Updated: 2009-11-29 10:53:50
Now you can download a copy of Free Microsoft Office 2010 beta right now and preview the latest version of this Microsoft software. Office Professional 2010 combines all you need to create, edit and share documents from virtually anywhere.
It is available in 2 formats – Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 features new photo, video [...]
Updated: 2009-11-29 07:19:04
Twitter is allowing users to charge their followers. The scheme will be launched in Japan initially, but could the rest of the world follow?
Updated: 2009-11-28 01:10:58
Celebrating your success is an integral part of reaching your goals. Here are 30 ways you can celebrate your successes, both big and small.
Updated: 2009-11-28 01:10:58
Celebrating your success is an integral part of reaching your goals. Here are 30 ways you can celebrate your successes, both big and small.
Updated: 2009-11-27 02:51:12
Motivation and goal setting go hand in hand. Alyssa provides some tips for staying motivated when striving for your goals.
Updated: 2009-11-26 20:20:06
It's the one thing every freelancer faces, but few get right. Georgina explains the basics of contract negotiation for ordinary human beings.
Updated: 2009-11-26 20:20:06
It's the one thing every freelancer faces, but few get right. Georgina explains the basics of contract negotiation for ordinary human beings.
Updated: 2009-11-26 00:08:59
You've identified your goals and are ready to get moving. Here are 10 tips to help you accomplish all of your goals.
Updated: 2009-11-25 17:07:08
Guest article by Indu.
How can you overtake Wikipedia in Search Results? I run into this problem quite often. I first encountered this problem around 6 months ago while working on a client’s website. It took quite sometime for me to figure out how to fix this problem. But I could finally do it and enter [...]
Updated: 2009-11-25 03:08:29
Are your goals SMART? Alyssa explains how the SMART model is a great way to evaluate your goals and measure your success.
Updated: 2009-11-24 18:09:58
Guest Post by Sourish
Using Twitter as a marketing tool for business is something still in the nascent stage on the Internet marketing frontier. The following web tools may be helpful in organizing your marketing campaign on the internet and help use twitter as a marketing enhancement tool.
1. Twellow is often looked up as the yellow [...]
Updated: 2009-11-24 03:59:29
To take some of the uncertainty out of goal setting, Alyssa provides an easy 7-step process to help you get started. This is the first in a week-long series on effective goal setting.
Updated: 2009-11-24 01:55:39
Getting ready to start a business? Sean provides a list of 10 tools that are essential for anyone looking to get their first startup off the ground.
Updated: 2009-11-24 01:55:39
Getting ready to start a business? Sean provides a list of 10 tools that are essential for anyone looking to get their first startup off the ground.
Updated: 2009-11-23 19:44:48
Smiley Cat Weblog Web design thoughts and . commentary Home About Portfolio Elements of Design Contact 23 Nov 2009 Popular Home Page Designs Deconstructed TechCrunch home page as viewed in Notable TechCrunch is the most recent recipient of a home page critique by Zurb , using Notable their visual feedback tool for design . teams Zurb have also reviewed the home page designs of other popular sites , such as Twitter and CNN While some of the feedback about the TechCrunch design feels somewhat subjective view TechCrunch's own post on the subject I do agree with their feedback on the footer , that a different design would likely increase . engagement In fact I posted my own redesign of the TechCrunch footer a while back . It will be interesting to see if something like this ever gets . adopted Notable itself looks like it might be a useful tool if it is intuitive for non-technical people to . use I know it is aimed at design teams , but I would find it really helpful for gathering feedback from other stakeholders e.g . marketing who are not always the best at giving their feedback in a clear and detailed . manner I do like the options Notable provides to review code and copy as well as
Updated: 2009-11-23 14:20:10
We have begun playing around with Adobe’s web-hosted application called Kuler - which allows you to share, explore, and create color themes. We found it useful for generating color themes that can inspire projects that may be stuck in the mud or need a little creative kick in the pants. It allows you to [...]
Updated: 2009-11-21 03:55:00
Does your mind tend to be your biggest obstacle when setting goals? It's time to open your mind to big things...Alyssa explains how.
Updated: 2009-11-20 03:52:00
If you haven't revisited your web site copy in a while, now may be the time. Alyssa shares seven tips for making your site content even stronger.
Updated: 2009-11-19 03:54:37
Looking for a free teleconference service? Alyssa provides a list of criteria to consider and seven worthy options.
Updated: 2009-11-19 03:54:37
Looking for a free teleconference service? Alyssa provides a list of criteria to consider and seven worthy options.
Updated: 2009-11-18 16:56:12
Guest post by Ramanujam
How can you prevent and detect Content Plagiarism? Plagiarism is a serious issue in the blog world and it is a prime duty for all bloggers to prevent their content from getting copied and also take the corrective action when needed. Every blogger gets annoyed when some one copies their content [...]
Updated: 2009-11-17 17:26:44
: Smiley Cat Weblog Web design thoughts and . commentary Home About Portfolio Elements of Design Contact 17 Nov 2009 Prize Draw : Win 500 Free Business Cards The kind folks at Overnight Prints purveyors of fine printed products such as business cards postcards , greetings card and flyers are offering one lucky reader of my blog 500 free business cards free shipping included too How to Win Simply leave a comment on this post as to why you'd like the business cards . The winner will be drawn at random from the comments and notified by email so use a real email address The deadline is 11:59pm CST Tuesday , 24 November UPDATE Congratulations to Anita P who is the randomly chosen winner Posted on : November 17, 2009 21 Comments Recent Entries in Real Life New Year New Job Reflections on a Web Site Redesign Two New Web Site Launches 21 Comments Posted I would like to help a friend replace his boring old . cards 1 Posted by Steve Robillard on November 17, 2009 Because I am a spanish guy , with a poor english , following this blog . Because I just finished my studies on Computer Engineering and I would like to introduce myself to the business market with an original business card about my
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How to Create an Author Info Section in WordPress: Chris has put together a nice tutorial on how to create an author info section on your WordPress blog. I am sure you have seen these in the past on multi-author blogs. They normally tend to be displayed at thebottom of single posts and Chris provides
Updated: 2009-11-16 20:29:05
Everything you need to know about WordPress 2.9’s post image feature: Justin gives everyone an in depth look into the post thumbnail or image thumbnail features built into WordPress 2.9 Jeff already makes liberal use of post images in all his posts. Also included, for the benefit of theme authors, are detailed instructions on how
Updated: 2009-11-09 19:27:03
It was not long before and still some hosting companies provide PHP 4 to customers, now all of these hosting companies have no other option as PHP6 hits the season.They need to upgrade their hardware to meet the demands.
Lots and lots of new functionality added and some removed from Php 5.More than the things they [...]
Updated: 2009-11-06 16:21:45
Smiley Cat Weblog Web design thoughts and . commentary Home About Portfolio Elements of Design Contact 06 Nov 2009 10 Key Tasks For Your Next Web Site Last year I wrote about 12 essential web site building blocks things that you should check when you take on responsibility for a new web site , or even just launch . one Well , this year I've come up with a few more , mostly as a reminder to me for the next site that I'll be . running Establish a Baseline If you're going to show the impact you've made on your organization's web sites , you'll need a point of comparison to start . from 1. Capture Everything You want to be able to show how things were before you started making improvements . So take screenshots of your site , as many as you can . Also take screens of how your site ranks in search engines for branded and non-branded . keywords If you're a coder , take screenshots of your site's source code . In six months time you can show how much cleaner you've made it . Take screens of how well your pages validate , how accessible they are , etc . Run a page load speed test and take screens of the . results 2. Usability Testing Run some quick guerrilla' usability tests of your site
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Smiley Cat Weblog Web design thoughts and . commentary Home About Portfolio Elements of Design Contact 03 Nov 2009 The Importance of Links as Calls to Action I enjoyed this conversion rate analysis by Dustin Curtis on the link he places at the bottom of his articles to his Twitter . account It's fascinating to see the results of this sort of A B testing , especially when the results can be so . dramatic Most of the time when you're running a website you're focused on the larger things adding new content and features , increasing usability , improving page speed , etc . So little time is spent on the details , such as how a link should be . written However , it's clear that this is an area where you can receive the most return on your time invested . Setting up a test using Google's Website Optimizer or just adding some campaign tracking tags to the link URL is quite easy to do with a little . practice One particular bone of contention for me has always been promos or ads where the call-to-action CTA link reads Learn more or Read more . It's so weak almost anything would be better than . this So much time is typically spent making the banner look visually appealing compared with the
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Smiley Cat Weblog Web design thoughts and . commentary Home About Portfolio Elements of Design Contact 02 Nov 2009 Mytheon Website Launch If it's been a little quiet around here lately , it's because I've been busy with , among other things , launching a new website for Mytheon the next game from True Games . Interactive A few months back we launched a teaser website to kick-off marketing for the . game Old Mytheon teaser website click to view larger It certainly helped to get the buzz going , but it was never planned to have a long lifespan . And so now it's been replaced by a full-featured marketing and community site , powered by . Drupal New Mytheon website click to view larger As project lead , my responsibilities included strategy , IA , wireframes , art direction , writing content , you name it . At least the project management side of things was made a little easier thanks to Basecamp . It really was an invaluable . tool Initially , I tried out a number of site layouts , especially for the home page . However , after not really finding anything that was especially compelling , I decided to go with a traditional layout that players of MMOG s would be familiar . with Instead
