• 10 years of experience
• Passion and creativity
• Professionalism and expertise
• Great support and customer service

This is the Brian Joseph Studios formula (including a dash of our special ingredient!) for a successful website  that will bring you more sales and more visitors!

Recent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]
• Facebook Tips : How To Comment as a Person on Your Own Business Page[ August 9, 2011 ]

To comment as a person on your own business page:

1. Go to your page and click “Edit Page”.
2. On the left hand side, you will see a menu. Click on “Your Settings”.
3. Uncheck the first box next to “Posting Preferences”.
4. You will now be able to comment on your Facebook business page as yourself, and not your business by default.
5. To comment as your business on your business page, simply go to your page and click the link “Use Facebook as –your business name–”

Recent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]

Brian will be giving direct tips on the best tools and methods to incorporate into your social media strategy for small to medium businesses in plain English, and without the nonsense that comes from many so-called “Social Media Experts”.

The goal of Brian’s talk will be to  simplify social media for small – medium businesses, removing the jargon and helping local business people in Southwest Florida to feel inspired to not only begin using social media, but to understand its potential and to start developing their own social media strategies.Recent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]

• When you are logged into Facebook, go to “Home” and then expand the menu on the left hand side.
• Go to “Notes” – on the left hand side click on “Edit Import Settings”.
• Enter your website address or feed address into the field and click “Start Importing”
• Follow the remaining steps and when you post new blog posts, you should see them soon after appearing automatically on your Facebook page or profile.

Recent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]

If you don’t like the new font size on Facebook (many don’t, it’s pretty small!), simply complete the following steps:

• Use Google Chrome as your internet browser
• When viewing Facebook, go to “View” and “Zoom In”
• Google Chrome will now remember your zoomed setting for Facebook each time you open it up
• Other browsers have a zoom feature as well, and this tip may work for them also (not too sure if they will save your zoom preferences per domain), but why use anything else when Google Chrome is the best browser

While you’re there, check out the Brian Joseph Studios Facebook page to receive updates on more helpful tips like thisRecent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]

Lakes Regional Park Fall Festival

October 30, 2010   10:00am to 10:00pm
Located at: 7330 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers, FL

Come and join the fun with free admission at Lakes Regional Park.  Additional activities are priced individually. For further information about the Halloween  festivities call 533-7575. There are plenty of family activities, games and events for all ages to enjoy!  Don’t miss out on the pumpkin patch, hayrides, and scarecrow contest.

Plus during October there is a Halloween Express train ride running Monday-Friday from 10:00am to 2:00 pm; Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm; and on Sunday from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. There will also be a Haunted Walk Friday through Sunday, October 29-31 from 6:30pm to 10:00pm.  Please note that the Haunted Walk is for ages 12 and older.

Miromar Outlets Mall-O-Ween

October 30, 2010 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Located at:  10801 Corkscrew Rd, Estero, FL

A spook-tacular time waits at Miromar Outlets Mall-O-Ween!  Parents, bring your children for a fun, exciting, and safe option for trick-or-treating!  The entire mall will be open for trick-or-treating that is sure to be a real blast!  Trick-or-Treating begins at 4:00pm.  Plus, enter a Child Costume Contest at 6:00pm in the Playland!  Or attend the Pet Costume Contest near the Reebok store at 5:00pm.  Please note that registration for the Pet Costume Contest begins at 4:45pm.  Don’t miss it!

If all of that is not enough, bring your kids to Playland from 6:00pm to 8:00pm to have more Halloween fun with Kid-Friendly Karaoke and Contests featuring DJ Migo!

Masquerade Magic

October 30, 2010  6:30pm to 10:30pm
Admission: $75-$125
Age: 21+
Located at: Hilton Naples: 5111 Tamiami Trail North, Naples

Join the excitement at the Hilton Naples on October 30^th from 6:30pm to 10:30pm.  This Artistic party is sure to be a fun event to help kick-off the Celebrate the Arts Month.  The event is packed with everything from great music, face painting, strolling entertainers, food stations, DJ and dancing, mimes, silent auction, ARTS-tini drinks, magicians, artists exhibiting their works, and so much more!  This is a fantastic event that is sure to excite all!  Please note that this event is open to those ages 21 and older.

Fifth Avenue South Halloween Costume Party

October 31, 2010  12:00am-4:00pm Children and Families
6:30pm-9:30pm Adults and Families
Fifth Avenue South
Admission Fee: $5.00 Evening Costume Contest

Bring your kids in their costumes to Fifth Avenue on October 31, for the Fifth Avenue South Halloween Costume Party!  There will be lots to do with a Costume Contest, Trick-or-Treating, and a whole lot of other exciting kids activities for you and your children to enjoy!  These events will run from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.  There will be Live Music to enjoy being played on the strip of Fifth Avenue.  Don’t miss out on this exciting Halloween event for the whole family!  If you need further information, contact Lisa at 230-435-3742

Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular for the Dogs at Camp Bow Wow of Naples

October 29, 2010  7:00am to 7:00pm
Located at: 3382 Mercantile Ave, Naples FL 3410

Halloween is not just for humans, it is for dogs too!  Bring your best friend to the Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular at Camp Bow Wow of Naples.  If you dress your dog in a costume and bring them to daycare, you will pay only $16 for the day!  Plus your dog will be entered into their costume contest to compete for prizes!  Prizes will be given to the greatest costumes including:  ‘sexiest’, ‘scariest’, ‘funniest’, and the ‘most original’!  Halloween is going to the dogs!  Don’t let your dog miss out on this exciting event!

Visit Camp Bow Wow for information on daycare.

Recent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]

Here at Brian Joseph Studios, we’ve been having another successful year of rapid growth. We also just hired a new Business Development Director (soon to be introduced here on our website) and plan on adding to our design team again in the next few months.

As a result of our success, we spend a lot of time providing free consultations within the community as a way of giving back, and we are now bringing some of our expertise to Twitter in a new way.

If you don’t follow the Brian Joseph Studios Twitter account, we’d like to let you know that we have started to consistently post helpful website tips for our followers. We are also adding the #swfl hashtag to each tweet so that the Twitter users actively following the discussion in Southwest Florida can also access our helpful hints about web design and development.

While we work with clients around the world, we strive to always provide our foundation of Fort Myers web design and Naples web design clients with free, helpful information that will allow them to achieve continued online success.

For more free advice, tips etc, you can also visit our “Tips for Clients” category right here on our blogRecent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]

On the surface, most people that have websites built using one of the services mentioned above think this is a great deal and that it’s a perfect system. Unfortunately, this is never the case.

There are many reasons why templates or self-made websites are not the right way to go when trying to increase your online presence.

• The Design

A large majority of templates are designed within a matter of minutes. Intuit offers over 2,000 of them alone. The process of designing a website template takes very little time because the process lacks all of the vital steps required for a successful website design.

With a custom website, you don’t simply receive a nice visual that looks good. The web designer has spent hours researching your market, your competitors and other industry related, high quality website designs. Quality web designers acquire inspiration from around the internet, nature and every-day life, and combine it all to develop a concept design that will ensure a powerful online presence and performance for your company’s new website. Each area of a custom website design is formatted specifically with your customers and potential customers in mind. Everything from the colors, the layout, and the style of the design is tailored specifically for your market.

Pre-made website templates fail to deliver on each aspect discussed above. A template design is created with the goal of selling as many copies of the template as possible. You never meet the template website designer, in fact, the template is most likely designed before you even think about needing a new site! The designer knows nothing about your customers, your business or…..you.

The design of a quality website is typically a partnership between you and a designer or team of designers. Designers research your company and your market, but it is also important for the web design team to realize that you know your customers better than anyone else. By coupling the web designer’s skill and expertise with your knowledge of your customers, this important partnership is formed to ensure that your new website is a success for many years to come.



Another problem with hiring an inexpensive web designer is the potential that the finished web design that you receive is a stolen design from another published website on the internet. This can get you and your company into all sorts of legal trouble, especially if you signed a contract with your web designer that says you will not hold them responsible for any legal issues.

Below is a screenshot of Lanai Kai Island Resort’s website taken on March 15th 2010. We won’t name the web design company that developed it, but as you can see alongside it, the exact layout, images and overall design were stolen from SurfinParadise.au , a website developed over a year ago by a web design company based in Australia.



A member of the Brian Joseph Studios team saw the new Lanai Kai website, and notified the company in Australia that originally created the design for SurfinParadise.au . The internet is quite a small place when you’ve got web designers networking online everyday and supporting each other! The company in Australia thanked us for our “investigative” work, and it appears that they took this stolen design seriously. Within just a few days, the Lanai Kai website was re-worked with a new background image, and the removal of the other stolen images.

When hiring a web design company ensure that you have allocated a realistic budget, researched their previous work, their clients and ensure that your are receiving a “custom” web design.

• The Code

The code of a website is something that most “non-web” people are unable to understand, and therefore don’t know what good code or bad code even looks like. It is extremely important to have a cleanly coded website because the code and the way it is written determines its presentation and performance when viewed by your website visitors. Some web design companies use an out-dated style of coding in that they use “Tables” to develop the layout of a website. Using the table-based coding method adds a lot of unnecessary HTML code that gets in the way of your important content  when Google’s (and other’s) search engine robot indexes your website to determine its relevancy.

As with all technology, it changes rapidly, and the quality companies change with the technology, and some are even at the forefront of it. Using “tables” is an extremely out-dated way of coding websites, and web development companies still using tables are really behind, and not providing their clients with a quality product.

• No Guarantee

There is never really a true guarantee in web design. When hiring a web design company, you are hiring them on the basis of their proposal (if provided), the research you have conducted, or from the referral you may have received. It is vital that you, as the client, take the time to really understand the services you are paying for, and understand what to expect from the contract that you sign.

How To Ensure That Your Project Is Successful

The first step is to make sure that you have a realistic budget allocated. Any decent, experienced web design firm or web design freelancer will charge you at least $1,000 for a very basic website. If tools like content management systems, blog platforms, or shopping carts are included, the quote should be at least $3,000.

All firms and freelancers charge different rates, but the above is a general guide to help you along the way to understand what size budget is generally needed to receive a website worth having.Recent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]

Android Phones : Most have heard of Android phones, the latest smartphones quickly taking over the mobile device market around the world, but if you haven’t, we’d like to introduce you to everything "Android"

Android phones are smartphones using Google’s mobile operating system, and they come from a variety of manufacturers like HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola and more. The latest Android phones (HTC Incredible, HTC Evo, and the Droid 2) not only match up to the latest iPhone 4 in almost every way, but exceeds the iPhone’s features in several other ways. From seven homescreens to web app syncing to widgets, there are many reasons to consider an Android phone as your mobile device next purchase to stay connected in the best way possible.

Android phones are available on all networks in the US , and most around the world.

Hipmunk : Whether you are a frequent flyer, or seldom traveler, you should check out "Hipmunk". Hipmunk helps you find the right flight. It hides the bad flights and sorts the good ones. Click here to visit HipmunkRecent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]

1. QR barcodes are growing in popularity and some companies are even beginning to use them in their print advertising and online banners. QR codes are a new type of barcode that can contain information such as text, links, phone numbers and more. QR barcodes can be read with QR scanners, and many iPhone and Android phone users have downloaded a QR scanner from their respective app stores. If you have an iPhone or Android phone, try it out for yourself if you haven’t already. Download ZXing or another barcode scanner from your app store & with the application open, point your phone at the barcode at the beginning of this article.
2. Facebook Places was just launched and there’s a few things you need to know. Facebook Places is similar to other “Check-in” location based social media websites in that you announce your current location to your network via your cell phone, or other portable device or laptop. It is important to note that if you have Facebook friends using this new service, they can tag you when they are with you in person, even if you don’t want to announce your location to the world. When logged in to Facebook, go to “Account” at the very top right of the menu, click on “Privacy Settings”. On the privacy settings page, click on “Customize settings”. Decide what level of privacy you want for “Places I check in to”, “Include me in “People Here Now” after I check in”, and “Friends can check me in to Places”.
3. New Twitter buttons have been officially released by Twitter themselves. Up until now, we had to either custom program a tweet button to allow our visitors to share our content, or we could use a third-party service like Tweetmeme. Twitter has now released their own buttons and they can be integrated nicely with any website. You can find these buttons here
4. Google is testing a new feature that displays live and updated search results as you type your search query. We’ve seen this sort of feature used in MediaTemple’s online support center and it has a lot of potential to make searching for content that much easier. Here’s a video to see it in action

5. Groupon smashes sales records with nationwide Gap deal – Groupon launched its first national deal on Friday, partnering with Gap to offer $50 worth of apparel and accessories at the low price of $25. By day’s end, 441,000 Groupons were sold, bringing in a little more than $11 million. Groupon usually splits the revenue with partners, but declined to disclose its share. Groupon has quickly become an excellent resource for local shopping deals, check it out here

Recent Posts:

• New Website Launched – O’Brien Helicopters[ October 19, 2011 ]
• Halloween Fort Myers and Naples 2011[ October 19, 2011 ]
• “Website Awesomesauce” – formula by Brian Joseph Studios[ August 29, 2011 ]
• New Website Launch – KC Wilson Construction, Naples Florida[ August 9, 2011 ]