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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/8/2007 Website Design I now have a new blog I started which does a much better job of representing the work I have been doing for the last couple of years. I have really enjoyed posting on Hartwell.tv, but for some reason the format hasn't lent itself well to to the "search engines" and "web design" sections. I'm not sure why, but my creative flow never got established here. The fishing section did really well, until I started nolaspearfishing.com and started putting all of my blog posts there. The New Orleans Saints section is doing great, and I plan on continuing that, maybe even one day moving it to a blog of its own. I'm really excited about the new blog I started though, and I hope
you'll take the time to check it out if you're at all interested in
internet marketing.
New
Orleans Internet Marketing is going to be a wealth of resources for
people new to internet marketing, sem, and seo. Regular Harwtell.tv
visitors will surely recognize the familiar image at the top - where is
it from? There may be a contest soon to see who can find out...
Thanks for stopping by! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I got this cool domain name today: Metairie.LA I probably will never do anything with it, but it would be great for a local business directory. Type it in! It's for sale!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glad to announce that I will once again be designing websites for a reputable, local design company. Starting on April 24, 2006. I will be working for an established local firm that does many New Orleans hospitality industry websites, and seeks to portray the positive aspects of the City of New Orleans. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's been a long time since I've designed any new websites. I really enjoy the full time social work job I took. I loved being a designer too, but self employment doesn't lend itself to family life like a secure hospital job with health and retirement benefits. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I need a break. I can't do it. I can't design another website. Time off here I come. Most recent triumph: Financial Risk Mitigation, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Design | Background My family's business, Snee Chemical Company, needed a website, and my dad got a quote from some sales guy at New Orleans.Com for around $2000 (this was in like '96 or '97 I think). And I couldn't believe the price they were charging. So my initial proposal was something like, "Dad, um, I think I can do that for you; just pay me minimum wage." So there I sat, designing my first website for minimum wage with dreams of one day being a top-notch web designer, waking up and going to work in my pajamas, at my home - office. The perfect job for a slacker with creative impulses. It wasn't until the Fall of 2002 when I started graduate school at Tulane, that I decided to start my own business. I went out on a limb (a very small and sturdy limb...I think), and started Independent Layout & Website Design with some left over student loan money. I dressed up nice and handed out sales flyers to small business all over New Orleans to get my first jobs. That's how I got my first customers, and I still have good relationships with all of them. I owe those guys big time for giving me the opportunity to do their work. So that's how I got started, by designing professional, affordable websites for small businesses. My pricing has gone up significantly over the past few years, but the services I'm capable of providing now are much more valuable. I started learning Search Engine Optimization in 2002, and have seen much success ever since. My website has been #1 for "New Orleans Website Design" on Google for years now, and I have many sites with top rankings for competitive keywords. I have the ability to give small businesses a worldwide presence on the internet through search. I also have experience with managing pay-per-click campaigns and other forms of internet marketing. The thing that remains constant is that no matter what I charge for new websites, my clients ALWAYS get their money's worth. Thank you, New Orleans, for giving me the opportunity to promote your businesses. Chris Hartwell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm really excited right now about two new web sites I'm putting together. One is Louisiana Addiction Resources - it's a professional project for Tulane School of Social Work. It's still very much under construction, but is set to be the definitive guide to treatment resources available in our state, as well as a guide for non-profits to design websites with search engine accessibility in mind. The second web site is Pond & Water Garden Resources. It's an SEO project for Aquascape Designs Inc. This site is going to be the number one search result for "ponds" and "water gardens" as well as a statewide directory of ADI's Certified Aquascape Contractors. Wait until the final files get uploaded. This website is an SEO work of art!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note to self: Next time you send out letters to clients announcing price increases. Go far away on vacation right after.
I love my job. Does it get any better than this? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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