Download Wallpaper: Happy Holidays From McBryde Website Design

Twas the night before Christmas, & all across the Internet
All E-Commerce sites were busy, on that you can bet.
The websites were spiffy, and coded with care
In hopes that new visitors, would soon be there.

Business owners were resting, all warm in their beds,
With visions of Internet sales dancing in their heads.
And Travis with his Birkenstocks, and Tiffany with her scarf
I with my coffee & Wayne his Pop Tarts.

When out on our server, there arose such a commotion
I sprang to my monitor without a thought or notion.
I opened up a browser, Chrome not IE
I wanted it quick, with a faster load speed.

The display all lit up, as the web page did load
Brought forth a sight I did not know.
Then what to my eyes, did load oh so clear
But a flash animated sleigh and eight reindeer.

It splashed across my screen, without hesitance or pause
I recognized him fast, it was Santa Clause.
As I sat and watched, thinking I am going insane
He called to the deer and he called them by name.

Now Facebook, Now Twitter, Now LinkedIn & Yahoo
On Google, On Bing, I-Tunes and You Tube.
To the top of the window, almost out of my screen
Now dash away dash away before you are print screened.

And then without notice, my server made a noise
As it downloaded Santa and a large bag of toys.
I leaned back in my chair, with coffee in my cup
Anxious like a child with a new baby pup.

Santa was cool, with his pimped out ride
Dressed all in red, with white fur on the side.
He looked out at me and gave me a wink
Right through my monitor, which made me stop to think.

Could all this be true, or is it just a dream
Should I reach out and pinch my self, back to reality it would seem.
But Santa spoke to me and everything was just right
He said “Good Job McBryde!” “Merry Christmas & Good Night!”

Thank you for another successful year,
we look forward to serving you even better in 2012!

Poem Rendition by: Kevin Smith
Artwork by: Jenna Alexander

Stock photography and professional graphics can “Make or Break” the impact on website design for potential customers. We consult our clients during the interview process on this very subject.  While some customers may not have the availability to have professional photos taken of their products or business, consider this, use stock photos or graphics on at least the Index (HOME) page.  Around 98% of your business will come from the FIRST impression which is your home page. 

To give you a better idea how much of a difference professional photos and graphics make, take a look at some examples of websites with and without below! 

Example 1 uses the combination of custom graphics and professional photographs for an artistic display of their services. 

Example 2 uses less imagery and more text to describe their services.

Example 1 using istock photography and a minimalistic layout yet still professional.

Example 2 minimalistic version as well however low quality imagery.

 Example 1 this example uses a nice ColorBox gallery for displaying photos of services and projects.

Example 2 this example uses generic graphics as a representation of the services provided.

Example 1 uses a beautiful example of their floral services with a large high quality photograph.

Example 2 also has a large  high quality image, however, not as much focus on the image as the content.

Example 1 has a nice online shopping cart with product galleries to display multiple option and large photos 

Example 2 the product in this shopping cart lacks the availability to view products much larger than the thumb.

These are only exmples to compare, not to represent a bad site from a good site. Feel free to Contact Us if you have any questions about our Website Design Services in the Lake Norman area.