The Simpler, The Better.

Here at Dempsey Design I believe that your website should be free.  Free from look and feel, free from branding clutter, and let's face it simple no-frills is best.  

So today I'm offering simplification website consulting for an outstanding rate of $255 an hour.  Lets get together and have a long, drawn out discussion on site content, how we can extract the most from the hex color #0000FF, and what it means to your business and customers.  We'll also discuss how to simplify your logo to its roots-- the letters. I'll even throw in those day-old donuts they have on sale at Safeway (fresh isn't simple enough, and why should you pay extra for it?), and one of those oversized Post-it note pads on an easel (for an additional $50- travel to and from Staples included).  I'll put on my best Cole Haan shoes and pink tie and we'll "git 'er dun"-- professionally of course.

Simplify today. Strip your website of your brand and be free.

Update on Thursday, April 1, 2010 by Shon Dempsey

Just in case-- April Fools :)

The site is back to normal, and yes, simpler is typically better, but obviously you want your site to ooze your brand.

Should I be using Twitter?

What about Facebook?  MySpace?

Over the last few months there have been a slew of social media seminars, presentations, roundtables and luncheons in just the few blocks walk from my office.  Everyone and their Grandmother has heard about Twitter at this point – and some Grandmothers even have a Facebook account!  The big question every business owner wants to know right now is: “Should I be using social media?”

The first part of the answer is, of course: “Yes!”  But the varying methods and vehicles of Social Media mean that there isn’t a one-size fits all solution.  So the second part of the answer is,

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Cheap Design: A Potential Disaster

Freelance Switch has a great article on logo factories, you know, those guys who charge $40 and you pick from a pre-designed logo.  They make possibly the best point of all- these cheap logos can actually harm your business.

Peep the original article.