Posts Tagged ‘content’
156. IE8
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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.
About Boagworld
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Posted in on the 05-03-2009 | Comments Off
10 criteria for selecting a CMS
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Posted in Tech/Development on the | No Comments
Choosing a content management system can be tricky. Without a clearly defined set of requirements you will be seduced by fancy functionality that you will never use. What then should you look for in a CMS?
Three secrets to simplicity
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Posted in Usability on the 03-03-2009 | 13 Comments
Many website owners damage their sites by continually adding features and content when they should be simplifying. In this post I reveal why that happens and how to simplify your website.
7 Harsh Truths about running online communities
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Posted in Site content on the 23-02-2009 | 9 Comments
In ‘10 harsh truths about corporate websites‘ I highlighted some of the problems I perceive in how companies run their websites. However, many organisations are not content to simply run a website, they want to run an online community too.
10 tips for efficient design
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Posted in Design on the 19-02-2009 | 29 Comments
Being a good designer is not always enough to survive hard economic times. You need to be efficient too.
10 ways to Battle Site Bureaucracy
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Posted in Web strategy on the 17-02-2009 | 8 Comments
Running a large institutional website is frustrating. Your site is often held back by internal politics and bureaucracy. Let me show you 10 ways to cut through the crap and get results.
Staying serious
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Posted in Design on the 15-02-2009 | 2 Comments
Where is the line between being serious about your creativity and allowing it to become too solemn?
Our First AIR App
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 13-02-2009 | 10 Comments
With Adobe AIR now up to 100 million downloads, being utilised by big name players such as the BBC and increasingly invading our desktop Headscape decided to give it a go.
152. War?
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Posted in Podcast on the 11-02-2009 | 7 Comments
On this week’s show: Daniel Burka and Joe Stump from Digg discuss the supposed war between designers and developers. Paul talks about using twitter effectively and we ask ‘are you placing too much emphasis on your homepage?’
10 harsh truths about corporate websites
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Posted in Web strategy on the | 36 Comments
We all make mistakes running our websites. However the nature of those mistakes varies depending on the size of your website. As your site and organisation grow, the mistakes begin to change. This post addresses common mistakes in larger organisations.
10 things a web designer would never tell you
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Posted in Design on the 05-02-2009 | 172 Comments
These arty-farty web designers are always telling you how your site should look. Don’t listen to them! Don’t they know the customer is always right? Here are 10 things a ‘good web designer’ would never tell you about choosing the perfect design.
151. Budget
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Posted in Podcast on the 04-02-2009 | 2 Comments
On this week’s show: Paul shares 5 tips for when your website budget gets slashed. We have a review of Dropbox and discuss ways to improve the typography on your site.
Tips for a transformed twitter
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Posted in Marketing on the 03-02-2009 | 5 Comments
With everybody from Britney to Obama now on Twitter it is safe to say the social networking platform has gone mainstream. But what does this mean for the service and how can we as website owners use it?
Comment spammers – Stop wasting your time
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Posted in Marketing on the 31-01-2009 | 23 Comments
So you want to drive traffic using comment posting? Well, there is a right way and a wrong way.
5 options when website budgets get slashed
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Posted in Web strategy on the 30-01-2009 | 10 Comments
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?
