When Custom Isn’t Custom

I have seen a pattern forming over the years where we will be contacted by a potential client with a story such as, “I paid over $5000 four months ago to have my ecommerce site built and it’s still up and the designers won’t fix it!”. continue reading

“No Geeks Required”

I was recently alerted to an article appearing on BusinessWeek.com called, “No Geeks Required“. The basic premise of the story is that, with the help of online services (such as Register.com’s site builder) there’s no reason for a business to not have a website, that “building one is easy”. continue reading

Think Like A Web Designer

I’ve noticed over the years that when I start a new web design project I’ve developed my own process. I imagine that most designers will say the same thing. continue reading

Bursting Bubbles

We’ve had a few individuals over the past 12 months that have come to us requesting proposals to build knock-offs of sites like, YouTube.com, MySpace.com, eBay.com, Google.com, YellowPages.com, etc.

Do I think it isn’t possible to come up with the “next hot website”? Of course not. But the next hot website is not going to be a clone of an existing website. And even sites like eBay.com started small and grew over time. But I personally don’t feel it’s ethical to take on a clone job (even if the budget is there). continue reading