FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #1

Aaron Yeagle at www.transmutationsciences.com asked us:
What should a business expect to pay for quality logo design? Why do some designers charge different rates for different uses?”
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR
There are a couple of online logo design services that offer logos at under $100. When you find one, hit the “Back” button.
You get what you pay [...]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #1

TEN (10!) Reasons You Should Be Using WordPress

Wordpress is free. Yep, you heard me right.  Wordpress costs you nothing.  All you need is a webhost and a domain name.  Wordpress becomes your site.  Originally designed for blogs, Wordpress has evolved into arguably the greatest content managment system available.  And, it’s free.  Beat that, expensive web designer from 1997.
IT’S SO EASY TO USE. Yeah, you used to have [...]

TEN (10!) Reasons You Should Be Using WordPress TEN (10!) Reasons You Should Be Using WordPress

See How Easy It Can Be?

For those of you who visit this site regularly, you will notice a huge difference in the design and layout. We are experimenting with a few new WordPress Themes and want to show you how easy and affordable it can be to change up the flavor and dynamics of your blog or website. With a few simple add-ons and some [...]

See How Easy It Can Be? See How Easy It Can Be?

5 Tips to Clarify Your Marketing Message

It seems that every time you look around, you find more complex solutions to the most simple marketing problems.. reaching your audience, effectively communicating, and helping customers advance their business forward.  Let’s see if I can simplify it for you.
From my perspective, the basic principles of “listen to your customer” and “think value” still reign true.  Here are some [...]

5 Tips to Clarify Your Marketing Message 5 Tips to Clarify Your Marketing Message

Fully Editable Websites Under $500? No WAY!

Uhhh…Way? With the advent and successive evolution of WordPress and the Open Source revolution that is really only just beginning, NOW is the perfect time for you to catch the wave and upgrade your web presence to include a fully user-end-editable website starting under $500.00. We can help you incorporate your existing logo/identity into a fully configured internet marketing presence, [...]

Fully Editable Websites Under $500? No WAY! Fully Editable Websites Under $500? No WAY!

What You DON’T Say CAN Help You!

TRY REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY!
To think that you can “Think ahead” for every potential client that comes along is not only a recipe for disaster, but is also, at the very least, impossible. Trying being who you are as a business and not saying anything. Put ALL of your efforts toward making sure that when potential new clients approach you that you [...]

What You DON’T Say CAN Help You! What You DON’T Say CAN Help You!

OK, So NOW What? 5 Great (NET)Working Resolutions.

1- Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Remember when Facebook was just one of many niche communities popping up and competing for our attention? Sometime in 2010, Facebook will surpass 400 million registered users worldwide, though the notion of “Facebook fatigue” is being circulated (probably wishful thinking by some of their competitors). Yet there are still plenty of social networking sites [...]

OK, So NOW What? 5 Great (NET)Working Resolutions. OK, So NOW What? 5 Great (NET)Working Resolutions.
Logos/Marketing With a Sense of Humor…Our New Years Resolution!

Do we always have to take everything about business identity and marketing so bloody seriously?? Don’t get me wrong here…I don’t aim to underestimate the value of logo designing. But, it seems like all the logo design topics available on the internetnet reveal it as an unexciting and boring industry. We ignore the multiple aspects of logo designing, [...]

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The Power of Positive Thinking

Image is such an important part of the human decision-making process, that there are those out there that might even say “Image is EVERYTHING!.” (Actually, Andre Agassi said that for Canon, but let’s not go there!) Well, it’s certainly not everything, but never underestimate the power of a good image to get you that second interview or to close that [...]

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Hello world!

SO, Island Graphics is about to enter the world of the BLOG! Upon completion of construction and functionality, we would love to welcome you all into a world of swirling marketing madness. An arena to brainstorm, to share ideas and information freely and symbiotically to help each other start, build and develop our own businesses collectively and most effectively. Please [...]

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