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Web Pages That Suck Fails to Innovate

Monday, January 15th, 2007

In November of 2005 I wrote an article on entitled “Why Vincent Flanders, of webpagesthatsuck.com, is a Success, but Still Misses the Point.” It’s a bit dated, but the idea is still valid. Today I revisited webpagesthatsuck.com expecting to find an updated vibrant website and I was unfortunately surprised by the lack of change. It seems that webpagesthatsuck contains essentially the exact same content, dated site design, and lack of images that it did over a year ago.

I would think with all that traffic (Alexa rank is 23,538), two books out, and a website with a page rank of 7 he would have done more with the site. He has Google adsense on there (meaning he’s trying to make money from the website traffic), but not in a place that will get enough click throughs and his website almost completely void of useful imagines and surprisingly enough violates many of it’s own rules. I remember how impressed I was with the innovative marketing strategy when I first learned of web pages that suck 10 years ago when I designed my first website.

[tags]web usability, web design mistakes[/tags]

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DMOZ New Development – AOL Search business unit looking into what ODP will become

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

( Via Acclivitymarketing.com ) Article giving an update on the status of dmoz and what it’s future holds with the info taken from a locked editor forum. What’s going to happen to the ODP?

[tags]dmoz, aol search business unit, odp, open directory project[/tags]

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Tips for Getting the Most out of Your Web Design Company

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

What are the steps to purchasing a website?

One of the biggest mistakes people make when looking for a web design firm is not coming to the table with a loose plan or idea for their website. There are some factors to think about before you start the search for a web designer or web design firm that will ultimately make it easier for you to get the right quote.

The more information you can provide, the more accurate the quote, and the easier time you’ll have wading through your options. Additionally, having an idea about what you’re looking for will save you from being up sold on a whole plethora of options you may not really need.

To that end, here are some tips and questions to ask yourself in order to achieve a more accurate quote and save yourself time and a large headache:

One, figure out what you want; this doesn’t have to be specific, it just entails that you have a general idea of what you want your website to do, your target audience and what features you want the most. What do you want to accomplish with your website and what is your first priority? (Top 4 answers: produce sales leads, sell products directly, promote a physical service or retail location and provide support/information for existing customers)

Two, do you want e-commerce functionality? If so, how many products or services do you want to sell? This doesn’t have to be a specific number, just an approximation.
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Our Web Design Advantage – Exceptional Work at a Fair Price

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

We’re not interested in building the cheapest possible website; we want to build you the best site possible within your budget. Your website will be powerful, targeted and professional. More importantly, it will accurately represent you and your company, something that is painfully missing from most modern web design.

You already know the Internet is full of bland and un-exciting web pages where generic content can literally be cut and pasted onto any competitor’s site. To distinguish ourselves from the plethora of other web design sites, we have written articles, guides, and posted real information to provide you with some insight into our web design philosophy, knowledge, and experiences.

We focus on creating both beautiful and functional websites. The code for your website will be standards xhtml. The animation, if you choose to use it, will be in flash. The SEO will include article marketing, link building, blog creation, and more. Everything is done by one or two designers or writers, saving you the time, expense and hassle of going through a large web design firm.

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Basics of the Liquid VS Fixed Website Layout Debate in Modern Website Design

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

For the last 10 years the question of whether to use fixed or liquid layouts when designing a website has raged on in the web design world, with major design players on both sides of the proverbial fence. Recently though, as screen resolutions have increased dramatically, fixed layouts have all but replaces liquid, but there are still come major advantages to a liquid layout if designed properly.

Preliminaries:

When I use the term “containing” elements, I’m referring to the columns or boxes that hold the text, images, and other content. Containing elements may have borders and background images, but are usually just the visual containers for the important content on the screen.

Fixed width layout:

In a fixed layout, the size of each “containing” element on the webpage is specified exactly. The page will not change when you resize your browser window. It will essentially look the same on any browser or computer.

Liquid layout:

In a liquid layout, the size of the containing elements changes depending on the browser size and user preferences. The container size increases when viewed at larger screen resolutions and decreases when the browser is resized.

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