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Custom WebHelp is a Syracuse web design firm that provides a comprehensive approach to website design—developed over years of experience and consulting on 80+ websites. While most website designers focus on the basics of graphics and technology, our websites go far beyond and include
- User-friendly design (usability)
- Search engine strategy
- Content strategy | Information design
Our quality, hand-coded websites are built right the first time so you won’t have to go through the time and expense of a redesign from a cheap template site or software generated site that does not meet your needs or web standards.
Just as no two people are alike, no two websites are alike. We will listen carefully to your priorities / requirements and balance them with the needs of your audience. We are experts at taking this complex process and simplifying it for you—explaining in plain language what your options are and our best recommendations.
As you watch the website development online, you can provide as much or as little input as you like. We have an exceptional record of reliable, prompt, and friendly customer service throughout the design process and maintenance after the launch. We encourage you to view our website design portfolio and read testimonials from our Syracuse clients.
Our team of experts, all with academic credentials and each with over 9 years of web experience, will develop a website for you that
- Increases your credibility and professionalism
- Focuses on your content—the most important part of your website
- Is user-friendly—easy to navigate, find information, and complete tasks
- Is consistent and follows best practices / web standards
- Includes correct search engine information, beyond meta tags
NEW—we now offer website illustration!
Visit our site for HTML web books /digital books at CustomWebBOOKS.com
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Web in infancy, says Berners-Lee (Inventor of the Web)
Jakob Nielsen: Bad content, bad links, bad navigation, bad category pages... which is worst for business? ...bad content takes the prize for costing the company the most money.
Jakob Nielsen: User skills improving slightly, browser and research skills poor, Google gullibility
Web metrics: Don’t be a slave to the next hit
Every time you search, money is donated to the charity or school of your choice:
www.GoodSearch.com
Time for content to be more scientific
Evidence-based website management
Jakob Nielsen strongly advises the vast majority of websites to scale back their features and dramatically simplify the user experience for initial use... to progress to the deeper engagement levels, prospective customers must first successfully pass through the initial use phase.
How to professionally manage search
5 Key Characteristics of Web Brands
Six Tips for Writing Concisely
The Problem of Dirty Data
Web facilitates wisdom of crowds
Why simplicity is essential to web design
Customer power driven by the web: in the new Intention Economy, the buyer notifies the market of the intent to buy, and sellers compete for the buyer’s purchase.
Why the web demands simplicty
Future of the Web is collaborative
The twilight of print
Jakob Nielsen, international usability expert, lists 10 redesign high priorities that can increase your return on investment
Marc Andreessen, inventor of the first Netscape browser, has released Ning, a site that lets everybody create their own social networks.
Words that work: search words versus website words
Read why PDFS ARE EVIL, LAZY, SLOTHFUL AND SINFUL and PowerPoints are not much better
Do not optimize for search engines; optimize for people who search.
Some organizations believe all they need to create a better website is to choose the right content management software—they are not thinking about the quality and
effectiveness of the content. "They’ll employ junior people to
put up this content, and then a couple of years later they’ll
wonder where it all went wrong".
Article: Search Engine Optimization: Beyond Search Keywords
Gerry McGovern Article: Most organizations realize that quality content is costly. What they don’t understand is that poor quality content has an even greater cost...Poor quality filler content wastes time by taking attention away from killer web content.
READ MORE ARTICLES ABOUT THE WEB
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Village Candy Shoppe offers fine chocolates, old-fashioned candies; order online Assorted Chocolates Basket; The Chocolate, Nuts, Caramels, and Toffee Lover’s Basket, Gourmet Chocolate Truffles Basket; The Old-Fashioned Favorites Basket; and custom chocolate gift baskets
Trollbeads NY offers a full line of beautiful and unique Scandinavian gold, silver, and specialty Trollbeads for necklaces, bracelets, charms, and earrings with free design advice.
Resumes Etc. is a full-service resume writing company offering individualized attention/fast turnarounds at reasonable rates. The top graphic is a one of a kind hand drawn illustration.
Teen Talk is a call-in radio show for teens and hosted by teens, with support from adult counselors, in Syracuse, NY
The Art of Paul Niemiec—Wyeth-like representational colorful landscapes, working in watercolor on handmade paper and oil.
CONTACT Community Services provides services for: youth development, schools, community,
training / consultation, and a 24-hour hotline telephone service.
Syracuse University Press Spring 2008 Catalog
Tri Delta at Syracuse University offers the journey of a lifetime: friends, networking, support, leadership opportunities, philanthropy, alumnae.
Kilian Bearings, Syracuse: custom ball bearings
Syracuse White House
www.CustomWebBOOKS.com : web books
Made By Martha, Syracuse interior decorating, landscaping services
Syracuse University Press: Peace and Conflict Resolution and Related Titles
Redesign for the University Press
Usability study and tutorial for Blue Cross Blue Shield/Empire Medicare Services
Encyclopedia of New York State
Life of Mimi
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CustomWebHelp.com, Syracuse New York
Phone 315.682.1024 9-5pm EST
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All rights reserved. Copyright 2002-2008 Judith Snyder
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