This Week with Taylor & Gordon

This Week:

* All about The Creative Tinker* Why The Creative Tinker was started?* Helping out Drayson Design and other people with their websites* The Big Idea took Taylor on part time.* What to do after college?* Working for yourself* Where did the name come from?* Taking customer from Drayson Design

All about The Creative Tinker Why The Creative Tinker was started? Helping out Drayson Design and other people with their websites The Big Idea took Taylor on part-time. What to do after college? Working for yourself Where did the name come from? Taking customer from Drayson Design 🙂 What do you like about this job? ... Read more

This Week:

* All about Drayson Design* How did Drayson Design start?* Remember the BBC Micro?* £200+ for a .com domain !!* The Magic Circle’s first-ever website* People asking if we can build a website for them* Custom-built databases (that took forever to make)* What do Drayson Design specialise in?* Entertainment videography and photography* Promo’s and live event filming* Promotional posters and full design package* Building a website to reflect the personality of the entertainer* Software as a service tools* Taking on one-off jobs* Making sure the contract can be fulfilled* How have things changed?* Early business cards* Phone coupler modem* BBS (CIX)* Why would I ever need an email address?* Downloading an image took 7 minutes* The internet has changed communication forever* Constant change is good, especially for customers* Sneak peek – https://www.draysondesign.com/home

* Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com* The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com

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All about Drayson Design How did Drayson Design start? Remember the BBC Micro? £200+ for a .com domain !! The Magic Circle’s first-ever website People asking if we can build a website for them Custom-built databases (that took forever to make) What do Drayson Design specialise in? Entertainment videography and photography Promo’s and live event ... Read more

This Week:

* Lockdown – What day is it?* Finalise projects and putting websites live* Monitoring results to see if goals are being achieved* Designing websites for mobile-first – controversial idea* Responsive design* New Tool: NiftyPM – project management – https://niftypm.com/* Clients contacting you in different places* Moving customers to one communication point to keep all conversations in the same place.* Professional Photography for your business* Head Shots – making the best first impression* Event Photography – how to use the images* Lighting is key for a good image* Theatrical Photography – take a look at the portfolio – https://www.draysondesign.com/portfolio/photography-portfolio/

* Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com* The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com

Our website is live – https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk

Facebook: https://bit.ly/thisweek-fbYoutube: https://bit.ly/thisweek-yt

Lockdown – What day is it? Finalise projects and putting websites live Monitoring results to see if goals are being achieved Designing websites for mobile-first – controversial idea Responsive design New Tool: NiftyPM – project management – https://niftypm.com/ Clients contacting you in different places Moving customers to one communication point to keep all conversations in ... Read more

This Week:

* New Development website* Creating a new website for an exiting customer* BNI Networking – https://bni.co.uk/en-GB/index* Self-employed people working all hours* Set working hours and giving yourself rewards for reaching goals* Working around other people for motivation* Creating infographics* Graphic and website feedback system – http://wpfeedback.co* NEWS: MrSite is closing down with 30 days notice and why this is a terrible customer experience (bit of a rant as it made Gordon very angry)

* Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com* The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com

Our website is live – https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk

Facebook: https://bit.ly/thisweek-fbYoutube: https://bit.ly/thisweek-yt

New Development website Creating a new website for an exiting customer BNI Networking – https://bni.co.uk/en-GB/index Self-employed people working all hours Set working hours and giving yourself rewards for reaching goals Working around other people for motivation Creating infographics Graphic and website feedback system – http://wpfeedback.co [edit – changed name to Atarim] NEWS: MrSite is closing down ... Read more

This Week:

* Learning New Software – Oxygen Builder for WordPress – https://oxygenbuilder.com* Advantages of using Oxygen Builder over other builders* Speed testing a website with different builders* Disadvantages to users* Automating Renewal Emails – creating accurate, functional email content* Integromat automation service – https://www.integromat.com/en/* Using Airtable – https://airtable.com* Keeping copies of automated sent email in my own email box !* NEWS – Zoom goes fully encrypted – Download the latest version – https://zoom.us* NEWS – Fastest Internet Speed over fibre claimed by Australia – http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/op-ed-major-game-changer-australian-researchers-hit-44tb-per-second/article/572146

* Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com* The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com

Our website is live – https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk

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Learning New Software – Oxygen Builder for WordPress – https://oxygenbuilder.com Advantages of using Oxygen Builder over other builders Speed testing a website with different builders Disadvantages to users Automating Renewal Emails – creating accurate, functional email content Integromat automation service – https://www.integromat.com/en/ [edit – changed name to Make] Using Airtable – https://airtable.com Keeping copies of automated ... Read more