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Talks: The past and future of web design
What were the early days of web design like? What about the future? How do you start out and stay up-to-date in such a rapidly evolving industry? These and other questions I explore in an interview with smashing Magazine.
Talks: Increase online sales on your ecommerce website
In this video presentation I show you how we increase online sales for one ecommerce website by over 10,000% in only 5 years.
Talks: Marketing without being a douchbag
Whether we like it or not we are all marketeers. However, that doesn’t mean we have to be a douchbag about it.
Talks : Freelancing: The Basics of Survival
Anna Debenham shares her experiences of freelancing by equating them to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Talks : No Money, No Matter
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.
Talks : Your design sucks
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.
Talks : Fight the system.
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.
Talks : 5 'New' Skills that Every Web Designer Needs to Know
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.
Talks : Pain free design sign off
Getting design sign off for a website can be a painful process for both the client and designer.
Talks : Educating clients to say yes
The guys at Carsonified have published my talk at FoWD New York (Educating clients to say Yes)
Talks : Bamboo Juice
I was fortunate enough to speak at the first everBamboo 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.
Talks : Battling Bureaucracy
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.
Talks : Fuel conference
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.