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  • Erich Stauffer is Active in the Fight Against Homelessness by Supporting Homeward Bound of Indiana

    During these tough times it so easy for us get caught up in the news headlines about a tough economy and rising unemployment. We have become quick to shut our doors in an attempt to “weather the storm” that we hear and read about everyday. Despite the hardships that we have all gone through, almost all of us can say that we at least have a safe, dry and warm house to go to at the end of the day. We have so many blessings to be thankful for in our lives.

    What if you didn’t have doors to shut, or a safe/warm home to protect you or your family from the storms of life? Homelessness is a very real and growing issue in all the communities where we live and work. So many people have lost their jobs due to a tough economy and cannot provide that safe haven for themselves or their family. This year our team at Erich Stauffer is joining thousands of Hoosiers to raise money to provide housing and fight homelessness in Indiana, and we want you to be a part of our team.

    On Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM, we will be joining hundreds of thoughtful Hoosiers for a 5k walk at the Millcreek Civic Center in Chesterfield, IN. We would love to have you walk with us to show your support for this wonderful organization that helps those in need. You can register to walk from the Home page of the Homeward Bound website.

    In tough times it is easy to grasp onto what we have and lose sight of what we have to give. I sincerely thank you for your thoughtful gift. You are truly making a difference in the lives of others.

    Thank you for caring,

    The Team at Erich Stauffer

  • Business Success

    At Erich Stauffer, we are concerned about one thing…making sure that your business is and remains successful. We believe that our success will ultimately be defined by our ability to lift others up and help them succeed. At Erich Stauffer, our way of lifting others up is to design premier websites, provide reliable hosting services, and engage in beneficial promotion activities to help market your website and your business.

    The success of your business could be defined by a number of different metrics; increased sales/profit, increased customers, increased products/services per customer, increased locations, etc. To achieve your metrics for success, there are a few basic necessities to consider in today’s environment.Subscribe to Erich Stauffer's RSS Feed.

    • Visibility
    • Good Communication
    • Providing Value For Your Customer
    • Education About Your Products/Services
    • Education About Your Business’s Message, Mission or Vision

    In today’s economic environment, consumers are doing more research than they have ever done before. They research what products and services are available to fit their needs, and a big part of that research is about the company or business that is selling those products or services.

    So how does that effect you, and how can we help?

    Having an attractive website to gain visitors, and having an informative website that is easy to navigate will help the consumer (and hopefully your future customer) feel comfortable and confidant in your products/services and your business. Promotion activities will increase the visibility of your website to get consumers to come to your site, and our web design services will ensure a pleasant experience when they get there.

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  • A Smattering of Twitter Directories

    Twitter, a micro-blogging service which allows users to post up to 140 characters at a time, is still in its research phase, but in Web 2.0 terms, its fast becoming a juggernaut. You may have noticed its use in mass media like CNN and NPR. Although Twitter usage has grown 1689% in the last year (2008), it is still dwarfed by Facebook which has more than 175 million users compared to Twitter’s 1.78 million. It may be unfair to compare the two however, as they are two completely different types of services. Facebook is more full featured while Twitter does one thing, but does it very well. One thing they don’t offer is a directory services, so a few companies have been filling that need and piggybacking on Twitter’s success by creating Twitter directories.

    Currently the five major Twitter directories are Just Tweet It, We Follow, Twit Town, Twit Dir, and Twibs. Just Tweet It is currently the most popular, but Twibs and We Follow have a strong chance of overtaking Just Tweet It. Twibs is a business directory and is currently paying for online advertising until their SEO base can allow their site to rise to the top. We Follow is ran by Digg founder, Kevin Rose so it is sure to be a player, but in this Economy 2.0, nothing is for certain. One thing you can count on is content and right now the only ones creating it are the Twitter users themselves. If that dries up, Twitter, and all its directories, go with it. That does not seem to be happening though. Even MySpace, which has stopped growing as fast, has not started to decline even in the face of its biggest competitor, Facebook. There is probably even room for Twitter competition like Plurk in this vast, virtual place we call the Internet.

  • Is a “Green” Website Possible?

    What makes a website “green”? Green can be defined as using less energy because the less energy used, the less needs produced. Fossil fuels are a large part of energy production, but they also create gasses that harm our environment. There are things we can do in the real world to be more green. A home, for example, is much easier to make green by adding insulation or turning down the thermostat. Buying a vehicle that uses less energy is also considered green, but how can a website be green? Lets take a look at how a website works from a physical standpoint and then from a virtual one to determine if a website can indeed become green.

    A website is hosted on a computer running somewhere on this planet Earth. That computer is most likely a server running in a data center, which may or may not be eco-friendly. It is probably greener than it was a couple of years ago due to computer chip manufacturing companies like Intel and AMD who have been producing chips that use less and less energy. This helps cut electricity to run the servers and in air conditioning to cool them down.

    When a website is requested from anywhere in the world, the requesting computer is also using electricity as well as the all the networking equipment along the path to get from the data center to the computer. Initially you might think that adding up the servers at the data center, the hubs, switches, and routers along the way, and your computer might add up to a lot of energy and that websites might not have a chance to be green. And you would be right, but consider that these things are already on anyway and it doesn’t take any more power to run them whether you access a website or not and you might be feeling a little bit better about surfing.

    From a web designer’s standpoint, there are some things we can do. We can make black backgrounds which reduce the amount of energy cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors need to display the website, but everyday more people are switching to using liquid crystal displays (LCD) instead, which use the same amount of energy regardless of the color. Not every design can be done in black and so there are other things we can do, as web designers. We can encourage users not to print forms and create PDF versions or custom web forms to cut down on paper. Sometimes being green is more than just saving energy and reducing greenhouse gases. Sometimes its about saving trees which also help reduce greenhouse gases.

    So can a website be green? Absolutely. If all things remain the same and the only change we make as web designers is to keep the environment in our design process, then the website can be green. It is up to us, up to all of us, to do our due diligence to preserve our environment and continue to innovate in ways that help us all. If you need help innovating your website, consider the Indianapolis web design company, Erich Stauffer.

  • Erich Stauffer Hires General Manager

    Erich Stauffer welcomes Jason Cobb who brings his extensive management experience from the banking sector and applies it to business promotion at the brink of explosive growth as workers in the Midwest begin opening their own businesses “on the side” or to replace a previous job.

    Indianapolis, IN (TELABLUE) February 24, 2009 — Erich Stauffer announced today the hiring of Jason Cobb as the new Product Manager. Cobb has over 7 years of previous experience managing people and projects for the financial industry. “I am excited to bring data-driven marketing as a new addition to the Erich Stauffer culture, said Jason Cobb, General Manager at Erich Stauffer. “I am confident as we continue to move forward that we will can grow the brand of web design that Erich Stauffer has already established in the Indianapolis area to the rest of the Midwest.”

    “Jason Cobb is a welcome addition to our executive management team,” said Chris Hendrickson, Sales Manager at Erich Stauffer. “His approach to management through analysis and accountability will help us continue to improve our positive operating results in spite of the current challenging macroeconomic environment.” Jason has worked for several large institutions and looks forward to the growth potential and nimbleness of an up-and-coming business in the heart of the Midwest.  “Jason Cobb is a hard-working executive ,” said Erich Stauffer, Production Manager at Erich Stauffer. “I look forward to working with him as we help businesses around the Midwest, but especially in Indianapolis, grow.  That’s what its all about.”

  • Erich Stauffer Hires Sales Manager

    Erich Stauffer announces hire of Chris Hendrickson. With over 8 years of experience, Hendrickson will oversee the company’s sales division, delivering exceptional service to clients in the Midwest.

    Indianapolis, IN (TELABLUE) January 21, 2009 — Erich Stauffer, a leading provider for Indianapolis web design and web promotion products and services, is pleased to announce the recent addition of Chris Hendrickson to our team as the Sales Manager for the organization.  Chris will be focused on creating client acquisition strategies, further developing a positive client onboarding experience, and will lead product management efforts for the fast growing Indianapolis web design company.

    Chris brings 8 years of project and product management experience to the Erich Stauffer team.  His skills in delivering products and services to clients on schedule, within budget and with the highest quality are well-respected and admired.  Chris is a graduate of Ball State University with a B.S. degree in Finance.  He also acquired his PMP, Project Management Professional, certification in January 2008, and has been active member of the Central Indiana Chapter of the Project Management Institute since that time.

    “Chris will be a great addition to our team at Erich Stauffer.  His ability to interact with clients, understand their vision, and develop solutions that suit their needs will bring great strength to an already solid foundation to our Indianapolis web design company.  We are very excited about the growth of the sales division under his leadership,” says Erich Stauffer’s General Manager, Jason Cobb.

    “I am delighted to join Erich Stauffer and look forward to continue building strong partnerships with our clients and local businesses.  Erich Stauffer has established itself as an emerging Indianapolis web design and web promotion company, and I could not be more excited about being part of a team with such strong talent and innovative ideas,” said Hendrickson.