Web users spent more then twice their time viewing the left half of a webpage, validating the traditional layout is most effective and profitable.

Getting a good domain name is nearly impossible, so you have to get creative. It’s also important to consider Search Engine Optimization (SEO), because having a keyword in your domain tells Google and other search engines that your site must be highly relavant to that keyword. Here’s a useful tool for brainstorming about your new [...]

When creating a website, the first thing many people think of is animation, video, movement and other “cool stuff”. Much of this is done in Flash, and while it’s cool and full of sizzle, Flash has several important drawbacks. Some of these drawbacks are that search engines can’t easily index Flash sites. It’s also not [...]

Are you an “Above the Fold” hardliner? There are many people that believe that users DON’T scroll down the page and that all the important information must be above that fold.  While I agree that it makes sense to keep important information highly visible on page, our analysis and research has shown that users ARE [...]

We’ve all used free online services or applications and have likely thought “how is that a sustainable business model?”. Some are purely for marketing and exposure, and others, like Zynga’s free FarmVille application for Facebook, allows users to fast-track the game by selling virtual currency. Some services, like Twitter, develop customers or an audience and [...]

Ever wondered what parts of your site can’t be seen without scrolling? Google’s Browser Size shows you what portion of users can see a given spot on the screen. This is not screen resolution but the area available to the browser – as gathered from www.google.com users. browsersize.googlelabs.com/

How’s your speed? Here’s a good resource for checking. Here’s some benchmarks. How did you measure up? 384.0 – 768.0 Kbps – DSL/Cable 1500.0 Kbps – Cable/DSL 1544.0 Kbps – Full T1 3000.0 Kbps – High Speed T3

We configure and setup a lot of websites and email solutions for our clients. Because of spam, viruses and client’s with limited IT resources, we’ve nearly gone exclusively to recommending Google’s Gmail service for email. Now that doesn’t mean our client’s give up their company’s URL for a Gmail address, but with Gmail you can [...]

Ever wonder about the popularity of a website, who’s going to that website or what keywords they’re targeting for search? Well there’s a way to get that information and more for free.