website design

Structured Data Can Get Complicated

September 20, 2012

Over the past couple of months, I’ve written several posts about structured data markup and the increasing importance of building machine-readable context and descriptions into content that’s created for the web. Structured data is already used by the major search engines to provide enhanced search result listings, and it’s also used by mobile search providers [...]

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Microdata markup and the bottom line

August 22, 2012

In last week’s blog post, I wrote about structured data markup. That brings up the question of why you might want to consider adding some elements of this markup vocabulary to your website’s code. I’ve read a few articles in prominent, non-technical publications that promote the use of structured data markup — using the Microdata [...]

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Structured data markup provides improved search results

August 15, 2012

If you’re very observant, or if you just spend a lot of time poking at Google or Bing, over the last year or so perhaps you’ve noticed that the search engines are returning results that are a lot more informative than they used to be. “Old” style search are familiar and straightforward; they’ve got a [...]

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Virginia Contractor Moss Building and Design Launches New Website

June 14, 2012

The NetSource design team is proud to announce the launch of www.mossbuildinganddesign.com, a new website for Moss Building and Design, a northern Virginia contractor that specializes in remodeling services. Moss Building and Design is a family-owned business that has established a reputation for excellence in remodeling additions, kitchens, bathrooms and basements throughout northern Virginia. The [...]

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Put Your Website Visitors In Control

April 30, 2012

In most of the website usability studies that I’ve read, poor legibility is by far the most frequent complaint encountered. It’s generally a sin of comission on the part of web designers, because web-safe typography by default is designed to be both legible and flexible. A website gets into trouble when its design diverges from [...]

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5 Things to Consider Before Starting Your New Website Project

April 9, 2012

So you’ve decided you need a new website, or your existing website needs a facelift?  Not so fast!  Before you choose a website developer and spend your money on a new website, there are several things you need to consider carefully in order to get the most out of your investment.  And there are some [...]

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NetSource Designers Sweep the 2012 ADDY Awards

February 20, 2012

Congratulations to the NetSource team for a great year at the ADDYs. We submitted 6 projects for consideration in the 2012 Greater Ocala Advertising Federation ADDY Awards this year and were recognized with 7 awards!

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13 Reasons Not to Design By Committee

January 13, 2012
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I hope you’re not superstitious, because if you are, you may not like this post.  I’m not superstitious, although I am writing this blog post on the 13th of January – and it is a Friday. Friday the 13th is a scary day to many people, but not to me.  However, what IS scary to [...]

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How to Choose A Web Design Company

June 16, 2011

Let’s face it. There are a lot of web design companies out there to choose from – big companies, little one-man shops, foreign contractors, hosted solution providers, local vendors, and more. Choosing the right web design firm for your website development or redesign can sometimes be daunting with all the choices out there. Here are [...]

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Icons – Amazing Little Pictures

April 14, 2011

I will freely admit my bias towards icons upfront, I believe that just about every design can benefit from their use. What exactly is an icon you might ask? For design purposes, icons are simplistic representations of a concept. Take something big and grand, like the Earth, and reduce it down to a it’s most [...]

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B&D Laundry, Ocala, Florida Commercial Laundry Service Launches Website

January 13, 2011

The NetSource design team is proud to announce the launch of www.bdluxurylaundry.com/, a brand new website for B&D Luxury Laundry, the premier commercial laundry service in Ocala, FL.

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5 Methods to Increase Site Conversions

August 26, 2010

Every visitor to your website is a potential customer, and whether a “conversion” on your site equals a filled out Contact Us form or a completed online purchase, more conversions equals more business.  So how can you increase conversions on your website? Here are 5 suggestions to try:

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