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5 Benefits of Hiring a Professional Web Designer [+ Marty Note]

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Find out some of the benefits that you will get from hiring a professional web designer...


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Excellent article and reasoning here. For websites designed by pros I would include: 

* Convert better (caveat below). 
* Be FASTER (very important).
* SEO Better.

I could go on, but why (lol). If you don't want a pro to do your web design after reading those three BIG ones then I'm not going to change your mind with a long list (and good luck to you by the way).

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My caveat is you pay designers to think about beauty. Great designers like the ones I work with at Atlantic BT also think about SEO and conversion. Not ALL designers think beyond the pretty pictures and that can HURT your website.


Listen for how potential designers think about SEO, conversion and handing the keys to the car to YOU to maintain.

This last idea is the MOST IMPORTANT one. You must learn to fish with the website a designer builds for you. If they create something so complicated only they can maintain it they've hurt your website.


They (any designer) can't move as fast or as well as YOU in your vertical so never get strung out by an overly complicated design and make sure you know how you will maintain THEIR design. 


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8 Surefire Ways to Thrive Despite Information Overwhelm

8 Surefire Ways to Thrive Despite Information Overwhelm | Thank You Economy Revolution | Scoop.it

Jason W. Womack wrote this article for all of us,  who struggle with information overload. I selected it because.......

 

To be a good content curator, the first step is knowing how to harness your attention, to be able to filter, focus, and find the best and be able to leave the rest

 

**It's important to keep refining your daily habits and the author has some great suggestions on how to do that.

 

Excerpt:

 

Jason Womack warns "in the age of information overload, when it comes to what we have time to focus on, we are often forced to sacrifice quality for quantity.

 

Here's what caught my attention:

 

**Stop multi-tasking

When you multi-task, you can't give your undivided attention the the things you're working on.

 

**Set a timer for 15-minute intervals

Womack says that our days are actually made up of about 100 15-minute intervals. In fact 15 minutes is just about the right "chunk" of time for us to be able to stay focused, minimize interruptions and work effectively

 

**Know when you're not focused and implement ways to refocus

When you're working with your timer, write down eah instance when you lose focus-even if it's just to look at a clock to see what time it is.

 

**Carry a camera with you

Carrying a camera with you is actually a great way to become more in tune with your environment.

 

**I do this one and it really helps bring me into the present moment

 

**Listen more

There are three different learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Everyone in your network falls into one of these categories.

 

**(very important tip, when you're not talking and focusing your attention here, it's an amazing experience on so many levels)

 

Curated by Jan Gordon, covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"

 

Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/xoqha6]


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Beth Kanter's comment, March 7, 2012 11:20 AM
Fantastic article - thanks for finding