Design & Dev

4 Ways Web Designers Can Be More Strategic

Good design is about more than aesthetics. It is forward thinking and interactive Web designers need to start thinking more about the long-term strategic goals of their clients.

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How to Track YouTube Player Events in Google Analytics

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to find that out how many visitors are playing your videos and watching them until the end using the YouTube API and some Google Analytics ninja skills.

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Landing Page Design

84 Tips For A Killer Landing Page Design

If you know a steady stream of targeted traffic is coming to your website, you can increase the likelihood of converting that traffic into leads by using a targeted landing page.

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How To: Effectively Use Responsive Web Design

Responsive design websites aim to keep the most important elements on screen and prioritized, no matter the browser size and orientation.

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How To: Be Successful Using A/B and Multivariate Testing

Everyone knows that website traffic is valuable commody. You work hard just to get them into the game, but it isn’t over once visitors arrive. In order to maximize these early efforts, you’ll need another big push to get them across that goal line – conversion.

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Keyboard Shortcuts Guaranteed to Save You Time

For many Web designers, learning keyboard shortcuts is a job necessity. Not only can keyboard shortcuts greatly increase your productivity, but streamlining these motions can be good for your health (carpal tunnel, anyone?) and help keep your efforts sharp.

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Photoshop

No Layer Left Behind: A More Efficient Photoshop

Focusing on Web design etiquette from the start of a project goes a long way in helping to succeed as a team.

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Local Search Business

How To: Optimize Local Business for Search

A few short years ago only 54 percent of small businesses had websites. Today the number has climbed to 82 percent and as more and more local businesses continue to expand their online presence it is increasingly harder to garner, and hold, the attention of consumers.

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5 Not So Obvious Tips for Creating a Better Mobile-Friendly Website

Soon there will be more mobile devices than humans. So why aren’t more Web designers busy building mobile sites?

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Web Geek Holiday Gift Guide

Does your best pal use an emoticon stamp and continually talk about getting hashtag tattoo? If so, this list is certainly for you.

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How To: Speed Up Website Load Time

There are few things I hate more than a slow website – especially when it’s my own website. This is a post about how I plan to improve the load time of our home page.

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How To: Make a Better Homepage

The world’s most visited homepage is also most likely one of the simplest. And it’s no coincidence that the guys responsible for revolutionizing the search engine also understand the importance of a sleek, clutter-free design.

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A Crash Course in App Store Optimization

You’ve created, designed and developed an app. Now you need to know the best way help people find you.

Oct 14 by | 1 Comment
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Web Form A/B Testing: How I Increased Form Fills by 37%

Increasing form fills for any website can mean the difference between success and failure. If it’s lead generation you are after try a few A/B Testing tricks.

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Display Ads, Interactive Marketing Killing TV Marketing Spend

In recent years display advertising has gone through a sea-change of sorts as improved targeting and measurable results have led to more accurate and actionable campaigns.

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