2010 New Year Resolutions for Email Users

by Colette Mason

I’m going to concentrate on user-friendly email etiquette techniques in this blog post.
At this time of year everyone dreads going back after the holidays - because they know there will be a zillion emails to wade through. Again.
Often it feels like you need another holiday right away, just to get over the hassle of sorting out your [...]

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Wacky Website of the Week – 1st January 2010

by Colette Mason

I seem to spend all my time being terribly serious about websites – it’s something all usability people seem to do – after all we spend our time helping businesses succeed online, not make something frivolous.
So, each week, for some Friday fun, I am going to post up a quirky website. This week’s site is “Running From [...]

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It is Time to Kickstart Your Company Social Media Strategy

by Colette Mason

Over the last 10 years, businesses have been rushing to get online with their company website.
Nowadays, if you have a small business, and you want to be richer and more successful online, you have to have a website that looks professional.
 Almost like deja vu, social networking is also gaining in popularity – by the time 2020 [...]

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10 User Friendly Strategies to Increase Sales Online

by Colette Mason

A user-friendly business website is similar to excellent customer service in that you tend not to pay attention unless you don’t get it. Nearly everyone who uses the Internet has come across websites that are frustrating to use.
Business websites that are not user-friendly are typically difficult to move around in, unreliable, have many non-functional links, [...]

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2 Minute Review – www.danielpitt.co.uk

by Colette Mason

Here’s another video usability review this time looking at http://www.danielpitt.co.uk where I share some tips that can be used to improve this website.

If you’re interested in having your website reviewed for free - just contact me. I’d be delighted to take a look at your site and see if it’s right for a 2 minute review.
Alternatively, if you’re looking [...]

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