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Bye Bye SiteVista – Hello Litmus

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It seems only yesterday that the guys behind SiteVista let me take a look at what they were cooking, but if you look at my original post it was over two years ago! I gather that SiteVista was successful and I did see its name cropping up all over the place, but for whatever reasons they guys decided to revamp it and rename it - Litmus was born! Paul gave me access to a beta … [Read more...] about Bye Bye SiteVista – Hello Litmus

Usability Testing – Worth The Investment?

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I don't like buzzwords. In fact I'd almost go so far as to say that I loathe them. Of course I do use them - it's really hard not to. For the last 7 years or so I've been subscribed to Jakob Nielsen's newsletter. I missed a few issues over the years due to moving emails around (I have a tendency of doing that!), but I've always found his reports to be thought provoking. We're … [Read more...] about Usability Testing – Worth The Investment?

ENN Revamps

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ENN has been around for years. So has its current design (or at least I get that feeling) I don't have any issues with the current design, though I don't get exactly excited about it either. They're currently preparing to unveil a new design, but have made the new design available for everyone to see in advance. That's a brave move to make! In any case the new design is very … [Read more...] about ENN Revamps

Common Design / SEO Mistakes

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While I may not like some of the websites that get submitted to the various directories I manage I can appreciate that not everyone can design (I can't!). However one of my pet hates are the image only sites. You know the ones I mean. Instead of pages of text they are one big ugly image. No text. No links. Nothing clickable or spiderable. You'd need to use OCR technology to get … [Read more...] about Common Design / SEO Mistakes