July 09th, 2012 |
Why Redesign your Website?If you want your visitor to stay longer than a few seconds on your website, you need to think about how your website looks and feels. Is it user friendly? A clue is to look at your navigation a.. |
July 04th, 2012 |
5 Cool Websites with Full Screen Background PhotographsIf you have quality images, choosing to go for a full screen background gives your website the wow factor and will have your users returning to your website. The website draws the user into you.. |
May 29th, 2012 |
A Guide to Personal BrandingAccording to Dan Schawbel, author of "Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success," the rise of social technologies has made branding more personal and within reach. .. |
May 14th, 2012 |
5 Well-designed Ecommerce WebsitesEcommerce websites have come a long way in terms of design. They weren't always the most appealing of websites but now there is a growing awareness of the importance of high quality design in .. |
May 09th, 2012 |
Are newsletters still a good marketing vehicle?What about all the social networks, blogs and other clever ways we can communicate online? Is email marketing not outdated? Definitely not! Latest benchmark figures show that email marketin.. |
March 30th, 2012 |
Call to action buttons – 3 case studiesCall to action buttons are important elements of the user experience. In these 3 case studies, I will show how paying attention to the size, positioning and colour of your call to action button.. |
March 12th, 2012 |
Humour in Web DesignElements of humour can be found in advertising and print and sometimes we find examples in websites. From a play on words in the headline, to funny photos and illustrations, sometimes in the fo.. |
January 30th, 2012 |
6 Important web design trends for 20121. Responsive design It is still in its early days, and many web designers are just learning about it but 2011 saw a huge increase in the number of websites built responsively. Google analy.. |
January 20th, 2012 |
5 Reasons why Custom Web Design is a better choiceYou start a new business and need a website - the big question is - should you have a custom designed website or should you go for a pre-built low cost website template? There are many advantag.. |
November 14th, 2011 |
10 Beautiful Brown WebsitesWhen creating a website, a designer will pick a colour or combination of colours based on its value and emotion it carries. Colour has a personality and the designer will choose carefully know.. |
September 29th, 2011 |
Facebook's new look - coming soon!The social networking site, Facebook, is set to make changes and once again this will meet with a litany of complaints from users. Every time Facebook has made a change in the past, its .. |
August 30th, 2011 |
Steve Jobs - The VisionaryLast week the visionary and genius Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, so to celebrate his life at Apple here are some key moments in his career followed by inspirational quotes by him and his.. |
August 04th, 2011 |
Typography - essential for good web designTypography is an essential part of good web design. Good web designers know typography should be eye-catching and that it adds personality to the website, giving it an overall theme. Thanks t.. |
July 18th, 2011 |
Creative Footers in Modern Web DesignThe Footer appears at the bottom of a page and is not considered the most important part of a website. Whereas before the footer contained nothing more than contact details and copyright inform.. |
June 30th, 2011 |
Cookie Consent LawsWhat you should know. Rules set out by the EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive give web designers just one year to make sure they gain user's consent before placing cookies th.. |
May 17th, 2011 |
The Benefits of a Single Page WebsiteRecently, I have noticed single page websites popping up everywhere on the internet. Although they have been around for a long time, often used for low-budget static websites, the ones around t.. |
April 30th, 2011 |
The Essence of a Contact pageTo create a successful Contact page you need to ask yourself 2 important questions. 1. What is it you want from your visitors? Sales enquiries? Bookings? Customer feedback? When you can.. |
April 12th, 2011 |
How to create a perfect 'About Us' pageYour 'About Us' page matters. It matters to the visitors who come to your site to find out more about you, your services or your products. Imagine a face-to-face meeting with a prospective c.. |
January 25th, 2011 |
Custom Website versus Template Website?There are a lot of "do-it-yourself" templates around these days which virtually anyone can adapt to suit their needs. For example you can upload your logo, decide on your colour sch.. |
January 13th, 2011 |
10 Website SinsMany businesses concentrate on hiring skilled programmers and Search Engine Optimisation companies in the hope of gaining higher rankings for their website rather than concentrating on getting .. |
December 09th, 2010 |
Best Images For Your WebsitePeople enjoy looking at nice things. Some of us have a passion for art and get excited by beautifully presented images and clever photography. If your website is an online shop, it is cruc.. |
November 23rd, 2010 |
Finding the Right Sign Up Form For Your CustomersProviding consistently great content on your website, in your newsletters and via your e-mail messages really is the secret to converting your subscribers into customers. So, how do y.. |
November 09th, 2010 |
What Does A Good E-Commerce Site Look Like?No matter whether you are a large or small business, whether you sell your own t-shirts or have an astrology portal you can start a stand-alone online business or you can adapt your bus.. |
October 13th, 2010 |
The Navigation Structure Of A Website & Good ExamplesOne of the first things to do is to think about the page structure of your website, sketch out how you would like to see the elements and discuss your ideas with your web designer. The structur.. |
September 17th, 2010 |
How To Speed Up The Web Design ProcessThink and plan carefully If you know what you want, you will save a lot of time as this will avoid your designer spending time working on designs which you may decide you don't like. Alwa.. |
June 24th, 2010 |
How do visitors read websites?Presumably you have a website because your aim is to convert visitors into customers (or subscribers). It's therefore important for you to understand how your visitors scan and read your page.. |
June 14th, 2010 |
11 Tips what to do after your site goes liveYou have worked hard with your web designer and your site has gone live. You now need to ensure your wonderful new website is found! Here are a eleven top tips to get your site working for you:.. |
May 28th, 2010 |
Your Portfolio Speaks VolumesThe Importance of Portfolios It is important, for small businesses in particular, to portray their portfolios to impress their website visitors and prospective clients. Portfolios are .. |
May 21st, 2010 |
Do you understand why your customers buy from you?Why is it important to understand your customers? Understanding your customers is a crucial part of the website creation process. Ask yourself questions which help you to look at.. |
May 14th, 2010 |
Why an Online Marketing Strategy is important when planning a websiteYou have decided you need a website and you want as many visitors as possible - but where to start? Arrange to meet your marketing people, or, if you don't have marketing people,.. |
March 29th, 2010 |
Possible reasons for low conversion ratesPlenty of visitors but no conversion? The process of improving your goals conversion rate is known as Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO). It can be tricky to identify the reason.. |
March 11th, 2010 |
Website StatisticsEvery website does or should have some kind of web analytics to measure performance and to track visitors behaviour. One of the best and most well known packages available is Google Analyics .. |
February 22nd, 2010 |
When should you have a CMS?A CMS - Content Management System - is very useful when you are planning a website with a lot of dynamic content such as news, case studies, a blog or an online shop. It gives you the freedom .. |
February 15th, 2010 |
What is the difference between Web Design and Website Development?Design and development skills are both required in order to produce a fully functioning and successful website. Even though the intricacies of their workings may be totally different, their ai.. |
January 29th, 2010 |
6 Tips to help you stick to your Web Design Resolutions for 2010Are you one of those people who makes resolutions for your website and then, because you're busy, busy, busy or because other demands come higher up on your list, you let them slip? If so, .. |
December 09th, 2009 |
What are 'Call to Action' buttons?Wow, your search engine ranking is high and your website is on the number one page in Google. You are getting lots of visitors to your website, but hey, why are they not doing what you w.. |
November 23rd, 2009 |
How do you know if the time is right for a re-design?Why a re-design is so important There are a lot of people who set up a website and then leave it alone, never re-evaluating the design or updating the content. Presumably their aim.. |
October 26th, 2009 |
Why planning a website is so importantThe most important part of getting a website is the planning because this will be vital to the success of your website. To carefully plan in the beginning will avoid errors, safe costs and wil.. |
October 15th, 2009 |
Ingredients for Successful Web DesignGood design and layout is crucial to your website's success. Here, OS WebDesign gives you some key design rules: Have a clean and simple layout The layout is how you.. |
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