FAQs or frequently asked questions were initially created for email list serve venues. For that purpose FAQs made sense, since the list managers were constantly answering the same questions day after day ad naseum. Since they worked well for email lists, they are used in many other applications. The FAQ has become de rigueur in … Read more
So you have a new business, venture or organization, that is great! And now you want to put up a website, that makes sense. Where do you start? Before you get a domain name, find a host, choose a content management system or find a designer; the best thing you can do is spend some … Read more
Even if you have done business with a company or organization, you do not have implicit permission to use their logo for your own promotion in your marketing materials. Company and organization brands are the visual image to the world in color, logo, and use of language. Each brand has a different purpose, though strength, … Read more
Pictures and graphics are a necessary addition to a website. It is a well known fact that people look at pictures before they read text – that is just how we are wired. Therefore plan on spending some of your website budget to incorporate decent graphics or photography. Even if your best friend likes your … Read more
Forms are wonderful tools when used correctly. They make sure that the back-end functions, of an interface, have all the information needed to process a request. Forms are great for event registration, e-list signups, user enacted actions on a database, etc. Where they fall down is when they are used to replace the feel of … Read more