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Posts by Matt Weeden
Do I Even Need a Web Site?
Imagine that you’re a new business owner looking at the prospect of building a Web site for your company. If you already are a new business owner, well, imagine you’ve also got a Tweety Bird Pez dispenser on your lap. Your first impulse might be, “I have to get a Web site built.” After all,… Read more
Is Your Web Site Design Obsolete?
Last week we examined how a new, flat design aesthetic is sweeping the internet. Flat is definitely the flavor of the month. So what does this mean for your site designed in the 3-d, skeuomorphic style? Don’t Panic Let’s get this out of the way: your site does not need an urgent, complete makeover. Well,… Read more
Is Flat the New 3-D?
Web design, like fashion, tends to follow trends and repeat itself over intervals of several years. In the beginning, when the internet was just computers sending text to each other, the design aesthetic was very flat. Text on a page, perhaps an image or two drawn in MacPaint. As computers’ graphics capabilities improved, we got… Read more
Say Hello to Evver
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our latest Web project, Evver. Evver is a Web service that turns your photos into fun slideshow videos set to music of your choice. MWD Web built the marketing side of the site, a WordPress build that integrates with Evver’s product side for a seamless user experience. The… Read more
Happy Labor Day
Happy Labor Day everyone! That holiday is especially appropriate here at MWD Web, as we’ve been laboring our butts off for the last few weeks working on some cool new projects. Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks for some impressive, amazing, and spectacular new sites from us, as well as some other adjectives.… Read more
Cool New Features of WordPress 3.6
Things are a little hectic at MWD Web this week, so today’s post is a short one. We’re doggedly committed to posting every week, though, so by gum we’re going to post! The team of developers behind WordPress released their latest version, 3.6, earlier this month. We’ve had a few weeks now to play around… Read more
Safe and Secure
By now we’ve seen that there’s a lot that goes into getting an e-commerce store online. And we’ve only just started scratching the surface! Before we close the book on this crash course, there’s one more thing we have left to address: the security of your payment processing system. Anyone who places an order on… Read more
Pay Up!
Once you’ve decided on which platform to build your e-commerce venture on, you’ll also need to decide how you’ll accept payments for your stuff. The obvious answer is by credit card, but there are a few other possibilities to be aware of as well. Check/Money Order Some customers don’t like using their credit cards for… Read more
How to Sell My Stuff?
Last week we looked at the pros and cons of selling products online. In this and the rest of the posts in this series, we’ll assume you’ve made the decision to tackle e-commerce, and that you’re going to be selling through your own Web site as opposed to renting space on someone else’s site. Our… Read more
To Sell Online, or Not to Sell Online…
Anyone who owns a business is in the business of selling something. Be that a physical product, a digital product, a service, or what have you: sales is the name of the game. Today’s internet-powered life makes it easy for anyone to buy anything from anywhere in the world. You can go online and buy… Read more