Posts Tagged ‘Tools’
Does Google personalised listings affect your ranking?
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, Marketing on the 11-03-2010 | 9 Comments
Google has added a number of tools that allow users to personalise the search results they see. The question is – does this affect how you approach SEO?
8 tools & techniques to improve your blogging
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Posted in Site content on the 25-09-2009 | 13 Comments
Blogging is hard. However, as with everything in life it is easier if you have the right tools for the job. Here are 8 which help me.
173. UX
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Posted in Podcast on the 03-07-2009 | 4 Comments
On this week’s show: Paul talks to Leah Buley from Adaptive Path about user experience design and Marcus provides some advice on warranties and other legal stuff.
169. Type
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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.
166. Boldly Go
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Posted in Podcast on the 20-05-2009 | 5 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.
161. In or Out
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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.
159. Special Guest
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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
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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.
The reality of home working
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Posted in Random on the 16-03-2009 | 31 Comments
An increasing number of people are trading in the cubicle for home working. It is seen by many as the ultimate perk. However, is home working really everything it is cracked up to be? I share what I have discovered after 7 years of home working.
10 criteria for selecting a CMS
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Posted in Tech/Development on the 05-03-2009 | 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.
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.
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?
