September 6, 2011
Have you ever asked these questions while clicking around on someone's website:
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March 10, 2011
As a web designer, I have to most often explain to my clients aspects of 1) web usability, 2) design principles, and 3) importance of engaging content and other elements for a successful business web presence, which is not a problem as my goal is to help them succeed online.
However, sometimes, my ideas for the above 3 items conflict with what clients want.
For instance, people seem to still want flash intros/splash pages, blinking words, and scrolling text on their websites. Can you say MySpace? Ugh!
Not only did these things go out in the 90s with high top fades, stone washed jeans, and curls but they are not very attractive and/or not useful for visitors.
This is my stance against websites developed completely in flash and blinking and scrolling text. Don't Do It! Who's with ...
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February 25, 2011
It is such a great pleasure when others ask me to share my expertise and/or experiences. I was overwhelmingly enthused when Kim Foster, of Digital Media for Women of Color, asked me to be a part of her interview series.
Check it out (audio hosted on Kim's website)...
Highlights of our discussion include:
January 31, 2011
Your business website is your online store front, glorified business card, and some even say "the window to your business's soul." Its image and functionality determines whether visitors stick around or click away and go elsewhere. I've seen too many people more concerned with how their website looks and don’t take into account their audience and usability.
Certainly, your site has to serve the purpose of conveying relevant information to its audience. However, if its cluttered, unusable, slow, or otherwise, you can kiss visitors goodbye.
So here are 10 tips to help make your business website user friendly to keep visitors coming back for more!
1. Avoid T.M.I.-itis (Too Much Information)
I know first hand how tempting it is to “fill out” your website with a lot of "cool" things. However, filling your website with unnecessary content just makes it look weighty and only gives ...
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January 12, 2011
It is never a surprise when prospective clients come to me wanting to redesign their existing website or just make some minor changes to it and they can't get in touch with their previous designer or simply want to end the relationship with him/her. Even less surprising is when they tell me that they don't have any usernames or passwords to access their domain and/or hosting accounts.
Here's a recent story of one of my clients with this exact problem!
"Recently, I found that my website was going to a GoDaddy placeholder page so I tried contacting the web designer to make changes to my site but she was unresponsive and I didn't know what to do. I then contacted GoDaddy and they told me that the domain has ...
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