After performing some simple A/B testing, I’ve come to the conclusion that this website needs a major overhaul. For the last few months, I’ve been testing and trying out different ways to show all the data I have on this site. It’s plenty of information, but no one is going to sit here and read through all my thoughts and updates, so! I’ll be facing a refresh / revamp soon, however…
Simple Links and/or Mobile App functionality
Much like how linktree has a simple format for their links, the website should be simple to the eye and it should be obvious from the get-go what services are provided. Although this was done in list-form, maybe a different method is more appropriate. I’m thinking of condesing the services in a way that forces the visitor to choose a path to look at the specific details of each service (similar to how you would search for items on Target’s website). It’s a great way to organize plenty of various information in a neat and orderly manner, while possibly up-ing the amount of fun things visitors can engage with on the site (instead of just reading).Purchases Online
Learning the behaviors of my ideal customers versus acting on my preemptive assumptions about what they’re looking for, has been like night and day. Now I know that you don’t really want someone to go into detail about the behind-the-scenes action, you want to see it for yourself in the form of results. And part of the results is pricing. You will be able to create a “Shopping Cart” for the things you are looking for, and request quotes at the press of a button as if you were shopping - rather than facing a long form interrogating you. In this way, you can see what works for your budget in real time or send quote requests instantly.
(This will affect: Business Cards / Printing • Artistry • Search Engine Optimization)GIF Creation & Design
As much as I love showcasing the amazing artists of the GIFs you find on this site, with links directing you to their respective pages, it’s time I either change the aesthetic of this website into one with more functionality and web3-level fun stuff - or I put out my own GIFs!
This has always been a service, but we’ve yet to have it featured on this website because Giphy requires a business email and I have been on the fence about what to put for the main email to this website. For some reason, victoria@vzade.com sounds silly to me. But admin@vzade.com sounds stuffy. Later on if a colleague asks for my email, I don’t want it to sound uptight. But if a large investor asks me for my email, is a simple name suitable enough to convey how seriously I take my business? This is the conundrum, as one helpful designer put it.Product Creation / Invention Builds
It’s been a longtime dream of mine to see my inventions come to life. Because I’m not an engineer (yet), the most I can do is learn some 3D so I can show others what’s inside my mind. If others think the ideas are cool, that will be when the super cool things can happen. Like pleasure investments, like into products such as custom shirts with my art (possibly if I’m enjoying the 3D space so much, I’d like to later involve my art in 3D spaces along with sound design, soft or fluffy or rough textures, anything for synesthesia, perhaps light design or controlling human physiology with light sound vibration and frequency, to enrapture the senses in a vivid cacophony of each emotion that reminds us we’re alive.) or puzzles and card games like it has been suggested to me. I’d like that, and my art page has viewers somewhat but I’m losing authenticity the more I get back into my business. I’d like to be able to have both running successfully. Enlisting with an art gallery would feel like a greater accomplishment if I had a new body of work that I was proud of. The inventions come to mind so much easier sometimes, than the art.Actual SEO Blogs….. finally
It’s been a long time coming. These early blogs are setting the precedent for the niche I’m creating - because it doesn’t exist - but for the services I do already provide, we’re going to need some bait and lure in different parts of the internet. I have an upcoming SEO Bootcamp that I will be providing first to friends and family who would like to try the program to be able to let me know how I could improve it, what issues they face, and how long it takes them to do it on their own before they feel like they need to call me for assistance and/or clarification. The ideal goal is to have you be able to get everything you need, the first time around, so you really get your money’s worth and most importantly, save time and give your business the TLC it deserves. Then I will offer the program for a fee based on the feedback I receive from the brief survey I will likely provide, and then increase the fee after it has some proven successes. I anticipate there will always be hiccups down the road, so I will expand as the product improves its clarity and effectiveness. It will be the process breakdown for how to get your website to the first page of Google search results. Having a cheatsheet (without any real spoilers) handy as a possible freebie, or a small offering in between a freebie and the big seller - the Bootcamp, will be a big game changer).Photography…
Yes, actual photos of me. Because that’s important, I guess.