Tag Archives: web design

Thinking about a website? Read this first!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Penny

It’s a fact. The Internet is here to stay. And social media isn’t a fad. If your business is new or if you’ve resisted getting online before now, it’s probably time to consider making 2012 the year you take the … Continue reading →

Posted in Logo Design, Small Business, Social Media, Web design, Web Development | Tagged first website, planning, project, proposal, research, web design, website | 1 Comment

Picture This!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Eric

Let’s say you’ve been given the responsibility of promoting your business, event, product, or even the place you live. After a lot of time and discussion, decisions have been made about the audience you want to reach, what message you … Continue reading →

Posted in Graphics | Tagged graphics, images, photographs, pictures, social media, social media for business, web design, website | Leave a comment

Is your logo “game-ready”?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Eric

Business people who appreciate sports metaphors will probably agree with me when I say that having a good logo is the equivalent to always having your “game face” on. Your logo is probably one of the hardest working assets your … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Logo Design, Web design | Tagged branding, brighton, graphic design, graphic designer, logo, logo design, web design, website, word mark | Leave a comment

When you know where you’re going…

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Eric

…you’re more likely to get where you want to be. Don’t you sometimes wish life could be more like being on a vacation? Having recently ended a week-long holiday, I’m sure you could forgive me for thinking that way myself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Goal-setting, Social Media, Web design | Tagged Belleville, blogging, brighton, business plan, Eastern Ontario, facebook, goal-setting, goals, long-range goals, marketing, social media, strategic planning, Trenton, vacation, web design, website | Leave a comment

Need a website? Not sure how to take the first step?

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Penny

You’ve got a small business with a great product or service and now you need to let people know about it. You could spend a fortune on print advertising in the hopes that someone might see your ad and call, … Continue reading →

Posted in Seminars, Web design | Tagged accessibility, blogging, brighton, facebook, google, linkedin, ontario, seminar, SEO, SEO copywriting, small business, social media, social media for business, twitter, using social media, web design, website | Leave a comment

CMS Made Simple Beginner’s Guide – Review

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Penny

CMS Made Simple is one of the most flexible and well-designed of the Open Source content management systems. With over 950,000 downloads of the core modules, the system is well-tested, robust and in use on websites around the world. True … Continue reading →

Posted in CMS Made Simple, Content Management, Web design, Web Development | Tagged cms, cms made simple, cmsms, content management, database, hosting, northumberland, open source, packt, php, quinte, small business, smarty, sofia hauschildt, web design, web server, website | 2 Comments

Welcome to the poloDesign blog

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Penny

Thanks for stopping by. This is a temporary solution to needing to expand poloDesign’s online presence. We’re working on a new website and the blog will eventually appear there. For now, I’ve got a place to share some thoughts on … Continue reading →