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12 Questions from Apryl from XXX Design

1. Can you give our readers a little background about yourself. What did you do before you got in this business?

Apryl: I worked in a mainstream marketing company. I maintained a commercial software that was designed and used to submit site/s to search engines. I was responsible for daily updates and learning about search engines inside and out. I learned a lot about the
search engines, and different marketing techniques.

2. How did your previous job/profession help you in what you do today?

Apryl: It got me started in the adult industry. I would listen all day to our secretary turn away adult business. I kept thinking there is a area of the web that has not been touched and that needs marketing. That is when I opened my adult marketing business back in 1995. I did adult marketing for several years, until I realized I enjoyed building site/s as much if not more then I did helping to gather traffic for clients.

3. Why don't you tell us what kind of computer you use and what software programs you depend on for graphics and html?

Apryl: I have an outdated Gateway P4 computer. I use various media programs to create my graphics. I mainly use Fireworks, Photoimpact and Photoshop when needed. I do coding by hand and I also use Dreamweaver as well. I will sometimes use all 3 graphic programs to design a combined effect. Its all in what I'm looking and feeling for in a design.


4. What is your graphic experience/background?

Apryl: *smiles* Honestly I never had much. I picked up the software and fiddled around while I marketed sites for my clients. I finally got good enough I thought I might make other website/s for other people. Once I started I loved it so much I began building and building and building. I have and had a lot of help from friends that are designers in the industry that didn't mind giving me clues, pointers and help in learning to design special pages.

5. What types of businesses and or Individuals need your services?

Apryl: I'd like to think everyone can use my services, one way or another. We offer many services besides design at XXX Design. You can contact me for advice, and questions. If we don't have the answers we will either find out the answer or direct you to someone that does.

6. How does your creative process work?

Apryl: Well it depends on what I am working on. A lot of the time, once I view the content I get an idea and then go with it...I also like building new and different things. I try to not always go with the flow, but go against it, I think sometimes that surfers really enjoy seeing new and different types of designs when they surf web sites.

7. What types of sites did you enjoy building the most?

Apryl: I enjoy each and every site or gallery page I create. Its the open canvas that can excite you and bring all sorts of images and ideas to your mind. Then when you start designing those images you get excited and it just goes from there....

8. What are the most common web site mistakes that you see on the web today?

Apryl: *smiles* Spelling errors and or grammatical errors. I love to look at other designs. There are so many different styles and different creativity levels, but when I find a site I'm really enjoying then find a spelling error it blows the entire effect. I think its crucial to proof your work, if you have been at it all night then have someone else proof it. Its such a waste to put in all that effort on something to have one spelling error to really ruin it for you.

9. What general tips and or ideas would you give to new web designers?

Apryl: See above. Really really proof your spelling. Its important to have a full complete site without an error. Spelling does count;) Most of all have fun with it. If you aren't enjoying what your doing then its not worth the time or effort. The next thing I'd have to say is keep building. My first site was horrible. Then the next was and so was the next, but little by little they started getting a bit better. You learn new techniques from building all the time.

10. What is the best thing about owning/operating your own business?

Apryl: Rolling out of bed and starting work in your PJ's. How could anyone not love that? I also love the fact that I can take the time to be there when my children need me. If my kids need me for something during the day from school 9 out of 10 times I can make the time to go and be with them. That is what is nice.

Some drawbacks are seeing how dirty your house is and knowing that if you move to clean it that your missing out on the work your supposed to be doing. If your very anal compulsive about a clean house its a nite mare sometimes... Its hard to block it out. Its also hard working when the kids are screaming and concentrating... Its also hard not to just leap up and run off and do something because you feel you can get back to it, but then when you come back your focus is wrong and you just don't get it done.

11. If you were starting all over today, would you do anything differently? And if so what would that be?

Apryl: That is a very difficult question. I'm honestly not sure. There are so many things that change daily in our industry, that starting today would be a totally different ballgame. If I had that time I would have taken more direct design classes instead of learning by testing and doing. Then again that would have lost some of the fun I had in learning to design the way I do.

12. Any new projects in the near future you would like to share with our readers?

Apryl: I'm always working on something. Nothing special at this time. I have some thoughts on some larger projects by the end of the year that include a total redesign of XXX Design, American Catfighting and pre constructing TGP gallery pages for direct purchase, upload and promotions.

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"Apryl - XXX Design" has been working in the adult industry for over 5 years in adult marketing
and adult design. You can reach her at her XXX Design website.