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Test your website in different browsers or fail, like Verizon Wireless

July 14, 2011 – 5:04 pm
Verizon forgot to test their new website in Google Chrome

Let’s talk about why it is important for you (or your website designer – gratuitous shout out to Design Spike) to test your new website in every browser you can possibly think of… All websites should be tested for browser support; after all you do want your online presence to be solid in all browsers, read more »

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Being Navigationally Challenged

July 13, 2011 – 8:48 pm
So where exactly am I supposed to look on this page?

I must be navigation challenged. Really. I must. It can’t be the website designers. It simply has to be me. No matter that I spend ALL day surfing the web, it has to be me. So, what does navigation challenged mean? How about when I land on a site knowing, KNOWING, where I want to read more »

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Major navigation “sins” – not even the Vatican can avoid this one!

June 15, 2011 – 5:18 pm
Sistine Chapel

Guest Post by Perri Greeley – One might assume that when you land on the Vatican website, you will find a well developed, well designed, website filled with wonder, information, and art. After all, the Vatican does hold an entire treasure trove of art and is a thing of beauty itself. Try again. Sadly, the read more »

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Don’t use auto play music on your website. Just don’t.

June 6, 2011 – 8:29 pm
Dancing Leprechauns are Annoying

Innocently enough (or not as the case may be), I posted the following question on the Design Spike Facebook page: Website pet peeve time: What drives you crazy about a website? (Navigation, flashing bits, colors, etc).   Overwhelmingly, everyone seems to dislike auto play music on websites. And I mean HATE kind of dislike. Dancing read more »

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How many clicks does it take to get to the center of your Elvis Wedding package?

April 26, 2011 – 5:44 pm
Image via cupidswedding.com

If there is one thing Elvis wedding shopping has taught me, it’s that it ain’t all about SEO (ie. 1st ranked in a Google search ). You need an actionable website to back that #1 ranking up! It’s about the choices the site gives visitors when they hit the landing page. What good is being ranked #1 read more »

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Pink doesn’t stink….website color combinations that work

April 12, 2011 – 8:48 pm
Color Scheme Designer 3

I walked in to this blog thinking “Pink, bah!” Who really wants pink as the dominant color in a website? And, why oh why would Pantone have picked Honeysuckle 18-2120 to be the color of 2011? But look closer, my fine readers, and you will see pink can rock out a website like nobody’s bizness. read more »

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Color schemes for your website. Do you really want them seeing red?

April 8, 2011 – 6:55 pm
Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards Lake Chelan Washington

The most glaring “bad website designs” are a result of color selection.  A few days ago we blogged about ugly websites and encouraged you to reach out for opinions and/or professional assistance in creating your website to avoid receiving a “bad website” moniker. Not because we think Design Spike should be designing your website, although, who read more »

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Your website is you. What do you look like?

April 5, 2011 – 6:08 pm
Jessica Hische - What a great website looks like

Your website is your face time on the Internet. So why is it that the interwebs are littered with hard to navigate, dare I say ugly, awful websites? Your website it STILL the place people will go to find out more about you. After all, aren’t you using social media to drive traffic to your site? read more »

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