New Issue: Web Startup Alphas and Building Findable Websites
Posted on Nov 15, 2007 08:11:47 PM
Digital Web is happy to welcome Dave Goldenberg to our considerable list of contributors. Dave asks (and immediately answers) a continually relevant question: Why Do Web Startups Die? Lack of Alphalpha. What is “alphaalpha”, you ask? Dave explains it as the “frantic time between the Product Requirements Document and the alpha release”. See what Dave prescribes for getting past early challenges with your startup.
Tags: Alphas, Building, Findable, Issue, Startup, WebsitesReview: Building Findable Websites
Posted on May 11, 2007 09:44:56 AM
If you’ve ever tried to sell a client on the benefits of web standards—or even more specialized features such as microformats—the chances are that at some point you’ve promised improved search engine rankings. But have you ever had anything concrete upon which to base your claims? The promised land of web standards was one of immediate search engine benefits, but in the years since adoption Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Building, Findable, Review, Websites99.9% of Websites Are Obsolete
Posted on Dec 20, 2006 09:09:43 AM
An equal opportunity disease afflicts nearly every site now on the Web, from the humblest personal homepages to the multi-million-dollar sites of corporate giants. Cunning and insidious, the disease goes largely unrecognized because it is based on industry norms. Though their owners and managers may not know it yet, 99.9% of all websites are obsolete.
These sites may look and work all right in mainstream, desktop browsers whose names Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Obsolete, WebsitesBack to the User: Creating User-Focused Websites
Posted on Oct 19, 2006 05:57:28 PM
Since our earliest interviews with Web users, enormous progress has been made in shaping sites that inform, engage and build lasting customer relationships. Imagine searching for information without Google; finding a rare collectible without eBay, figuring out what ails you (at 3 A.M.) without WebMD, or getting the news you want delivered to your desktop without your favorite online newspaper.
We've all come a long way. That being Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Back, Creating, Focused, User, WebsitesScrew Paying: The 10 Free Font Websites Every Designer Should Save
Posted on Oct 6, 2006 01:44:12 AM
No matter how many fonts you have now, if you are a designer and you see a free font that you like you download it. Period. Of course whenever you go looking for free fonts, a crap load of the search results that show up will get you interested by showing you some good looking fonts and then tell you to pull out your credit card for that one you really liked.
Fortunately, we found just the thing to let you tell those sites that try Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Designer, Every, Font, Free, Paying, Save, Screw, Should, WebsitesExcerpting “Web Design and Marketing Solutions for Business Websites”
Posted on Jul 2, 2006 04:47:43 PM
Websites have become the go-to medium for casual information gathering. Google, Wikipedia, Technorati, and other massive information harvesters offer the world near infinite information at near-instant speeds. When people hear about a company, they type in the URL. Because of this, providing as much information about the business and its offerings is a critical ingredient in successful websites and marketing in general—when content is available, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Business, Design, Excerpting, Marketing, Solutions, Websites