Image via WikipediaBlogs work great in some circumstances. For example, they work well with a singular person pushing out information and getting feedback. However, the person leaving feed back cannot change the original posting. And there are times when parts of a page need to be edited, and/or new content pages added. Wiki's are a good Web 2.0 method of solving this problem. Wiki - Hawaiian for Quick, although I know not how that relates allows anyone (within reason) to modify, add, … [Read more...]
posted on April 15, 2008 by
Why use a blog on your website?
Image via WikipediaWhat makes blogs interesting and the most often used form of Web 2.0? Because they are self contained, and allow for existing pages to be edited without knowing (X)HTML, once a theme is created and applied, it can be easy for a non-technical small business owner to work with. You wouldn't buy a new work vehicle without know how it was going to be used! Likewise, it is important to know how you will use your blog. Will it be as a traditional blog, for internal use, for … [Read more...]
posted on February 20, 2008 by
Using your analytics data to improve web site performance
It's one thing to look at your reports, its another to start to draw conclusions from your data. Different people will look at the data in different ways. Most often, the reports are looked at by the marketing department/person to see how to better market the site, what Search Engine optimization needs to occur, and measure the effectiveness of their pay-per-click ads. All of these are important uses of the web analytics, but they are not the only uses. I want to look at a specific example … [Read more...]
posted on October 22, 2007 by
Validator – Improved Samples
I've updated the samples provided with validator to clearly show the code used on the sample page, instead of making you view the source code. Hopefully it will be helpful to those who are looking to use a simple Form Validation tool. Form Validator is a free JavaScript form validation tool that requires almost no knowledge of JavaScript, just simple HTML skills. … [Read more...]