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Ryan Kovach Doing Pro Bono Work Brings in Big Money

March 1, 2010 - Posted by Ryan Kovach in Business

Over the past 24 months, our firm has accepted 3 large pro bono assignments. These assignments were non-profit associations that had been hit hard in the recession. Their budgets were at zero for design, marketing or advertising, yet they still had ambitions, dreams and hopes of continuing with their work as non-profits…

Antonio Lupetti Anatomy of The Perfect Sidebar

February 7, 2010 - Posted by Antonio Lupetti in Popular, Web Design

The sidebar is an important element of every blog. In a standard two-columns layout it’s placed to the right of the main section and includes information and links related to the content of blog posts. A well organized sidebar should include some important items, such as subscription options, advertisements, recent and popular posts, and help blog readers find contextual information related to the article they are reading or, in general, about the blog they are browsing…

Antonio Lupetti How The iPad Could Change The Face of The Web

January 31, 2010 - Posted by Antonio Lupetti in Tech News

ipad6Apple CEO Steve Jobs presents the new Apple iPad at a company event in San Francisco.

When in 2007 Apple launched the iPhone not only reinvented the phone but it also introduced a revolutionary user experience that has changed definitively the way to browse the Web with a mobile device then before.
In that same period, I remember browsing the Web with a Nokia or Windows Mobile phone was an arduous undertaking: webpages was unreadable on small screens on portable devices, slow to render in mobile browsers and all available options that allowed users to fit pages to screen (for increasing readability) was ridiculously worse than the problem they was trying to fix…

Marc Hindley How To Write News For Your Website

December 9, 2009 - Posted by Marc Hindley in Community

Posting news on your website is an excellent way of adding content, adding value, getting backlinks and social media links. But there are some important points to follow to ensure your news is presented professionally. Remember, your news can help market your website to customers, and it can also provide information for journalists who may also give you publicity through their own online or offline media.

Ryan Kovach From a Web Designer’s Point of View: Is the client leaving clients on the table?

December 9, 2009 - Posted by Ryan Kovach in Jobs

I recently wrote an article here on woorkup.com entitled “As a web designer, are you leaving money on the table?”. It created quite a stir across twitter and other social networks. In the article, I communicated that once our firm left the standard hours/project based billing system and moved into a retained system, our revenues rose significantly…