Website Design and Management Blog

Touching on web design, website management, book publishing, internet marketing and various other subjects that seem appropriate for comment. All of the topics that I write on are based on direct experience and mirror advice given to clients as part of internet presence management or to authors who are self-publishing their books. Click on either the title or "Read more of this post..." to read the full post.  Let me know if you have any questions. ~ Hugh Daniel

Completed website for The Frist Foundation
New Website for The Frist Foundation
hpdDesign has just completed a new website for The Frist Foundation using the Drupal content management system. The client wanted a fresh new look that would showcase contributions to the community, implementation of a mobile first design, and to make it easy for staff to update text, grant... Read more of this post...
BELL Garden
BELL Garden's Growing Internet Presence
BELL Garden is a non-profit "edible schoolyard" affiliated with Bellevue Middle School in Nashville, Tennessee. They were in need of a new website using a content management system in order improve their internet visibility, to post gardening tips, easily update content to highlight acheivements,... Read more of this post...
Website design for Thompson Gynecology
New WordPress website for Thompson Gynecology
hpdDesign has just completed a new website for Thompson Gynecology. Dr. Thompson wanted to get better long-term control of website hosting and to update a 4-year old, non-responsive website, but wanted to retain the warm and welcoming feeling of the existing theme. hpdDesign was asked to implement... Read more of this post...
Easy Rentals, LLC new website
New Website for Easy Rentals, LLC
Easy Rentals, LLC is pleased to announce their new website at http://www.easyrentalsllc.com. It was designed to offer greater flexibility and control in content creation, presentation of storage solutions for prospective buyers, and for accepting payments online.   Easy Rentals LLC/... Read more of this post...
The Golden Years of Acapulco by Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres, The Golden Years of Acapulco
Often called "the Entertainer to Entertainers," Miguel Torres has led a fascinating life in meeting and working with some of the top entertainers in the industry. Among his special friends were Sammy Davis, Jr, Tom Jones, Elizabeth Taylor, Ricardo Montelban and Mohammed Ali.  ... Read more of this post...
DesignCuda.com for custom apparel and complete printing needs
Announcing Business Relationship with DesignCuda
As part of a wide range of marketing services through our business relationships, I want to recommend DesignCuda.com to you for custom apparel and printing needs. hpdDesign works with DesignCuda and A&R Printing (DesignCuda's parent company) as a digital marketing consultant, recommending... Read more of this post...
S.P.U.D. Tennis Tournament Website
S.P.U.D. Tennis Tournament Website
A recent website completed by hpdDesign was for the S.P.U.D. 2015 tournament. S.P.U.D. stands for "Special Populations Unified Doubles" and is a tournament sponsored by Tennis Nashville, the local community tennis association of USTA Southern. The date for the 2nd Annual S.P.U.D. Tournament is July... Read more of this post...
30 Ways to Grow Your Website Traffic
30 Ways to Grow Your Website Traffic
A major key to growing your website traffic is to take many small actions that, when combined, will drive more new traffic to your website and increase repeat visits. This list of basic, essential promotional activities will help your efforts to grow traffic without costing an arm and a leg and you... Read more of this post...
Crosscurrents by William Beck
Book Launch Party for Crosscurrents by William Beck
Mark your calendar and join William Beck on Saturday, April 4th, for the release of his latest Bryson McGann thriller. Wine, hors d'oeuvres, fun, and friends. Meet the author, stroll the gallery, and have a great time. See you there! Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 5:00pm York & Friends 107... Read more of this post...

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