Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Clean Up the Crawl Errors on Your Sites”. Collins Says, “I was looking at my Google Webmaster Tools account a while back for my blog, and I had an awful number of crawl errors, also known as 404 errors, where there is a file not found on a site. In my defense, my blog was started in 2004 and I’ve used multiple platforms over the year, which resulted in many directory setups, file extensions, etc. At the end of last month, I had over 900 crawl errors on my blog, and I set up a reminder to tackle them. But I have been putting... [...]
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The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “6 Signs It’s Time to Redesign Your Website”. Spencer Frandsen says, “Your website is the focal point of your online presence, so you want to make sure everything is looking tidy, eye-catching and modern. Think of it like preparing yourself for a first date! Perhaps you have been contemplating freshening up your website and giving it a virtual makeover (after all, why would you be looking at this article?). If so, then look at the below signs that suggest a redesign is needed: Your Website is Stuck in the 90’s Well... [...]
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “5 Web Design Blunders”. Allison Howen says, “A website is the digital face of an online business, which makes it very important that a brand’s site leaves a good impression with its visitors. Much too often, however, these important digital properties contain design blunders. While some of these blunders are simply annoying to frequent Web surfers, other blunders can actually disrupt the user experience and result in lost customers and revenue. Avoid making these mistakes on your site, by learning more about five of the top... [...]
MarketingExperiments is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, January 22 at 4.00 pm EST. The topic of the webinar is “How Many Columns Should I Use? New research suggests the best column layouts marketers should use for their pages”. MarketingExperiments team says, “Think for a few seconds about a page or email you manage. How many columns does it have? Do you know whether that is the optimal number? If you do know, have you tested it? What if you could improve the performance of the piece by adding or removing columns? In our next clinic, we’ll be drawing on about 15 years of research on... [...]
MarketingExperiments is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, January 22 at 4.00 pm EST. The topic of the webinar is “How Many Columns Should I Use? New research suggests the best column layouts marketers should use for their pages”. MarketingExperiments team says, “Think for a few seconds about a page or email you manage. How many columns does it have? Do you know whether that is the optimal number? If you do know, have you tested it? What if you could improve the performance of the piece by adding or removing columns? In our next clinic, we’ll be drawing on about 15 years of research on... [...]
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “18 pivotal web design trends for 2014”. Chris Lake says, “What web design trends do you think we’ll see in 2014? I’m betting on more simplicity, more cleanliness, and more focus on smaller screen sizes, among other things. This collection is largely based on observation, vaguely educated guesswork, waving a finger in the air, and a bunch of other posts I’ve compiled in recent months. As such, some of these predictions may be more accurate than others! No doubt I have missed all manner of trends, so do... [...]
James Lance builds marketing websites for people who don’t have the time or skill to build their own. He has four offers running on the Warrior Forum for website development, similar offers but each with a bit of a twist: You are getting one (or more) Amazon affiliate sites developed on the WordPress platform, complete with theme and plugins. >: All In One Niche Package. His best package gives you an attractive site optimized to bring you click-throughs to Amazon, where you will earn commissions >: The Long Tail Niche Package. He researches niches to find a long-tail sub-niche that... [...]
Mark Sandquist is well-known in internet marketing circles for his innovative products. One of his newest is his Local Webmaster Machine. If you are a consultant to local businesses, building a website for businesses can be an ongoing revenue stream for you. It becomes especially profitable when you can earn the fee (usually several hundred dollars, or even $1000) in less than a day. Using WordPress gives you a head start. WordPress sites are inherently easier to build and configure due to the many themes and plugins that are available as standard parts that you just have to assemble. Mark Sandquist... [...]
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “3 Ways to Cater to Digital Customers in 2014”. Allison Howen says, “As the Web progresses, the expectations of digital consumers keep growing. Not only is it vital for merchants to offer personalized shopping experiences nowadays, but they must also make their products available to consumers in a variety of channels. In order to obtain the best return on investment (ROI) from commerce initiatives in 2014, merchants must do a better job catering to their virtual shoppers’ wants and needs“. 3 Ways to Cater to Digital Customers... [...]
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Give Your Pages Some Headroom”. Pete Prestipino says, “The use of fixed headers, which stay static as a user scrolls down a page, is currently a popular approach to keeping navigation in front of website visitors. Depending on the size and required prominence of navigation, however, they can end up occupying a significant portion of the content area. There’s a better way!“. Give Your Pages Some Headroom Website Magazine [...]