Quick, basic tips and resources for the web

What the heck is CMS? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Maureen   

CMS = Content Management System Basics

AND....I bet you have used one and didn't even know it!

If you ever sold anything on Ebay, or created a MySpace or FaceBook page, created a Blogger or WordPress blog - you used a CMS!.

Sometimes referred to as administration area, etc. The online forms, buttons, etc. that allow you to add content, images, video and do some minor customization without EVER working on web code is a CMS.

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Web Tip: Usability Book! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Maureen   
I often recommend this ONE book to all my clients, potential clients, fellow designers and developers (and though I own tons of great reference books, I am not one for spending time reading them cover-to-cover.) Much like most web users, I skim very fast to find the information that will be the most useful to me. This meets my requirements for cutting to the chase...
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Web Tip: Web-Friendly Copy PDF Print E-mail
Written by Maureen   

Writing Copy for your Web Site:

What a web visitor is willing and easily able to read on a printed piece of paper is quite different from what is easily read on a computer screen. Not only because screen resolution is 1/4 that of the printed page, but because all everything you see on a screen is generated by light, which is harder to look at than ink on paper. Studies have proven that people generally read slower and less of the content of a web page.*

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