July 31, 2010
Please visit the brand new FLPowersports.com, dealer of high-quality pit bikes, dirt bikes and scooters.
This new custom website is a stellar example of e-commerce done right. The shopping cart features multiple product display modes, is sortable and has built-in product search. Best of all, the checkout process is extremely quick and convenient. In addition, the client can update the rest of the site using the seamlessly integrated Content Management System.
During this project, I got to ride one of the 125cc pit bikes and it was a lot of fun. It’s hard to believe how affordable these bikes are. If you know someone interested in getting into motocross or you just want a fun bike to thrash around on, FLPowersports.com has you covered.
July 27, 2010
Does your business have an online e-commerce store? Now it can.
Visual Harmony offers E-Commerce Shopping Cart solutions starting at $1999.
Here are just a few benefits of owning an online storefront:
- Wider Reach: If you own a “brick-and-mortar” store is in Florida, you can now reach potential customers in California, Maine or even Zimbabwe (if you ship there) much more easily. You can get a lot of exposure that you otherwise would be missing out on.
- Increased Revenues: An e-commerce capable website can make sales 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Low Overhead: Once your e-store is operational, there is very little-overhead to keep the site running for years and years to come. Unlike the expenses for operating a walk-in storefront which pile up month after month.
- Better for Local Customers: People within driving distance of your physical storefront can learn more about what you are selling before they come there. Just think how many times you have checked a price on something online before driving to pick it up. I do it all the time.
Do you really need a Brick-and-Mortar Storefront?
It’s clear that some stores such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy make the majority of their sales in their brick-and-mortar stores. I assure you that they are the exception and not the rule.
If you do not already have a physical storefront, who says you need one? Statistically, the need for a physical store increases your overhead and cuts away from your bottom line by at least 15%. Why give that up?
Fact: Visual Harmony has been in business since April 2007, without ever needing a physical office. Everything clients need to know about us or how to communicate with us is available on our website. By declining to use a physical storefront, we are able to offer higher-quality services at a more affordable rate than the competition.
Get it!
Give us a call at 352.207.5855 or email us to discuss your new online e-commerce store.
July 23, 2010
Visitors are essential to every business website. In order to attract visitors, they have to be able to find you. If you have a website that isn’t getting the exposure it deserves, your business can surely benefit from our effective Search Engine Optimization services.
By continually optimizing your site we will gradually improve your search engine ranking which yields more traffic and more business. In the highly competitive on-line world, ranking is a crucial component to making your business visible to would-be buyers. Not only will optimization improve your site’s ranking but it may attract additional lucrative opportunities. Who knows? People may eventually want to start advertising on your site. Cha-ching!
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July 22, 2010
We are proud to announce the launch of the newly redesigned benefit-advisors.com.
If you are looking for Florida employee health insurance or other team benefit solutions, they’re the ones to call. Not only do they know their stuff, they’re a pleasure to work with. Many thanks to Michelle, Ray, Donna, Neal and the rest of the team!
November 2, 2009
Two new featured business card designs and two new featured logo designs have been added to our online portfolio. Contact us if you are looking for a logo and/or business card.
September 23, 2009
Keeping with the tradition of the SEO Rapper, here’s a fresh vid of a couple wannabe rappers battling to decide whether Google or MSN has more “Techie Street Cred.”
September 1, 2009
Just wanted to share a useful website you can use to convert files to different formats for FREE: Zamzar. You just upload a file and select the format you would like it converted to, enter your email address and click convert. Your converted file should be emailed to you within an hour.
I discovered Zamzar when I needed to convert some client-supplied .docx files to .pdf on my Mac. Word 2007 .docx format files can be opened in OpenOffice with X11 or NeoOffice, both on the Mac. However, when the files are opened the formatting is often missing and funky characters are likely to appear. With Zamzar, the conversion is flawless.
Apparently, Zamzar converts much more than documents. Images, music, videos and also compressed archives (.zip, .rar, tar.gz, etc.) can be converted from one format to another. For a full list of Zamzar’s capabilities, please check out the conversion list. As long as the conversions are 100 megs or less, the service is free. If you need to convert larger files, there are a few paid-service plans available.
You can also enter the url to a video from YouTube or other video-sharing site. Pick the format you would like the video converted to and it’ll be emailed to you.
I almost forgot to say that they have some chameleons to look at while you are uploading your files! Chameleons are cool.
August 6, 2009
Would you like to show your latest tweet (or tweets) on your website? Well, here’s a quick and easy way to Twitter-ize your site.
Twitter provides a couple of scripts that need to be included in your code. It’s probably best to add them right before the </body> tag so the rest of the page loads first. Go ahead and add them:
<script src="http://twitter.com/javascripts/blogger.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/your_username.json?callback=twitterCallback2&count=1" type="text/javascript"></script>
Edit the src attribute of the second script to replace “your_username” with your Twitter username. If you would like to show more than just the latest post, you can change the number where it says “count=1″ to reflect how many posts you would like to show (eg. count=2, count=3, count=4).
Now you need to place this code in your markup where you want the tweets to show up:
<div id="twitter_div"><ul id="twitter_update_list"><li> </li></ul></div>
Your tweet(s) will be added to this div automatically. Style the Twitter div with some CSS and you’re good to go!
August 3, 2009
An example color scheme created by Color Scheme Designer 3
Looking for a time-saving tool to help you pick great color palettes? Well, make sure you check out Color Scheme Designer 3. It is by far the best and most feature-rich online color choosing app I have ever used or come across.
It allows you to choose a base color by clicking inside the color wheel. From the base color, it can generate a monochromatic, complementary, triadic, tetradic, analogic or accented analogic color scheme. You can further adjust the scheme’s saturation, brightness and contrast to your liking.
Both a light-dominant and dark-dominant preview are available to show you a couple of ways the generated scheme could be used to color a web page. Click the button labeled “Light page example” to view the light-dominant preview and the button labeled “Dark page example” to see the dark-dominant preview.
Once you are satisfied with the scheme you have created, you can export it as HTML/CSS, XML, plain text, a Photoshop palette or even a GIMP palette.
Other nice features are the ability to randomize the palette and vision simulations that allow you to understand how your scheme will appear to the visually-impaired. Checking the box next to “Show text” will display white, black and grey text over all of the different colors in your palette. Did I mention that it’s FREE?
