by Melissa Ward | Website Design
This one creates those ‘loading’ animated gifs you see when you are waiting for things to load on a web page… they don’t really do anything, but they give your visitors something to look at while the page is loading … You can create your own animated gif’s or you can...
by Melissa Ward | Social Media Markeing
Google announced today that MySpace has joined OpenSocial. MySpace is in good company, other social networking sites currently in OpenSocial include Linked in, orkut, Slide & Ning. The question still remains as to whether or not Facebook will join. OpenSocial is...
by Melissa Ward | Website Design
Originally Published in Success Magazine, Sept 2007 by Melissa Ward, Managing Partner NewWard Development, LLC Prior to a pixel being drawn on the screen, before laying out the navigation of your Web site, before discussion of colors or layout or graphics takes place,...
by Melissa Ward | Marketing
SEOMoz.org has developed a fantastic tool that calculates something they call “Page Strength” which can be used in to gauge the importance and visibility of any Website or Webpage. Page Strength score is probably a much more accurate reflection of a Websites...
by Melissa Ward | Social Media Markeing
If you have a small marketing budget, or are looking for an effective yet low cost way or marking your web site, products or services, email marketing is the way to go! Effective utilization of email marketing can be a boon to your online business. Email marketing...
by Melissa Ward | Marketing
Up & Coming Entrepreneur Melissa Ward Category: Business Published: July 2007 Melissa Ward talks about her innovative approach to web design and internet marketing, and how she juggles her responsibilities as a business owner and a single mom....
by Melissa Ward | Website Design
Originally Published in Capital Region Home Builders Magazaine, 6/2003 “Builders’ Bytes” by Melissa Ward, NewWard Development, LLC “If you build it, they will come.” This phrase made popular in the late ‘80’s only holds true if they know about you! ...
by Melissa Ward | Marketing
Ultimately, your web site has to fill a need in your visitors. It’s not enough to state that your widget is the smallest, the fastest or that you are the best, but you need to express how that additional speed, size or ability is going to serve your visitors. If you...
