Tips

02/22/10  |  Scott Rowe

5 Tips for Creating and Using Passwords

Don’t use words that exist in the dictionary. Don’t use simple number substitutes such as “0”s for “o”s or “1”s for “I”s. Don’t user obvious words for people or places you may know. Don’t use the same password for longer than two years. Use different passwords for public and private online services. For example, don’t [...]

02/21/10  |  Scott Rowe

Don’t Over Design your Navigation

When designing website navigation it is important to remember user expectations and familiarity. Users are finicky and you only have a few seconds to keep their attention. If you are tempted to design something the user has never seen before, don’t. Imagine if every car designer moved the placement of the steering wheel and gauges [...]

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02/17/10  |  Scott Rowe

Don’t Forget the Print Style Sheet

When developing a website it is very common for people to forget about the print style sheet.

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02/17/10  |  Scott Rowe

Selecting a Content Management System

There are several basic things to consider when selecting a content management system for your organization’s website. Here are three key things to consider before making you decision.

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02/09/10  |  Kim Mickelsen

Use Google Reader to Keep Tabs on Competitor Web Sites

Recently Google announced a new feature in Google Reader that lets you create a custom feed to track changes on pages that don’t have their own feed.

02/07/10  |  Kim Mickelsen

Simplify Your Landing Page to Improve Conversion

Chances are that if you are advertising in order to drive clicks to your web site, you’re probably using landing pages as a campaign component.

02/07/10  |  Kim Mickelsen

Tips for Online Readability

A good interface design will grab the users’ attention, but users have to able to easily read the text in order to grasp the information they desire. That seems like such a basic premise, but it’s surprising how often I encounter sites where the content seems completely disregarded. Here are some basic 101 tips to [...]

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