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by Joseph Graves | Jan 15, 2014 | 30 Day Blog Challenge, Workshed News
Things are happening
Part of our plan for Workshed was to create an environment where talented people could work hard and make awesome things. Today, we are happy to announce that we’ve added our first team member!
Introducing Angie
Angie is a native Washouglan and owner of Body Bliss Yoga studio. More impressive than her head standing ability is the speed with which she’s able to make websites do wonders. She’s been friendly with computers her whole life and is the proud recipient of a hard earned bachelors degree in Computer Science. With a background in project management AND website development AND graphic design (plus she’s a business owner), she adds some firepower to our arsenal.
If that’s not enough
Never one to be idle, Angie co-created a game called Be The Gift to bring people closer together (you should get one). She’s also President of the Camas Washougal Business Alliance the group of business behind the popular (and extremely valuable) Stuff the Bus program – which collects a ton of food for the needy and stokes the Camas – Washougal rivalry in a fun and productive way (unlike the things we used to do in school).
But wait there’s more
You might be tempted to think Angie works all the time, and she is a busy person, but she’s also the mother of 3 wonderful (and active) boys, as well the wife of a really cool guy named Drew.
by Joseph Graves | Jan 14, 2014 | Workshed News
Got writer’s block and can’t think of anything to write for your next blog post? Here’s a tip. An easy topic for a post is an example of how you solved a problem for a customer.
If you’re in business, each day your customers come to you with problems. They probably aren’t the only ones who have that particular need.
Giving an example of a problem and how you solved it helps to create credibility and trust between you and your reader (potential customer). You might think that what you do isn’t all that interesting, but I’ll bet you dollars to doughnuts that most folks think what you do is pretty cool. If not cool, then at least interesting.
by Joseph Graves | Jan 12, 2014 | 30 Day Blog Challenge, Articles, Workshed News
Price is what you pay
There is a saying that states “price is what you pay; value is what you get.” This is especially true for businesses considering a website rebuild. Cost is an important consideration, but before determining whether a website is expensive or not you have to know what kind of return you’re likely to receive. Like any good investment, the main factor in determining value is not the price paid, but what is received in return for the capital outlay.
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
-Oscar Wilde
In the case of a businesses website, the potential to add revenue is very real. For most new customers, your website will be the first impression they have about your company. Converting a visitor into a paying client should be the primary function of a website. If your website doesn’t persuade people to become customers, it’ll be expensive no matter how much you pay.
Value is what you get
At Workshed, we build websites that generate a positive return on your investment. Accomplishing that might “cost” a little more than some less effective alternatives, but it usually ends up being a better deal. If your website isn’t turning visitors into paying customers, contact us to see how we’d make it work for you.
by Joseph Graves | Jan 9, 2014 | 30 Day Blog Challenge, Workshed News
Nothing taxing today, just some links I find either helpful, interesting, or informative. Do with them what you will.
- Pixlr www.pixlr.com It’s like Photoshop, but free…and online.
- Lifehacker www.lifehacker.com Tips and shortcuts for making life easier.
- DuoLingo www.duolingo.com Learn a new language, translate the web.
- Code Academy www.codecademy.com HTML, CSS, PHP Learn how to build websites and apps are built, then build your own
- 750 Words www.750words.com That little extra motivation you need to write everyday.
- Medium www.medium.com Share and exchange ideas, the inline commenting is wonderful.
- Dafont www.dafont.com Because sometimes Arial isn’t enough.
- Lynda www.lynda.com Online instruction and tutorials for almost anything.
- TED www.ted.com Ideas worth sharing…and listening to.
- Fora www.fora.tv Like TED, but with greater depth.
What sites (besides Facebook) do you regularly use?
by Joseph Graves | Jan 6, 2014 | Workshed News
It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.
-Yogi Berra
But in spite of Yogi’s admonitions I’ll give it a try. Here is BK’s 10 predictions for 2014 in no particular order.
- The world will not end
- Workshed will add more services and talented crewmembers
- Cats and dogs will continue to co-exist, but neither will like it much
- Joe and I will agree to disagree more than once
- My guitar playing will progress, but not as much as I would like it to
- Workshed will help our clients grow their businesses
- Politicians will lie
- World peace will have to wait another year
- I will run my first 10k
- Workshed be better at the end of the year than we are today
by Joseph Graves | Jan 1, 2014 | Workshed News
Week 1
- Ask a question
- Who is someone you admire?
- Why did you get into business?
- What is your favorite quote and why?
- One thing that you wish your customers knew
- Review a book, movie, product or service
- What is your favorite thing to do?
Week 2
- What makes your business unique?
- How do you handle mistakes?
- Who’s someone you admire?
- List your favorite websites or resources
- Ask a question
- Profile an employee or charity you support
- Write about a favorite quote and tell why
Week 3
- What’s one thing your competition does wrong?
- Make a prediction for 2014
- What do you think about….(politics, economics, philosophy)
- A day in the life (break down a typical day for your business)
- FAQ post that saves people time
- Write about a favorite quote and tell why
- Profile and employee or tell about a specific product or service
Week 4
- Create an infographic
- Post a video blog
- FAQ post that saves people time
- Case study (describe how you helped a customer solve a problem)
- List of favorite websites or resources
- Guest post from an employee or affiliate
- What do you think about….(politics, economics, philosophy)
Week 5
- Who should be using your services but isn’t?
- What do you do and how does it benefit your customers?
- Post about what you learned during the 30 Day Blog Fitness Challenge
