Before I began Sirius Media, I had no idea what a manufacturer’s rep was, but after doing 3 websites for manufacturer’s reps, I now understand what a key role they play in getting products to market. Anna Filip has been working with clients in retail for a long time, and needed a stie to welcome…
After building a site, doing the QA, fine tuning the carefully crafted content, it’s time to share it with the world. So you post it on Facebook and bam – the funky slider you had tried early on is showing up. Or the short blurb summary is something you wrote on the last site. It’s…
When Gerry Ellis asks you to do a website project, you know it’s going to be a glorious challenge. This second redesign for the non-profit GLOBIO had the goal to align the site with the new mission – enabling other conservation non-profits to tell their stories via video and audio podcasts. Part of the project…
Best-selling author Susan Chernak was making a fresh start in life. She had been blogging on two separate sites for over a decade and had a treasure trove of wonderful material. She wanted to simplify and merge the two sites into one collection, giving her subscribers one location where they could access both blogs. It…
Jack Armstrong was making a pivot in life. After working as a voice artist, author, and inspirational blogger, he decided to resurrect his business creating custom voice messages and audio branding. He knew how we all hate getting stuck navigating annoying computerized phone message trees. Jack’s mission is to make the world a better place…
Monje is a company that provides building supplies to markets in the South Pacific, Middle East, and Asia. They didn’t need to sell the products online, but did need a showcase of the wide range of products they supply and the detailed customer service on which they have built the business. Morgan Rosbraugh contacted me…
I see them almost every time I look at Facebook. Posts that tug at your heartstrings with pathetic stories about lost puppies found by the side of the road, lost elders wandering away from home, or children that are in the hospital and need prayer. One thing they all have in common is the request…
It is used all over the place. “Click Here” to get this coupon. “Click Here” to send us your story. To visit our webpage “Click Here”. It’s simple, direct, and devoid of any clues. Out of context on the page, it is a meaningless call to action. As a designer committed to enhancing web usability…
If you want a cookie cutter website you can find them elsewhere. Each Sirius Media website is hand crafted to tell your story in the most effective way possible. Our sites are finely tuned to engage your web visitors and convert them into customers. It’s both an art and a science. Here’s how we do…
This was a presentation made at the Portland WordPress Meetup session in July 2022
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