Posts Tagged ‘Marketing’
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.
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Posted in News on the 05-03-2009 | Comments Off
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 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.
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.
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?
10 techniques for an effective ‘call to action’
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Posted in Design on the 22-01-2009 | 33 Comments
Every website should have a call to action, a response you want users to complete. But how do you encourage users to act? How do you create an effective call to action.
149. White Hat
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Posted in Podcast on the 21-01-2009 | 10 Comments
On this week’s show: How to become number one on Google *cough*, are customer testimonials worth it and how do you create a reassuring website.
Becoming number one on Google
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Posted in Marketing on the 14-01-2009 | 11 Comments
‘Become number one on Google’ – The dream of every website owner and titles like that grab people’s attention. What can you do to help achieve that dream without resorting to black hat techniques?
148. Recession Cheer
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Posted in Podcast on the 13-01-2009 | 7 Comments
On this weeks show: Surviving the recession with Andy Budd, providing effective browser support and free boagworld consultancy.
147. Ho Ho Ho
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Posted in Podcast on the 13-12-2008 | 6 Comments
This week on Boagworld: IT’S CHRISTMAS!
The stickiness of community
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Posted in Marketing on the 29-11-2008 | 2 Comments
For many, the Holy Grail of a successful website is ‘stickiness’. How do I keep users coming back for more?
Successful communication
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Posted in Site content on the 21-11-2008 | 3 Comments
We put a lot of time and attention into the content on our sites, but what about our other communications?
144. Scale
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Posted in Podcast on the 19-11-2008 | 10 Comments
On this week’s show Paul talks to Joe Stump from Digg about scalable websites, we review the best apps for web designers and investigate services for sending bulk emails.
143. Partnership
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Posted in Podcast on the 12-11-2008 | 4 Comments
On this week’s show Paul and Marcus discuss how to promote your web application, ways to improve the client/designer relationship and tools for managing your font library.
