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

Boagworld is the blog of Paul (the Wurzel) Boag who lives in the heart of rural Dorset. He produces a weekly podcast with Marcus (pop star) Lillington on all things relating to building and running websites. They also run web design agency - Headscape.

Latest Shows

172. Hand Drawn
On this week's show: Paul looks at the seven wonders of wireframing and Anna reviews the new micro CMS Perch.
171. Access
On this week's show: Ryan and Paul talk to Robin Christopherson from Abilitynet about web accessibility and Dave shares Headscape's experiences of moving to Google Apps.
170. Versus
On this week's show: Paul talks about the conflicts surrounding design decisions, and Teifion challenges a BBC article that asks "Are the days of the web amateur numbered?"
169. Type
On this weeks show: Paul talks about the power of story telling and shares some tips for “getting in the zone” and Mark Boulton joins us to talk about web typography.
168. Personality
On this week's show: Paul explains how to give your site real personality and Dave shares some top tips for writing secure code.

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‘Podcast’ archive

172. Hand Drawn

Posted in Podcast on the 01-07-2009 | 6 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul looks at the seven wonders of wireframing and Anna reviews the new micro CMS Perch.

171. Access

Posted in Podcast on the 24-06-2009 | 6 Comments

On this week’s show: Ryan and Paul talk to Robin Christopherson from Abilitynet about web accessibility and Dave shares Headscape’s experiences of moving to Google Apps.

170. Versus

Posted in Podcast on the 17-06-2009 | 7 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul talks about the conflicts surrounding design decisions, and Teifion challenges a BBC article that asks “Are the days of the web amateur numbered?”

169. Type

Posted in Podcast on the 10-06-2009 | 19 Comments

On this weeks show: Paul talks about the power of story telling and shares some tips for “getting in the zone” and Mark Boulton joins us to talk about web typography.

168. Personality

Posted in Podcast on the 03-06-2009 | 16 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul explains how to give your site real personality and Dave shares some top tips for writing secure code.

167. Beyond Technology

Posted in Podcast on the 26-05-2009 | 8 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul shares his inspiration on blog writing and we talk to Mike Kus about our obsession with technology.

166. Boldly Go

Posted in Podcast on the 20-05-2009 | 13 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul shares 10 ways to put your content in front of more people, Emily reviews Bubble Timer and we discuss the role of gender in design.

165. Creativity

Posted in Podcast on the 13-05-2009 | 11 Comments

On this week’s show: Jim Coudal shares his thoughts on monetizing creativity, Marcus talks about questioning clients and Paul gets excited about eye candy.

164. Case Study

Posted in Podcast on the 06-05-2009 | 22 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul shares his experiences of working on the Wiltshire Farm Foods website, we examine the role of Twitter and Ryan Carson shares some more advice on building web applications.

163. One year on

Posted in Podcast on the 28-04-2009 | 13 Comments

On this week’s show: Ryan and Stanton return due to popular demand! We are joined by none other than Elliot Jay Stocks to discuss his experience of being a freelancer for the last year, and we also ask him some of your questions from the forum.

162. Social Media (Yuck!)

Posted in Podcast on the 21-04-2009 | 17 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul interviews Mel Kirk about using social media for marketing. Marcus, explains why you need a thick skin as a web designer and we give you the chance to interview Elliot Jay Stocks.

161. In or Out

Posted in Podcast on the 14-04-2009 | 7 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul announces Micro-Boagworld, we discuss the pros and cons of outsourcing web work and see what recommendation the Boagworld forum has to offer.

160. Education, Education, Education

Posted in Podcast on the 08-04-2009 | 3 Comments

On this week’s show: We speak to Aarron Walter about teaching web standards. Ryan Carson starts a series on web applications and Paul talks about remote user testing.

159. Special Guest

Posted in Podcast on the 01-04-2009 | 16 Comments

On this week’s show: The northerners are back with special guest host Sarah Parmenter. We answer your questions on how to quote for projects and whether using off-the-shelf software is wrong and we have a chat with Sarah on her experiences in the industry and the difference between developing for clients and developing for yourself.

158. Home

Posted in Podcast on the 25-03-2009 | 7 Comments

On this week’s show: We share the highlights of SXSW, discuss home working, and interview Rob Borley about project management.

157. SXSW09

Posted in Podcast on the 18-03-2009 | 7 Comments

On this week’s show: Andy Budd, Daniel Burka, Jeremy Keith and Joe Stump answer listener questions in a live Boagworld special from the floor of SXSW.

156. IE8

Posted in Podcast on the 11-03-2009 | 7 Comments

On this week’s show: Ryan talks to Andy Clarke about Internet Explorer 8, Paul looks at how to simplify your site, and Michael argues that marketing should run the company website.

155. Attitude

Posted in Podcast on the 04-03-2009 | 4 Comments

On this week’s show: Paul asks if web designers have a bad attitude. Marcus talks about contracts and we take a look at working with browsers.

154. Top Ten

Posted in Podcast on the 25-02-2009 | 5 Comments

On this week’s show: Relly Annett-Baker talks about good copywriting, Paul learns how to be a more efficient designer and we look at the ultimate website launch checklist.

153. Harsh

Posted in Podcast on the 18-02-2009 | 1 Comment

On this week’s show: 10 harsh truths about your corporate website, Ryan reviews FreeAgent and Paul highlights the differences between print and the web.

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