The Web Design Process: A Case Study
on Nov 16, 2009 in General Web Design freelance web design web design So I was approached by Jobtrio.com owner Josh to improve his site’s look.  In his words, turning it from a $100k site into a $1 million site with subtle design tweaks!  Thought it would be helpful to some to show how I went about improving th...

Easy Way to Increase Your Website Traffic
on Nov 11, 2009 in Search Engine Optimisation SEO search engine optimisation search engine optimization SEO A lot of your traffic will depend on how many other websites are linking to you.  A very simple way to compete on your chosen keywords without too much research is to copy your competitor.  It’s always been a pretty decent strategy: who’...

11 of your clients favourite sayings
on Nov 9, 2009 in General Web Design clients freelance web design Being a freelancer requires, partly, a mind-reading skill. Depending on the type of client, they'll usually have designs in their heads and it's your job to extract this visualisation and get it down into a workable design. It also requires transla...

10 of your clients favourite sayings
on Nov 9, 2009 in General Web Design clients freelance web design Being a freelancer requires, partly, a mind-reading skill. Depending on the type of client, they'll usually have designs in their heads and it's your job to extract this visualisation and get it down into a workable design. It also requires transla...

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Checklist
on Nov 8, 2009 in Search Engine Optimisation SEO search engine optimisation search engine optimization SEO Before and during site launch here are a few quick on and off page SEO pointers( and beware you can over-optimise!): Do basic on-page: Keywords in domain name? Not always possible or appropriate to have your main keywords in the domain name, but doe...

Call to Action! Generate leads by improving your buttons!
on Nov 5, 2009 in General Web Design web design CTA, or call to action in general UX and web design is crucial and sometimes overlooked.  With the birth and development of CSS, it is becoming increasingly popular to customise buttons that require action from the user.    The countless websites...

Prestashop SSL certificate not verified error solution
on Oct 27, 2009 in E-commerce prestashop If you’re using the fantastic prestashop for your online e-commerce projects, you may have run into a few snags with SSL. Depending on your hosting, you should be able to upgrade to a private/dedicated IP and SSL certificate. I personally use...

VistaPrint Scam
on Oct 23, 2009 in Stationery business cards scam VistaPrint scam, which I got caught up in a while back and thought I’d warn you off them.  VistaPrint, for anyone who hasn’t heard of them, offer a printing service, so business cards, leaflets all types of printing.  Their prices are r...

Moo.com cards, great minicards and business cards
on Oct 23, 2009 in Stationery business cards minicards moo If you’re looking for great business cards that stand out, I’ve got to recommend  moo.com minicards.  They do regular business cards too, which I’ve yet to try, but the minicards come in a funky 28mm x 70mm size.  I ordered some...

Examples business cards
on Oct 23, 2009 in Business Cards business cards minicards moo If you’re looking for great business cards that stand out, I’ve got to recommend  moo.com minicards.  They do regular business cards too, which are the same great quality, but the minicards come in a funky 28mm x 70mm size.  I ordered...