Another Name My Company Thread

Jeff Emery · October 20th, 2009, 07:37 PM

Sounds like a good name.

Now time to work on the logo.

How about a drawing of a man with net on a pole over his shoulder with a "shadow" silhouette in the net. You know, kind of like the dog catcher hauling a pooch off to the truck. ;)

Jeff

Vito DeFilippo · October 20th, 2009, 08:03 PM

Or a play on a Native American dream catcher with a camera lens in the middle.

Tripp Woelfel · October 20th, 2009, 08:12 PM

Can't help with the logo. I have to stay in the shallow end of that talent pool.

Mike Watkins · November 4th, 2009, 07:01 AM

Hey guys,

Just thought I'd let you know that my website is operational. Still adding pages and have more work to go. Currently working on some logo ideas, so for the time being I'm working with a template design.

http://shadowcatcherstudios.com/

Would love some feedback on the content of the site. as well as your thoughts on adding prices to the site. Do you think it turns customers away or helps them decide that they want to use you? I've got some there, but curious about the pros and cons of having prices posted.

Thanks again for the feedback and advice offered through this forum.

Mike Watkins

Roger Van Duyn · November 4th, 2009, 02:20 PM

I really like your site. It's simple, tasteful, easy to navigate, visually appealing. You say it's from a template?

How'd you find a template that good? Plain and simple. The one's I'm trying on Yahoo aren't quite what I'd like. The one I'm using on my site would be a lot better if I could just delete the banner picture on top of it, but that doesn't seem possible.

Congratulations on a nice looking site.

Mike Watkins · November 4th, 2009, 04:49 PM

Roger,

I'm using Rapidweaver(Mac only) and the Stacks plug-in. Rapidweaver comes with about 40 themes and this one happens to be called "Clean".

Thanks for checking it out.

Mike Watkins

Aaron Fowler · November 4th, 2009, 06:34 PM

I'm a fan of simple elegant websites which is probably why I do like your website.

My thoughts on pricing: I think that as long as your prices are reasonable for the service you are offering there is no reason why not to put them up. Personally (as a consumer), I like seeing pricing online as I don't feel that the company is trying to hide anything and being open and honest. These sites are generally the ones I bookmark and come back to later. That's just me personally so I can't comment for everyone else on the internet. :P

Just a thought, but if you want your pricing to be more visible (you might not) maybe you should make a 'Pricing' page or something along those lines. And put all your rates on that page. I don't think there is anything wrong with the way you have it now, as if someone is already interested in what you're offering it's on the page that they're looking at anyway. Just thinking out loud.

Just curious, but are you going to add a page for music production? It just seems a little strange that you have "music production" in the header but I don't see it mentioned anywhere else on your site.

Overall, good job! *Thumbs up*

Tripp Woelfel · November 5th, 2009, 07:29 AM

Mike... I gave your site a quick squizz and overall I do like it. Simple designs work for me but I'm a simple guy. I think you need a logo or graphic element in the header or at least stylized text for your company name (think along the lines of the DVINFO.NET text atop this page). It doesn't really pop right now for me.

Dealing with prices on a site gets a little squidgy. I like offering representative package prices for comparison purposes but putting hourly rates up there run the risk of having your clients costing out their jobs in their own heads and likely getting it wrong. I have no problem with stating day rates but that's about as granular as I'd want to get.

Mike Watkins · November 7th, 2009, 04:08 PM

Thanks for the input guys. I have basically finished the site and will likely be making some minor tweaks on the existing layout until I am finished getting my graphics finalized.

I've go quite a bit of interest from possible clients so I needed to get something going.

Thanks again for looking and taking time to comment and offer advice.

http://shadowcatcherstudios.com/

Mike Watkins

October 20th, 2009, 08:03 PM	#17
Vito DeFilippo Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,585	Or a play on a Native American dream catcher with a camera lens in the middle. __________________ . http://www.nosmallroles.com

November 4th, 2009, 07:01 AM	#19
Mike Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Burleson, TX Posts: 131	Website is up. Hey guys, Just thought I'd let you know that my website is operational. Still adding pages and have more work to go. Currently working on some logo ideas, so for the time being I'm working with a template design. http://shadowcatcherstudios.com/ Would love some feedback on the content of the site. as well as your thoughts on adding prices to the site. Do you think it turns customers away or helps them decide that they want to use you? I've got some there, but curious about the pros and cons of having prices posted. Thanks again for the feedback and advice offered through this forum. Mike Watkins __________________ XHA1, FCS2, Shake 4.1, 501HDV

November 4th, 2009, 02:20 PM	#20
Roger Van Duyn Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 692	I really like your site. It's simple, tasteful, easy to navigate, visually appealing. You say it's from a template? How'd you find a template that good? Plain and simple. The one's I'm trying on Yahoo aren't quite what I'd like. The one I'm using on my site would be a lot better if I could just delete the banner picture on top of it, but that doesn't seem possible. Congratulations on a nice looking site. __________________ Roger My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAp...2AHr_pHFID5LDA

November 4th, 2009, 04:49 PM	#21
Mike Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Burleson, TX Posts: 131	Roger, I'm using Rapidweaver(Mac only) and the Stacks plug-in. Rapidweaver comes with about 40 themes and this one happens to be called "Clean". Thanks for checking it out. Mike Watkins __________________ XHA1, FCS2, Shake 4.1, 501HDV

November 4th, 2009, 06:34 PM	#22
Aaron Fowler Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 129	I'm a fan of simple elegant websites which is probably why I do like your website. My thoughts on pricing: I think that as long as your prices are reasonable for the service you are offering there is no reason why not to put them up. Personally (as a consumer), I like seeing pricing online as I don't feel that the company is trying to hide anything and being open and honest. These sites are generally the ones I bookmark and come back to later. That's just me personally so I can't comment for everyone else on the internet. :P Just a thought, but if you want your pricing to be more visible (you might not) maybe you should make a 'Pricing' page or something along those lines. And put all your rates on that page. I don't think there is anything wrong with the way you have it now, as if someone is already interested in what you're offering it's on the page that they're looking at anyway. Just thinking out loud. Just curious, but are you going to add a page for music production? It just seems a little strange that you have "music production" in the header but I don't see it mentioned anywhere else on your site. Overall, good job! Thumbs up __________________ Aaron Fowler PMW-EX1 / EOS 60D / EOS 550D / FCS2 / CS4 PP

October 20th, 2009, 07:37 PM	#16
Jeff Emery Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 222	Sounds like a good name. Now time to work on the logo. How about a drawing of a man with net on a pole over his shoulder with a "shadow" silhouette in the net. You know, kind of like the dog catcher hauling a pooch off to the truck. ;) Jeff

October 20th, 2009, 08:12 PM	#18
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	Can't help with the logo. I have to stay in the shallow end of that talent pool.

November 5th, 2009, 07:29 AM	#23
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	Mike... I gave your site a quick squizz and overall I do like it. Simple designs work for me but I'm a simple guy. I think you need a logo or graphic element in the header or at least stylized text for your company name (think along the lines of the DVINFO.NET text atop this page). It doesn't really pop right now for me. Dealing with prices on a site gets a little squidgy. I like offering representative package prices for comparison purposes but putting hourly rates up there run the risk of having your clients costing out their jobs in their own heads and likely getting it wrong. I have no problem with stating day rates but that's about as granular as I'd want to get.

November 7th, 2009, 04:08 PM	#24
Mike Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Burleson, TX Posts: 131	Thanks for the input guys. I have basically finished the site and will likely be making some minor tweaks on the existing layout until I am finished getting my graphics finalized. I've go quite a bit of interest from possible clients so I needed to get something going. Thanks again for looking and taking time to comment and offer advice. http://shadowcatcherstudios.com/ Mike Watkins __________________ XHA1, FCS2, Shake 4.1, 501HDV