Flash portal page: an online business card

Flash is also a great site to create a portal to other websites and media profiles. For instance, this is my portfolio portal for some student work I created while seeking my degree in web design. It was fun project and allowed me to get creative with the background angels and navigation. My favorite part of this project: creating an animated version of myself.

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Flash animated sites offer a HUGE diversity of options. From animated text to moving logos and graphics to adding music and all sorts of advanced media rich features can offer a deeper experience for the user.

Users who are more engaged in your site often come back more frequently to check out your content. If you use a flash site for your online business card then it’s a great way to dynamically connect one central site with all your profiles and websites while offering some context about who you are and what you can offer.

This media rich option is suitable & affordable for many businesses.

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Marketing yourself on Facebook can be challenging unless you invest in their ad network which can be costly. Otherwise, Facebook has most of their features locked down so it’s critical to maximize the areas they allow us to use.

An enhanced personal profile picture allows us to add an additional layer of marketing by utilizing your personal Facebook profile photo. You can include images of the family, links to your blog, website or other social media profiles. You include special announcements, your favorite quotes or countless other elements to your enhanced profile image and show off your personality.

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Last week I worked with my bloggy friend Brandy Tanner at Happily Blended. She’s a work at home entrepreneur running three blogs, guest writes on a few others and works as a virtual assistant for businesses looking for some relief on some day to day activities. She wanted to enhance her Facebook Fan Page for Happily Blended by adding a Welcome Page for new potential fans and I was delighted to help.

The most important thing was to ensure Happily Blended’s Facebook Welcome page was as friendly and inviting as Brandy is. Secondly, her welcome page needed to be an extension of her website/blog incorporating similar color schemes and fonts.  After several emails, Brandy mulled over her design options and decided to go with a simple welcome page with Brandy as the page’s branding focus. I worked up three samples based on our email conversations and this was the Welcome Page that screamed Happily Blended to Brandy.

Happily Blended’s Facebook Welcome page includes:

• a Polaroid-style photo of Brandy’s smiling face with an introduction
• brief text explaining what Happily Blended is all about
• the goal of her Facebook Fan page
• video content aimed at the target audience
• pink background with purple call to action “like me” text area

Happily Blended’s custom designed Facebook Welcome Page was fully functional on Facebook within days.

If you want a customized Facebook Welcome Page like Happily Blended, don’t hesitate to contact me to get the ball rolling. Remember, no matter what, there’s no obligation!

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Don’t need an entire site or a new logo? Need something for a specific campaign?

I can create custom graphics turning your drawings and sketches into an active graphic banner perfect for use in print or web media. Don’t have a sketch of your own? No problem! I can still create a graphic perfect for your site.

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Need your current logo updated? Custom logos created with the color scheme of your choice with a variety of fonts and styles available. Everything ranging from a simple text logo to a graphic based logo are available.

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This is another student design. KB Auto Haus is an automotive site specializing in racing and luxury car parts. They also have a dedicated racing community where members can connect to each other. The site features drop down menus search bar, social media links, and contact form.

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Customized YouTube background skins help drive your branding even deeper with your audience. Incorporating color schemes, icons and graphics from the main website help visitors immediately recognize the business associated with the YouTube channel! Include Facebook web address or Twitter handle so users can quickly find you on other social media networks.

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Customized Facebook welcome page created with the use of Facebooks iframe developer tools. No plugin or Facebook widget or other short cut used to create this chic welcome page. Frugal Front Porch’s FB welcome page includes blog subscription form, link to Twitter, logo from website, text links navigating back to the website as well as ad-monetized video to help the Facebook page earn money similar to the main website. The welcome page is skinned in a pink color which melds well with the main site the FB page supports.

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Here is a sample of a custom toy deer graphic I created in Illustrator. This could be a foundation for a logo or used on a variety of web designs or printed materials.

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