Desiree Scales and Bella Web Design Win 1 Year of Office Space from Regus
June 17, 2010

Regus announced Atlanta entrepreneur Desiree Scales as the winner of the company's 2010 Atlanta 'Win An Office' Sweepstakes. Scales and her web design company, Bella Web Design, have been awarded 12 months of fully furnished, fully equipped office space at any of Regus' 23 Metro Atlanta locations. Scales has chosen the 1200 Abernathy Rd. Regus center located in Dunwoody.

"We are really excited to have the option of working in our offices at home as well as in a very active office community where we can network with a lot of small to medium sized businesses and focus on growing our company," Desiree Scales said. "Winning this office space from Regus gives us the opportunity to present a more professional image and increase our presence not only in the Metro Atlanta area, but globally as well."

Regus is the global leader in flexible workplace solutions, offering its clients a range of cost-effective business-ready options including fully furnished, fully equipped offices, meeting rooms and lounges, all with on-site business and administrative support. For those who may not need a full-time workspace, Regus offers virtual offices, which allow businesses to instantly gain a presence with a prominent address, local telephone answering and mail handling services. Virtual offices allow businesses of all sizes to project a big business image without a big price tag.

"Regus is proud to continue its tradition of assisting small businesses and entrepreneurs," said Kris Elliott, area director, Regus Atlanta. "We hope that by providing Bella Web Design with a fully furnished office in a great Perimeter location Desiree will be able to focus on expanding her company and not on the high cost of rent that can be associated with traditional office spaces."  Full Press Release Here

Bella Web Design Partners with World Children's Center and US10K Classic
May 18, 2010

The World Children�s Center will be receiving much-needed assistance and support for its online programs thanks to local web design firm, Bella Web Design. The two organizations have partnered in an effort to revamp the charity�s online presence, a vital ingredient in their overall communications strategy and mission�s success.

Bella Web Design continues to support non-profits since its founding in 1998- in each organization's efforts to improve their online strategy and expand their overall influence and mission effectiveness, �We continue to support non-profits as we have every year since 1998 in their efforts to improve their online presence,� said Desiree Scales, CEO of Bella Web Design, Inc.

Scales says of the partnership; �We�ll work with them indefinitely. We�re providing free web hosting and reduced maintenance rates for their current site. We�ll also be discussing their social media strategy and complete online presence.� Read rest of the press release here: http://www.pitchengine.com/free-release.php?id=64991

Desiree Scales Speaking at the Magazine Association of the Southeast and GAMMA  Awards
April 26, 2010

Desiree will be sharing her extensive knowledge of web design, social media and search engine optimization secrets to those attending the MAGS conference on April 29. She will be facilitating two sessions. One will be a "30,000 Ft. Overview of Internet Marketing" and the other "Search Engine Marketing: Leveraging Search to Grow Sales." Magazines are actually growing in popularity, especially niche magazine publications. Making the jump from the pages to the Internet is something especially important in this new climate of iPads and social media. Desiree will help attendees understand how to understand and make the best use of online tools to grow readership and brand awareness.

Bella Web Design Joins World Community Grid Project
April 25, 2010

Millions of personal computers sit idly on desks and in homes worldwide. As they wait, every hour hundreds of people contract and die from infectious diseases. While computer owners run their screen savers, millions die from hunger, or environmental disasters devastate whole communities. What if each of the worlds estimated 1 billion computers could be linked to focus on humanity's most pressing issues?

"World Community Grid provides an efficient and effective way to make a difference solving problems that plague humanity." said Desiree Scales, CEO. "We are asking individuals to join World Community Grid as part of our overall efforts to enrich the lives of our communities."

To make this vision a reality, Bella Web Design, Inc. has become a partner of World Community Grid, joining the IBM Corporation and a group of more than 400 companies, associations, foundations, nonprofits, government agencies and academic institutions. Bella Web Design, Inc. is encouraging members of the community to contribute their idle PC time to assist humanitarian research by joining World Community Grid at www.worldcommunitygrid.org and becoming a member of the Bella Web Design, Inc. team.

New Site Launched for Quadrant Real Estate Advisors
April 10, 2010

When Quadrant Real Estate Advisors needed a new site, they found Bella Web Design via a Google search. After one meeting, they knew that Desiree and her team would deliver their vision which was specific. Not only did the site exceed expectations, Desiree suggested functionality which would save them time including a real estate listing module and document library. Both are managed through a private administration panel. A beautiful new site and time saved for the company and their clients? A winner all around the block! 

Bella Web Design Launches new Custom WordPress Sites: Brightclaim.com
April 1, 2010

Bella Web Design is proud to announce the addition of custom WordPress sites to the list of services. WordPress is a content management system which allows clients to change text and images on their site (excluding flash areas) as well as enabling the client to add new pages and delete pages as needed. This is perfect for companies interested in keeping their sites current with news, events, etc. The new site at www.brightclaim.com shows how we take our beautiful custom design and integrate it into WordPress. Bella includes training with every WordPress site. WordPress is also available at our sister company www.simplybellawebdesign.com featuring affordable pre-designed websites.

Desiree Scales Performs "Gettin' Social" for RETechSouth
March 26, 2010

This is a song Desiree rewrote and performed at www.retechsouth.com for the Home Run Derby this year about people using social media. Kind of fun and silly but listen to the lyrics--you might identify with them! (Full lyrics found here in the notes section: http://www.youtube.com/user/bellawebdesign?feature=mhw5#p/a/u/0/6xaPYH0e5VA )