25th
August
2009
Over the years I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading the reports from usability expert Jakob Nielsen, and try to apply what I can to the design of my various web properties.
Jakob’s latest Alertbox on Twitter Postings: Iterative Design is a good read for those who want to use Twitter (or any other stream-based communication tool) more effectively.
Watch closely as he transforms and massages a text message, through 5 rounds of redesign, to make it much …
Popularity: 14% [?]
posted in Copywriting |
18th
August
2009
If you are looking for cost effective html site templates, WordPress, Joomla and CMS themes
music loops and sound effects
Photoshop, vector graphics, icons
royalty free motion graphics, footage and video project files
and even elements for Flash…
then I encourage you to check out the Envato Marketplace, (another) Aussie business, who are now celebrating their third year online!
So… start by checking out the templates and themes available at Theme Forest, and once there, …
Popularity: 15% [?]
posted in Audio-Video, Essentials, Wordpress |
17th
August
2009
Seriously, it seems like someone stole my remote and changed the channel to some sort of alternate reality. Every time I look at the tele, all I see is gloom and doom! I’ve heard more than enough about the GFC and recession!
What ever happened to ‘the Dream’? You know… the one where you had the “perfect” life, where you built and ran the perfect business, had the perfect family, the nice cars, the best vacation …
Popularity: 14% [?]
posted in Essentials |
15th
August
2009
Last time he did this, hundreds of thousands of people watched his videos.
Lots of people did what he said, and got great results (all for free).
And now… well he’s doing it again!
Click here to find out…
Sure… it’s a launch… but there really is some excellent free Marketing training from one of the Masters, Armand Morin, that you just shouldn’t miss!
Enjoy!
Stephen
Update - the last video (”The CORRECT way to setup Adwords“) …
Popularity: 14% [?]
posted in Launches |
15th
August
2009
Long time Mac users will be cheering in the streets come August 25… Techsmith.com have “finally” announced that Camtasia for Mac will be ready for download!
For a limited time (until the end of 2009 by the looks), it will be on sale for just $99, which is 33% off the list price. There will also be a 30 day full featured trial version to download and try out!
While the exact feature set is not yet …
Popularity: 14% [?]
posted in Launches |
8th
August
2009
I recently found what I thought was going to be a GREAT little plugin for my Firefox web browser… Fresh from Wordtracker Labs, is a Firefox add on called SEO Blogger.
So while you are editing a post, it allows you open up a window alongside your blog’s editing screen, to find relevant/popular keywords for that post.
The idea is that you can use it to create better, keyword rich articles and count how many …
Popularity: 8% [?]
posted in Software |