Chris A. Hughes

September 4, 2014

How Important are Testimonials?

If you are a business owner, then you know that keeping a good reputation with your customers and community is a vital part of running a successful business. One of the best inexpensive ways to keep your reputation sparkling is...
August 25, 2014

15 Tips for E-Commerce Success

It amazes me that more than 95% of their budget is being spent on bringing visitors to their site, they aren’t doing everything possible to convert visitors into paying customers. A poorly optimized page will drive away visitors and waste...
July 31, 2014

How to Get Free Press Coverage

Do you own a business or do in-house marketing for a company? Then you understand something about what good press attention can bring to your business. Good press can bring new traffic to your store, showcase your product and create...
April 1, 2014

A Nerd’s World Celebrates Two Years!

I’m happy to say we celebrate two years since we first opened the store today! Grace and I have made all of our dreams come true while making friends and participating in our community along the way. Our three person...
March 25, 2014

3 Steps for Effective Wild Postings Ads

What are wild postings you ask? Wild postings are considered a non-conventions form of advertising. We come across them every day when we walk or drive down the city streets in the form of posters on lamp and electrical poles,...
July 11, 2013

Typography & Illustration

Despite the wealth of fonts available to graphic designers today, we opt to devote our time creating more traditional, beautiful hand-drawn logos and illustrations. Hand-drawn typography is often very intricate, and best of all each work is totally unique. We...
May 7, 2013

World War 1 Verascope Camera

One cold morning last year, we attended an estate in the Niagara Falls where we were fortunate enough to come across and purchase a rare World War I Richard Verascope stereo camera previously owned by the French Army. The camera...
March 26, 2013

Picture a Cure for Cancer

A Nerd’s World has been open for almost two year now, and during that time we’ve supported many charities. We offer free “Picture a Cure” portraits to cancer patients and survivors. Chris and I are passionate photographers, and the least...
December 14, 2012

Randy Quaid: A True Story

A Nerd’s World is nothing less than ordinary, from the people that enter through the door to the rare and funky cameras displayed on the wall. Then comes a day when you get a phone call by the famous Quaid...