Our historical building at 50 East Second Street
We get a lot of compliments about our office building located at 50 East Second Street in historic downtown Winona, Minnesota. People often ask “What was it originally?” or “Do you know any history about it?” or more often, “What a cool building to work in.” We couldn’t agree more. It was built in 1871 as the home of Second National Bank. There is little history about who the architect was or who constructed... [Read More...]
Frequently asked questions about Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
What is Search Engine Optimization? Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is an umbrella term used for the various techniques used to make a website’s content easy for search engines to find. Websites that are optimized for search engines are likely to gain a higher Search Engine Results Placement (SERP), which is key to helping searchers (a.k.a. potential customers) find your site. Factors that influence Search Engine Optimization include: ... [Read More...]
Pepin Heights
Pepin Heights Launches New Website It’s the HoneyCrisp Place! Vision Design recently updated the look to the Pepin Heights web site, just in time for apple season. This site has a full e-commerce store making it very easy and reliable for customers to order tasty apples shipped right to their door. There is always fresh news on the homepage telling visitors what’s in stock at the retail store, plus information about new products. Pepin... [Read More...]
Strategies for creating a better architectural photo
Commercial photo shoots typically fall into a steady workflow where many images can be shot and processed quickly. At Vision Design, we’ll often get dozens of relatively uniform products that can be shot on a white background, or we’ll capture candid pictures of construction workers and excavation equipment at the same work site. Once the principle photography is completed and camera files have been downloaded and sorted, most of the images... [Read More...]
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Photography by Ronald Newman
Just launched last week! Photography by Ronald Newman is a professional photography studio located in Manchester, Connecticut, and is owned by Ronald and Mary Jane Newman. The experienced photography team specializes in wedding photography, special events, portraits for children and families and stock photography. The website showcases their photography portfolio using Vision Design’s gallery module, which allows them to log in and edit photos... [Read More...]
Step by step instructions: Importing your email list into Constant Contact
Constant Contact is a third party tool that allows you to communicate with your customer base through email. This post will provide simple instructions for importing a contact list to use in Constant Contact. Constant Contact also offers the option to manually type in email addresses, but the import option is great for when you have multiple email addresses to add at once. image 1: This is a sample of what your email list might look like. It can... [Read More...]
Creating Custom Websites with Content Management Systems (CMS)
Your business doesn’t fit in a can, why should your website come from one? The thing I love most about my job is meeting very interesting people selling some of the most unique products and services found anywhere. Every week, the Vision Design team is introduced to new product ideas and services and presented new challenges to bring these products and services to the web. While our customers are very unique in how they mange their business... [Read More...]
