First impressions, for better or worse, are hard to overcome. Plus, they happen at the blink of an eye. Mind Tools suggests that “it takes just a quick glance, maybe three seconds, for someone to evaluate you when you meet for the first time.” That’s right -- three seconds. Fortunately, you may have a little bit more time than that online. Unfortunately, it’s not much more. Tony Haile, of TIME, says that the majority of internet users spend less than 15 seconds on a website. Here’s the obvious and quantifiable truth: the better the content of your home page, the longer the visit. And longer visits mean greater potential for user interaction and conversion ... read more

10 Valuable Aspects of a Successful Homepage

The homepage of your website is often the landing page and is critical to the success of your online business. When people land on this page, you have just a few seconds to capture their interest. This page will be a giant factor in your conversion rate which is the ratio of visitors that respond to your goal action. This goal action can be subscribing to your newsletter, signing up for your e-course, ordering your products, etc. Your homepage needs to contain certain elements to be successful in raising your conversion rate... read more

The Biggest Web Design Trends of 2011

Since we are over seven months into the year I decided it was time to give my take on what may happen in web design in 2011... read more

What To Do When Your Website Sucks

Every business, large or small, local or virtual, needs a website. You already know you need a nice looking site with content that is free of typographical and grammatical errors. What you may not know is that in order to create credibility and build relationships with potential and current customers you need the following... read more

Website Redesign Best Practices - Part 3

In this third article on redesigning a website, we are going to look closely at off-page content issues, such as meta-tags, links, domain names etc... read more

Website Redesign Best Practices - Part 2

Site architecture can make or break a site's chances of achieving prominence in the search engine results pages. There is usually no one single element at issue, more a combination of items that collectively add up to an overly high impediment to search engines... read more

Website Redesign Best Practices

Website redesign proposal checklists should take careful account of the current status of the existing website. Rather than just rush headlong into the web redesign / rebuild process, an assessment of the good and bad elements of the original site should be made. Include consideration of SEO aspects... read more

Designing for SEO

Is it possible to design a great looking website and achieve a high level of search engine optimization (SEO)? It sure is and we see evidence of this all over the web, as well as in mobile platforms. In recent years the heavy emphasis on web standards has enabled designers to develop more creative, engaging interface designs without compromising SEO goals... read more

Web Design FAQ - 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Designing a Website

Many site owners make the mistake of building a website without laying out a clear plan for their online business. This is a sure set-up for failure. There are 1000s of abandoned sites on the web due to lack of careful planning. Before designing your website you should ask yourself some questions to avoid making mistakes down the road... read more

15 Important Web Design Tips

Here are 15 important website design tips that you might not be aware of or have overlooked. Consider taking advantage of them if you haven't already done so... read more

6 Website Redesign SEO Secrets Your Developer May Not Know

At the end of the year, many businesses start to think about redesigning their tired old website to breathe some new life into it. You may even be in the midst of a website redesign right now. If so, the first thing is to make sure you hire a design and development company that knows how to build the infrastructure of the website in a search engine crawler–friendly manner... read more

Website Redesign? Be Sure to Plan Ahead

At some point in time, every service provider takes a look at his or her website and decides it's time for a redesign. And, to be perfectly honest, a website redesign can be more difficult and time-consuming than building a completely new site from the ground up... read more

Who Says Flash is Not SEO Friendly?

People who say that Flash is not SEO friendly are absolutely wrong. It is just a myth that Flash is SEO unfriendly. Creating accessible flash content for search engines is crucial for you to preserve your online presence and drive traffic to your site. Follow these Flash Optimization Tips to get most out of the major search engines... read more

7 Basics of Good Web Design

Whether you are just starting a web design project, looking at revamping an existing site, or just wanting to double check the usability of your current web site you should consider these 7 Basics of Good Web Design... read more

5 Simple Rules To Website Design

When designing a website you sometimes only have one chance to keep the internet visitor from clicking the back button on their web browser. Whether you are selling a product or offering a service, remember your website design represents your business... read more

How to Make the Worst Website

Creating a terrible website seems to be a common goal on the internet. I’ve seen it accomplished many times, so I thought I’d make it easier for everyone and post the ultimate guide... read more

Signs It's Time To Redesign Your Website

Unfortunately, websites don't last forever. Even if you plan your site to work for the current vision for your business, you can't accurately account for the entire future of your business... read more