Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category

Five Favorite Fonts

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Design is always evolving and a good designer’s love of typography is shown clearly in their work.

Southern Web Group’s designers compiled a list of their top 5 favorite typefaces for your enjoyment. You might already be familiar with some of these fonts. Household names, like Facebook and Apple, frequently use these fonts in their marketing materials.

Enjoy our collection — and perhaps — use it in your next design project.

Klavika Regular

Frutiger LT Std Light

Gotham Medium

Myriad Pro Semibold

Helvetica Neue Light

What Type of Personality Does Your Blog Have?

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

You have a fabulous idea for an online business. You registered a catchy domain name, found reliable web hosting, put together a stellar website design and linked it to an awesome WordPress blog. Now that you defined your target market, you’re ready to take the Internet world by storm, right? Well, maybe not.

Much like people, websites and blogs have their own “personality”. The language we use reflects what motivates and interests us. The key is to figure out the patterns that interest various personalities as they relate to your brand, product and content. In other words, if you’re not talking your visitors’ language, you’re not likely to experience major success.

The research surrounding these personality variables is called psychographics. Let’s consider the Wikipedia definition: “In the field of marketing, demographics, opinion research and social research in general, psychographic variables are any attributes relating to personality, values, attitudes, interests or lifestyles. They are also called IAO variables (for Interests, Attitudes and Opinions).”

So how can you find out more about the current personality of your blog? Check out a new tool called Typealyzer. The website is dedicated to a research project about how the language reflect our psychological type. By entering your blog address at the Typealizer website, you find out your blog’s “personality”. This useful info lets you know if you are reaching your target market or just striking out in another direction.

Now that an increasing amount of business is done online, your website and blog have to speak to people. In days gone by, you would personally make the presentation made on your website today. Think about if you had to speak to your prospective customers face-to-face. What would they want to know? What are their interests? How can you be more approachable and likable?

If your blog doesn’t have the sparkling “personality” you want, let the experts at Southern Web Group perform a website review analysis. We will help you tweak your website design and create a custom WordPress blog to really speak to your visitors. When your blogs speaks in a language your customers understand, you’ll see profits soar.

Southern Web Group News: Latest Website Designs

Friday, March 6th, 2009

New Websites!

Southern Web Group was busy developing new website designs for major businesses over the past couple of weeks. Two recent websites posted by Southern Web Group include B&B Building Services, Inc. and Seniors 1st Choice.

B&B Building Services, Inc. is a Dallas, Georgia floor service company servicing the Atlanta metropolitan area. Their website includes large, colorful photography showcasing shiny, attractive floors. When visitors arrive, they immediately know they are at a website about floor services.

The navigable website design includes links for cleaning and maintenance, equipment service and repair, service area and a contact us and home page. B&B Building Service, Inc. customers easily locate the information they want about floor service, areas of coverage and how to get in touch with the company to find out more. In just a few links, everything is at a potential customer fingertips to make closing the deal simpler.

Seniors 1st Choice offers in-home care for elderly and those who wish to remain independent in their own homes from Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA’s). Flashing images of compassion appear in the upper right hand corner of the website design. The home page includes the Seniors 1st Choice Mission.

Links at Seniors 1st Choice provide all the information a visitors needs including About Us, Care Solutions, Caregivers, Employment, Care Assessment, News Room, FAQ and Contact Us located along the top of the site. Listed along the right side are short links detailing Seniors 1st Choice Integrity, Sincerity, Compassion, Kindness, Respect, Joy, Diligence, Thoroughness and Reliability. A large link gives visitors an immediate opportunity to schedule a free care assessment by clicking or calling the phone number clearly provided.

An attractive, navigable website design makes it easier for customers to do business with you. Let Southern Web Group revamp your website design with SEO principals to attract visitors who turn into loyal customers.

Southern Web Group Holiday Hours

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Southern Web Group is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service throughout the year. From superior web design to effective newsletter campaigns, we’re ready to help you improve your online business opportunities every step of the way.

During the holiday season, Southern Web Group will be taking a brief break to close our doors from December 24 to December 28. Southern Web Group will also be closed on January 1, 2009 to celebrate the New Year.

Southern Web Group looks forwarding to offer superior service in the new year to make it your most profitable ever. As the new year approaches, consider these updates to increase the success of your online business ventures:

  • have your website reviewed to make sure it’s still doing its job;

  • update your website design for modern appeal in a competitive marketplace;

  • register a domain name and establish a new sister website for your current business;

  • review your web hosting services to ensure total reliability for your customers;

  • employ the latest resources to get rid of spam;

  • use SEO techniques to get your business noticed;

  • make sure SSL certificates are up-to-date so customers feel secure to pay online;

  • establish a WordPress blog and company newsletters to stay in touch with business contacts; and

  • schedule website marketing seminars for the year ahead.

Everyone at Southern Web Group wishes you and your associates, friends and family a happy, healthy holiday season. We also extend our sincere wishes for a wonderful, prosperous New Year to all.