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Identifying Directly Profitable Website Design Strategies

Identifying Directly Profitable Website Design Strategies

While almost every element of your website design is important, every element can be broken down into two important groups.

1.Essential
2.Profitable

Interactivity in Web Business

Interactivity in Web Business

Join a group of web designers and developers, and you’ll hear the word “interactive” thrown around a few times. The term is used liberally in these circles, but from a business standpoint, it’s a fairly foreign concept. When is a site interactive, and what do you call a site that isn’t? More importantly, what does interactivity really mean for business?

Infographics for the Web

Infographics for the Web

One thing that sets Web communication apart from print is the shortened attention span of its readers. Anyone with the patience to pick up the paper most likely has the patience to read through one article. But on the web, your readers are practically swimming in a sea of distractions: checking their Facebook, watching videos, pressing the back button.

What Your Website Colors Say About You

What Your Website Colors Say About You

They say your favorite colors say a lot about you. Whether it’s true or not, it certainly holds true for your online business. In a market where people judge websites in the blink of an eye, your choice of colors can either give you a unique advantage or drag you down the ranks.

Making Banner Ads that Work

Making Banner Ads that Work

If you’ve browsed the Web for even a few minutes, you’ve probably seen your fair share of banner ads. These flashy marketing ploys have been on the Web since 1993, and if current figures are any indication, they’re out to conquer the online industry. But before you go around hiring designers, here’s another fact: it’s not that simple.

Boost Your Sales with User-friendly Design

Boost Your Sales with User-friendly Design

User-friendly design has been a hallmark of business long before we built our first computers. From pencils to particle accelerators, we’ve always moved towards changes that make it easy for people to use technology. On the Internet, user-friendly design is so heavily discussed that it’s almost a cliché—but that’s just a testament to its importance.

Web Design Mistakes to Avoid

Web Design Mistakes to Avoid

Magazines and TV shows pay a premium for creative layout and artistic direction. That’s because they work on one basic principle: perception is everything. And in this fickle marketplace called the Internet, it’s even more important. With an “empowered” audience that can turn its back anytime, a company’s website can make or break its business.

Website Layouts That Work

Website Layouts That Work

Many websites are starting to adopt the “magazine” look—layouts inspired by the graphically rich designs of pop magazines. Why? Because they’re learning something that magazine artists have known for ages: people are visually hungry creatures. Hundreds of street surveys have proven it: everyone reaches for the big and bold covers, while the bland black-and-whites tend to be ignored.