Well, I've been paraphrased in an article in the Northumberland County Business Times. Quench! was part of a Business Forum showcasing local businesses which took place at atrium at The Palm Restaurant in Port Hope in early May.
Not only was the event an interesting exercise (meeting other local business owners but having some added exposure in a local publication was a great bonus. You can read the article in the "Recommended Reading" section.
I'll definitely be searching out more opportunites get Quench! known in the community. I can't stress enough that if you're a SME, anyway you create public awareness about your service or product at minmal cost then keep your ear to the ground for any way to do so.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Monday, June 4, 2007
When is it time to update your website?
Ahh, the age old questions. How old is too old? How ineffective is too ineffective? Well, I've put together a top 10 list of sorts with some in-sites into just this particular question. Actually it's more like a tribute to Jeff Foxworthy. You know your web site's too old & too ineffective when...
10. Your home page — or any page — takes more than four seconds to load due to unoptimized images etc.
9. When your site links to other sites that no longer exist.
8. Your site's TITLE tag is something like "New Document", "Index".
7. You use font faces that are not appropriate for your audience — like Comic Sans on a financial site.
6. Your logo does not look like it was professionally made or uses obvious clip art graphics.
5. Your site has sections that are under construction and the public can access them.
4. Your navigation buttons fail to do proper roll-overs.
3. Your site consists of severely pixelated/blurry graphics
2. Our site doesn't make us look like credible professionals.
and last but certainly not least...
1. Severely outdated last modified date is visible on the pages like "last updated, August 1998"
These are just a few of the issues that can hinder an otherwise great company from having an effective web presence.
If you're interested in seeing what else could potentially be a problem for your site, please visit http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com. It helped with mine and is a good storehouse of do's and don'ts.
10. Your home page — or any page — takes more than four seconds to load due to unoptimized images etc.
9. When your site links to other sites that no longer exist.
8. Your site's TITLE tag is something like "New Document", "Index".
7. You use font faces that are not appropriate for your audience — like Comic Sans on a financial site.
6. Your logo does not look like it was professionally made or uses obvious clip art graphics.
5. Your site has sections that are under construction and the public can access them.
4. Your navigation buttons fail to do proper roll-overs.
3. Your site consists of severely pixelated/blurry graphics
2. Our site doesn't make us look like credible professionals.
and last but certainly not least...
1. Severely outdated last modified date is visible on the pages like "last updated, August 1998"
These are just a few of the issues that can hinder an otherwise great company from having an effective web presence.
If you're interested in seeing what else could potentially be a problem for your site, please visit http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com. It helped with mine and is a good storehouse of do's and don'ts.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Welcome To Quench Me...
Good day everyone and welcome.
Quench! is a design firm based out of Port Hope, Ontario. In a nutshell, Quench is a refreshing approach to graphic design. We work closely with you to become essentially your own in-house design firm. We immerse ourselves in your company and learn everything we can about you in order for us to help sell you more effectively.
This blog that has been created will serve as a focal point of creative trends and industry news that will provide ideas, theories and above all clarity. Clarity on how the process of graphic design works and clarity how it can help new or established businesses thrive in an ever crowded arena.
So, in the coming weeks dive in for inspiration, focus or just come and see what going on and how you can wade or jump into it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Quench! is a design firm based out of Port Hope, Ontario. In a nutshell, Quench is a refreshing approach to graphic design. We work closely with you to become essentially your own in-house design firm. We immerse ourselves in your company and learn everything we can about you in order for us to help sell you more effectively.
This blog that has been created will serve as a focal point of creative trends and industry news that will provide ideas, theories and above all clarity. Clarity on how the process of graphic design works and clarity how it can help new or established businesses thrive in an ever crowded arena.
So, in the coming weeks dive in for inspiration, focus or just come and see what going on and how you can wade or jump into it.
Thanks for stopping by.
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