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Solving Difficult Questions with Simple Answers
Common Sense Programming
The ability to solve increasingly difficult problems through simple means is a trait that all web developers should cultivate. I absolutely love creative people, those that have an ability to think outside the box. Those who can take an extremely difficult problem and solve it with a very simple... continue reading "Solving Difficult Questions with Simple Answers"»
One Click Wonders - Keep it Simple
One Click Wonders
Simplify, simplify, simplify. Seth Godin, the marketing guru who wrote "The Big Red Fez" and "The Purple Cow" argues that people on the web are like stupid monkeys wearing a big red fez. Make it simple or they will go somewhere else where it will be simpler. For example, have you ever been at... continue reading "One Click Wonders - Keep it Simple"»
Simple Ways to Increase Web Site Conversions
Increasing Conversions
Three simple and quick ways to increase your conversion rates. I recently read a nice little list of ways to increase conversions . While this list is nothing compared to reading "Call to Action ", this is a nice concise list. I'm only going to share a few that I felt are most important.Remove... continue reading "Simple Ways to Increase Web Site Conversions"»
Simple Steps to Increase Landing Page ROI
Landing Page Conversions
Easy and simple steps to increase landing page conversions and ROI. You've brought people to your site through great SEO or PPC, but now what. What can you do to help make sure that those people buy? Here are some simple ideas from EMC to increase landing page conversions. Include an image along... continue reading "Simple Steps to Increase Landing Page ROI"»
Forget Political Correctness
Forget Political Correctness
Much of the meaning in a message can be missed because we try to be too politically correct. When I was in college, I had a business communications teacher that believed that a sentence was only good if it only had those words that were integral to the meaning of the sentence. All other words should... continue reading "Forget Political Correctness"»
Website Credibility in 10 Easy Steps
Web Site Credibility
Credibility is difficult to build and extremely easy to lose. These 10 steps will help you maintain your credibility. Stanford released the following 10 points for increasing credibility after a 3-year, 4,500 person study .Make it easy to verify the accuracy of the information on your site. - The web... continue reading "Website Credibility in 10 Easy Steps"»
What Every Website Owner Should Know about Headlines
Writing the Perfect Headline
Writing great, compelling headlines is one of the most important skills of a copywriter.On average, 8 out of 10 people will read headline copy, but only 2 out of 10 will read the rest. This is the secret to the power of the headline, and why it so highly determines the effectiveness of the entire piece.While... continue reading "What Every Website Owner Should Know about Headlines"»
Four Step Formula to Be Successful at Multivariate Testing
Multivariate Testing - MVT
Muiltvariate testing we help quickly increase conversions. Here are the four simple steps to implement multivariate testing. We recently wrote a from the ground up, multivariate testing package to use with all of our upcoming websites. We've always believed in testing, testing, testing, and the iterative... continue reading "Four Step Formula to Be Successful at Multivariate Testing"»
Want a Simple Way to Save Time and Money?
Frequently Asked Questions
Save money and time by adding a Frequently Asked Questions page to your website. I absolutely love how Rachel McApline describes how having a website can save you money and provide more efficient communication.Time saved is money saved is money gained. A well-organized, clearly written website can... continue reading "Want a Simple Way to Save Time and Money?"»
Better Links for Better Ranking
Linking and Search Engines
The type, authority, quality, and quantity of links that link to your site is critical to great search engine placement. The Internet is based on links. Plain and simple. That is why we call it the world wide web. Pages interlinking between hundreds and thousands of other pages creating an enormous web... continue reading "Better Links for Better Ranking"»
Use Navigation to Make Your Customers Comfortable
Simple Navigation Pointers
Good Navigation
If users don't understand your website's navigation, you are losing sales. Navigation is of huge importance to your website, so it shouldn't be just thrown onto the page. There are certain things users expect, and people are comfortable with things they are used to. For example, navigation is usually... continue reading "Simple Navigation Pointers"»
Do You Know These Tips to Quickly Improve Landing Page Conversion Rates
Landing Page Conversions
Increase landing page conversions with these simple tips. Increasing conversions is a big topic lately. Here are some more great ideas from ioninteractive for increasing conversions on your landing pages for this year. Keep your Organic and PPC landing pages separate. Targeted traffic from PPC have... continue reading "Do You Know These Tips to Quickly Improve Landing Page Conversion Rates"»
Google Sitemaps
Google Sitemap Statistics
Google Sitemaps are getting better at showing you a compiled snapshot of how Google views your web pages. Ever really wondered how Google views your pages? Well if you haven't used Google Sitemaps yet, you might just consider it. You don't even have to create a sitemap for your site to benefit from... continue reading "Google Sitemaps"»
Online E-commerce done correctly
E-commerce
Online e-commerce done correctly. I was very impressed with Utrecht Art's confirmation page (and a few other nice things about the way they do their online shopping experience. Provide promo code on their site. (and had it prepopulate the promo code once you get to the checkout page) Best sellers... continue reading "Online E-commerce done correctly"»
Marriage Amendment Proposed in the Senate
Marriage Protection Amendment
The marriage protection amendment will be discussed further in the Senate on Monday, June 5, 2006. Let your voice be heard. Although not a "normal topic", I felt that this should be brought to people's attention. There is a proposed amendment to the constitution being discussed in the... continue reading "Marriage Amendment Proposed in the Senate"»
Top 10 Key Search Factors in 2007
Top 10 Key Search Factors
There is a great discussion going on over at SearchEngineWatch about the "Top 10 Key Search Factors in 2007." The initial proposed list looks like this (with my comments after the topic):Content - As we've mentioned before Content is King. However, with so many social networks (digg, reddit,... continue reading "Top 10 Key Search Factors in 2007"»
How to add a live RSS feed to Firefox
RSS Feed
If you are a dedicated Firefox user, you will have noticed the built-in "Latest Headlines". My wife thought that it was interesting that I was looking at the BBC live feed instead of CNN or the such. So I figured I would change it over to a CNN feed instead. While doing so, I figured I would let... continue reading "How to add a live RSS feed to Firefox"»
Increasing Conversion Rates through Search Engine Optimization
Customer Conversion Rates
Search engine optimization can directly increase your customer conversion rates. I've recently been reading "Call to Action" by Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg. So far they've really focused on increasing conversion rates without the need of increasing the number of "eyeballs" that view your site. I liked... continue reading "Increasing Conversion Rates through Search Engine Optimization"»
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips
Basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques that are so simple that anyone can do them. While there are numerous tricks and tips to get better search engine placement (let alone the tips specific to every individual search engine), here are some very basic search engine optimization tips... continue reading "Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics"»
Now You Can Have Lower Shopping Cart Abandon Rates
Increase E-Commerce Sales
Avoid these e-commerce shopping cart mistakes to lower your cart abandon rates and increase sales. Did you know that on average 52.1% of people abandon shopping their online shopping carts? Primary reasons for abandonment include high shipping charges, high cost of items, price comparison with other... continue reading "Now You Can Have Lower Shopping Cart Abandon Rates"»
Do You Have a Website Strategy?
Website Strategy
A quick and simple way to create a website strategy to accomplish your website goals. Before you ever think about building a website there are two things you need to decide. The first is the goal of your website. Second, you need to have a strategy for accomplishing your goal because your site will... continue reading "Do You Have a Website Strategy?"»
Earning Customer Loyalty
Earning Customer Loyalty
Truly caring about your customers is the real key to earning customer loyalty. I recently read this blog on "The Easiest Way On Earth To Earn Fierce Customer Loyalty. And It's Free." I thought his list was pretty good for earning customer loyalty: following-up before they can calling to... continue reading "Earning Customer Loyalty"»
Live Bookmarks in Firefox 1.5
Live Bookmarks in Firefox 1.5
It is even easier to add live bookmark RSS feeds in the newest Firefox v. 1.5.Firefox has again added the "automatic" recognition of RSS feeds in a website and added a quick way to bookmark the live bookmark. Any website that has added the following code to the head of their code will automatically... continue reading "Live Bookmarks in Firefox 1.5"»
Compelling Pictures Can Make or Break Any Design
Compelling Pictures
Great pictures can add spice to any design and bad pictures can ruin even the best design. There is a great difference between taking pictures and capturing that perfect moment that will forever be cherished thanks to your foresight. All great images play on our emotions. Hopefully this blog will help... continue reading "Compelling Pictures Can Make or Break Any Design"»
Why You Need to Use Iterative Website Design
Iterative Website Design
Iterative website design is the process of perfecting your website by testing, evaluating and retesting. As you design your website, you should be focusing on very specific goals. However, how do you know if you are meeting those goals? Iterative web design is the way you can evaluate your progress... continue reading "Why You Need to Use Iterative Website Design"»


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