Google has recently added a new sponsored link feature to Google Maps listings that is meant to increase the effectiveness of your listing on Google Maps. The new feature is called a ‘Sponsored Tag’. For a flat fee of $25 per month. You can add a sponsored link to your listing via Google Places. The [...]
June 8, 2010 – San Diego, CA – Crown Point Design (CPD) is happy to announce the launch of their new website – www.crownpointdesigns.com. The design is intended to provide information on our services including website design, internet marketing, corporate branding, web hosting, logo design, SEO, email marketing, and more. An extensive client portfolio showcases [...]
BP is demonstrating how to effectively utilize search engine marketing by buying Google’s top keyword search for the term ” Oil Spill”. When you search this term in Google you will see BP as the top and only search option in Google. The link takes you to a news page on the BP website where [...]
There are many things to think about before designing a new website. This short video by CPD Designer, Scott Farquharson, addresses three main areas that need to be defined before diving into the design process. Answering these three topics will make the design process a lot easier when it comes to design, navigation, page layout, [...]
Yesterday’s exciting release of Adobe CS5 included new features that allow users to build programs in Flash and then convert the software into IPhone Apps which can then be sold in the IPhone Apps Store. This technology is one of many improvements Adobe has made in the effort to allow designers to develop applications without [...]
Today was the release of the highly anticipated Creative Suite 5 by Adobe Systems. Adobe has provided a lot of great tutorials outlining the changes that are included in the new release. Below is a video tutorial that talks about some of the changes for Web Premium. The changes that I am very excited about [...]
Design application SnagIt is a great video capturing application that can be used for graphic and web designers. The tool has a lot of functionality and is very user friendly. Goto TechSmith.com to download a free trial and use it yourself!
When advertising with search engines like Google Adwords, there are many strategies to successfully converting prospects à customers. When it comes to online advertising goals, there are two main strategies that are used: Branding or Direct Response. Branding: Branding is when your advertisement and subsequent landing page is used to direct users into an “awareness” [...]
A sneak peak at Adobe’s signature product PhotoShop CS5 shows that the product has once again gone to a new level of providing productivity features that make design and photo editing easy and fast. The product is reported to be released on Monday, April 12, 2010. A full feature set of updates has not been [...]
Have you been stuck in the situation of trying to determine what the exact RGB or PMS color of an image is? Website designers and graphic designers know the importance of color when it comes to branded images such as logos. It is important to stay consistent. Color Cop is a program that runs from [...]
