I have recently joined a wonderful team of user experience professionals and as such am immersing myself in the world of UX design in the context of an Agile and lean development methodology. What’s the difference between designing for a website and designing for an online application? An online application is essentially a hybrid of …
Read MorePros and Cons of Personal Twitter Account Profile Names 0
Best Way to Setup Profile Account Names in Twitter I admit it, I now have about 4 twitter accounts for different ventures of my life. And yes, it does get a bit cumbersome to manage. When I was initially learning about Twitter, I thought that it was important to have a personal account with my …
Read MoreSneak Preview: Wedding Consignment Shop 0
Designed using the Genesis/Family Tree theme as a basis, this website and blog will feature vintage and hardly used wedding consignment items. Based out of old-town Niwot, Colorado, local business owner Kimberly Urdiales operates an on-location wedding hair company and has recently expanded to offer beautiful, gently used wedding gowns, accessories, shoes, jewelry and more. …
Read MoreLogo or Website Refresh, Is it Worth the Investment? 0
Many of my clients find themselves on the fence about refreshing their brand or their website. They have small budgets, and are concerned about losing or damaging the brand recognition they have already developed within their market area. Take a look at the major logos to the right. What is main difference? The newer logos …
Read MoreHTML5 / CSS3 Cheat Sheets 0
While HTML5/CSS3 is not fully supported yet across browsers, most notably the most daunting of browsers – Internet Explorer, it should be supported and used more widely in 2011 (It is supposed to be supported in IE9). There will be a vast array of new possibilities available; everything from drop shadows to transparency, and even …
Read MoreGoogle AdWords Experiments 0
I’ve just started using the wonderful new enhancement that Google AdWords is offering – A/B testing of your campaigns! It is now very straight-forward and possible to test out variations to your ad campaigns without effecting the success of your overall campaigns. You can split the experiment and then choose the best performing, keyphrases, ads, …
Read MorePolitics of Themes – Should You Still Use the Thesis Theme? 0
Thanks to a recent local web design meetup group, I was informed about the debate between Matt Mullenweg of WordPress and Chris Pearson of the Thesis theme. The general debate was over the use or lack thereof of the GPL license in the Thesis license agreement. In the end, Chris has now decided to use …
Read MoreWebspam Beware: PageRank Shouldn’t Be a Large Factor in Google’s Algorithm 0
Many, many web and SEO experts are obsessed with Google’s PageRank and the factors that contribute to it. After all, if you have a higher PageRank, you get better organic search results over other websites. However, its important to remember that PageRank is a link analysis algorithm, that primarily serves the purpose of validating your …
Read MoreAdd Custom Sidebar Widgets to Thesis Theme 0
I’ve read and used various techniques for custom page templates using the Thesis theme for WordPress. Nonetheless, what I was really after for many of my client’s immediate needs was a way to rotate out what type of widget function gets displayed on the sidebar of a page. Same page template, different right hand column features …
Read MoreWhy You Should Hire Assistants from the US – or Local for That Matter 0
I get emails daily from websites in India and other areas far far away that want to offer me extremely affordable assistance with my business. I have nothing against the concept of VA’s or virtual help of any sort. I love that I get to work from home, remotely, the majority of the time. What …
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