliced format which allows you to customize, and make changes, and edit it as you see fit.
So what you may not realize is that you pay once for the custom ad, and then you keep this reusable tool that is easy-to-edit, and even 6 to 8 months down the line it is still very adaptable, very useful.
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How To Build a Baby Website with Photoshop in About an Hour
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by Dave.
I’ve been meaning to get around to show this ever sense the birth of our lovely daughter Hailey back in 2007 – so now that we just had our latest addition to the family, little baby Austin born on Oct the 8th, I just had to write and share my joy with you. And what better way to do this than by putting together a really simple Photoshop tutorial on how to build a baby website in Photoshop. Admittedly, the in about and hour part of the title might be a bit inflammatory perhaps, but still quite easy.
Besides I want to do this for both the kids. After all, they’re just so cute, and I’m not just saying that only because they’re my children. Then of course I’ve never met a parent who didn’t say their child was beautiful, till you actually see these babies and then they are not so cute, they are crazy looking, like tiny little aliens – but you don’t say anything but smile, and that so cute …
So anyway, the first part of this tutorial is very simple, all you need is a camera or camera phone and Photoshop of course – also I’m not focusing too much on the design aspect of it really – so if you don’t feel all that confident in your design skills, don’t worry you’ll still be able to follow along…
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Advanced SEO Services To Promote Your Business
Posted on 11. Oct, 2009 by AQ.
If your business would like to guarantee excellent search engine ranking results, advanced SEO services will do the trick. As we know, a website today is the foundation of any offline or online business. The ability to create an above-average website is only about 1/4 of what’s required to build a profitable online presence. 75% of the success of your business depends on the methods you use to market your website in such a manner gets your site a lot of vital traffic, helping you build a strong customer base.
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Fall is Here, and You are Still Procrastinating?
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by Dave.
Everyone procrastinates at some time in his or her life. As a self-employed developer, I am certainly guilty as charged. That’s is why in this article I want to show you an couple of things that have helped me, and give you some more incentives to get your business online right now!
A – Complex projects often seem daunting and cause many people to procrastinate. When faced with a project that seems overwhelming in its complexity it is advisable to break the project down into smaller components and tackle each component individually.
For example – if you need to redesign your website, but you don’t know where to start?
Start by taking a good hard look at your website and ask yourself these two questions.
How is my brand perceived as opposed to my competitors and how is my website doing in terms of aesthetics and functionality?
If it’s not doing a good job, don’t just let it sit there, fix it!
Every day that goes by is another day of an under performing site.
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Simple, Yet Effective Means To Magnetizing Your Sales Effort
Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by AQ.
In a time short world we’re continually searching for just the right fast source of information; just at our finger tips when we need it. In this scenario a marriage of almost perfection was made.
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Bonesana
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by Typographica.
Special thanks to Gestalten for sponsoring the Typographica nameplate for October, 2009 with Bonesana.
Gestalten is known for very contemporary designs — the modular and the post-mod — so this tribute to the 18th century is quite a departure. Designed by Matthieu Cortat of Switzerland, Bonesana was initially developed for the new edition of the book [...]
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Great Scott Marty!
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Dave.
“Well, I was in the bathroom shaving and the light bulb blew. As I turned to leave and get a new bulb I slipped and bumped my head on the toilet. And that’s when I first saw this!
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Something is up!
Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by veerle@duoh.com.
You may have noticed that things have slowed down here a bit. I’m also diverting all interviews and keep answering mails to a minium for the time being. The reason for all this is that I am working on Veerle’s blog 3.0. The journey was long and hard!
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