The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “How to Avoid the Risk of a Website Redesign”.Chris Goward says, “Many companies are trapped in a traditional website redesign cycle.Every 2-5 years, the marketing team agrees the site design is looking “stale” and needs an overhaul. The last redesign was so painful that they’ve avoided it since then.But, because organizational memory is so short, they forget the pain of the last experience.On top of that organizational amnesia, marketers who are excited about this new project don’t stop to consider whether the... [...]

The rising popularity of Pinterest demonstrates the power of images to hold people’s attention.That same attraction can now build the traffic for your own site with the new WpPinReview Theme.This theme could be used for an affiliate site. For example, if you’re an Amazon affiliate, insert product pictures to create back-links to your affiliate review pages using the powerful of WordPress and Pinterest combined.In fact, for any niche site, you can create powerful affiliate review pages using the simple page wizard built into WpPinReview Theme and guarantee your review is designed... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Seven common pitfalls when taking websites international”.Christian Arno says, “With cross-border ecommerce booming, it’s not surprising that more businesses are launching international websites. Britain generates the biggest online trade surplus in the world, according to research by OC&C. The value of exports is $1bn more than imports, putting it ahead of the United States and Germany.It’s not just major retailers such as ASOS and Marks & Spencer that are contributing to this trend. A survey by Royal... [...]

In only 30 seconds you can create your fully customized Fan Page with Profile picture in a super-easy online graphic editor, FB Graphics Pro Generator.Ken Reno has just released his newest hosted software. This editor lets you build a new Fan Page from scratch in just a few minutes.With FB Graphics Pro Generator, you have full control over all of the text, the graphical style and even the icon that is displayed on your Facebook Fan Page.With this new editor, you can add an icon to your Fan Page to reveal a video, a PDF, a coupon and even a download. This mystery may increase the “like”... [...]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “Don’t Let Uninspired Compromise Ruin Your Homepage”.Rick Burnes says, “Quick: What are the first- and second-most important jobs of your company’s homepage?If you have a clear answer to that question, congratulations. You’re in elite company, and chances are the most important page on your site — your homepage — is working well.If your answer is wishy-washy, you probably have an uninspired compromised on your hands. Your homepage is probably under-performing and you have work to do.Why Focus on the ‘Job’... [...]

Ken Reno just announced WpNewsTicker, a WordPress plugin that lets you place scrolling content in a small window at the bottom of your posts and pages.Now you can add news ticker style ads to your blog, and even include your own affiliate links in your ads.There’s a lot of flexibility in the ticker. You choose the font and font size, the background color, the size of the ticker window and more.Besides using it on all your own sites, you are licensed to sell it to other marketers for their sites.Although the price is rising, you can get it for about $6.20 at this writing, here: WpNewsTicker. [...]

The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “How to Know When Your Web Design is Done”.Pamela Wilson says, “
My eyes were starting to lose focus.It was 2:00 in the morning. My hands were coated with pastel dust. An inch of cold coffee sat in the mug next to me.I stared at the drawing I’d been working on. I took a step back and tried squinting, then I moved in close and looked at the details.Was I done?It’s the question that haunted every first-year art student. It kept us up late adding, adding, adding layers of complexity to our pieces, sometimes to our detriment“.How... [...]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Five SEO Steps to Take Before Redesigning Your Site”.Aleh Barysevich says, “Why do people redesign their websites? Reasons are abundant, and here is a list of the most common ones.Modern look: You don’t want you site to look outdated, so from time to time you brush it up in line with the latest trends.More trust in the brand: If site owners continuously invest into making their sites better, users tend to associate trust their brands more.Growing needs: Your business evolves. You might be changing the focus of your activities,... [...]

The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Website Experience Affects Public Perception”.Pete Prestipino says, “Seventy-six percent of e-commerce decision makers believe customers’ perceptions of their brand are directly impacted by the website experience, according to a new survey out from Web infrastructure and cloud hosting provider Peer 1.The survey, which asked participants about the impact of key e-commerce investments during the 2013 holiday season, revealed several interesting highlights. Thirty-three percent of respondents plan to invest significantly in... [...]

Sliders, a series of pictures that scroll automatically, are used on many sites to get multiple images on a home page in a small amount of space. Do sliders help your website or hurt it? Thijs de Valk, behavioral scientist in the Yoast organization, creators of the Yoast SEO plugin and other WordPress products, recently wrote a post on the Yoast.com blog giving evidence for harm done by sliders. He suggests that there’s harm to usability, harm to SEO and harm to the site’s professional image when sliders are used.That’s not just his opinion. He includes quotes from many experts... [...]