Talks: Running a successful web design business
Running a web design business can be an isolating and challenging role. I therefore run a workshop to give a chance for business owners to come together and discuss these challenges.
Talks archive
Talks: Social Media is a user experience issue
Integrating social media with our website should be more than just slapping some social media icons on the homepage.
Mobile: Stop obsessing over native mobile apps
What is your mobile strategy? Do you really need a native mobile app? In this presentation I talk you through your options.
Talks: Unbelievable ecommerce
My presentation at this years SXSW tells the story of how we increased the ecommerce sales on one website by 10,000%.
Talks: Running a successful web design business
Being your own boss does not always live up to our expectations. Often it feels like your company runs you rather than the other way round. Fortunately there are things you can do to make life better.
Talks: Better ways to work with clients video
A number of people have complained they cannot make my upcoming seminar so I have a recorded a video you can watch instead.
Talks: 40 better ways to work with clients
We all suffer from problem clients. However, sometimes the problem is not with the client but our ability to work with them.
Talks: Fight the System Presentation
Do you work as part of an in-house web team? Are there days when even superman would fail to overcome the politics and bureaucracy? Watch my ‘fighting the system’ presentation and learn the super powers required to push your web projects through.
Talks: Freelancing: The Basics of Survival
Anna Debenham shares her experiences of freelancing by equating them to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Talks: No Money, No Matter
As we begin to feel the fallout of the econmic crisis and some organisations cut funding for their websites, how can we be more effective in the way we work.
Talks: Your design sucks
Too often as web designers we become frustrated with our clients because they dislike our designs. However, perhaps the problem lies in our presentation skills, not with the clients or designs.
Talks: Fight the system.
Do you work as part of an in-house web team? Are there days when even superman would fail to overcome the politics and bureaucracy? Attend our online ‘fighting the system’ seminar and learn the super powers required to push your web projects through.
Talks: 5 'New' Skills that Every Web Designer Needs to Know
What does it mean to be a web designer? The chances are its a lot more than you think. As the web becomes increasingly complex so do our clients demands.
Talks: Pain free design sign off
Getting design sign off for a website can be a painful process for both the client and designer.
Talks: Educating clients to say yes
The guys at Carsonified have published my talk at FoWD New York (Educating clients to say Yes)
Talks: Bamboo Juice
I was fortunate enough to speak at the first everBamboo Juice conference on the subject of selling web design services. If you were there or are just curious, this page will allow you to access my slides.
Talks: Battling Bureaucracy
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.
Talks: Fuel conference
I was fortunate enough to speak at the first ever Fuel conference on the subjects of design and content. If you were there or are just curious, this page will allow you to access my slides.
Talks: @Media 2008
I was excited to be asked to moderate a panel on ‘communicating best practice’ at this years @Media conference. You can now access both the slides and audio thanks to those lovely people at slideshare.
Talks: Managing your online brand
At this years SXSW I was part of a panel on social networking and your brand. It was great fun to do but as yet SXSW have not released a recording. However, Leigh from Headscape did record this extremely dodgy video of proceedings.
Talks: The Benefit Of Web Standards
This presentation introduces you to a web design approach called “Web Standards”.