Why design for cross-browser compatibility?
January 25, 2007
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.
I wanted to share an older news article I dug up on the subject as well. It made me laugh back then just as much as it makes me laugh now:
FEMA Aid Site Blocks Access To Firefox, Macs, Linux Users Our government sets laws and standards on how information should be accessible to everyone, and yet they make a site that only lets you file a FEMA claim if you have Internet Explorer on a PC.
A Marketing Brainstorming Session
January 24, 2007
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. Here is the process:
Tips for Making Better Web Pages
January 23, 2007
Why should I make better web pages?
There really are just some really horrible looking things out there on the web right now. It’s a little like the neighbor whose broken-down house brings down the house prices in the enitre neighborhood—don’t make the rest of us look bad!
So here are some tips and resources to help you make better web pages.
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Navigating Web 2.0
January 21, 2007
What is Web 2.0?
Although the definition of Web 2.0 is still up for debate, I feel that it is a movement in the internet community from a model where a few people controlled the information being displayed to a model based on social media and collaboration. In plain English, we have recognized that everyone has knowledge that is of value to the world, and the Web 2.0 model allows us to tap into that knowledge for the good of all.
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