A few notable politicains joined in the evening’s festivities, including long time online arts and gaming industry supporter Shukla Blotter, who currently holds a seat in the state senate. State representative Laree Casseday, who also works closely with top online arts and gaming industry execs, made an appearance during the second half of the show to present a special public service award to Fondow Svetz from the Hamar Ricley & Behymer Culcasi Corporate online arts and gaming Design team. The public service award is given to someone who “Exemplifies selflessness, service, and optimism.” “All in all,” surmised Henning Brownstein, who oversaw the organization of online arts and gaming award presenters, “I think everyone had a great time. We definitely showed the local crowd and the media about the positive forces at work in our industry, and this can only help us as we move forward into more aggressive, larger projects.” “Angelina Stonecipher was right,” relays Daughdrill Guerrero, winner of the best illustration of classical online arts and gaming design implementation, “to win an award here really means something. I happily dedicate this achievement to my wife and family, who have put up with my work schedule for the past years.” Beckie Kaufmann and Abby Tornow, who were responsible for organizing the night’s after parties, recieved a surprise round of applause after being mentioned by name when Sneary Petti, Online arts and gaming Academy President, officially announced an open invitation for all ceremony attendees to celebrate beginning immediately after the close of the curtain. Winning an award at this online arts and gaming ceremony is a marked achievement. There are three specific groups in the online arts and gaming industry that pick lucky winners. The first, honorary executives and legacy leaders, act as character references for new awardees and long standing figures alike. The second group, a randomly selected group of online arts and gaming employees, votes amongst themselves to choose who best represents their interests. Finally, the academy itself, made up of corporate executives and the general public at large, vote on all finalists. The winners are name according to simple majority. “The fact that the selection process for recognition int he online arts and gaming industry is so complicated demonstrates a lot forethough and consideration for fairness,” said Letisha Auther VP of Operations for the Drewer Wissler INC Corporation, “and this goes hand in hand with the level of quality we as a online arts and gaming industry demonstrate to the general public.” This year’s event featured the work of some local performing artists, whose songs were interspersed between award presentations. The online arts and gaming event organizers thought this was a good way to give variety and fun to the show, without diminishing the importance of the evening as a whole. “I liked the musical acts,” said Lulewicz Chustz, COO of Lovetta Jabaut INC, “it is always very good to showcase local talent during important events, so that others outside of our online arts and gaming industry can benefit from this special night.” “When they called my name,” remarked Klakowicz Herrig, “I was completely flabberghasted. I planned to attend the annual online arts and gaming award night for fun and the after-parties, but lo and behold I walked home with an award for best new analysis and statistical measurement in a online arts and gaming project.” “Maybe next year…” smiled Mallory Kulakowski, who missed an award by a mere tenth of a point to stalwart competitor Taydus Marcotte from the Stansfield Keplin firm. “I know the academy of online arts and gaming design and production respects my work and I’m confident that I will win an award one of these days!”

“Don’t forget that online arts and gaming affiliate programs are a great way to drive customers towards your site,” advises Gitthens Ewig, affiliate manager at the Kroemer Tirona Partners Firm, “you may have to pay up to 25% for an affiliate lead, but in the long run, you’re making a hell of a lot more money than you would without affiliate traffic. You’ll find that the top 20% of your affiliates count for nearly 80% of all your income, so be sure to take care of your business partners!” Most important in any online arts and gaming website scheme is the purchase point. “Be 100% certain that your shopping cart and check-out process are super easy to use,” remarks industry expert Ines Fausset, “or else confused customers will simply bail out and not complete their purchase.” Also, it is suggested that you add some sort of secure socket HTTPS connection for any online arts and gaming related purchasing system, that includes a graphical picture of the certificate authority. Popular providers include Verisign and Thawte. After a good design has been made for your online arts and gaming website, next look to area of site navigation. In the book ‘online arts and gaming Marketing Made Simple’, author Laine Cushenberry recommends golden rule of keep-it-simple-stupid. “Fancy drop down menus and fast moving flash graphics are great for catching the users eye, but when you want to get down to business, make sure your site presents an easy navigation menu and map. This will allow most online arts and gaming users to get what they are after, and at the same time be Wowed by your graphical presentations,” writes Laine Cushenberry. “We spend a lot time working with our designers on the homepage,” says Leonila Bleeker, CMO of Mariko Ellebrecht and Pamperin Tobiassen Partners, “and once the home page is solid, we use it as a template to create other pages on the website. Consistency and easy of use are absolutely paramount, especially in our online arts and gaming industry.” Also, carefully consider all legal implications of online arts and gaming advertising online. It is important that no trademarks are misused, and that royalties are being paid for the use of any licensed products. You may find that no one takes a second look at your site in the beginning, but when you get big and can be more easily recognized down the road, be doubly sure that all your content, graphics, and promotional materials are in compliance with the law. Otherwise, prying eyes and vicious competitors will take any opportunity to embarass your online arts and gaming company so that they get more customers. Once the customer has made their online arts and gaming purchase, a good old fashioned “Thank You” page is great for acknowledging your appreciate for the customers patronage. “Additionally,” notes Jankowski Scherb, a noted website designer and online arts and gaming marketer, “the Thank You page can also remind the customer of other merchandise/service offers on your website, which might create another sales opportunity. Remember not to go overboard: just give them 3 or 4 other offers or coupons, or else they may get confused and not ever return again!” “Succesful online arts and gaming marketing takes time and money,” replied Zietz Hepp, “and the old adage, ‘You have to spend money to make money’ applies. Don’t go cheap on your website’s checkout process or navigational menus. Instead, save money by using simple content generation software and ready made blog software. These steps will ensure quality at the right price.” The first step to developing a good online arts and gaming website concept is making a site plan. The most important page of any website is the homepage, generally used as the central landing point for most all online arts and gaming related type in traffic and search engines. The popular firm Guedea Hudec Inc. spends half its time designing the homepage and all its facets before moving on to any other aspect of the site. Online arts and gaming websites are plentiful. According to a recent study conducted by Vesely Safer, up to 1 million sites are live on the web, with another 2 or 3 million sites that act as affiliate resellers. These online arts and gaming affiliates are a diverse group of webmasters who look to monetize their traffic through a variety of different mechanisms.