Phoenix AZ web design blog

When you don't know what you're doing!

  • By Ian Shere , on February 26 2025 15:38
  • 2 min read

Is AI going to put website designer and content creators out of business? Not any time soon. One day? Maybe.

So, I was watching some YouTube videos yesterday and this ad from GoDaddy popped up filling me with zero confidence in their product (and AI in general). With GoDaddy Airo you can do stuff, like build a website, like you know what you doing. Obviously, this means you don't know what you're doing, so how do you understand if AI does something silly? Answer, you don't, so you'll upload a silly "website".

Will GoDaddy's product build you a good-looking website? Possibly. Will it contain quality content, be laid out logically, be correcly optimized? Probably not. 

This is your business, your livelihood. For one, why are you spending time working on something you're not experienced in, that can potentially hurt your business, rather than doing what you're skilled at? Secondly, do you really trust a robot to build an entire, unique website for you? Imagine you're a plumber and you ask your AI "web designer" to build you a plumbing website. Then a second plumber signs up and asks it to build him a plumbing website. How different will they be? Likely very

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Not looking back is a bad thing!

  • By Ian Shere , on September 03 2024 12:09
  • 4 min read

Anyone who knows a little of the Old Testament of the Bible will know the famous story of Sodom and Gomorrah, and how, while fleeing from the city prior to its destruction, Lot's wife looks back and is turned into a pillar of salt. If this story (or the moral behind it if you choose not to believe the story literally) is true, how can I say looking back is sometimes a good thing? It all comes down to the heart attitude (call it "the motive") behind the looking back.

This is NOT a political blog post, but as we head into the election season, this is something we all need to do. I, for one, have, in the past, just blindly voted for the party I've always voted for. Thanks to my darling wife, who has "educated" me, I now look at current policies, as well as looking back at their track record. What have they accomplished? How did they vote in the past? This is not just important, but critical in making an educated and informed choice and acting in a positive

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User-friendly website design tips

User-friendly website design tips

  • By Ian Shere , on June 04 2024 08:51
  • 3 min read
Responsive web design enhances customer use of your website

Designing a website with a focus on improving customer ease of use involves creating an intuitive, accessible, and efficient user experience. Every website has millions, if not tens or hundreds of millions, of other websites, competing for your potential customer's attention and money. Good enough" is not good enough in today's crowded digital landscape.

Here are some key principles and strategies to consider:

  1. Clear Navigation: Ensure that your website has a clear and consistent navigation structure. Users should be able to find what they're looking for with minimal effort. Use breadcrumbs, search functions, and logical menu structures to assist users in navigating your site. As a rule of thumb, all the most important information should be no more than ONE click away. If, for some reason, you can't make this work on your regular menu structure, consider using links or buttons ion your header area to get those important links front and center.
  2. Responsive Design: With the increasing use of mobile devices, your website must be responsive. This means it should automatically adjust to look good on all devices, including desktops, tablets, and smartphones. While this was once a great idea, it's now one of the major building
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