Article Search Phrase Tips published on December 22, 2010 To improve SEO, I often advise clients to come up with a manageable list of appropriate search phrases to implement, and to look a few places to help spur ideas. The first step is to be aware of the non-branded search phrases that are already working for a site. Here is the simple way to quickly focus on these keywords. Read Now About
Article Prospect Experience Design 2010: The Year in Review by Christopher Butler on December 20, 2010 Yes, that's a glimpse of us (well, one of us, anyway) working hard at our main office in North Carolina. Looking back on 2010, it was all about good, hard work around here, but we still managed to produce a lot of great content. We hope you had a successful year and are looking forward to 2011 as much as we are. Until then, here are some of our favorite articles, webinars, and blogs from this year... Read Now About
Article Prospect Experience Design Redesigns of Note: Applied Arts Magazine by Justin Kerr on December 14, 2010 This is the first in a series of posts that we'll all (hopefully) be contributing to which will highlight some recent website redesigns and expand on points from our most recent newsletter, "Is It Time To Rebuild Your Website?" Applied Arts Magazine relaunched their website in January with a fresh, distinctive look and feel and better focused site content. Read Now About
Article There’s so much more you can do… by Lauren Clarke on December 3, 2010 …once you get the hang of SEO. We spend a lot of time here at Newfangled talking about SEO. Most... Read Now About
Article Is it Time to Rebuild Your Website? by Christopher Butler on November 30, 2010 Websites don't last forever. Without consistent upkeep, sometimes they barely even make it three years! The rapid change of web technology can overtake what was once state-of-the-art and reduce a website to a quaint relic in pretty short order, which is why it's so critical to realistically consider the "shelf life" of your website when you first build it... Read Now About
Article Prospect Experience Design Navigating Navigation published on November 29, 2010 You probably often think about the content of your website, but how often do you give due time to how you are structuring, organizing, and naming the navigation and menu items of your site? Navigating the navigation of your site is an important part of your information architecture that can result in a better user experience for anyone landing on your site... Read Now About
Article Prospect Experience Design Thinking About Information Architecture published on November 16, 2010 Information architecture should be the fundamental concept to which every decision in the prototyping phase is held accountable. You should always keep in mind how your target audience will be interacting with the site, not just how you want it to function. Read Now About
Article My Mixbook for 2010 by Christopher Butler on November 12, 2010 Exactly one year ago (unplanned, believe it or not), I posted about a book I'd assembled of web articles, which I called "A Year of Ideas." I wanted to take an idea introduced to me by Emmet Connolly a bit further Read Now About
Article Quick Content Idea: The Image-Driven Post by Christopher Butler on November 11, 2010 Some of us are visual thinkers who find it much easier to explain ideas with images than with words. Even though your blog should be predominantly written content, there's plenty of room for the occasional image-driven post... Read Now About
Article Quick Content Idea: The No-Frills Video by Christopher Butler on November 9, 2010 Not every blog post has to be written. Why not fire up your webcam and record a short video to share something quick with your readers? Read Now About
