E-consultancy has an amusing list/rant of top 10 web site annoyances.
Although many of these items have been brought up before, it’s never a bad thing to be reminded of what not to do.
Customer Reference Checklist / Questionnaire
I recently had to conduct a customer reference call for a web services vendor we are considering. A quick web search brought up Adam Kalsey’s excellent list of customer reference questions. Read More
Designers: Beware the Lure of Stylized Text
I happened to be browsing GE’s web site recently and was very taken with its clean, almost minimalist design. However, I was interested to note that the use of sIFR for their overview pages seemed to have an unintended negative consequence.
Read MoreTools to Compare Fonts Online
I’ve been using Typetester for some time as an online alternative to fiddling around with CSS in order to test out font settings. However, more recently I’ve come across a couple of alternatives that show promise.
10 Best B-to-B Web Sites of 2007?
BtoB Magazine recently listed its 2007 list of best B-to-B web sites.
Here’s the list of winners (in alphabetical order):
Headings and Hierarchy: is More Than One H1 a Crowd?
A recent commenter mentioned that they didn’t ever use more than one H1 tag per page. This is something that I’ve typically done as well, but as I thought about why that was I realized that I didn’t have a good answer.
Using Cartoons to Get Your Message Across
I’ve been thinking about ways to educate my business stakeholders about what technology decision makers are looking for in web content. There’s lots of good research available, such as What Technology Buyers Want You to Know About Online Content.
Read More11 SEO Tips for PDFs
Search engine land has posted a useful article on the key things to do in order to optimize PDFs for search engines. Here’s an overview:
Design Patterns: 50 Registration / Sign Up Forms
I just added a new category to my Elements of Design gallery – registration forms. This is a collection of sign-up forms which combine good form design with visual appeal. Read More
Sure-Fire Way to Increase Click-Through-Rates, Downloads, Sales, Registrations, Sign-Ups, Etc
We all know that “click here” is perhaps the weakest of all calls-to-action, and should be banned from any good copywriter’s vocabulary.
However, coming in at a close second is “learn more”.