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Avatar Went Hot: November 30, 2008 - 11:27 am
Posted By: zigojacko 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Usability
The worst mistake you will make as a web site owner is to ask someone to “look” at your web site. It’s like the dreaded, “Do I look fat?” question. There’s never a safe answer. For starters, someone may look slim standing up, but resemble the Buddha read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: November 29, 2008 - 7:02 am
Posted By: cre8pc 5 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginepeople.com)
Category: Usability
Requirements gathering are something I teach. I’ve been laughed at for bringing up the topic to search engine marketers and those new to web design. Yet, in nearly every case of site testing, there is no site requirements documentation and I can tel read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: November 20, 2008 - 3:18 pm
Posted By: zigojacko 13 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Usability
Ann Smarty talks us through some fun site usability tools she has come across. Very interesting... read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: November 1, 2008 - 6:50 am
Posted By: cre8pc 31 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Usability
My debut article in SEL's "Just Behave" column.

"By making more information available online, our habits are changing. We’re teaching one another new tricks and evolving together." read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 29, 2008 - 1:21 pm
Posted By: khalid 34 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.palmerwebmarketing.com)
Category: Usability
With web forms playing such an important role in the completing goals, it goes without saying that we should optimize the heck out of them. Below are 25 tips for doing just that. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 18, 2008 - 4:24 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 75 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Usability
Ann Smarty writes, "As a sitewide element, footers used to be a widely used way to both interlink your own pages and add external sitewide links. It was then so much used and abused that it turned into a some kind of "red flag" for search engines (e read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 4, 2008 - 8:43 am
Posted By: CarrieHill 89 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com)
Category: Usability
Kim Krause Berg was kind enough to post a guest post on the Blizzard Blog to help our travel, tourism and hospitality clients tackle some usability issues.

The tips are good ones and I thought it was something others would find useful. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: August 8, 2008 - 11:34 am
Posted By: DaveDavis 116 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.palmerwebmarketing.com)
Category: Usability
“Never assume.” - These 2 words represent the greatest advice ever given to me on the topic of website optimization. Here’s a list of 10 assumptions site owners make (myself included) that could cost you a ton of business. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 23, 2008 - 1:56 pm
Posted By: UtahSEOpro 131 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchenginewatch.com)
Category: Usability
When talking about usability, most people will refer to "simple things" like making sure your phone number is in the top right corner of your Web pages so the visitor can easily convert for you.

Stuff like that is important (the point of driving read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 15, 2008 - 11:59 am
Posted By: Maing 140 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomoz.org)
Category: Usability
It's been a long time since I've blogged about design & usability topics, but I think we're overdue for a revisit. Luckily, in my recent web browsing, I stumbled across some remarkably innovative, uncommon design elements that made me take notice read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 10, 2008 - 4:43 am
Posted By: tomcritchlow 145 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.conversion-rate-experts.com)
Category: Usability
The guys over at the conversion rate experts (aka the squirrel guys due to their fantastic website optimiser piece) have just re-launched their site and have a new blog. Add to your feed reader now! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 18, 2008 - 7:06 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 167 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchengineguide.com)
Category: Usability
Stoney degeyter writes, "There are advantages and disadvantages to using both absolute and relative links. Here I will explore the differences between the two, outline some pros and cons and also provide some additional information on how you can cr read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 5, 2008 - 3:25 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 180 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.doshdosh.com)
Category: Usability
Maki - While you might not own a large online newspaper, the points listed in this article can be applied to your blog or online magazine. Apart from having strong information sources, it’s important to organize content in a way which provokes great read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 30, 2008 - 10:33 am
Posted By: cre8pc 187 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Usability
When usability reviews are presented from the perspective of marketing, it becomes easier to understand the importance of user experience design. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 2, 2008 - 10:09 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 214 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Usability
In part 1 of What SEO/SEM Professionals Should Know About Website Usability, usability experts Peter Morville and Susan Weinschenk answered the question, "What should SEO professionals know about usability?" For this installment, website usability g read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 17, 2008 - 7:26 pm
Posted By: cre8pc 229 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Usability
"I can’t remember the make or model of the automobile. I don’t care who the woman is behind the wheel. What I remember and giggle to myself about is that she asks if your car turns you on.

Well, hell yes. Thanks for noticing!" read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 2, 2008 - 2:26 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 244 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchengineguide.com)
Category: Usability
The selling process--from initial interest to the very last checkout page--must be able to grab shopper's attention and proceed to drive them through to the finalization of the sale. But even after the sell, you must deal with customer service issue read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 28, 2008 - 2:46 pm
Posted By: cre8pc 248 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Usability
When was the last time you got excited about buying online? When did you last feel madly driven to toss items into an online shopping cart? read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 25, 2008 - 9:21 am
Posted By: annie7 254 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seodesignsolutions.com)
Category: Usability
Every page in your site is a potential landing page. Depending on how streamlined the content is, your pages can provide a valuable resource for those seeking products or services and convert motivated searchers from window-shopping prospects into l read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 4, 2008 - 4:02 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 273 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.useit.com)
Category: Usability
This finding — that when a SERP link starts with a respected brand name, it holds more appeal for users than weirdo links — exemplifies the interaction between SEO (search engine optimization) and usability. Clickthrough and conversion rates are dri read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 26, 2008 - 10:52 am
Posted By: gunjanpandya 281 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seosmarty.com)
Category: Usability
Ann Said in her blog: "Really color perception differs from country to country and from niche to niche. Color theory deserves the whole separate blog to cover it and I outlined only some main points." read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 20, 2008 - 1:24 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 286 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.useit.com)
Category: Usability
It's hard to write a general article about application design mistakes because the very worst mistakes are domain-specific and idiosyncratic. Usually, applications fail because they (a) solve the wrong problem, (b) have the wrong features for the ri read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 19, 2008 - 5:22 pm
Posted By: MattMcGee 287 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.jenniferslegg.com)
Category: Usability
So, Google "hijacked" your 404 page because you never bothered to make one? In light of that, Jen Slegg gives you everything you need to know to make your own 404 page that serves visitors and keeps them on your site. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 12, 2008 - 2:43 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 294 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.smashingmagazine.com)
Category: Usability
Usability and the utility, not the visual design, determine the success or failure of a web-site. Since the visitor of the page is the only person who clicks the mouse and therefore decides everything, user-centric design has become a standard appro read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 30, 2008 - 10:11 am
Posted By: vangogh 306 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.doshdosh.com)
Category: Usability
Improve the way your customer reacts to your site by changing the way they receive your message. Help them to choose by providing alternative cues which provoke action. This is persuasion through presentation. read more »
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