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.

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Controlling the website animal

Posted in Web strategy on the 01-07-2010 | 10 Comments

Has your website grown into an out of control monster? Does it consume your time and energy with its mountains of legacy content? If so its time to put it on a diet.

Web Design News 11/05/10

Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 11-05-2010 | 1 Comment

This week: Engaging and helping your users, the power of habits, why business writing is so awful and things to do at the beginning of each project.

Design and copy pirates: Should you care?

Posted in Boagworld Bites, Random on the 01-04-2010 | 6 Comments

Websites like Copyscape make it easier than ever to find other sites who have stolen your copy. However, should you care and how can you stop thieves.

The Ultimate Website Prelaunch Checklist

Posted in Web strategy on the 08-02-2010 | 40 Comments

All of a sudden the site you have been working on for months is approved and the client wants it live. However, things can still go horribly wrong if you are not prepared.

182. North and South

Posted in Podcast on the 09-09-2009 | 9 Comments

On this week’s show: Molly talks about the future of web standards. Paul explains the differences between print and the web, and Ryan asks if job titles matter.

178. Bad Blogging

Posted in Podcast on the 12-08-2009 | 1 Comment

On this week’s show: We look at the harsh truths of corporate blogging, ask how luxury products can be sold online and discuss whether it is the role of a web designer to challenge a client’s business model.

169. Type

Posted in Podcast on the 10-06-2009 | 3 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.

Round up of web copy posts

Posted in Site content on the 29-05-2009 | 4 Comments

Our copy is probably the most important aspect of our websites and yet we give it nowhere near the prominence we do design. That has to change.

The 4 essential web writing tips

Posted in Site content on the 19-05-2009 | 5 Comments

A website without words would be like Jonathon Ross – entirely pointless and a total waste of money. So it’s crucial to get those words right.

164. Case Study

Posted in Podcast on the 06-05-2009 | 14 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.

Three secrets to simplicity

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.

Our First AIR App

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?

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

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.

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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: