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Web Design
Pick the Right Pics
Your blog is unique, and it has a personality all its own. Right? We also know from last week that blogs with pictures are more engaging, and tend to have higher readership than those that are just flat text. Those things being true, it follows that you’ll want to have pictures on your blog. So… Read more
Picture This
As you’re creating your blog, we know that having good quality content is the most important thing to consider. Google recently for webmasters to this effect. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that text isn’t everything when it comes to the actual reading experience of your blog. Pictures are essential to creating visual… Read more
Mobilize Your Site, or Suffer the Consequences
Last week Google made a big announcement that might affect you. What it boils down to is this: if your site is not mobile-friendly, your rankings on Google’s mobile search will suffer. We’ve been harping on the need to give your mobile visitors a good experience, and this announcement only solidifies our position. What does… Read more
Optimizing for Non-Existent (?) Customers
How heavily have you invested in mobile? If you’re an online retailer, a new report suggests that you may have been investing too much. According to recent research by Forrester Research, as reported in the Seattle Times, mobile transactions accounted for a tiny fraction of e-commerce spending in 2012. The total was around $5 billion,… Read more
New Year, Slightly New Design
Last week we took an introductory look at some of the problems that can pop up when you make drastic changes to your site overnight. This week, we’re focusing on a style of design process that can ease the transitions. First a word about practicality. For all the talk last week about the problems inherent… Read more
New Year, New Design?
January always brings with it the urge to make changes. New year’s resolutions result in a swarm of suddenly weight-conscious folks descending on gyms for 2-3 weeks, before gradually reverting to their sedentary ways. As health experts have been preaching for years, most people fail to keep up with their exercise resolution because they try… Read more
What is Responsive Design?
Last week we looked at the clear and present need to make your site mobile-friendly. And, we teasingly suggested that this week we’ll look at the most elegant way to accomplish that. Fear not, the wait is at an end! You have a variety of options for making your site mobile-friendly: Create a completely separate… Read more
The Mobiles Are Coming! The Mobiles Are Coming!
More accurately, “The mobiles are here!” Last week’s news that Apple sold more than 2 million pre-orders of the iPhone 5 in one day has brought this topic front of mind again. According to a , the majority of iPhone buyers are buying a smartphone for the very first time, accounting for approximately 67% of… Read more
Snazzify Your Twitter Profile – Or Not
Have you seen the new Twitter profile header image option? Much like Facebook’s Timeline cover image, this new feature allows you to add some snazz to your profile. The background image, of course, has been around for years. This is best used to brand your profile with your company colors. You also have roughly 200… Read more
Mobile first!
Did you know that smartphone sales outpaced desktop/laptop computer sales in 2011? More and more people are accessing the Web on the go, and your site has to be ready to meet them there. Moreover, as the mobile market penetration goes deeper and deeper, Web users are more and more going to expect an immediacy… Read more