Usability

Site Maps: Are They Worthwhile?

In a recent project, a client asked me whether I'd recommend getting rid of his Site Map. We had just…

15 years ago

Web Design and Concept Development: Get Free Advice at ConceptFeedback.com

When you come up with a web design or marketing concept, how do you know if it's any good? You're…

15 years ago

Online Copywriting Hint: Make Your Meaning Clear at a Glance

Web users tend to scan content (usually in an "F" pattern) rather than read it word-by-word. So we must present…

15 years ago

Title Tags: Where Web Usability and SEO Professionals Can Be Friends

As a web usability professional and copywriter, I must sometimes clash swords with Search Engine Optimization folk. For example, they'll…

15 years ago

Email Marketing: Can We Eliminate Coupon Codes?

I've always had mixed feelings about coupon codes. On the one hand, they're a fairly simple and convenient way to…

15 years ago

Ecommerce Blunders: Lack of Order Confirmation at Fragrancex.com

I ran into a surprising checkout glitch on www.frangrancex.com, an online retailer of colognes, etc. Having received an email offering…

15 years ago

Online Persuasion in the Holiday Season, Part 4: Other Persuasive Web Techniques

The holidays are just around the corner: time is running out. But I thought I'd include one last wrap-up post…

15 years ago

Online Persuasion in the Holiday Season, Part 3: Scarcity

As I wrote in a recent post in my Persuasive Web Design series, scarcity is a great motivator: as things…

15 years ago

Online Persuasion in the Holiday Season, Part 2: Alleviating Decide-O-Phobia

In a recent post in my "Persuasive Web Design" series, I discussed the danger of offering your website's visitors too…

15 years ago

Online Persuasion in the Holiday Season, Part 1: Rule of Reciprocation

I recently wrote a post on the rule of reciprocation. The principle is simple enough: when someone does us a…

15 years ago

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