Product Review for Nike Vintage Soccer Ball (Circa 1996)

I know, I know, this is a web design blog, but when I walked out the door this morning and saw my soccer ball from 13 years ago sitting there in the garage staring up at me covered with battle wounds, endured the hot and cold of sitting in storage for a couple of years, and even having been run over by a car on Truxton Ave. in Bakersfield, I felt compelled to write about the best soccer ball I've ever owned.

In February 1996, I bought my soccer ball because at that time, I was playing every day.

Google Analytics on Every Site We Build

Google Analytics gives website owners the requisite reporting of their web traffic. Owners can track conversion rates and see which domains are referring the most traffic. You can also conduct a navigation analysis to see if your web layouts and design are optimal for their industry. Using Google's software can have an immediate positive impact on your bottom line.

From a marketing standpoint, you can see which marketing strategies are giving you the best ROI.

Our Featured Project: UtahMountainBiking.com

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Utah Mountain Biking has had the same web design for the last nine years. Their current design is in frames and uses tables. With the current direction of the web, and the need for CSS based and "tableless" design, we are looking to bring their new design into 2009 with a bang. Platinum Mango will be starting from scratch giving them the following: new logo, custom web design, FoxyCart ecommerce software, and ModX content management system.

Monetizing Links on Your Site

If you aren't monetizing the "links" section of your site or your blog, you should be. Links on your site can be paid for, traded, or just given away. (If you haven't guessed, the first one is best. Plus, in some instances reciprocal links can in some instances cancel each other out.) If you want your website to be a money maker, which it can be like no other piece of your business, then links on your site should come at a price.

Contracting With a Professional Web Design Firm.

Many (good) business owners come to a fork in the road at some point, and have to contemplate the direction of their business and determine whether or not the internet will be a viable option for increasing their sales or ramping up their lead generation efforts.