The past few weeks I’ve been scouring the Internet for a wooden playset to install in the backyard for my boys. I have very specific ideas for what I want it to look like and have not found anything that fits my idea of the perfect playset for two boys who climb around the house like monkeys. Our yard is peculiarly shaped with a bank and a wooded area, so we can’t fit a playset with a swing arm beam so I really just want a climbing tower with lots of different climbing accessories that will challenge my growing boys. Yesterday evening I called a sales rep from one company and he directed me to an online tool that allowed me to create my own playset! Bingo! Exactly what I was looking for. I was able to add rock climbing walls, slides, ladders, and rope climbs then spin the entire thing around 360º, remove items, add items, save it and then send it to the rep for pricing which I did this morning before I left for work. My boys helped me create it last night and I think they enjoyed it more than I did. Now, just need to brace my husband for the price tag that is the result of our unique playset configuration.

As I was using this “Configurator” tool, I couldn’t help but think about how DDA can easily create something just like it, and perhaps even better! I was making mental notes of changes I would make to the design and functionality. I thought of our talented group of multimedia and animation designers and programmers who have already created similar tools for our own clients. If I do purchase this playset, the #1 reason will be because of this useful tool they developed for their customers. With so many accessories and configurations available it was the only solution to aid their customers with their purchase. How can your company benefit from a similar feature that can be available from your website and let your customers know that their purchasing experience is your #1 priority?

This weekend, I took a long hard look around my house to see what needs to be repaired, replaced, consolidated, relocated, re-colored, or thrown away. Friday’s snowstorm kept us indoors for the most part, except for the extreme sledding and snow shoveling events on Saturday. I was certain my 5-year old broke something at least 12 different times. My 2-year old, on the other hand, stood in the garage demanding hot chocolate, which means he really just wanted some marshmallows. Anyway, a few projects were created while a few others were finished. “Project fireplace facelift” was created and I’m rather excited about this one as it will hopefully bring a much needed source of color into our living room.

Does your company’s medical or corporate website need a facelift?  Have you had the same website design for more than 5 years, 2 years, 10 years? If so, you absolutely need to call DDA right this very moment and speak to one of our friendly business development professionals who are skilled at choosing the right combination of services from the hundreds offered from any one of our seven divisions. Perhaps your website is in perfect working order, but no one is finding it? Our search engine optimization efforts are award-winning and proven. Or as my final example, perhaps you have a website that is working very well, but you need to bring it to life with a video or animation. Our video and graphic design department is cutting edge and ready to provide you any number of video services including live webcasting.

January is wrapping up which hopefully means that those of you who did not put your Christmas decorations away yet WILL, and it also means that the days are getting a bit longer, just a bit, and winter is about 2/3 over. Hurray! This is also the time of the year where cabin fever tends to settle in and we battle through the rest of winter indoors by occupying ourselves with a good book or movie, a different recipe or another attempt to clean out yet another closet. Where does all this STUFF come from!!! I almost wish my house had a site map… you know, like a well-optimized corporate or medical website site map. Click on the site map link from any of DDA or DDA Medical’s websites and you will, at-a-glance, find the page you are looking for and go directly to it. With two young boys running around the house and a husband who I’m convinced has “the inability to look for something if it doesn’t jump out and bite him in the nose” I’m constantly looking for something which causes me to rummage through a closet, cupboard or drawer each day. Wouldn’t it be great to click on my house’s site map and find it and its location? Until such a device is invented (don’t steal my idea!) I’ll just have to fine-tune my rummaging skills and prepare keyword-rich site maps for DDA and DDA Medical’s search engine optimized, custom-designed websites that we are known for and which have won unsolicited awards within the healthcare and healthcare IT field.