Without a doubt, using images on your website is a good thing. There are people who just want text, facts and figures but then there are people like myself, who enjoy the visual representation of things. Using an image can enhance the user experience of your content and should be used. However, accordingly to Google, images […]
Will Your Site Be Marked As Insecure?
Back in October 2016, Google announced that Chrome 56 would mark non-secure pages containing password and credit card input fields as Not Secure in the URL bar. This is a good thing – it means that pages where sensitive information is shared – usernames, passwords, credit card details that aren’t using an end to end encryption […]
Images: Can I Use This Image
Images are an integral and very important part of any website. Images help set the look and feel of the site; as well as being a great way to deliver information to your readers. One of the questions I’m often asked is “can I use this image?” The answer is quite simple – you can […]
Web Fonts & Typography in 2014….
Back in 2010, I wrote about using Websafe Fonts for your website to ensure that the display integrity was maintained. This article is long overdue and will revisit ‘websafe fonts’ and the use of Web Fonts to really spice up the look of your website. A quick refresh on websafe fonts and why you want […]
Website Design and Development Environments For WordPress
Website Design and Development is a lot more than just creating a website design and putting it out there. Not only do you have to scope the client requirement and manage expectations, you have to ensure that what you develop is Cross Browser compatible and meets W3C accessibility standards. In addition, there are issues like […]
Optimizing Images For Your Website
When displaying an image on your website, it’s important to ensure it is optimized for use on the web. Many website owners take a photo on their digital camera’s and upload it directly to their site – this may not necessarily be the best thing to do. Images, when uploaded to a webserver (or other […]
Good Website Design Presentation
Earlier this year, I presented to Australian VA Conference. The topic was – Good Website Design – and I thought I would share it with you…. In this presentation I share: Website Design Challenges Biggest mistakes I see Where should you start? Design Considerations Layout Consideration Colour, Fonts, Images, Audio and Video Hope you enjoy […]
What Comes First – Theme, Logo or Design?
WordPress is a great platform to build your website on. Yes, it started out as a blogging platform however with the fantastic developer community that has grown up around it, WordPress is so much more. Once question that I have been asked about using WordPress recently was: What is the best way forward – buy […]
Websafe Fonts & Your Website
No doubt about it, changing the font and font-size on your blog can make the world of difference to how it looks and your reader experience / response. One of the challenges that I have encountered when creating sites for clients in WordPress is that they like to use ‘fancy’ fonts to enhance the look. […]
