Almost three years ago we wrote a blog post arguing against pop-ups – or interstitials as they are now known – and it remains one of our most popular posts. Now, at last, Google is doing something about them. (more…)
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Things you should never do on a website, let alone a business website
Why you should avoid using homepage sliders on your website
This is post 5 of 5 in the series “Website sins” Things you shouldn’t do on your website Never say ‘Click here’ on your website Don’t use ‘Under Construction’ pages Why you don’t need an FAQ page Why pop-up light boxes are a bad idea Why you should avoid using homepage sliders on your website […]
Why pop-up light boxes are a bad idea
This is post 4 of 5 in the series “Website sins” Things you shouldn’t do on your website Never say ‘Click here’ on your website Don’t use ‘Under Construction’ pages Why you don’t need an FAQ page Why pop-up light boxes are a bad idea Why you should avoid using homepage sliders on your website […]
Why you don’t need an FAQ page
This is post 3 of 5 in the series “Website sins” Things you shouldn’t do on your website Never say ‘Click here’ on your website Don’t use ‘Under Construction’ pages Why you don’t need an FAQ page Why pop-up light boxes are a bad idea Why you should avoid using homepage sliders on your website […]
Don’t use ‘Under Construction’ pages
This is post 2 of 5 in the series “Website sins” Things you shouldn’t do on your website Never say ‘Click here’ on your website Don’t use ‘Under Construction’ pages Why you don’t need an FAQ page Why pop-up light boxes are a bad idea Why you should avoid using homepage sliders on your website […]
Never say ‘Click here’ on your website
This is post 1 of 5 in the series “Website sins” Things you shouldn’t do on your website Never say ‘Click here’ on your website Don’t use ‘Under Construction’ pages Why you don’t need an FAQ page Why pop-up light boxes are a bad idea Why you should avoid using homepage sliders on your website […]
Why you should remove PDFs from your website – now!
Adobe PDF files are for preserving the format of a print document – a leaflet or poster for example – but that format is totally unsuitable for the web. A poster is meant to attract attention on a wall. On the web you already have the attention of your website visitor. Yet still website owners […]