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10 things to consider before sending out your next email newsletter

Eddie Gallagher | 6/06/2011

Here’s a quick list of 10 things that you should be thinking about before you send out your next newsletter:

tags: Email Marketing , Tips & Tricks , Web Development

What does your website look like to Facebook?

Andrew O'Sullivan | 10/03/2011

A handy tool lets you preview how your website will look when someone Likes or Shares it on Facebook.

tags: Online Trends , Facebook , Web Design , Tips & Tricks

Cracking a Hard Password

Bess Batterham | 7/03/2011

How important is password strength? The answer is very, cyber criminals use sophisticated tools that can rapidly decipher passwords or in some cases just get lucky with a wild guess.

tags: Common Sense , Tips & Tricks

Simple ways to make your business internet savvy

Kriska Aviola | 11/01/2011

In the age of internet access right at your finger tips, businesses need to be active online everyday to stay atop and fresh in people’s minds.

tags: Online Marketing , Tips & Tricks

Writing real proper for e-commerce

Stuart Horton-Stephens | 4/01/2011

Setting up an e-commerce site in order to sell your product seems like an easy thing to do in theory, but the practical application involves alot of detail which can make or break it.

tags: e-commerce , Web Design , Tips & Tricks

Blog design

Mike Hall | 15/11/2010

Blog designs can generally be split in to 2 main categories: those that show the full article contents on the homepage and those which show a synopsis only.

tags: Tips & Tricks , Corporate Blogging

Engage your audience.

Luke Gullifer | 12/11/2010

So you have an idea for a website or you already have a website that isn’t performing very well. What can you do to make it work?

tags: Tips & Tricks

The Cookie Monster Myth

Andrew O'Sullivan | 29/10/2010

Cookies have a bad reputation, but without them there would be no Web 2.0.

tags: Web Development , Tips & Tricks

Getting the most out of your ‘product page’ before the Christmas blitz!

James Hinton | 19/10/2010

Well, it’s come around again, Christmas is nearly here. Before the spending spree hits, it’s important to make sure your website is well prepared for the buying blitz.

tags: Online Marketing , e-commerce , Tips & Tricks

Designing for Facebook

Stuart Horton-Stephens | 8/10/2010

Its often surprising that the amount of companies out there who spend alot of time, effort and money on their online status tend to forget about what can be achieved within facebook.

tags: Facebook , Tips & Tricks

Showcase your online skills

Stuart Horton-Stephens | 30/08/2010

There are millions of web designers and developers out there who are in a constant demand due to the nature of their work flow: freelance.

tags: Tips & Tricks

No Double Opt-In. No Email List

Robert Beerworth | 16/07/2010

If you’re not collecting email addresses and building your email list via the double opt-in method, don’t expect to email your list anytime soon.

tags: Online Trends , Tips & Tricks , Web Development , Web Marketing

Make your online store competitive

Daniel Wright | 16/07/2010

In the last few years Australian companies have really embraced e-commerce. If you’re planning your first entry into the highly competitive world of e-commerce, then you need to make sure that you’re going to be able to compete.

tags: Tips & Tricks , Web Development , Web Strategy , Online Marketing

The basics of #hashtags and following terms in Twitter

Robert Beerworth | 15/07/2010

#Hashtags allow you to be heard beyond your list of followers. And following terms on Twitter allows you to hear past the people you’re following.

tags: Tips & Tricks

Should I build my website in HTML5?

Robert Beerworth | 13/07/2010

HTML5 is coming, though when do you pull the trigger? Turns out, it all depends on who you're pointing at.

tags: Web Development , Online Trends , Programming , CSS , Web Strategy , Tips & Tricks

Helping bigger to be better

Andrew O'Sullivan | 27/05/2010

In an agency, efficiency is key and it’s not uncommon to see two or even three displays on a desk. Here are two applications which help things run just a little smoother.

tags: Tips & Tricks , Online Trends

Five website design mistakes that are easily avoided

Adam Tedeschi | 6/10/2009

Building your website isn’t as simple as finding a graphic designer and give them your logo… common sense and good planning are the cornerstones of successful websites – then you introduce the creativity!

tags: Web Design , Tips & Tricks , Information Architecture , User Experience

Overcoming Software Bloat

Benjamin Tinker | 2/10/2009

This is all about optimization and code reuse. It should not be forgotten that optimization should always be part of the programmers ethos.

tags: Programming , Tips & Tricks

3 Basic Project Management Tips to Avoid Issues in Small Web Projects

James Hinton | 21/09/2009

It doesn't take much for a small web project to go off the rails. We've all seen it. The project can be moving along perfectly with the client and stake holders satisfied with the progress being made, and then, all of sudden, before you've even realised it, you're scratching your head wondering how it got to this point.

tags: Management , Tips & Tricks

Producing Effective Menus

Mike Hall | 21/09/2009

When designing a website it is important to try to provide as much visual support and context as possible to help orient users and to minimize the disruptive effects of jumping from one place to another whilst trying to find something.

tags: Web Design , SEO , Usability , Tips & Tricks

Sticky Content - Does Your Site Stick?

Patrick Wong | 15/09/2009

Sticky content is a term referring to content published and used to grab the attention of visitors for extended periods of time. Webmasters set out to achieve a sticky website with attractive content in order to build up a community of returning visitors.

tags: Tips & Tricks , Viral Marketing , SEO Sydney

Visual Studio Intellisense for jQuery

Matthew Cox | 25/08/2009

Intellisense for javascript was one of the best new features to come with Visual Studio 2008, and now intellisense has come to jQuery.

tags: Web Development , Programming , Tips & Tricks , jQuery

Get To Know Your Competitors, They Could Be Your Best Friends

James Hinton | 20/08/2009

When I chat to people about getting a new site built, one of the first questions I ask is: who are your competitors and what are they doing online?

tags: Business , Usability , Web Strategy , Tips & Tricks

Free Axure Design Patterns

Roslyn Zolandor | 18/08/2009

The main tool we use within our user experience (UX) team is an application called Axure. It allows us to create wireframes, prototypes and specifications for our clients before we start the design and development stages. Here are 4 great Axure design patterns for you to download for free.

tags: Web Design , Usability , Information Architecture , Tips & Tricks

All IE’s Aren’t Created Equally

Guy MacArthur | 10/08/2009

As a developer one of my responsibilities while working on a site is to ensure that everything looks as it should on many different web browsers. When I say different browsers that includes different versions of browsers. Currently, there are 3 versions of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that dominate browser usage worldwide. Those are IE 6, 7 and 8. And unfortunately, they like to show the same web sites slightly, and on occasion drastically, different.

tags: Web Development , Web Design , CSS , Tips & Tricks

Useful Google Commands / Operators

Patrick Wong | 29/07/2009

There are many instances where Google or Wikipedia has come to the aid where questions needed answering. Sometimes the answer appears right away within the first results; sometimes it takes time to sift through the returned pages and sometime we need to rephrase the question and try again.

tags: Google , Tips & Tricks , Search

Top Tips for a Great Creative Brief

Emily Berry | 14/07/2009

So you’ve completed the Pre Production phase of developing your new website. All the functionality is locked in, everyone understands the technical requirements of what your site will do, but before anything gets built you will need to utilise the talents of the creative team at your agency to create a visually appealing design.

tags: Web Design , Management , Tips & Tricks

The CheckBox is dead. Long live the CheckBox!

Guy MacArthur | 13/07/2009

One of the most hated dreaded slightly annoying controls featured in the asp.net arsenal is the CheckBox. Luckily however, there is a quick and lazy way of giving value back to your CheckBox.

tags: Programming , Issues , Web Development , Tips & Tricks