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Reduce Bounce Rate by Making a Landing Page More Like a Landing Page

April 26, 2011September 21, 2020 Christian Watson 10 Comments

After the home page the most popular landing pages for Supercircuits (one of the online stores I run) are the category pages.

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Elegant Advanced Search Implementation

April 8, 2011May 30, 2023 Christian Watson 10 Comments

I like this advanced search implementation on Elance a lot:

Elance advanced search example
Elance advanced search example
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Great Email plus Landing Page Marketing Campaign

April 5, 2011September 21, 2020 Christian Watson 7 Comments

I enjoyed this marketing email I received recently from Paramore|Redd, in particular, how the landing page coordinates with the email campaign to provide a consistent user experience.

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Boden email design showcase

Boden Email Design Showcase

March 22, 2011February 19, 2022 Christian Watson 17 Comments

I quickly became a fan of Boden’s emails thanks to their colorful, textured designs. Whether it’s the main brand, Boden, or the two sub-brands, mini Boden and Johnnie b, the emails are always fun and interesting with many delightful design elements.

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IBM’s Smarter Planet Icons are More Cute than Useful

March 15, 2011September 21, 2020 Christian Watson 10 Comments

I came across these interesting icons on IBM’s site today, which are all part of creating a smarter planet, whatever that means. I’m trying to decide what I think of them.

While they are quirky and interesting to look at, most of them don’t convey any sort of meaning, which I believe is an important component of a good icon.

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How to Make Login Forms More User-Friendly

March 9, 2011August 14, 2016 Christian Watson 21 Comments

Login forms are often such sterile, unfriendly places. Which is why it’s nice to see SEOmoz taking a more people-friendly approach. Visit their login page and, along with the standard form, you will be greeted by a cartoony robot called Roger. Read More

Best Practices for Product Image Placement

February 27, 2011September 21, 2020 Christian Watson 9 Comments

I’m in the process of redesigning an ecommerce product page which currently has the product images on the right hand side of the page. As part of the redesign I am proposing placing the image on the left. Why?

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50+ Examples of Highly Optimized Landing Page Design

February 9, 2011August 14, 2016 Christian Watson 23 Comments

Landing pages are a critical component of many online marketing activities, such as pay per click, email, and affiliate marketing. Much has been written about how best to design landing pages; just do a search for “landing page best practices” to see what I mean. Read More

Kate Spade email design

Kate Spade Email Design Showcase

January 25, 2011February 19, 2022 Christian Watson 10 Comments

Now that I am responsible for my company’s email marketing campaigns I have become much more interested in email design and best practices.

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New “Deal of the Day” Email Template

January 20, 2011May 29, 2023 Christian Watson 5 Comments

I’ve been working with Florida Flourish on a couple of projects and here’s the outcome of the first one — a new template for our weekly deals email.

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