A consistent and professional brand image for a small business tells your customers you are for real, and expresses what you are all about to your customers. Like it or not, independent businesses are constantly competing with large chain stores who have the professional look in the bag. Customers discriminate based on how a company presents itself visually, and make assumptions about the business based on the way they present themselves.

A simple intranet is a very inexpensive way to boost productivity and collaboration in most groups or teams. Interested in something similar, shoot me a line and we can talk about streamlining communications in your small business.

While I think most people can agree that sustainable building practices are a good thing, the decision on whether or not to take a project down a green path ultimately becomes a business decision, and rightfully so.

Surprise, Surprise; California has became the first state in the nation to adopt a mandatory green building standards code.

We are very proud of the fact that we have gained the number one ranking for restaurants in the city of Corolla, NC. Sites like Tripadvisor.com and Yelp.com can be a great tool to promote a small business that has a focus on a quality product.

Jerry Yudelson, founder of the top notch green building firm Yudelson Associates, and author of some of the best books on Green Building I have read posted what he believes to be the top 10 Green Building Trends for the coming year. Well, he is kind of a big deal, so I was listening.

A new study laims that 50% of the non – residential buildings in America will be green by 2015. This seems like a bit of a reach to me, but then again, I didn’t just conduct a two year study on it.

Merchantsofrock.com is an online store in the form of a music blog that will be selling original art, vintage record players and vinyl, and selling music downloads through the Itunes Affiliate program. Another great example of how powerful and versatile the Wordpress platform is.

I was recently reading about famed photographer Carleton Watkins who took a lot of the famous early photographs of the National Park System, and I came across this shot “Yosemite Valley from the Best General View” from 1866.   I noticed that it was taken from a similar vantage point as one of the photos [...]

I just finish designing this website for Lighthouse Bagels, a restaurant I do work for in Corolla, NC. The goal was to create something that was quick, simple, and attractive. The site has background info on the shop, menus, directions, and contact information presented in a way that is simple to navigate for customers.