Dec 19, 2016 | advice, seo, seo tips, usability, web, website
Google is still the most popular search engine. Consider how often you use it every day. “Googling” has become part of our vocabulary. Its algorithm changes hundreds of times in a year. Being aware of the major changes can help with planning or adjusting content and...
Dec 14, 2016 | advice, design, graphic design, usability, web, website
The thought of redesigning your website might fill you with dread. Hopefully, this post will calm some of those fears. Not every website redesign has to be a major undertaking. You don’t always have to start over completely. Many of the sites you frequent undergo...
Dec 5, 2016 | advice, design, website
With all the time we spend searching on the Internet, occasionally we’ve all come across websites that are dysfunctional, to put it kindly. I’ve seen sites that have made me feel really sad, but that’s my design sensitivity. Bad design is my kryptonite. For the...
Nov 22, 2016 | advice, design, usability, web, website
Reading through my blog there are a few themes that I mention frequently. One of those is usability. This post addresses one particularly important Web usability issue–site navigation. Having great informative content is wasted if users can’t find it! Let’s look...
Nov 1, 2016 | design, graphic design
Telling someone that I’m a freelance graphic designer sometimes results in a little bit of silence. Seeing that further explanation is necessary, I usually go on to say that I design websites. That helps most people. Though in reality that explanation falls...
Oct 27, 2016 | advice, design, usability, web, website
For web designers usability is a top priority. That’s not always the case when it comes to content writers. An example of not considering usability is the continued use of “click here” text for links within a website. Here are some options to using “click here” for...
Oct 3, 2016 | advice, design, web, website
Although you might not sell products on your website one way to help you plan the content of your site is to realize your homepage is your storefront. What do you do to show off your services or product? Place your best stuff in the windows. That’s your...
Sep 28, 2016 | advice, web, website
After deciding on a domain name for your website, what comes next? After making sure it’s not already taken, you need to register it. For help in choosing a registrar for your website follow these steps. There are many registrar services out there. When choosing...
Jul 28, 2016 | advice, website
Looking around the Internet lately, it’s apparent that one-page website design is becoming more popular. Instead of navigating through several pages all the content is broken up into sections within a one-page design. It was thought that visitors never liked going...
Jul 20, 2016 | advice, website, wordpress, wordpress themes
Once you start researching possible templates (or as they are usually called WordPress themes) you might be overwhelmed with the amount of choices available. Finding the right WordPress theme to use for your site is an important decision. There are ways to help narrow...
