Warmest Greetings,
:: Friday, July 25, 2003 ::
The proof is in the pudding... "Thank you Cre8asite"
"As a result of acting on some of the great and actionable advice I got, our qualified site traffic has more than doubled, and our sales are up dramatically vs. last year. Because we've gotten so much more business from our website, my wife has had to put off the Ebay component of our business to keep up with order fulfillment on our retail site."
Robert Clough of SearchEngineGuide has launched an Information Service. I really like Robert. He works quietly in the background of SEO-Land offering support and encouragement. His website has been a trusted resource for years. Good to see you still going strong Robert!
One of the areas I test for in usability evaluations for websites are links, labels and navigation structure. This article by Jared Spool is a favorite and may shed some light for you or offer inspiration >>> Getting Confidence from Lincoln - "What makes links work?"
Do you ever see things that make no sense whatsoever and you wonder how in the heck the people in charge let it remain there, or how it got to be there in the first place? Then you'll like This is Broken - "Monitoring the customer experience, by Mark Hurst."
Now here's something you won't see everyday and probably could care less about, but *I* got a real kick out of it so I took a picture. You can see Eric Itzkowitz's website (which is jam packed with SEO resources and companies) here >>> SEOlist.com
Do you use Opera? If so, Cre8asiteForums has Questions for Opera Users. Developers may be interested in the answers too.
:: posted by Kimberly Krause on 7/25/2003 10:07:23 AM
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:: Thursday, July 24, 2003 ::
The following has nothing whatsoever to do with SEO or Usability...
When the truth doesn't hurt, it can be really gosh darned hilarious! HUH?
If you're smothered by a control freak >>> Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About
This next part is about usability....
I've long been curious about the human response to computers, the 'Net, websites...hence my passion for the user experience. In Cre8asiteForums I raised some questions and started a conversation about navigation, culture influence and what, if anything, is different about how we all navigate websites based on where we live. You can join or read the discussion here >>> Navigation and International Differences?
Okay. Back to the not so serious stuff...
Benefits of waking up early / staying up late? I won't post the URLs to the wee hour of the morning "I'm so drunk right now" posts we get at Cre8asiteForums. But you're free to find them yourself.
Microsoft has launched a new server. As if the other versions worked.
Back to something useful. If you want to OD on usability resources for software or web dev, visit here >>> Newsability
:: posted by Kimberly Krause on 7/24/2003 10:10:09 AM
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:: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 ::
Web Rank’s “Search Engine Compatibility and the Top 100 New Zealand Company Web Sites” has hit the media outlets and may be surprising to some but not to me. I worked with many web design teams or companies that don't have a working knowledge of SEO nor are willing to incorporate optimization techniques into their pages. One web design company designed their sites completely as graphics! No text. The content is first converted to an image and then put on the page.
Kalena Jordan, of WebRank, says "Websites are often a very large expense for these companies, ranging from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of dollars. To invest such a massive amount of time, money and effort into an online presence and not ensuring it can be found [in search engines] is like constructing a storefront without any doors." Read more >>> Search Engine News Blog
Never gave it much thought before today, but some health clubs in the US are forced for ban cell phones because the new ones that have cameras have been used in locker rooms and have become a privacy issue~! Watch your butt out there.
Yet another people-powered search engine has been launched. Sniff out Netnose.com
"Many of the "PDF Usability Crimes" you cite have nothing to do with Acrobat or PDF but are the result of poor design choices. Most of same arguments about poor navigation, large file sizes, and excessive text blocks can be used to describe poorly designed HTML as well. There are some very valid reasons for using PDF's online as opposed to HTML." Read more in "To: Dr. Jakob Nielsen From: Robert McDaniels, Adobe Systems"
User personas are valuable tools for usability testing during a build process. Cre8pc.com website evaluations use "user characters". This new article talks about why this approach is useful. Personas: Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Sites By Alison J. Head
Here's one for ya. Someone searched the Cre8pc.com site for "tummy tuck". Ooohhhhkayyyyyeeeee...
Quote: "We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
:: posted by Kimberly Krause on 7/23/2003 11:28:35 AM
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:: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 ::
Was just too busy today to write anything thrilling but I did get this news from Clicktracks to pass along to you!
They launch ClickTracks Professional 4.0 on Wed, July 23.
"ClickTracks will release ClickTracks Professional 4.0, the latest in their
line of award-winning web analytics products. ClickTracks Pro is two to ten
times faster than previous releases, and offers new functionality designed
to make managing and understanding Pay Per Click and Search Engine Marketing
campaigns efficient and intuitive. ClickTracks Pro also gives marketers the
tools and information needed to test current campaigns and better plan for
future campaigns."
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:: Monday, July 21, 2003 ::
Looking for a nice debate? We've got it going in Cre8asiteForums. Topic is "Spam Police". Are you one of them? What are they? Will the real definition of SEO spam please stand up? Are we responsible for our clients?
Watch the show (or join in) here >>> Spam Police - Rebel Without Applause
SearchEngineBlog is running an interesting article >>> Why Are Customers So Indecisive? By Sean D'Souza of PsychoTactics.com
I'm not indecisive. I ALWAYS spend too much money at Target.
She's back! My friend Kalena has fired up her SE blog again and found herself in a pile of a mess at Ihelpyou forums. Don't worry Kal. 'Net memories are incredibly short! Search Engine News Blog
For those in Western USA, here's some news...
"Broadband Central to Light Blue Zones in Sacramento - Utah-based WISP opens Northern California to its affordable, high-speed, wireless Internet access
DRAPER, Utah and SACRAMENTO, Calif.- July 21, 2003 - Broadband Central, the largest provider of high-speed wireless Internet services in the western United States, today announced it will open the greater Sacramento, Calif. area to its affordable, high-speed, wireless Internet access with the lighting of Blue Zones (one-mile diameter exclusive coverage area) in the region.
As of September 2003, Broadband Central will begin offering high-speed Internet access to residents of Sacramento and the surrounding areas at prices as low as $19.95 per month. The wireless Internet service provider (WISP) anticipates Blue Zone coverage throughout the city of Sacramento, as well as in the surrounding areas."
Thanks to those of you who've sent best wishes on my move and the new house and office. I'm truly blessed to have such sincere friends and supporters. And, owning a pool makes me feel like a Queen!
:: posted by Kimberly Krause on 7/21/2003 11:32:47 AM
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