I received and email from someone whose site I reviewed in the Web Standards Group mail list, thanking me for the comments and complimenting me on my site. In her comments she suggested that I use “a serif font for your body text (not headings) for readability.”
This surprised me. I had never heard anyone [...]
I just read a great post by Roger Johansson at 456 Berea Street entitled A Web Professional can Never Stop Learning.
In it he talks about the idea that people who build websites using old, outdated methods should not be considered web professionals. Citing several recent post by other standards, and accessibility advocates, he points to [...]
For many web site owners, managers, and developers, tracking web site performance has meant logging into your server or signing up for either limited or paid statistics tracking programs. Google’s Urchin division has just gone free.
Google Analytics provides a powerful interface for developing and tracking strong campaign monitoring for both e commerce and goal oriented [...]
I have been doing some reading lately and have decided I need to make a change. I will be transforming my business and the way that I build websites, they way that I do business and the way that I market. I will still be building websites and I will still be building my [...]
Usability guru, Jakob Nielsen, posted Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005 today. It reinforces many of the views that I hold regarding website design in the post “pretty-is-better” era.
I recently became acquainted with the author/manager of South Shore Times and entertainment and local directory site in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
It is hard to believe this book came out two years ago. Today “webdesigners” are still developing table-riddled pages with more mark-up than blades of grass on a golf course.
If you are looking for great information on usability, interface design and other progressive web design issues, Signal Vs. Noise is definitely a great hub and resource for anyone.
To be absolutely sure that you will have control and ownership rights over your domain you should register it yourself at one of the many reputable registrars out there.
Websites are an Ongoing Part of Business.
All too many small business owners build a website that is considered complete once the final copy is placed. Do not stop there, if you really want to make your investment into the Web part of a profitable marketing solution, you need to ensure that people return to your [...]