Domainating: Brands, Art & Content

About

Welcome to my blog.  I wear a lot of hats.  I’ve been working as a freelance web designer since I left Augustana College as Symbiotic Design.  I fancy myself as an artist.  I design logos, graphics, websites and ads.  I draw with pencils, charcoal, pen & ink.  I also do computer illustrations and digital cartoons.  I sell domain names, web hosting (Linux or Windows), virtual servers (Linux or Windows), dedicated servers (Linux or Windows), SSL certificates, e-commerce software, and do-it-yourself traffic generation tools at Domain Hostmaster.  I have even acquired some premium domain names as a Domainer.  While premium domain name speculation is usually based on traffic and/or branding efforts, I seem to do OK.  I do of course, develop a few of my own domain names, and some actually generate nice small supplemental income streams for My efforts through PPC advertising.  I’ve developed many logos for many of my own domain name brands, as well as designed logos for others.  In many respects I am also quite a branding expert and business identity architect.  I also do search optimization, website presence promotion, online marketing and advertising.  I’m also a real social networking and medias geek.

Since June of 2006 I have been employed full time by Syd’s Eastside Auto Salvage, Inc. in Yankton, South Dakota, as the webmaster and online marketing director on a very flexible schedule that allows me to continue My work for my clientel as their graphic and web designer.  This flexability with my employer allows me the fortunate ability to concentrate on my client’s projects and design concerns without distraction from My full time position.  In fact, ever since fuel prices soared so outrageously in the spring and early summer of 2008, I was directed to work from My home studio/office where I am also more available to my present and future clients.

I pride Myself in the quality of work I do and in the finished product that I deliver.  If ever you are not satisfied with any of My delivered design, illustration, or artwork I will always try to address your concerns or refund your commission.  However, please also remember that I also hire developers to tackle specific programming tasks as may be required per job according to functionality.  Therefore any development work (programming) requirements are not refundable.  Luckily, as a designer, I also have many scripts and open source applications from which I can draw, utilize and customize for My clients.

As a graphic designer, I excel in a few Adobe products such as Photoshop, Illustrator & Dreamweaver.  I also have experience in Premiere and Director and other videographic technologies through my work at the University of Sioux Falls.  I am also teaching myself Flash to compliment and animate My experience with Adobe Illustrator.

If there is anything I can do for you, please know that I would love to discuss it with you.

Thanks for stopping in! -Doug Peters

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