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How to Improve Your Contact Page

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Contact pages are pretty simple. Someone lands on the page, fills out a quick form, hits submit, and done, right? It can’t get much simpler. (more…)

Look at Me! Getting Your Website Noticed in a Culture of Limited Attention Spans

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How many tabs do you have open, right now? Most people engage in multi-task style browsing. They are using multiple tabs, and multiple sites, all at the same time, hoping to find the information they need spread out across several web pages. (more…)

Tips for Improving Website Accessibility

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Designing a new website is all about the look and feel of the site; graphics, colors, font, usability, content, layout and so-on. It’s easy to get caught up in all of that and accidentally overlook a very important aspect of site design. (more…)

The Five Second Website Solution

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When you land on a website, how long does it take you to come up with an opinion on the quality of that site? (more…)

What Really Rules a Website

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When it comes to websites, there are several theories or ideas about what detail is most important. Content is king. SEO is king. Intuitive navigation is king. (more…)

How to Reduce Your Bounce Rate

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A new website visitor finds your site through a search engine, lands on your page, takes a look around, and then leaves before completing a single click. (more…)

Avoiding Common Hurdles to Mobile Browsing

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It is estimated that by 2013, 50% of all website traffic will be coming from mobile devices. If your site isn’t optimized for these users, it’s likely that your traffic will drop, as users start looking for easier sites to navigate on their cell phones and other mobile devices. (more…)

Usability vs. Learnability

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A year ago, the big push for websites and applications was “usability”, and rightfully so. If your site is hard to navigate, or if your application is difficult to use, people aren’t going to stick around. It’s easier to find a more visitor-friendly option elsewhere. (more…)

The Five Second Rule for Websites

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When a new visitor lands on your website, you have very little time to convince them to stay. There are a lot of websites out there, many of them very similar to yours, probably more than a few that are better. If you want someone to spend time on your website, you need to convince them to stay. (more…)