Drew Schiller

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websites

Stop Ignoring Wanda

May 7, 2009

Your website is your most valuable employee. Let’s call her Wanda; Wanda the Website.
Wanda is the 24×7 liaison to your customers; working in 194 countries on evenings, weekends, holidays, while you’re on vacation, when you’re in meetings—she is always available.
Here’s the thing about Wanda: she can be the ideal employee. When you tell her about [...]

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What Everyone Should Know About Evaluating Design

April 24, 2009

While at a commercial design awards event a couple of months ago, I discovered that the submitted work was judged strictly on aesthetics. In fact, the “Judges’ Choice Award” went to a design that was rejected by the client because the design solved the problem in a way that was ineffective for the target audience. was [...]

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Google can’t build your brand

April 8, 2009

Because of my background designing websites, small business owners and marketers often ask me about search engine optimization (SEO). How can I get my website to show up higher in Google rankings? How much money should I expect to spend on SEO? Why isn’t my website showing up in search engines at all?
Disclaimer: I am [...]

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5 goal-oriented questions that lead to a great website

February 6, 2009

When I design a new website, there are certain things I want to know about the project, otherwise I’m just designing something that looks pretty. And I think that pretty design for the sake of pretty design can be pretty ineffective. Here are five things I want to know before I start a new website:

What [...]

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Does your website pass the Grandma Test?

January 18, 2009

When I create a new website, one of the first things I consider in the design process is the audience. Who is this website for? How old are they? What is their background? These questions are important for any successful site. But once I choose a direction for the design and begin programming the site, [...]

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Websites, like life, need purpose

January 16, 2009

I received a call from a colleague yesterday asking if I thought a social media release would be effective for one of her clients. Upon looking at her client’s website, we both agreed the answer is a resounding “NO!” I’ll give my thoughts on social media releases next week, but for now, I want to [...]

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