tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post7797841345386970917..comments2024-03-06T19:27:17.852-05:00Comments on The Toad Stool by Alan Wolk: Recognizing Our Differences: Agency Website Design ReduxAlan Wolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-1385607620346072552008-04-24T10:47:00.000-04:002008-04-24T10:47:00.000-04:00@TSR: Agreed. When a site has a "shtick" I can dea...@TSR: Agreed. When a site has a "shtick" I can deal with it once, in the intro. But it's incredibly frustrating when they insist on using it every time you move on to a new page. Wastes time and is creative overkill, like a giant elbow in the ribs.<BR/><BR/>@HJ: Welcome back. You've been missed.Alan Wolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-90562420625865289662008-04-23T22:50:00.000-04:002008-04-23T22:50:00.000-04:00oh please. most agency websites are only viewed by...oh please. most agency websites are only viewed by the staffers as a potential awards show entry.HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-11348144834676322992008-04-23T16:47:00.000-04:002008-04-23T16:47:00.000-04:00the publicity-shy boys at zeusjones.com had the or...the publicity-shy boys at zeusjones.com had the original "non website website" btw. check it out.<BR/><BR/>the thing i've found about agency websites is that you could very easily spend a lifetime creating your agency site. but at then end of the day they're functional, aren't they. do people visit agency sites for fun? <BR/><BR/>when i visit a production company website for example, it's part of a purchase process and if a site's "entertainment" gets in the way of the information i want, i get pissed off.<BR/><BR/> i'm guessing clients feel the same way about agency sites. not saying they should be dull but a lot of them are painfully self-conscious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-86982775364133262562008-04-23T12:21:00.000-04:002008-04-23T12:21:00.000-04:00@Zach O - Welcome to the Toad Stool. Thanks for yo...@Zach O - Welcome to the Toad Stool. Thanks for your comment- I'd forgotten to add how important SEO was for smaller shops who actually do get clients that way.Alan Wolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-82808472535945612772008-04-22T23:41:00.000-04:002008-04-22T23:41:00.000-04:00It all comes down to one thought, and this goes fo...It all comes down to one thought, and this goes for strategy for client sites, "know your audience". Big agencies can get away with the wow factor, flash sites whereas smaller agencies would be wish to be more visible to search engines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-18097211545374612052008-04-22T16:26:00.000-04:002008-04-22T16:26:00.000-04:00@DB: Gotcha. That makes sense.Mind-meld resumed.@DB: Gotcha. That makes sense.<BR/>Mind-meld resumed.Alan Wolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-1089185003296135742008-04-22T16:14:00.000-04:002008-04-22T16:14:00.000-04:00@ toad - seo is extremely important, but only if i...@ toad - seo is extremely important, but only if it is focused. my problem with seo discussions around agency websites is that they revolved around things like where you rank on "advertising agency" or "minneapolis advertising" when they should focus on just the things you mentioned. <BR/><BR/>nobody searches for an ad agency by googling "ad agency" though they may search for naked that way...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-67151191322038606042008-04-22T14:34:00.000-04:002008-04-22T14:34:00.000-04:00@eaon - Welcome and thanks for pointing out that l...@eaon - Welcome and thanks for pointing out that link. It's an interesting way to go about it. Curious what the final site looks like.<BR/>Are nonsense well-known in UK?<BR/><BR/>@DB: SEO is *extremely* important if your url isn't your agency name dot com. Take Naked - can you imagine how many ummm, unique places googling "Naked" can send you? (Their new site is what comes up first, btw. Good job Noah & pals.)<BR/><BR/>Ditto numerous smaller/newer shops who lost out in the url derby. There have been a few times where I saw an agency someone was working at on LinkedIn and could not find a url to the shop since it wasn't optimized.<BR/><BR/>Besides which, SEO is always a good idea in terms of keeping you top of mind.Alan Wolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-50939015638035046042008-04-22T13:50:00.000-04:002008-04-22T13:50:00.000-04:00you make a great point - i was just looking at sma...you make a great point - i was just looking at smaller/boutique agency websites to compare against our site and noticed that they, like we, emphasize case studies and personnel and all that far more than the big agencies. and rightly so.<BR/><BR/>and no, seo for 'advertising agency' shouldn't figure highly for big or really any shops because who looks for an agency by googling ad agency (unless, perhaps, you want a digital shop). there are better ways to spend the dev budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-71879248211366053892008-04-22T11:40:00.000-04:002008-04-22T11:40:00.000-04:00kind-of on topic. london agency nonsense asked the...kind-of on topic. london agency nonsense asked their visitors to vote on potential designs for their site.<BR/>www.nonsenselondon.co.uk<BR/>you may have heard about it before, not particularly 'new' news but there you go.<BR/>cheers EEaon Pritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457425245287473120noreply@blogger.com