Since the launch of Grant McMaster’s new website, I’ve come to realize an update of Norvard WebMedia’s website is long overdue. I have to fix this, and I have to fix it quite promptly I think.

People seem to be somewhat curious of the little “Created By” logo in the footer in his website, as I notice a lot of link juice coming my way, which of course is good for business, but not as good as it could be if the business had a refreshed site high-fiving their eyeballs. A holding page with some fancy styled text just won’t do in the long run.

However, I wonder: how much effort should I put into it?  Should I go all-in and create one of these fancy looking “HEY, LOOK WHAT I CAN DO” sites, or just keep it simple, clean, elegant and straight to the point? I’m leaning towards the latter. I’m not saying I should slack off in terms of effort, I’m just saying not to overdo it.

The thing is, I like doing my own thing when I can. I try to distance myself from the “everyday” website design, so I try to create designs that I’d enjoy visiting myself. Like Google’s stuff; it’s simple, clean and effectively brings you straight to the point.

It’s Easter, so I have close to a week of free time on my hands, so I think I’ll be able to cook up something to at least get me started.

I was asked to create the new official author profile website for author and published novelist Grant McMaster. A task I accepted with pleasure.

The website as a whole is complete, and it launched yesterday.
Some features included in the design is still inactive, as per Grant’s request. He wishes to keep things very simple for now, displaying only a clean front page, his published works page and his profile page which includes a Russian translated version.

Grant McMaster is the first non-Russian author to write a novel for the Metro 2033 franchise; Metro 2033: Britannia

I’m quite sure I will be asked to further assist with the website until all the features intended for it is active and in effect, which I of course will assist in doing.

Find Grant McMaster’s new and improved website at mcmaster.eu

I wrote this a couple of days ago. Now I have fulfilled the prophecy of the final sentence of the craptop saga:  ”I might just as well acquire a netbook…”

Yeah, no more LOUDNESS,  and way more power (…of the battery kind)! No more actively working out just to be fit enough lift the thing! And lastly, no more strung neck from stretching over the laptop display just to look my wife in the (evil) eye.

I finally got my netbook. I treated myself to an Asus Eee. “Treated” isn’t the proper wording though, I got it dirt cheap. My boss took in 4-5 of these things about a year ago, but the last one just wouldn’t move, so I approached him and offered to take it off his hands for a shamefully low price. He accepted the offer. I win.

But, it’s white. It’s super white. I feel like a little girl. I win..?

My project Feed The Gamer is already live, it’s been live for a good while in its current state and it’s already a household name. It’s recognized and has been approached by Shacknews among others to feature their content.  It’s running smoothly now, and seeing a lot of traffic and returning traffic.

It’s time to launch Feed The Gamer to new heights. Now, how do I do that?
Like any other business, one of the goals are obviously monetizing the business. Sure, that can and is being done by publishing ads, but for that to generate the money needed, Feed The Gamer needs even more readers and visitors.

More readers and visitors; that’s the key to a successful website. And to keep a website interesting, it needs constant work and perhaps renewal and new features from time to time. More prolific original content is also very much a factor of success. 

So, it all boils down to a need for more writers/journalists to provide the original content, and programmers to do the necessary work under the hood. The ones with a firm belief in Feed The Gamer and its potential, combined with a willingness to work for it for nothing more than gratitude and recognition at first, they are the hardest ones to come by.

If you think you fit, contact me.