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Mar 01 2021

Why Your Architecture Practice Website Matters
Now—More Than Ever

Last year I studied 163 architecture websites (crazy, I know!). I studied them because I was tired of hearing architects say: “My website doesn’t matter… I get all my projects from referrals or word-of-mouth”. But in today’s Google-driven, economic-uncertain, pandemic-plagued world, nothing could be further from the truth. Architecture practice websites do matter. Your practice […]

Written by Nikita Morell · Categorized: Business, Copywriting, Websites · Tagged: Copywriting, Marketing, marketing for architects, Websites, Websites for Architects

Nov 24 2012

5 Podcasts Every Entrepreneur Architect Should Be Following

Podcasts (an episodic digital series of audio or video files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device) are a great way to learn the lessons about business that many of us lacked during architecture school. Below are my 5 current favorites: EntreLeadership | Dave Ramsey w/ Host Chris LoCurto One of the most […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business, Entrepreneurs, Personal Productivity, Websites · Tagged: podcasts

Oct 28 2012

Michael Gallin: Entrepreneur Architect

While at Carnegie Melon University’s school of architecture in the early 90’s, Michael Gallin developed a passion for finding innovative solutions combining design and technology. Although his primary interest has always been architecture, computer technology has been a close second. Gallin founded his architecture firm just north of New York City in 1999. He recently […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Architects, Entrepreneurs, Process, Software, Specifcations, Systems, Websites

Mar 28 2012

My Time Online: Presenting Portfolio, Creating Context and a Top Google Rank

This week, we’ve been exchanging website URLs over at the Entrepreneur Architect Linkedin Group. It is very interesting to learn some background on the people we’re interacting with on that forum. I shared our website URL (which is in the midst of an upgrade from our original site to a new one). Then, I posted […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Blogs, Marketing, Networking, Sales, Social Media, Strategy, Success, Websites

Mar 22 2012

Dream Big: Develop Your Business Plan Using a Narrative

ArchDaily.com picked up my friend and Entrepreneur Architect Linkedin Group member Bob Borson’s blog post today. If you haven’t read Bob’s writings, I recommend that you visit him at LifeofanArchitect.com. Leave him a comment and tell him we said “hi”. Bob describes how he uses a narrative during the programming phase to learn what his […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Blogs, Business, Motivation, Planning, Strategy, Success, Websites

Feb 10 2012

Is Our Profession Really Experiencing a “Meltdown”?

Many of you have probably already read this article posted to Salon.com this past Saturday. There have also been a few similar articles written in the New York Times and WSJ. Is our profession really experiencing an all-out “meltdown”, or are we no worse than most other businesses and industries trying to survive the most […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Professional Practice, Websites

Feb 15 2010

Recruit Your Clients to Help you Better Serve your Clients

Starbucks Coffee Co. has built a website dedicated to the interaction with their customers. It’s called My Starbucks Idea. Have an idea that will improve the Starbucks customer experience? Drop them a line at their website. The best ideas are actually implemented in Starbucks stores throughout the world. Check out the website here: mystarbucksidea.force.com How […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business, Customer Service, Strategy, Websites · Tagged: Starbucks

May 20 2009

TED

One of the best sites on the web…TED.

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Websites

Apr 19 2007

Beyond Your Website

I enjoyed participating as a panelist today, discussing How Businesses Can Use “New Media” to Grow. The event was coordinated by the Westchester County Association. Nancy Shenker, founder and President of The ON Switch, did a superb job as moderator. My fellow panelists, both much more knowledgeable of the subject than I, were Lena West, […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Blogs, Branding, Business, Websites

Apr 14 2007

Big Firms or Small, Everyone Should be Online

This past Wednesday evening, the AIAWMH Practice Management Committee discussed websites and their relevance to architects. As I have posted before and have been preaching for years, I think being online is critical to business success. My belief is that if you’re not online, you don’t exist. I presented my ideas to the committee, visited […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: AIA, Architects, Websites

Apr 06 2007

Designing Your Firm’s Website

As a follow up to my post earlier week on the importance of architects being online, Architectural Record online has an interesting article on what to consider when designing your firm’s website.

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Websites

Mar 31 2007

www.YourFirm.com

When I launched our firm’s website back in 1999, there were few architects online. We started Fivecat Studio with no clients and no cash. A few friends commissioned us to design small residential, retail and restaurant projects. We photographed them, launched Fivecat.com and the rest is history. From those early projects to this day, the […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: AIA, Marketing, Strategy, Websites

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