Best Websites

General Observations About Websites

Jack Swisher — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:16:10 +0000

Perusing through the internet and examining websites offered by various segments of the workforce will quickly allow one to realize certain generalizations as to the effectiveness of specific fields of endeavor. Designing a website that is both effective and interactive is as much of an art as it is a science or skill. It becomes quickly apparent that certain professions have a grasp of this concept while other professions are simply still in the dark. While there are exceptions in every field, certain segments of the workforce seem to excel and others are still not comprehending and internalizing the vast potential of a vibrant website.

Advertising firms, as expected, are generally light-years ahead of many other professions. The banking industry also seems to put great emphasis on internet sophistication. As a matter of fact, the financial community as a whole is much more developed on the internet than many of their cousins in the fields of manufacturing and services. Surprisingly enough, many religious and church organizations have also spent time and energy to create an online presence.

However, many fields still offer sophomoric and rudimentary online presentations. Industries that do not deal with the public tend to be the worst offenders. Those catering to the wholesale market and have a more limited customer base seem to have the least presentable online websites. Construction oriented businesses like lumber companies, electrical firms, plumbing businesses and drywall companies are great examples of those less sophisticated websites.

The field is vast and it is easy to see that the upward potential of those in the website design business have a tremendous opportunity to upgrade the online presence of entire segments of our multifaceted workforce.

Cool Internet Marketing Website Design

Jack Swisher — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:05:37 +0000

There was a redesign of an internet marketing firm’s website this week that grabbed my attention. They are based out of Memphis, TN but it looks like they serve clients from all across the country. They have some decent ones by looking at their portfolio. It looks like they are mainly an SEO firm, but do a variety of other services besides search engine optimization such as web design, social media, and pay per click management. Okay I am not trying to make this blog into something that appears to be promotional, so I am going to get right into why I think this website is cool.

What caught my attention was the quality of the website design. I love a good quality website design and I am in the process of teaching myself. I often frequent websites of web design companies to see their latest work. I went back to HigherVisibility’s website to check out to see if they had made any updates to their portfolio page. What I found was that they actually just redesigned their own website for their business. If you visit their website at HigherVisibility.com, you will notice they make great usage of colors on what probably would have been a drab looking website had they not.

Another really cool thing that I found was the light bulb on their homepage. If you click on one of their services towards the center of the page, the filament of the light bulb will have a new icon appear. that might be one of the coolest subtle website tricks I have have seen in a while. Anyways I thought it was cool enough to blog about. I am always looking for ways to improve the web user experience through website design. I am really working hard to become the best designer I can be. after I feel I have mastered my craft enough, I will need to learn how to use WordPress so that I can improve on the look of my own personal blog.

Best Websites Blog Launch

Jack Swisher — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:12:55 +0000

Welcome to the official Best Websites blog post launch! This is my first post for the Best Websites blog. There will be many more to come. I plan on blogging on a wide range of topics. I don’t like structure, so this blog will be created in the form of my personality. I hope you enjoy reading what I have to write about. I will try and post as often as possible. I do have a day job, so time can be limited.