http://www.spiread.com/blog/keyword/web-designSat, 11 Feb 2012 04:31:03 -0500BasicBlog associated with "web-design"http://www.spiread.com/blog/keyword/web-designSpire Ad RSS Generator http://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/01/18/why-were-dumping-istockphoto-for-our-stock-photographyhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2011/01/18/why-were-dumping-istockphoto-for-our-stock-photography I've been buying stock photos from iStockPhoto.com for more than 8 years. However, I recently decided to switch to Dreamstime.com as our organization's primary stock photo service. Here are a few reasons I'm dumping iStockPhoto. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Web-design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/11/08/our-web-design-portfolio-has-8-new-entrieshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/11/08/our-web-design-portfolio-has-8-new-entries We've been very busy this fall. Every week multiple new websites are going live. We added 8 new sites to our portfolio today, and added a dozen others to the site last month. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST Web-design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/09/14/now-hiring-web-design-employeeshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/09/14/now-hiring-web-design-employees Here's your chance to build a stunning design portfolio, learn on the job, and get valuable real-world experience with one of Ohio's top-ranked web design firms. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT Web-design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/04/16/ohio-bankers-league-learns-about-search-engine-marketinghttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/04/16/ohio-bankers-league-learns-about-search-engine-marketing Last week I had the chance to present at a marketing seminar sponsored by the Ohio Bankers League in Columbus. The topic was "How to Transform Google Searchers into Customers." Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT Web-design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2009/11/03/an-inside-look-at-our-web-design-marketing-funnelhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2009/11/03/an-inside-look-at-our-web-design-marketing-funnel Before starting our advertising & web design company, I worked in a small company that had a traditional "sales department." This group of sales people literally made phone calls all day long. Many were cold calls - and their rate of failure was very, very high. If the company wanted to increase its sales, it could make incremental increases by finding better sales tactics, OR it could hire another sales rep who -- if they worked hard enough -- would earn their keep while bringing in a little extra. I'm sorry, but I just wouldn't be able to do that. I don't like the idea of calling people who weren't expecting my call, and trying to sell them something they didn't ask to buy. That's why effective marketing is so important to grow a business. You still need to do sales, but the approach is different, and the success rate is much higher. I'll explain, but first let me prove my theory from first hand experience. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:11:32 EST Web-design - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2008/09/03/10-reasons-spire-is-the-best-choice-for-your-website-designhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2008/09/03/10-reasons-spire-is-the-best-choice-for-your-website-design Want to know what makes us different? Check out this list of 10 things that make us your best choice for a website design. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT Web-design - Blog