A handy WordPress media uploader hack for dummy image placeholders in your website build, with a quick swap when the final versions are ready.
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“Don’t Make Me Think: Revisited” – Steve Krug (Book Review) 📘
A person of average technical ability must be able to navigate your website easily. This is required reading for anyone wanting to create a better experience for their visitors…
QR Codes Could Get the Chance They Deserve Thanks to iOS 11 🔗
QR codes are great in theory. They’re a novel means for accessing information via smartphone, but the adoption rate among consumers is fairly low. That could change…
Badly Behaved Images? Leverage the Power of Vector Graphics to Eliminate Unruly Design
The Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format is the frequently overlooked solution to high quality design both in print and online. Once explained to non-designers, it is obvious the advantages afforded by “vector paths” is common sense, essential to workflow and cost effective…
Browser Ad Blockers are Destroying Website Functionality and Killing Content 🛑
While the blocking of aggressive advertising in web browsers is common, the side effects are that overzealous ad blockers damage core website functionality and mute genuine content…
Google AMP: Shocked Webmasters Learn of Changes to Mobile Site Search Results
Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) is the most important design and development change to hit webmasters in the last 5 to 10 years. Life just got complicated…
10 Website Trust Signals You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Does your small business website seem honest and trustworthy to customers? Use these psychological triggers to increase conversions and build a good reputation…
Overwhelmed by Web Design? Use This 10 Step Project Checklist and Stay in Control
Are you a web design client or consultant? Do you need to track project progress? This website checklist is a coherent action plan for setting priorities and better managing your time…
This WordPress Media Uploader Problem Makes Your Blog Look Amateur
WordPress automatically creates thumbnails when you upload images. Add a featured image to a post and a smaller thumbnail is used for your blog archive. How does yours look?
2 Advantages of Using PNG instead of JPEG on Your Website
What format do you save your digital images to? Would you like to take advantage of background transparency? Try the PNG format…
Say What? How Your Website Colours Communicate
Website design colour schemes must be analysed carefully. The colour palette you choose affects communication, user experience and purchase decisions…
“Purple Cow” by Seth Godin (Book Review)
Broadcast driven campaign advertising is dead. Mass markets are saturated. Production innovation and niche marketing is alive and well. Are you a Purple Cow?
Small Business Website – DIY Vs Pro ⚖️
There’s no question about it: a website is essential for any small business. If you don’t exist on the web, you’re creating unnecessary inconvenience…
DIY Laminated Printed QR Code 🖨️
Here is a low cost method for experimenting with printed weather proof QR codes to promote a local product or service on a website…
How to Set Up QR Code Tracking 📊
Are you using QR codes on leaflets, flyers, business cards and other materials? Discover how to track the number of scans/visits on your QR code URL…