Posts Tagged ‘workshop’
SXSW a unique experience
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Posted in Boagworld Bites, News on the 17-03-2010 | 6 Comments
For me SXSW is a unique experience. Nothing is quite like it. In this post I ask why it is so special and look at how you can recreate the experience.
160. Education, Education, Education
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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.
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.
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 | 43 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.
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.
139. Brand
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Posted in Podcast on the 15-10-2008 | 7 Comments
On this week’s show we’re joined by Ryan Carson to discuss building an online brand. We look at promoting your site with minimal budget and Marcus shares his views on working in an office.
A Year on the Conference Circuit
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Posted in News on the 04-08-2008 | 5 Comments
This week’s feature has stemmed from a listener who asked “which conference would I suggest for a first timer”? And “how difficult is it if you don’t actually know anyone there”? Having attended a couple of the big conferences this year I thought it would be useful to share my experiences.
Battling Bureaucracy
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Posted in Talks on the 23-07-2008 | No Comments
I was fortunate enough to be asked to run a workshop at this years Institutional Web Management Workshop (IWMW) in Aberdeen. The topic was Battling Bureaucracy.
The plight of the in-house designer
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Posted in Web strategy on the 19-06-2008 | 11 Comments
The more organisations I work with the more sympathy I have for in-house designers and developers. It is a role that can be thankless and isolating. How then can their lives be made that much easier?
Random News
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Posted in News on the 29-02-2008 | 10 Comments
Boagworld has moved, the forum is back, Headscape has rebranded, our product is shaping up, the book is progressing and I seem to be speaking loads.
Show 88: Two fat ladies
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Posted in Podcast on the 31-07-2007 | 10 Comments
On this week’s show: Paul shares some thoughts on recording your creative ideas, Marcus discusses setting up a web design company and we review the Principles of Beautiful web design by Jason Beaird.
Show 87: Trends
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Posted in Podcast on the 24-07-2007 | 8 Comments
On this week’s show: Paul discusses about emerging design trends, Marcus talks about supporting existing websites and Ben Werdmuller introduces us to the open source community tool Elgg.






