June 24th, 2008 - posted by Regina Zasadzinski
If you are looking to have a website developed or re-designed, you are most likely confronted with a wide variety of web development firms from which to choose. Additionally, you may feel that there are equally as many design possibilities to creating your website.
Perhaps you have done your research, and know very specifically what you are looking to have created. Perhaps, you are looking to become educated through the process of web development. Or perhaps, you have no idea how …
June 9th, 2008 - posted by Ron
Better navigation for your site
Is your web site easy to navigate? Would you like to make it even easier for your web site visitors to find their way around? Here are a number of ideas to make your web site more usable:
Use obvious labels: the labels you choose for your navigation links should be simple and clear, like “Services, and “Contact Us”. It can be tempting to try to use clever or cute navigation labels, like “Send …
June 9th, 2008 - posted by Regina Zasadzinski
Attracting visitors, i.e. potential clients, to your website is easier than you may think. Here are a few points to keep in mind when developing your website:
It is imperative think in terms of your client. This has been emphasized before in the CodeGeek.net Blog, and for good reason. Often times, when companies are developing their websites, they think in terms of it being an advertisement of their services. The best way to attract visitors to your …
May 1st, 2008 - posted by Ron
Are you writing new content for your web site? Here are some tips for maximizing content effectiveness.
Write a summary paragraph at the top of the page. Writing effectively for the web is similar to writing newspaper articles. The first paragraph of a well written article includes a summary of what is to follow. This provides readers the meat of the content first, quickly allowing them to decide if this page is useful to them. When written …
May 1st, 2008 - posted by Regina Zasadzinski
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Preparedness: If interested in having a website developed for you, it is helpful that you are prepared to articulate your ideas clearly to your web developer – this includes design ideas, images, and/or content. We encourage you to research other websites, including your competitors, to discover what you …
April 7th, 2008 - posted by Ron
I will be teaching a two hour class about web sites along with my colleague and co-presenter Laurie Macomber.
The class will be presented twice: on
April 10 and April 17, from 8 to 10 AM.
Topics:
What makes a web site great? The best web sites take into account the visitor’s perspective first. For your web site visitors, the three most important factors are:
1. Content & functionality
2. Navigation & usability
3. Design
An effective …
April 7th, 2008 - posted by Ron
I’ll be teaching several classes on “What makes a great web site” over the next few months. In anticipation of that, here is a great article of 101 things you can do to improve your web site.
http://www.insidecrm.com/features/101-web-site-fixes-031808/
Enjoy!
March 3rd, 2008 - posted by Regina Zasadzinski
The content for your web site should be written with the site visitor in mind. Creating valuable content that addresses your customers’ needs and expectations is as crucial to your business as are your branding and products. Try to get inside of the mind of the person you want to attract to your site, and ask, “What information are they looking for? What would they like to read?” Your business may be stellar, but if you aren’t addressing …
March 2nd, 2008 - posted by Ron
How much will it cost me to be #1 in Google? I get asked this question frequently. The answer is - almost nothing! That is, if you want your web site to be ranked number one for an obscure search term like “oscillosprocket”. (Try a search for that phrase…)
There are number of major issues to consider. Search engine rankings are dependent on the search phrase used, and on how much competition there is for that phrase. By competition, I …
March 1st, 2008 - posted by Ron
As of 26 February 2008, the WCAG Samurai errata for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 are available. The WCAG Samurai was a group of developers, led by Joe Clark, that publishes corrections for, and extensions to, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0.
What a huge leap forward for the web! Web accessibility is a crucial factor for real users of web sites, but I’ll bet most web site owners have never heard of it, and that many …
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