Soho 119 is the Kansas City area’s most sophisticated retail experience.

We use a lot of open source software here at aPeel.  Really, a lot.  One of the greatest beneits to using open source software is that if it's not doing exactly what you need it to do, you can modify it to suit your needs.  We've run into a few such situations recenty and are doing our part to contribute back our changes.  Another great thing about open source is that if the author of a particular piece of software can no longer maintain the code base, other people are free to pick it up and continue from where the original author left off.

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I was recently by an Oklahoma City economic development organization to make a case for professionally built websites. So with all the tools to create a website for cheap to free, why pay for professional services?

You can now make updates directly to a webpage (without searching to find the page).  Our on-page editor allows you to make updates (text, images, video, audio, menus...) inside your webpage.  Follow this post to see the editor in action.

The screen resolution (or browser size) used by a visitor to your site greatly impacts their experience with your design.  You should take this into account when creating your design so that you can have the greatest impact on the greatest number of visitors.

Ultimate Realm of Serenity is a day spa that embraces natural healing and touch therapy in Norman, OK.

While there are certainly similarities between designing print work and designing websites, simply because a designer can execute a great print piece does not necessarliy mean they understand the requirements for creating an effective website design.

Don Wood of the Norman Economic Development Corporation asked a great question during my lecture on creating successful websites for local businesses at the Cleveland County Business & Industry Council.  His question was how abuse of on-line reviews in local Internet directories would affect their validity.  In other words, will consumer purchasing behavior be affected knowing the review could have been submitted by the business owner, or a competitor.

Imagine a shopping center with three dry cleaning businesses. 

Dry cleaner one has a beautiful storefront located in the center of the shopping center with a neon sign outside that says “The Finest Dry Cleaning Available, Period”. 

Dry cleaner two has a well kept storefront in the front of the shopping center with a nicely printed sign that says “Professional Dry Cleaning / Great Prices”

Dry cleaner three is located on the side of the shopping center, has a crack in the front window, and a faded sign that says “Dry Cleaning”. 

Who will get your business??

Today we're rolling out a couple of new features in the aPeel admin area.

• Gravatars for subscribers
• Add many new subscribers at once