People seem to be coming upwith strange and very innovative ideas to promote their sites and also come up with sites to promote businesses and their brand names. Just a few months back, we had this euphoria where a student got a website up and was selling pixels on his website at the rate of $1 per pixel. Many rip-offs followed this and they too proved quite a bit successful thus making everyone associated with the site very happy. The businesses which put their ads on the site, however invisible they seemed to be in the muddle of ads, also seemed to be happy with the visibility that they got.

Now a slightly different and improved version seems to be doing the rounds on the net. It is called the ‘One in hundred thousand’ website and it can be found at oneinhundredthousand.com.

This site is based on the concept that they get your name on the internet (rather, on this site) for $3. The name can be that of an individual or that of a business. And they also link to your homepage (if you have one) as part of the name. To maintain some exclusivity (after all, they cant get the names of 6 billion people on to the site), they have restricted themselves to only 50,000 names and promises to be up for 5 years.

This site seems to have been started by a young man and though it seems a bit similar to the million dollar home page idea, it has its own uniqueness and its advantages. For businesses, it is like having an ad on the net, that too at a place with high number of visitors and for individuals, its just a chance to get the thrill of seeing their name on a website and to see their name when they do a search on google.

The webmaster asks us to view this as another home, a home on the internet for our name and which would be well maintained by him for the next five years. Its a strange idea but it is indeed something that might catch on in due course of time.

People, especially young ones, seem to be coming up with strange and innvovative ideas to keep themselves and help others keep ahead of the competition. Things are sure getting interesting. So what next? A website on the moon??

By: Dan Fisher

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Professional logos are great brand building tools that do more than good to your business. This article is an attempt to brief the fantastic art involved in professional logos making and tips to choose the best service provider for custom logos.

There are a plenty of tutorials in the internet that describe the making of new logos, best logos, and vector logos. Some of them are extremely good, but remember trial and error method especially in logo designing will let you in a lurch. This is why it is always good to choose professional logo designers for your brand building process. However, all these are secondary in nature when compared to the conceptualization process. Whether you own small business or a big one, logos are considered to be the cornerstone in branding your business.

Typically, a logo’s design is for immediate recognition. Some of the good examples include Apple Inc.’s apple with a bite missing, and Coca Cola’s fantastic art script. A log can be either an image reflecting the name or a script set aloof that impresses audience or a combination of both. It is also a good idea to design an image and create a byline that is catchy.

While selecting or creating images professional logo designers adhere to the mythological ideas so that the logo points exactly to the relevant idea when viewed by laymen. Professional logo designers follow the following steps; Gathering Information, Font Selection, Symbol or image selection, Combining the elements to form logos, and Finishing touches in creating fantastic logos that work.

Although conceptualization requires vigilant and learned mind to design creative logos for businesses, it is erroneously supposed to be a dry and difficult mental exercise that requires protracted analytical thinking. In reality the process of conceptualization is using the particulars in a unique combination and illuminating the core idea of the business firm. To create innovative logo designs, it certainly requires thinking and seeing beyond existing ideas.

Once the process of conceptualization is over, it’s time to put the pieces together and provide it a final shape. This is the final stage of creating new logos. This involves artists adept in graphics to give life to the abstract ideas convert it into a concrete image. Utmost care is taken to blend the logo with relevant fonts colors and shades to provide the perfect look. The advancements in the field of designing software makes it easy to provide the perfect finish.

Now that you have realized the importance of conceptualization and skills required for logo making, you can very well look if the service provider is capable of following all the above steps in creating alluring logos. Yet another simple way is to ask for sample logos with which you can judge the capabilities of the service provider. Do remember to look for customer reviews and check if good customer support is available, before you place your orders.

By: Ghafar

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