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How a Custom Designed Web Site Can
Capture the Essence of a Business So People Remember You
by Larry Berman |
| In my previous article, "Thinking of a Web
Site," I stressed the importance of choosing the correct web site
name. This column focuses on how custom web site design can make it easy
for you to be identified and remembered on the Internet. |
| Five web sites we've built in the past few months for
Pittsburgh businesses illustrate some of the graphical elements that set
these particular sites apart from the hordes of ordinary sites out
there. |
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A Dentist with a Sense of Humor
www.SuperiorDentalCare.com/offer.htm
Dr. Michael Eisenberg hired us to rebuild his dental
practice web site. To inject an element of humor, I used my digital camera
to take a picture of Dr. Eisenberg tied into one of his dental chairs,
with his staff arrayed about him, as if about to operate on him. The scene
even included some old woodworking tools. The resulting picture -- not
easily forgotten -- has received rave reviews. |
Taking an Existing Catalog to the Web
www.BrooksMetals.com
Tim Woiner of Brooks Metals, a jewelry wholesaler, hired us as computer
consultants. He already had a printed catalog, but he did not yet have a
web presence. Contacting the company that printed his catalog, we obtained
high quality scans, from which we created web pages. We mapped the
(approximately) thirty pieces of jewelry on each page, making each piece a
clickable link to a detailed pop-up window that opens up in the exact
color of his catalog pages. It is now easier to see the details in the
jewelry on the web site than it is in the printed catalog. |
The Web Site as a Calling Card
www.SeizeTheCentury.com
www.Freyvogel.com
I met Tom Freyvogel for the first time at Radio Shack. He had questions
they couldn't answer, but I could. Within two weeks, Freyvogel had hired
us both as computer consultants and to rebuild a web site for a book he
had published entitled "Seize the Century." Using graphic
elements from the book's jacket, we created a distinctive futuristic
looking theme that visually captured the content of his book. Since
Freyvogel is also very immersed in network marketing, and as a speaker
about multiple streams of income, we created a second web site for him
that captures the essence of his other businesses -- a professional
calling card, one might say. |
Taking it to the Road
www.NeillyCanvas.com
Neilly Canvas, which makes canvas tarps for all sizes of
tractor-trailers, is located in the Strip District. Due to increasing
competition, Les Neilly felt a web presence was essential. Our goal here
was to create a web site theme that captured the feel of the open road,
one that truck drivers would talk about to each other on their CB's. We
achieved this result by placing, on every web page, the sounds of a large
truck shifting through gears. |
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Larry Berman has been a Fine Art Photographer for 25
years. He's now working as an online consultant and web designer. His web site, www.BermanGraphics.com, is filled
with tips and examples of how a web site can be used to increase sales.
You can reach him by e-mail at larry@bermanart.com,
or by telephone at 412-767-8644 or 800-350-9289. |
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