Do you really want to know?
Yesterday I had the blues Not the rain outside on the sidewalk blues Not the Daddy won’t make French Toast blues And not the deep down in your shoes blues Yeah… Yesterday I had the blues… —- Max belted this out just now while I was making him lunch. Where do 5 year-olds get their … Read more
YVOD makes building websites quick and painless. We have developed a tried-and-true 6 Step process that our clients have called “quite enjoyable“. Hard to believe? Think about this for a second… You know who your intended audience is. You may not know how to find them online (that’s our job) or to create a great … Read more
Introduction: What is Important
YVOD’s approach to building websites is 100% client focused. Many businesses want to tell their own story. They spend a lot of time talking about their approach to solving problems and why they are so fantastic. While this is very good to know, it is of little importance on the web. A successful website must deliver what the visitor wants to see.
Step 1: Who Are Your Clients
YVOD likes to start the conversation by asking owners of websites to think about who is going to visit their site. We try to develop at least 3 “personae” of potential visitors. These personae may describe existing online visitors, desired visitors or existing offline clients that you wish to convert to online customers. What is important is to think deeply about who these visitors are.
On the road to creating user personas, YVOD likes to ask a number of questions about your visitors. Below is a small sample of questions that should be answered for each persona. Life Related: How old are they? What proportion are female vs. male? What is their level of education? Where do they live (state)? … Read more
I am a film student at Berkeley Digital Film Institute and I need to get an external 500GB drive for my work. I was looking at a drive from New Egg and was wondering if you think I should get it. The drive you are looking at costs $120. This is a nice price. You … Read more
Just got this album from a Evan Naylor and I can not stop listening to it. So nice… Go grab a copy! Gomni – Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabeté [In The Heart Of The Moon] —- In The Heart Of The Moon is a duet recording by Malian guitar slinger Ali Farka Toure and … Read more
Apple iPhone Letter Whiners “whiners” is a perfect post. Apple is finally getting it right and people are blasting them. So friggin’ what. I bet they are laughing all the way to the bank with all this free publicity. Two clients called me yesterday saying how happy they were that they could now get the … Read more