Author Archives for Dave Holt

How do you attract the right Web visitors?


Pay-per-click economically drives customers to your site
Your site is beautifully designed, thoroughly optimized and exhaustively submitted to all the major search engines. So why are so few people dropping by? And why aren’t the Web hits you’re getting spurring sales?

GREAT Web site. Can your customers FIND it?


You put a lot of thought and planning into your Web site. It’s packed full of useful information. Easy to access. Really attractive.
Only one problem — no one knows your site exists.
Imagine trying to find a book in the library, but it’s not listed in the card catalog. What’s more, all the books are on [...]

What marketing secrets is your Web site keeping?


Your Web site is much more than an information source for your customers. It’s teeming with valuable data that, when uncovered and used, can bolster your online presence and boost your bottom line. But most companies are unaware of the marketing secrets their sites hold. Here’s how to uncover those secrets and analyze the data [...]

Resizing images the smart way


A colleague forwarded me a demo of “seam carving” about a month ago. In a nutshell, a seam carving application preserves the important pieces of an image and dispenses with the sea of like pixels, making for a more compact photo. The reverse is also true in that it can add seams to expand the [...]

Google is everywhere


Ran across a nifty cheat sheet for Google. I always knew they were busy there in Mountain View, California, but DANG! I mean, I’ve heard of Google Earth, but Google Moon? Google Mars? Code warriors should definately check out Google Code Search, a tool worthy of a company whose price per share is a mortgage payment.
I’m also [...]

Dave Holt

An artist and writer of accomplishment, Dave took to Internet disciplines with astounding skill. His work as designer and performance guardian for PBI-created Web sites is the foundation of our clients’ increased market share. “In the Internet world, you have to keep learning. The key to being a Web professional is being a student.”