Where Graphic Design and Web Design Marry…

I think there is a lot of confusion between the Graphic Designer profession and Web Designer profession. If a person is highly skilled in both areas then they offer a lot of value in terms of designing and developing marketing materials for a business entity. That’s what U2R1 Media prides itself in having. Our talented [...]

Web Design Tips

So you are about to design a new website and you want to know what the best possible solutions are to enhance your online business presence. I often come across clients who ask me many questions that they really aren’t sure who’s answer is correct because there are so many different views on good web [...]

Shooting for the Stars!

I’m sitting here in Manhattan Beach LA wondering how I’m going to write about how excited I am about launching our new online look and overall updated brand. This has been a challenging year for me, growing in the face of adversity is the most difficult and most rewarding way of evolution. Fortunately I’ve managed [...]

Tips to Business Image Enhancement

This blog was written by our Senior designer/developer Lydia Jackson As designers and developers, our job is continually evolving-be it the technologies available or the styles and standards of the web. When I first started at U2R1, about four years ago, we were using HTML tables to code and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) was a [...]

“Whole Life” Approach to Website Development – Part 3

Continued from Part 2In Part 2, we covered some of the stages during development and just after the launch of a website.8. Operations I’ve frequently seen websites launch successfully, only to lose steam rapidly, once the obvious difficulties in actually running a web-business come into play. Operating a successful web-based business can be a lot [...]

“Whole Life” Approach to Web Development Part 2

..Continued by Jeremy Lichtman In Part 1, we discussed that websites need to be viewed from the perspective of the business cycle, rather than as a simple project. 4. Design / Implementation There isn’t all that much I can add regarding the design and implementation phases of a web project. This is the technical portion [...]

“Whole Life” Approach to Web Development Part 1

This blog was written by Jeremy Lichtman our head developer/programmer/project manager In my experience, small business owners tend to view websites as either a business card that happens to be online (i.e. excessively low expectations), or as something that is supposed to miraculously provide revenue the instant it is launched. The problem is partially one [...]

Across the Web Universe

Welcome Jeremy Lichtman our head developer posting his first blog post on our site! If you’re anything at all like me, you’ve got a whole bunch of different social media websites, in addition to a blog. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could post something in one place and then have the information show up [...]

PPC vs SEO

I’m constantly hearing the same comments regarding Pay Per Click campaigns (PPC) “No body ever clicks on the right of Google, it’s a waste of money” I’m here to set the record straight about PPC listings and organic SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Yes the truth is everyone wants to be on the first page of [...]

update! update! update!

People, it is so important to update your sofware when new versions come out. Websites are constantly evolving to keep up with the current changes in browsers and flash players. Microsoft updates their browser at least once a year, Flash updates their player quite often as well. Don’t be stuck in the archives of old [...]

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