sirwhilms
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StickyKeys
blogWell, time for an actual post. The Internet is the stage o' the world, wonder what will happen here.
At the moment I am working on four websites independantly, and two jointly (which is plenty considering I hand code everything out of Notepad; I can't stand WYSIWYG editors). Basically, business is doing well. I think I'll be finishing up two of them soon and picking up a new one over the holiday, which is great. The thing that interests me, however, is how some people find me. I'm one person on the internet. I've gone and created what I feel is a handle that sticks in your head pretty well (Sir Whilms even seems odd to me), but I still would never expect people to distinguish me from any of the other 1E100 web designers out there. (Ugh, a Google in that notation... I'm such a nerd).
Google, actually, ties in with this post pretty well, but that's for later.
Basically, I've never once bought an ad. Never. I rarely pay any attention to ads, no matter how well they fit in with the context of a page. I just find forums, establish myself as someone who makes (good) websites, and things just happen. Any aspiring web designers may want to write that one down.
And now we move into the subject of web advertising. I'm pretty sure every seasoned web surfer on earth has become banner-blind. If you see something that looks remotely like a banner ad on any side of any page, it gets ignored. When ad firms figured this out, they designed annoying DHTML and Flash ads that litterally hijack your web surfing experience by moving/popping up/combusting smack dab in the middle of what you're trying to read. The very concept of forcing a users computer to do something (open a window), or literally stealing attention by moving in front of the actual content, just to show ads for what is invariably a ho-hum service makes my blood boil. Google Ads are the overachievers of web advertisements. They work well, they're driven by very powerful technology, and the ad seller can change the colors to blend with their site design better (which scores extra points with me, I'm obsessive over that sort of thing).
....
Ok, that was a bit of a mind dump. The odd thing is, I just suddenly ran out of anything to say at all. I work on websites and prefer Google Ads for their coolness.
Uh, that is all.
(I think tomorrow I'll spill my thoughts on something slightly more intersting... it's like 1:00 AM here and I really need some sleep)
At the moment I am working on four websites independantly, and two jointly (which is plenty considering I hand code everything out of Notepad; I can't stand WYSIWYG editors). Basically, business is doing well. I think I'll be finishing up two of them soon and picking up a new one over the holiday, which is great. The thing that interests me, however, is how some people find me. I'm one person on the internet. I've gone and created what I feel is a handle that sticks in your head pretty well (Sir Whilms even seems odd to me), but I still would never expect people to distinguish me from any of the other 1E100 web designers out there. (Ugh, a Google in that notation... I'm such a nerd).
Google, actually, ties in with this post pretty well, but that's for later.
Basically, I've never once bought an ad. Never. I rarely pay any attention to ads, no matter how well they fit in with the context of a page. I just find forums, establish myself as someone who makes (good) websites, and things just happen. Any aspiring web designers may want to write that one down.
And now we move into the subject of web advertising. I'm pretty sure every seasoned web surfer on earth has become banner-blind. If you see something that looks remotely like a banner ad on any side of any page, it gets ignored. When ad firms figured this out, they designed annoying DHTML and Flash ads that litterally hijack your web surfing experience by moving/popping up/combusting smack dab in the middle of what you're trying to read. The very concept of forcing a users computer to do something (open a window), or literally stealing attention by moving in front of the actual content, just to show ads for what is invariably a ho-hum service makes my blood boil. Google Ads are the overachievers of web advertisements. They work well, they're driven by very powerful technology, and the ad seller can change the colors to blend with their site design better (which scores extra points with me, I'm obsessive over that sort of thing).
....
Ok, that was a bit of a mind dump. The odd thing is, I just suddenly ran out of anything to say at all. I work on websites and prefer Google Ads for their coolness.
Uh, that is all.
(I think tomorrow I'll spill my thoughts on something slightly more intersting... it's like 1:00 AM here and I really need some sleep)
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