I’ve already written posts about how you can improve the look of your website through using the proper typography and by taking a good look at the details. Hope that it helped you somewhat and that you maybe at least got inspired to look at things from another angle. I know that it’s not easy to break ones normal pattern but it could be good.

Well, now I’m back to tell you about how to improve the performance of your website. Yes, I know that there’s a lot written about on the web but I thought that it might be a good idea summing the best tips up. What it’s much about is scaling your site down so that your visitors won’t have to wait forever for your pages to load. Actually, I’m not going to talk so much about it here but I’ve written an article on the topic so please check it out here!

As many things in life is web design much about the details. Paying attention to all those small little things might take your website from ok to brilliant. When you rough out the first idea of a site/page you obviously won’t be able to make it a 100%. Half of the work will probably remain to be done. Start thinking critically and start looking at various different ways of fixing the design.

Even though you might be under pressure of getting the design done you shouldn’t rush this moment through. There might be some late nights but it will be well worth it. Start polishing the site’s design and when you start having trouble focusing it might be time for a short break. When you come back you’ll probably be able to watch at things in a new angle.

Experimenting a bit (it’s better to have tried something and rejected it than never have tested it out) might be a good idea but remember to still keep it consistent. If for example the pixels don’t match on a site you risk the chance of creating something very messy looking.

My last advice would be completing everything. If you intend to leave something semi-good you might as well not do anything at all. And whatever you do – don’t forget to take a look at the details!

Cheers!

Hi all,

I’m back again from a long, and much appreciated, vacation filled with skiing in the snowy mountains. Anyways, that’s not what I’m here to talk about – if it only was that simple. No, I want to start the New Year with discussing the different typography that’s being used on the web. Obviously this is what will set the tone of a/your site which makes it a crucial part of our online existence (do you think I’m taking it a bit far? .

If I am to start with a general rule – minimalistic and simple will always be the best alternative. It will be easy for the visitors to read as it’s simple and clean in its style. But of course are there ways of keeping a minimalistic style and at the same time giving it a bit of an edge. One of my absolute favorites is “The New Yorker” website. They have kept their trademark font on the web which is not only clean and simple – it’s also a way enhancing their brand name. The best of two worlds I guess…

Another site that really has managed to create an extremely appealing website much due to its typography is “A List Apart”. Yet again – simple design and easy on the eyes for us as visitors. Of course is it also important to be able to combine the typography with the rest of graphics on the site but start out with a clean style and you’ll have much of your work done…

Hi,

If you’ve read my blog before you know that I’ve written blog posts about domain names and related topics. To take it all a step longer I’ve now written a full article about domain names and registrars here at WebHostingSearch.com. If you wish to learn more about these two points I hope that you take the time to read it – and, of course, I hope that you will learn something new as well.

The subject of domain names and registrars might sound easy but there’s actually a lot to think about. Picking a registrar for example shouldn’t be done without careful planning and assessments. Anything from jurisdiction to services should be included in your calculations. Well… I think it’s better if you read the article or I would have to repeat myself too many times.

/David

Ok, I’m 100 percent positive that you’ve all gotten them and I’m also sure that you all hate them. What I’m talking about is of course the so called Nigeria letters. Every morning when I get to work I have to take a couple of minutes to clean out my inbox from these scam letters. And yes, I do have an active spam filter… It doesn’t matter how much I try to keep them away – they just keep coming.

It’s weird when it has gone so far that it would feel strange if I didn’t get them one morning… But the strangest thing is probably that they’re still sending these e-mails. Honestly now – is anyone still getting fooled by these promises of great earnings. If so, these people must have been living in a cave for the latest 15 years or so. No, it’s time for the scammers to go do something else. Of course, they’ll be missed in my daily morning routine but I can handle it…

/David

I know that you all probably already know about SEO and I’m also sure that many of you have incorporated it in your business. There’s of course nothing wrong that. It will probably only boost your business. The thing that irritates is me when people talk about being experts at SEO. The Internet is an ever changing market and this means that all types of marketing methods are as well. What was hot one day is not the other and it’s the same with SEO.

Google and other search engines find ways of disturbing people that utilizes search engine optimization to give their business a boost. In other words, what you knew about SEO one day is rubbish the other and it’s because of this that I get annoyed at people calling themselves experts. Probably it’s just me being cranky and it’s only semantics. However, I just felt as if I had to get this off my chest. I feel so much better now…

Ok, this is probably something you’ve been doing for years but I have totally missed out on the action when it comes to parking domain names. You have two options when it comes to parking domains – either purchase a new domain name (as I’ve said in an earlier post isn’t this exactly the easiest to do as all the good ones seem to be taken) or buy an expired domain name at for example GoDaddy. Some are very expensive and some are under $50 – I don’t think you should rush this moment as the name is crucial. So, what should you do with this domain? Fill it with niched content and sign up for relevant affiliate programs. If you’ve gotten your hands on a domain with an ace name you can be sure to get some targeted traffic. I don’t know about you but I’m at least going to try it!

Have a great Week-End!

Hi Everybody,

Ok, now I’m gonna do like my fellow blogger Brian and ask for your participation. What I want to know from you have to do with applications. They’re everywhere on the Internet and they’re increasing faster than one thought was possible. Take a look at Facebook for example – I get new applications sent to me every day. Some are just annoying and some I kinda like. The worst one so far has to be the “Friends For Sale” application. Totally useless and nothing but annoying. One that I dig is the “I-like” application where you can compare what kind of music that you like with your friends. So, get of your asses and tell me what applications you like and which ones that you wished never was invented.

Have a great Week-End!

Hello my friends!

Sorry about not putting up a post for a while. Unfortunately I’ve been sick so I’ve just been lying in my bed. However, now I’m back, healthier than ever. I thought it would be a good idea to kick start this blog again. So, without any further ado here are some tools that can help you analyze your site. They’re in no particular order and do with them whatever you want. Hopefully they can help you in some way. Isn’t half the pleasure analyzing ones site?

SEO Analyser / Raven SEO tools

Free tool that helps you optimize your site from a SEO perspective. Easy one click analyze button

Crazy Egg

Great tool if you want to find out what people are doing on your site. Get heatmaps, overlays and lists.

Mint

In some ways similar to Crazy Egg since it also shows what people are up to when visiting your site. I guess that Mint is somewhat more extensive than Crazy Egg.