Web strategy: Let your users go!
We spend too much energy keeping users on our sites. We should focus more on reminding them we exist.
We spend too much energy keeping users on our sites. We should focus more on reminding them we exist.
There is something wrong in the world of web design. Nobody discusses payment methods. Surely there are better approaches than those currently available.
App, web app, native app, mobile site, mobile app, adaptive design, reactive design, responsive design. What!?!
There seems to be a lot of confusion out there. What do all of these seemingly interchangeable terms mean for me?
We all make mistakes running our websites. However the nature of those mistakes varies. As your site and organisation grow, the mistakes begin to change. This post addresses common mistakes in larger organisations.
Your site is in desperate need of a redesign, content is out of date and the technology is archaic. Unfortunately times are tight and your budget has been cut. What do you do?
At this years FoWD I shared how the relationship between web design agency and client is fundamentally broken. Where there should be mutual respect and cooperation, there is negativity and mistrust.
According to Jason Calcanis and Michael Arrington the tech sector is in economic free fall. But, is the doom and gloom justified?
I recently teamed up with takeITon to produce a series of videos for small business owners on how to get the most from their websites.
For many websites the days of rapid growth have passed and they have slipped into stagnation. How then can you re-energise a site and start it growing again?
What is more important, to reach market quickly or to launch with a quality product?
Version control can seem like a very daunting thing to incorporate into your work flow, but once it’s there you can be left wondering how you ever lived without it. Paul Stanton gives his thoughts and experiences on the subject.
The more organisations I work with the more sympathy I have for in-house designers and developers. It is a role that can be thankless and isolating. How then can their lives be made that much easier?
Does building with web standards really provide a firm foundation for the future or will websites be forever stuck in a cycle of sporadic redesign?
Marcus’ shares his advice on finding new staff
I want to look at 5 areas that need our attention if we want to ensure our careers stay on track in 2008.
Just in case you need convincing of our upcoming doom…
I recently received a question from Harry asking “what approach do you take to training?”. He has some budget set aside and is wondering how he should spend it.
Every business can benefit from some form of intranet whether it is a collection of online tools or a large corporate system. The problem is that many organisations make fundamental mistakes in how they approach their intranet.
And… obviously, never be without your towel. Douglas Adams has a lot to answer for. Mostly, in my view, for being the funniest (best even) English writer since Wodehouse. Why do all the best ones die young?
…sometimes there are occasions when you should take a hit and do a project as a loss leader.
Although there is a general acceptance that a website manager is required to “make the site happen” (as in go live) there is little or no conception in many cases that there is an ongoing role there.
A week or so later, the client calls to say that our proposal was probably the best of the lot but, in the end, we lost out on price..
Community based applications are applicable to all audiences and can be a powerful tool for businesses.