http://intentionallydesigned.com Chicago Web Design, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and Online Marketing Fri, 30 May 2008 16:30:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A big part of having your own company is the ability to decide what type of culture you want to cultivate. We've had a lot of conversions over the months about the type of company we want Intentionally to become. It continues to evolve, particularly as the company grows and ... http://intentionallydesigned.com/2008/05/a-picture-of-a-different-type-of-company/ We're big believers in the power of photography to improve a site. Most designers think about aesthetics when choosing photos for pages. While we certainly love pretty photos as well, we also have learned over the years that the right photo can increase your conversion rates as well. A ... http://intentionallydesigned.com/2008/05/3-tips-for-using-photography-to-improve-conversion/ These days most search engine build their indexes by "crawling" sites. As we mentioned before, this is done primarily by following links from page to page, and from site to site. As search engines follow links, they try to figure out the relevance of the sites they are indexing. Even though ... http://intentionallydesigned.com/2008/05/seo-friendly-linking-strategies/ One of the more common steps in a typical web or interface design work flow is to take the notes from a creative brief and create 2 or 3 (or more) different "looks" demonstrating different directions you can take. Why multiple comps is a bad idea We've found over the years that ... http://intentionallydesigned.com/2008/05/why-we-never-create-three-comps-for-clients/ One of the most common pitfalls in search engine positioning is caused by the technology behind a site and the assumptions made by that technology. As you probably know, search engines find content on your site primarily through a process of "crawling" - following links from page to page and indexing ... http://intentionallydesigned.com/2008/05/making-sure-search-engines-can-find-you/