Zoe Feast Web and Graphic Designer
I have an usual name, Zoe Feast. That’s Zoe with a long “eeee” sound at the end and Feast pronounced Feast… as in Thanksgiving Feast. It really is that easy!
As a self marketing project I have made use of my name and launched ZoeFeast.com today. It follows the lines of a ” business card website”, inspired by this great blog post. A simple, one page portal to my networks and company.
I broke away from my Indigo Image corporate brand image for this project and enjoyed the creative freedom.
What unique aspect do you have with which to market your business?
2010 © St Louis Web Designer
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St Louis Web Designer’s question of the day: Do you provide web hosting?
Do you provide web hosting? This is one of my popular “Frequently Asked Questions”.
The short answer is no, but the long answer is yes.
We are a web design company not a web hosting company and are happy to leave the intricacies of web hosting to the experts. However we can work with any web host of our clients choosing (or recommend a hosting company). This is a seamless process for our clients and all the nuts and bolts of getting a site live are taken care of. Once their site is ready we will open a hosting account suitable for their needs, upload all the files, configure email addresses and make sure their domain names are pointing to the right place.
This one stop shop type service is what most clients are wondering when they ask “Do you provide web hosting”
2010 © St Louis Web Designer
Free Vector Graphic: Winter Theme Pattern
In honor of the “great snowfall” we are due over the next 36 hours, here in St Louis, here is a free vector graphic of a repeating pattern with a winter theme. The great land of Twitter is busy speculating inches. Snow anyone?
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A decade in Business for the St Louis Web Designer
Happy New Year! 2010 will see Indigo Image, home of the St Louis web designer, celebrate 10 years in business! It is a milestone we are extremely proud of, showing that we can not only survive but thrive in this highly competitive market.
We have had lots of really great clients over the last decade but have a particular soft spot for our very first client “Jacqueline’s Journeys”. The web site is no longer active but I will always be grateful to Jacqueline for putting her trust in us to build her online presence.
So we are looking forward to what the next 10 years will bring, the clients we will meet and the new technological tools in our “tool box”.
2010 © St Louis Web Designer
Holiday Greetings from the St Louis Web Designer.
I like to produce a digital holiday card for my customers each year and this year have spiced it up with a custom video produced using xtranormal. “If you can type you can make movies”. Its a great application and easy use. You can select from a whole bundle of characters, give them different accents set the background, camera angles, make them move and apply ambient sounds… and all for FREE. What’s not to love about that.
400 Blog Posts! A St Louis web designer milestone
I was pretty impressed to reach the 200 blog post milestone, delighted to reach 300 blog posts and today celebrate our 400th post milestone.
It takes time, effort and dedication to write regularly but is worth the reward! What better way to start a Monday morning in St Louis.
2009 © St Louis Web Designer
Eye of the St Louis web designer: Thankful
I have lived in the USA for 13 years and in all that time have always celebrated Thanksgiving. Its a good excuse for a slap up dinner so what not to celebrate despite my English origins. However this year is my first Thanksgiving as an American Citizen so it is a little more special than usual.
The list of things I am thankful for is long but where my business is concerned here are three things.
- My education that has allowed me start and operate my own business – about to embark on my 10th year!
- In the midst of a recession business is good and steady
- The opportunity to work with some really great people
What are you thankful for?
2009 © St Louis Web Designer
Eye of a St Louis web designer: Support our Troops
Here is the St Louis Web designer’s plug of the week.
Hotshots is currently collecting requested items to send to our boys and girls overseas.
Where: Any Hotshots Location, bulk donation taken at the Fenton location
What: Snacks & Entertainment items are always the #1 request. See the Hotshots web site for full list
2009 © St Louis Web Designer
ipod earbuds fall out of my ears. Do yours?
Music can often be a great inspiration to me when I am in designing and my ipod is always on my desk. However, hands up if your ipod earbuds fall out of your ears? Mine do, the standard ipod earbuds were swiftly replaced with an in-ear pair but I still have problems with “fall out”.
A St Louis company, Yurtopia™ has come up with a fabulous novel product to end this misery: the yurbuds™. They convert the standard ipod earbuds to custom fitting earbuds which are not only more comfortable but they DO NOT FALL OUT!
A pair costs just $19.99
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and get free shipping with this code: QF5SG
2009 © St Louis Web Designer
Selecting a web designer.
Selecting a web designer to work on your project can be a daunting task. Where to start?
A Google search? The phrase “St Louis web designer” yields a whopping 2,270,000 returns. Clicking through and visiting the sites on just the first pages can be overwhelming (as a result of excellent SEO we do feature on that page!) Once on the sites you can check out the portfolio, evaluate the skill set of the company but often the most telling way to get a feel if they are a company you’d feel comfortable working with is to see if there are any client testimonials.
Here is glowing testimonial from St Louis celebrant, Ruth Hasser, www.ruthellenhasser.com which really speaks volumes about how we can help clients with their projects.
“Zoe Feast worked with me every step of the way to design and optimize my first website. She listened to me, understood what I was going for, was wonderfully patient with my inexperience, and delivered what I needed in a professional and timely manner. As a result I get regular compliments on my website and, more importantly, customers are finding me! I will continue to rely on her expertise and thoughtful support. Thanks so much, Zoe.”
Thanks Ruth for taking the time to write this!
Interested in more client testimonials ?
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