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A podcast for those who design, develop and run websites.

Boagworld is the blog of web strategist Paul Boag who lives in the heart of rural Dorset (hence the cows). He produces a weekly podcast with UX consultant Marcus Lillington on building and running websites. They also run the web design agency Headscape.

Latest Shows

216. Thanks for all the fish
This week on Boagworld: Chris Coyier talks CSS and more, we say goodbye to the boagworld podcast and ask what can you listen to now?
215. Web Directions
This week on Boagworld: Emerging trends at Web Direction @Media, playful web design and death to design by committee.
214. When to hire a web designer
This week on Boagworld: When to hire a web agency, user testing on disposable websites and a need for speed.
213. Getting all emotional
This week on Boagworld: Stephen Anderson on emotional design, I review the iPad and we talk fonts, flash and fotos.
212. More skills to learn
This week on Boagworld: 5 new skills every web designer needs to know and how to be inspired while maintaining focus.

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‘Talks’ archive

Better ways to work with clients video

Posted in Talks on the 11-08-2010 | 9 Comments

A number of people have complained they cannot make my upcoming seminar so I have a recorded a video you can watch instead.

40 better ways to work with clients

Posted in Talks on the 30-07-2010 | 12 Comments

We all suffer from problem clients. However, sometimes the problem is not with the client but our ability to work with them. In this presentation Paul will share 40 practical tips on how to improve how you work with clients.

Fight the System Video

Posted in Talks, Web strategy on the 21-07-2010 | 3 Comments

To accompany my Fight the System Online Seminar I am releasing a presentation package that is ideal for internal web teams looking to overcome bureaucracy and politics.

Freelancing: The Basics of Survival

Posted in Talks on the 19-07-2010 | 9 Comments

Anna Debenham shares her experiences of freelancing by equating them to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

No Money, No Matter

Posted in Talks on the 13-07-2010 | 4 Comments

As we begin to feel the fallout of the econmic crisis and some organisations cut funding for their websites, how can we be more effective in the way we work.

Your design sucks

Posted in Talks on the 06-07-2010 | 1 Comment

Too often as web designers we become frustrated with our clients because they dislike our designs. However, perhaps the problem lies in our presentation skills, not with the clients or designs.

Fight the system.

Posted in Talks on the 29-06-2010 | No Comments

Do you work as part of an in-house web team? Are there days when even superman would fail to overcome the politics and bureaucracy? Attend our online ‘fighting the system’ seminar and learn the super powers required to push your web projects through.

5 ‘New’ Skills that Every Web Designer Needs to Know

Posted in Boagworld Bites, Talks on the 18-05-2010 | 30 Comments

What does it mean to be a web designer? The chances are its a lot more than you think. As the web becomes increasingly complex so do our clients demands.

Pain free design sign off

Posted in Boagworld Bites, Talks on the 13-03-2010 | 24 Comments

Getting design sign off for a website can be a painful process for both the client and designer.

Educating clients to say yes

Posted in Talks on the 12-11-2009 | 9 Comments

The guys at Carsonified have published my talk at FoWD New York (Educating clients to say Yes)

Bamboo Juice

Posted in Talks on the 18-04-2009 | No Comments

I was fortunate enough to speak at the first ever Bamboo Juice conference on the subject of selling web design services. If you were there or are just curious, this page will allow you to access my slides.

Battling Bureaucracy

Posted in Talks on the 23-07-2008 | No Comments

I was fortunate enough to be asked to run a workshop at this years Institutional Web Management Workshop (IWMW) in Aberdeen. The topic was Battling Bureaucracy.

Fuel conference

Posted in Talks on the 14-07-2008 | No Comments

I was fortunate enough to speak at the first ever Fuel conference on the subjects of design and content. If you were there or are just curious, this page will allow you to access my slides.

@Media 2008

Posted in Talks on the 30-05-2008 | No Comments

I was excited to be asked to moderate a panel on ‘communicating best practice’ at this years @Media conference. You can now access both the slides and audio thanks to those lovely people at slideshare.

Managing your online brand

Posted in Talks on the 20-03-2008 | No Comments

At this years SXSW I was part of a panel on social networking and your brand. It was great fun to do but as yet SXSW have not released a recording. However, Leigh from Headscape did record this extremely dodgy video of proceedings. 

The Benefit Of Web Standards

Posted in Talks on the 16-10-2006 | No Comments

This presentation introduces you to a web design approach called “Web Standards”.

Additional Information

Produced by Headscape

Boagworld is produced by the web design agency Headscape founded by Marcus, Paul and Chris Scott. Headscape also has a number of other talented guys who blog. Check them out.

  • Craig Rowe is one of our amazing developers and writes some superb posts on everything from .net to AIR apps.

  • Ed Merritt is a Headscape designer who's blog contains examples of his work and a number of free Wordpress themes.

  • Dave McDermid is a Headscape developer who has an excellent blog. He blogs on everything from AJAX to security.

  • Rob Borley is one of our project managers and blogs regularly on client and project management issues.

  • Leigh Howells is our multimedia design guru (whatever one of those is). He blogs on a mixture of design and music.

Paul elsewhere

Paul just can't shut up. He publishes regular audioboos, speaks regularly and is addicted to twitter. He also has a personal blog where he shares random thoughts, inspirational articles and stuff he thinks is cool. See the latest below:

You can now download my video presentation of 40 better ways to work with clients for only £9.25.