Archive for the ‘Web Design & Website Design’ Category
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Perkolate Marketing and Design of Las Vegas is proud to announce the launch of its latest website for Sevens and Above at www.sevensandabove.com.

About Sevens and Above
Sevens and Above, provided by ONGS Capital LLC, is an online dating service designed to help adults find successful relationships. With over twenty years of relationship experience, at A Great Date, the commitment is to provide the tools that will help you find the person with whom you can have a great date, maybe more!
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: Las Vegas, launch, Marketing, perkolate, website
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
You may have heard of the term “PCI compliant” but if you are process credit cards and take payments with your Las Vegas website, you definitely know what it is. PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance was created by major credit card issuers to create standards that protect personal information and keep credit card transactions secure and it involves several factors that need to be kept compliant. If you fail to meet the PCI compliance standards, you could face fines or lose your credit card processing abilities for your business.
As an overview, the basic requirements for PCI compliance are:
- Build and Maintain a Network that is secure
- Protection of stored cardholder data
- Maintain a vulnerability management program
- Strong control measures for cardholder data
- Monitor and test network frequently
- Keep an Information Security Policy
Here are some in-depth helpful links to articles to help you understand all of the details of PCI compliance:
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: business, compliance levels, compliance standards, credit card processing, credit card transactions, information, Las Vegas, pci compliance, pci compliant, Questionnaire, website
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Perkolate is proud to announce the launch of its latest website for VegasBestExtensions.com. Perkolate designed the logo, website and extensive flash gallery.
About VegasBestExtensions.com
Safe, Natural looking, Reusable, Remy, Non-chemical, Non-glue, Gorgeous Human Hair Extensions! Vegas Best Extensions services are available in Las Vegas and Los Angeles hair salons. Whether you are looking for fun and excitement, or a full head of long beautiful hair; your dream is a reality with Vegas Best Extensions.
Vegas Best Extensions, Inc. was founded by Paul Juma, a professional stylist, master colorist, and well respected hair extensions artist. Paul is certified by American Board of Certified Hair colorists (ABCH).
For more information about Perkolate contact us at 702.341.0085 or visit our website at www.perkolate.com.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: flash gallery, information, Las Vegas, launch, perkolate, professional, services, website
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Perkolate is proud to announce the launch of its latest website for Architectural Materials, Inc. dba AMI Hospitality of Las Vegas at www.hospitalityproject.net.
About Architectural Materials, Inc.
Architectural Materials, Inc., dba AMI Hospitality, Inc., manufactures, supplies and installs interior products for the hospitality, government, healthcare and sports and entertainment markets.
We are a turnkey provider and we do not use middlemen. Your projects start in estimating with a full staff for cost estimates, then progress to our design and engineering staffs. Our experienced project managers then handle the entire progression of your project and this is included into our material costs.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: architectural materials, Las Vegas, launch, perkolate, website
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Perkolate is proud to announce the launch of its latest website and blog for Priority One Commercial Real Estate Brokerage of Las Vegas at www.priorityonecommercial.com.
About Priority One Commercial
Priority One Commercial is a Real Estate Brokerage Firm specializing in commercial leasing and sales. Since 1993, Priority One Commercial manages commercial office, industrial, land and retail properties.
Priority One Commercial provides commercial property management services to clients throughout the Las Vegas and Henderson metropolitan area. Our primary goal is to work with our clients to maximize their cash flow and establish stabilized property values. by creating customer specific marketing strategies through personalized service, Priority One Commercial matches the right client to the right property.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: blog, custom, Las Vegas, launch, Marketing, marketing strategies, perkolate, services, website
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Web 3.0 is the future of the WWW as we know it. It will be the stuff of dreams and super future movies. It will enhance browsing so that you don’t have to make separate inquiries when figuring out several things. For example, you want to go miniature golfing, see the best movie out right now and eat at taco bell afterwards. Normally, you would have to open up a search engine, find mini golf range, search for movie theaters, go to another site to read about the movies, and then do yet another search to find the taco bell. So, what if you could just type something like “city name, mini golf, best movie, closest taco bell” , then just sit back and wait while the internet does it all for you? That is the dream and vision of Web 3.0
In a constantly evolving world of web design, graphic design, C++ and all those other design languages that most just have heard whispers of, what does this mean? It means even more evolution, more opportunity. More leeway for creative genius. In the current world of Web 2.0, a designer can make a stamp. He or she can make graphics, blogs, and make his or her presence known upon the internet. That is where 2.0 stops. 2.0 is designed for people to talk to one another. Everything panders to this desire to “stay connected” . Our cellphones, PDA’s, laptops, home PC’s. Web 3.0 takes it up a notch. Bordering on AI technology, the machines can speak to one another. Through keywords, through designs, the web page will evolve into something that allows the computer to see a web page as we do. As such, a designer, and those that want a design, must be able to speak this lingo.
The average computer user today tends use their computer to play a few games, check their email and watch a TV show. A portion of our population has not begun to tap into the full potential of the internet. As such, when they want a web page made for their businesses, they seek out a professional. In the age of 2.0, nearly anyone can publish a web site. Point and click technology makes it all simplistic, a dream. But in 3.0 if you cannot make the web page speak to the other pages, well it is lost in the sea of information that is the world of online. It is always best to hire those that understand this all, lest you be lost in the anonymity of the Web.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: blog, business, find, Graphic Design, information, professional, search
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Launching a website for your Las Vegas business is one of the smartest steps you can take - these days, having a site is absolutely necessary. Here, we’ll cover the basics on how to get started in designing an attractive, functional website for your business in Las Vegas.
Your first step is to register a domain name for your business. Your domain name should be the same as your business name and easy for customers to spell and remember. You’ll also need to make sure that you have hosting for your website. You can often find domain and hosting packages, which is something you may want to look into for convenience’s sake.
Once you have your domain and hosting all set up, it’s time to get building. A website design company will be able to help you come up with a layout for your website that will attract and appeal to your customers. Finding a good website design company to fit your needs is crucial. You can also look into copywriting services to ensure that the content on your website is written in a compelling, clear way. Be sure to make use of SEO optimization when deciding on your website’s content. This helps customers find your company’s website via search engines.
The images on your site should be of excellent quality. Blurry or grainy images do not look professional and will turn your website’s visitors off. You can use images of your company’s headquarters, of your employees and of your products to add a personal touch to your website. You can also use stock images available online if you’d prefer.
Once you’ve launched your website, include links to it in your email signature, on advertisements and countless other places to get the word out to customers. The more people that view your website, the better!
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: business, custom, Las Vegas, launch, professional, search, search engines, SEO, services, website, website design company
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Successful marketing techniques are crucial to any Las Vegas business. This is especially true when it comes to internet marketing. Hiring a Las Vegas company like Perkolate to handle marketing concerns can prove to be very beneficial, this is why it is so important to make sure that you have hired the right company. Marketing can not only be hard work but can be quite strategic, not all internet marketing companies may be proficient.
When marketing on the internet, blogs and articles can be very effective in getting the word out. However, utilizing the proper tags and maintaining the appropriate content can be quite perplexing to the most business savvy individual. Some companies may simply make use of “filler” content, which provides no real substance. This makes marketing strategies ineffective and wasteful. Not only should the company provide relevant content, but it should not read as a paid ad.
In addition, content should always be professional. Grammatical and spelling errors should not be present. A reliable company will ensure that the grammar and spelling is always accurate. Information should be factual and geared toward the appropriate audience. These mistakes may seem minor but may prove detrimental when it comes to marketing techniques that involve blogging, aritcle writing, or otherwise posting information on the internet.
Making use of the proper tags is also another frequent error. If the information isn’t searchable, your business is not getting out there. Search tags should be frequently assesed for popularity, age group, and several other criteria. Many other companies may simply attach a few tags and assume their work is done. Maintaining and updating tags assists in extending the life of the material and can make a significant difference.
Blogging and article writing is an excellent marketing strategy, it’s a proven way to get maximum returns on your investment. However, it does require a lot of time and know how. If and when deciding to hire someone to do this for you, make sure the services offer professional quality content. Blog design and content is an expertise and should not be left to just anyone. The future of your business may depend on it.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: blog, blogging, business, content, effect, Effective, information, internet marketing companies, Las Vegas, Marketing, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, perkolate, professional, search, services, vegas company
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
Here’s a great tool from archive.org to look up how websites have looked in past years:
http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: Las Vegas, ranking, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO, services
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
If you have created and maintain your own company’s website in Las Vegas, we thought we’d publish a list of great websites that offer free web site background images and background textures you might consider putting in the page background of your Las Vegas website.
- Absolute Background Textures Archive - includes gradient texture maker, text background maker and random pattern background maker
- Stripe Generator - ajax diagonal stripes and backgrounds for designers
- All Free Backgrounds - Free web page background images, tiles and textures
- All free backgrounds at BackgroundCity.com - includes embossed, surfaces, wood, light, clouds, patterns, bricks, lines, marble and ice
- Background images - free to use background images ideal for your website or media project - scalable, tilable backgrounds for use with your website to add that extra touch and bring out the character in your web pages.
- Stylish Patterns for your web projects - currently over 273 background patterns in their gallery. For private and commercial websites.
- Free background and patterns - including abstract, animated, holiday, floral, nature, retro and striped, ability to browse by color.
- Free website background patterns - colors, templates and patterns, 1000’s.
- Free background textures and tiles - bettertextures.com, a free collection of high-quality, original seamless background textures and tiles for use on websites and other graphics projects.
Posted By: Michael Gazzano
Tags: designers, Las Vegas, templates, website
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