Web Users Crave Familiarity For any first time visitor, your site is a mystery. Before they can find what they want, they first have to figure out how your site 'works'. You can help by making major elements of your site design, architecture and copy familiar to them.
The Art of Being Human The web is a uniquely personal medium. In fact, it is the most personal of all the mass media. But very few web sites carry a personal voice. How come? By 'being there' and engaging readers with a genuine, personal tone of voice, you will increase your visitors' level of confidence and trust, and increase their sense of loyalty to your site.
Your Readers are Publishers Too We tend to forget that our readers are content creators too - through forums, newsletters, bulletin boards, blogs, wikis and more. So why not take advantage of their knowledge and expertise? Why not invite your site visitors to send in content contributions you can use on your site? It makes sense in lots of ways...
Get Out of The Way Sometime we create great text for our web site pages, and then overwhelm it with images and design restrictions. Keep in mind, unlike print, on the web people look at the text first. So make sure your design supports your text, and doesn't get in the way of it.
Intranet Project – RAD or Waterfall? What is the difference between RAD and Waterfall methodologies and which should I use for my intranet portal project? Find your answers here - or at least - the right questions!
Intranet Project Names - Some Ideas Need some ideas on how to name your Intranet project? This short article explores the possible options, including the direct, conceptual and abstract.
Intranet Portal – Business Case ROI How can I make the business case for an Intranet, or Corporate, Portal? What benefits can I include to establish a decent Return on Investment (ROI)? This article contains some ideas and strategies that might help.
Business is not a Science? Have you ever heard someone say that Business is not Rocket Science? And indeed although that maybe true to some degree do you ever notice that the person who s...
Finance - Money, Money Finance is a big word for some of us. It's a little scary. Maybe you immediately go to thinking about "high finance."...
A Look At Acid Reflux Treatment Heartburn is a by-product of digestion, specifically affecting the esophagus and the stomach. The esophagus is a tube that delivers food into the stomach, and i...
Properly Formatting Articles - Article Submission! Do you submit articles online? Did you know that 90% or more of all articles submitted are wrongly formatted? Learn how to make it easier for editors world wide...
Love Eluding You? Let Go and It May Find You How many times have you heard someone say it was when they weren't looking for love that they found it? Often they'll say, "I had just accepted the possibility...
Basics For Writing A Business Plan Find information about writing a business plan, making sure it is successful, financing your business, researching and things to include in it.
Settling For More Some motivational experts will tell you to aim high and even if you fall short, you'll still have more than you do now. Poppycock. It is still a compromise. Sto...
A Spring Wedding Spring symbolizes new beginnings. Flowers awaken from their winter sleep and new life can be found in fields all over the country. Its no wonder that spring is ...
The Life of Francisco Goya A hugely significant painter, Goya is said to be the "father of the moderns" - his style influnced many of the 20th century's greats...
SEO Hints and Tips and Free SEO Tools Here are some quick guidelines to increase your search engine position, to do search engine optimization, and some tools that are available for free download to...
Men and Grief Men grieve differently from women, but grief doesn't discriminate between gender, race or culture
The Hard Facts About Editing Whether you're interviewing for a new job, trying to woo a love interest on a first date, selling your work on the Internet, or submitting a query to an editor,...
From Toss Out to Sensational Keeper - Lamp Re-Make When the old lamp from my children's room was turning decidedly "trash-worthy", a grand idea formed and kept me from tossing it out. Originally, it had been suc...
Two Simple Ways To Get Anything You Want We have all heard about how this is an abundant universe. But how do we translate metaphysics into actuality? Discover two simple ways to open up your flow of...
Why Content is King of Website Design When you're running an online business, it's not your website design you need to worry about - it's your content.
