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Archive | January, 2007

Why design for cross-browser compatibility?

January 25, 2007

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I had a client ask me today why the price of his website included 2 designs, one for Firefox/Mozilla users and one for Internet Explorer users. The simple answer is this: if you have a product to sell, and you alienate 30-40% of your users by giving them a site that doesn’t look good in the browser upon their initial visit, you’ve just lost 30-40% of your potential leads. He then agreed that 2 designs were worth the trouble.

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A Marketing Brainstorming Session

January 24, 2007

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One of the best activities to start with when developing a marketing strategy is Marketing Brainstorming. In a very short amount of time, you can come up with a solid base by which you can launch many of your marketing campaigns. In this article, I discuss the process.

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Tips for Making Better Web Pages

January 23, 2007

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Designers should make better pages because it lifts us all up. In this article, I discuss how.

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Navigating Web 2.0

January 21, 2007

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What is Web 2.0? I’ll discuss what that term means and point you in the direction of some great social media tools.

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