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We make web technology make sense, so you reach more goals.
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You already know you SHOULD be doing more with the web.
But you can waste thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours if you don't know what to do and how to do it.
We'll help you start using the web strategically to save time, increase profits, avoid costly mistakes, and take control of your life. We can even help increase the value & marketability of your business.
We answer the questions you don't even know need asking.
We're the Trusted Advisor who will make sure you understand all of your options, and guide you in making the best choices to help you reach your short term & long term goals.
Even if someone else is designing your site, you need a solid strategy first.
And we promise, NO GOBBLEDYGOOK!
Don't be skinny withya love now, spread it like buttah
Sorry, but I've wanted to use that line for a long time :)
In this case I'm talking about spreading the love with your clients, and there's no better way to do that than sharing information that helps them.
Often people think, "if I do that they don't have any reason to pay me." If that's the case, you should be looking for another career. There are tons of things you can share with your customers that help them without undermining your ability to make a living. In fact, you'll find it actually ends up helping you.
Think about it, there are a number of reasons for that:
- Everyone appreciates help and, except for the jerks out there, when you help someone they're more likely to remember you when they need your services. If they don't, they're probably not the kind of customer you want and need, anyway.
- If you're like most businesses, there are a ton of things that you're repeatedly asked; answer these questions on your website! There will always be people who want to ask anyway (maybe they just like to torture us?), but proactively answering as many questions as possible will save you time and make customers happy
- The more educated your customers are about what you do, the more they realize you're awesome because you know how to do it.
- Sharing helpful information demonstrates your knowledge of your field and helps build your credibility (why do you think people write guest columns or appear as experts on the news?).
- Often times people think they want to do something themselves, and the process of trying to learn about it makes them realize they're much better off just paying someone to do it.
- Having good, relevant content on your site helps with SEO - even if you feel like nobody ever reads it. Plus, remember it only takes that ONE site visitor who's your perfect fit.
These are just a few reasons to share helpful content with your customers. Sometimes we're too close to our own businesses, though, and have a hard time thinking of things to write about. That's where we come in! Check out our article on how good content drives SEO, and download our worksheets to help you create a blog calendar.
If you still need help after all that love, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. we can help you out. Cheers!
Sample Project Visuals
Websites
11-11
Web design & development for 11/11 Veteran Project. Our CEO is their Director of Strategy & uses their national platform and extensive network to help clients reach strategic business goals while supporting organizations that provide access to resources for veterans and their families.
Print Design
print
This 20-page 5-year Progress Report for a Tourism Department is printed on high quality gloss paper of magazine quality. Presenting details of progress made in an easy-to-digest manner helps Tourism stay accountable to funding sources.
websites
edgewood website
Web design and development for Edgewood Townhomes and Villas, a unique luxury townhome community in Southern Virginia. They needed a modern, mobile friendly site to help display the vast array of options available to homeowners, as well as highlight available properties.
websites
Mother Cluckers
Mother Cluckers is a unique home decor and interior design shop located in an historic downtown. They sell home luxuries, unique apparel, and gifts in their brick & mortar as well as online via Square. We developed the website, set up their ecommerce system on Square, and integrated it with their website.
websites
lisa
Web development for author, business strategist, speaker, and podcaster Lisa Kipps-Brown, our CEO.
Websites
Colin
Website design and marketing automation services for NASCAR driver Colin Garrett.
Illustration and Animation
illustration
A tourism office wished for some type of animation that would let visitors "drive" around the county to discover things to do. Using animation that requires no special browser plugins, illustrator Erin Kipps Brown came up with a concept to treat the project like a theme park map.
websites
VGA
Economic development website design for Virginia's Growth Alliance, a region that covers 10 counties.
rebranding & website
south hill
Town of South Hill, Virginia, rebranding and web design.
Branding
Westfield brand
New branding identity for The Downtown Westfield Corporation, the management entity of the Special Improvement District of Westfield, NJ. Main Street New Jersey awarded DWC a grant to work with Glerin on the rebranding and marketing strategy for Downtown Westfield.
Social Media
social
When we were invited by Virginia's Department of Housing and Community Development to speak about marketing to Virginia Main Street Community directors from across the state, we needed something helpful to give them to take back to the office.
Our Quicky Guide to Social Media ended up being quite a hit! This poster is different from anything we've ever seen: It has dry erase blocks to let the user jot notes for planning their social media.
The poster is 11"x17" - large enough to accommodate the dry erase blocks but small enough to not take up too much of the user's office wall.
websites
vineland website
Web design and development for Vineland Downtown Improvement District / Main Street Vineland, NJ. Part of a project awarded to VDID through a Branding & Digital Design Grant from Main Street New Jersey.
Branding
Branding
New branding identity for Stand Up For Salem (New Jersey), a nonprofit that stimulates business opportunity, historic preservation and community growth through grassroots community development.
Print Design
print
This magazine won an Award of Merit for Communication from the Southern Economic Development Council. Virginia's Growth Alliance is geographically the largest economic development region in Virginia. They provide a printed quarterly quality of life magazine to prospects; the magazine is printed on glossy paper that is of the quality you would find on a magazine rack. A low-res version is also available for download on their website and for distribution on usb's.
Fact Sheets
fact sheets
As a part of the Halifax County IDA rebranding project, the organization needed a one-sheet data flyer for prospects. The piece is designed to present a good bit of data in a condensed format that provides a quick overview of the county, and integrated design elements extend the new branding identity.
Branding
vineland branding
New branding identity for Main Street Vineland, NJ / Downtown Vineland Improvement District, a group that promotes, enhances and revitalizes historic Landis Avenue as a thriving commercial district and community-gathering place for shoppers, residents and visitors. Part of a project awarded to VDID through a Branding & Digital Design Grant from Main Street New Jersey.
