Free Web Design Consultation Sessions

How would you like free private consultation sessions with web design experts who look at your web site and tell you how to boost your online sales overnight? That's exactly what early-arriving attendees at Internet Retailer's Web Design '08 Conference will get.

Attendees that have pre-registered prior to midnight on Friday, January 18th, qualify for the free consultations provided by the companies listed below. Due to demand, the consultations have been extended to Thursday, January 31st and Friday, February 1st. Please note that Wednesday, January 30th is completely booked and all remaining appointments will be provided on Thursday and Friday as space permits.

How the Design Consultations Work

These design consultation sessions will take place in eight designated meeting rooms that surround the Grand Ballroom and three recently added rooms on the lobby level of the InterContinental Hotel, the site of all Web Design '08 Conference Sessions. Each room will be equipped with a large flat-screen monitor and a computer with broadband Internet access and staffed by a web site design expert from one of Internet Retailer's web design partnering firms. Our web design partners have been instructed not to make sales pitches for their design solutions but rather to review attendees' web sites and provide them with pointers on how basic design improvements can result in incremental sales. Due to time constraints, all private consultation sessions will be limited to 30 minutes, but paid attendees may schedule up to three such sessions per attending company with different design partners.

Meet the Consulting Companies

Internet Retailer is pleased to announce the names of the 14 web design and consulting firms which have partnered with us to provide free expert design consulting services to paid attendees of the Web Design '08 Conference. Web design professionals from of thee firms listed below will conduct two web individual design consultation sessions simultaneously in the rooms they have been assigned.

Websites designed to be driven by your marketing team, not your IT staff. Convert more sales and deliver exceptional customer experiences with Ability Commerce Software.	Acquity Group's innovative digital strategy, interactive marketing & design, and powerful IT planning & execution services are the choice of many leading global brands.
EffectiveUI is an award-winning, provider of rich Internet applications. Bringing strategy, design, and development capabilities together under one roof, EffectiveUI masterfully delivers rich user experience to the world's most respected companies, such as eBay.	FastPivot, online retail solution provider to World Soccer Shop, Lisa Hoffman Skincare, Genes Apparel, and 3M, delivers integrated strategy, design, and development that improve customer experience and increase conversion.
FitForCommerce's tools and expertise help eCommerce businesses determine functional and technical requirements, write RFPs, leverage best practices, discern market offerings and select technology solutions that fit best. Our eCommerce Diligence™ process and toolkit ensure rigorous evaluation and knowledge-based decisions.	Future Now, Inc. is widely recognized as a leading voice for increasing online conversion rates, accountable multi-channel marketing and web analytics.
Groove Commerce is a boutique eCommerce design, development and consulting firm. Services include eCommerce web site design, web analytics consulting and search engine optimization/marketing.	imc2 (www.imc2.com) is a full-service, Top 10 Digital Marketing Agency (AdAge), focused on advancing authentic relationships between retail brands and their customers. Clients include Lowe's, Sam's Club, Blockbuster, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Pizza Hut.
A pioneer in domain name registration since 1991, Network Solutions today continues as a leader in online services with one constant goal: helping customers use the Internet to enhance and enrich their lives. Network Solutions has a full range of products and services to meet your needs.	Omni Marketing Interactive is a full-service search engine optimization (SEO), Web design, and Web site usability firm based in the Chicago area.
Resource Interactive is one of the nation's leading digital marketing agencies, helping Fortune 500 companies grow and thrive through award-winning strategy, creative and technology solutions.	RKG helps retailers improve website effectiveness. We offer website consulting, design and testing, and paid search. We're retail veterans who can help your site sell more.
SysIQ designs and implements advanced end-to-end ebusiness applications and solutions for multi-channel retailers. We deliver multi-channel ecommerce solutions through to managed hosting services and ongoing business support as part of our Total Commerce Solution.	TELLUS is an award-winning, full-service eCommerce Design, Development and Marketing firm serving niche-leading, multi-channel retailers. Visit www.tellusweb.com or call 513-831-6687.
The e-tailing group, inc. serves as the multi-channel merchant's eye, bringing a merchant's sensibility to evolving the multi-channel shopping experience. A Chicago-based consultancy, they provide practical strategic perspectives and actionable merchandising solutions to merchants selling online as well as to enabling technology firms.	Trinity Insight is an eCommerce consultancy helping retailers more effectively acquire and retain online customers. Our services increase organic traffic, conversion rates, and provide operational resources to lower internal costs.
A great online customer experience is no accident. Usability Sciences provides solutions to improve customer experience. Our research is online, lab-based, and field-based.	WG studios creates innovative, eye-catching marketing materials for companies nationwide. WG studios areas of expertise include commercial photography, graphic design for print and web, web development, multimedia and motion graphics.

Scheduling Consultation Sessions

All web design consultations sessions at Web Design '08 must be scheduled in advance of the conference and all sessions will be schedule on a first-come, first-serve basis. Here is how to schedule your web design consultation sessions: