Making It Simple

Oct 082008
 

The owners of www.ofertasdeadsl.net, are trying to provide a simple site with basic information about getting ADSL services. The have a basic layout listing some providers by cost and speed, and also have a few details about the services. What they really need, I think, is a side by side comparison. I also think they need your help in site layout.

Are They Ready Though?

One of the biggest problems I personally have in designing a site is when a client has little content to begin with. I warn clients ahead of time about this concern. In fact, after ten plus years of building sites, I finally made it a personal policy to note even take a client until I am conviced they are ready to go with real direction, real content, and a true understanding what it is they want their site to do. I’ll help them get there, but I won’t start working on the site until I know it’s time.

Maybe It Is

So the owners of www.ofertasdeadsl.net think they are. The have some content, they have some details, and they believe their message is clear. What I thought would be a nice experiment is to put their site up to one of my new favorite sites, Thinkature.com. What I have done is created a whiteboard environment using Thinkatures service in regards to ofertasdeadsl.net.

Let’s see if we can help this site out by working on the whiteboard. I have made the page open to anyone so login or an account is not required. All you have to do is visit the link, give a username (as a chat name), and make any edits you would do.

Can the readers of Best Web Image help improve this site? I hope so!

Here is the link to their whiteboard: http://thinkature.com/workspace/camp185/OfertasDeADSL.net

Thinkature Workspace

Sep 132008
 

Probably the best thing about having an online career is that you can work anywhere in the world. A big set back to it though is that long distance travel may be required to do a face to face. Thinkature is just the site that could help eliminate one of those reasons to require face time. It’s their online workspace.

Thinkature is a Whiteboard

thinkature When working with some of my far away clients site layouts, I often use a method which I simple call the print and fax method. I create a the layout on a private host, send them the link, they print it out, and fax back the changes they would like to see. It works, and it works especially well for the not so tech savy business owners that I often deal with.

Thinkature eliminates the need for that method by creating an online whiteboard that is extremely easy to use. I can create a custom layout initially on Thinkature’s site, and then the client and I can either work together on the layout at a schedule time, or work independently on the layout, changing things as we think of it.

When working together on a project is when the real power kicks in. Besides having a cool whiteboard for us to use as an interface, it supports it with two forms of communications, text chat and voice. Move components while you talk, now here is a nice application. Another cool thing about this service is that you can control who has access. You can do private invite only, or you can make it open to the public. Here is the public workspace for my site: Best Web Image Workspace. Feel free to try it out, I have made this one open to the public.

Cool Way To Work

All I can say about Thinkature is two thumbs up! It’s a very cool way to work with clients, and even just for yourself. Here is a little quote from their site on what you can use it for.

“You can use it to plan your next major product or your next great party. Or you could lay out a new organization chart or the floor plan for your next apartment. You might also gather information about your competitors or your next vacation destination.”

Use it for pretty much anything. I’m just wondering where their ads are. It’s free, free, free!

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