How to Bake Engagement Into Video Content

Would you like to create video content that is more engaging and draws in and retains more viewers while also attracting more shares, likes, comments, and other reactions? If you do then you should know that engagement needs to be ‘baked into’ video content, and that starts from the time you sit down and begin… Continue reading How to Bake Engagement Into Video Content

Recurring Bill Payments Made Easy

Paying bills on time each month is important for consumers, business customers and merchants to maintain their credit score and maintain good relations with merchants, landlords and utilities. Failure to make monthly payments on time can also cost money in terms of increased interest charges and possibly penalties for late payment. Business customers who bill… Continue reading Recurring Bill Payments Made Easy

Tricks to Overcome Common Development Problems

Everyone runs into a web development crisis at some point while working on a project. Either it goes over budget, you find unexpected security flaws, or you just run into a roadblock that keeps you from creating the kind of site you want your clients and users to appreciate. Knowing some tricks to overcome common… Continue reading Tricks to Overcome Common Development Problems

Essential Tips For Designing a Beautiful Website

A website can have the absolute greatest content and value on the internet, but it won’t succeed if it is poorly designed. Web design is an often-overlooked factor in the success of any business and having a great looking and intuitive website can give you a leg up on your competition. There are thousands and… Continue reading Essential Tips For Designing a Beautiful Website

Pros and Cons of Infographics

Infographics are a great way of representing complex data in a manner which is easily understandable. Therefore, the advantage of infographics is that it translates complex data into a form which can be read and interpreted easily hence making the process of research an easy one. This is made possible by the fact that infographics… Continue reading Pros and Cons of Infographics

9 ½ Plausible and/or Absurd UX Industry Predictions for 2018

1. Salaries will either increase or decrease, but likely not remain exactly the same With the volatility of our world, who’s to say where salaries will go? 2017 similarly saw salaries go in a direction. 2018 will either see an increase or decrease. This will depend on economies, how many salary negotiation blogs we read, and… Continue reading 9 ½ Plausible and/or Absurd UX Industry Predictions for 2018

5 UX Mistakes Killing Your Website

You want your site to be cool, fresh, and exciting, but more than anything else, you should want your website to be effective. If visitors think “Wow, that looks neat” but leave without reading an article or buying a product, your design has failed. Often, visitors choose not to interact with a website because the… Continue reading 5 UX Mistakes Killing Your Website

UX is a Process. SEO, too.

TL;DR: Most people consider the value of both UX and SEO in the same way. Instead, we need to emphasize that both are about the process and an end result, not a product or deliverable. The Internet is a crazy place. Where else can you find a whirlwind of scholarly papers one minute and an… Continue reading UX is a Process. SEO, too.

Colour Ideology Behind Web Design

Using the right colours in web design is absolutely vital. Web designers can’t just go out and put together a website for a client based on the colours they like using or like the look of, they have to be right for the project, thought has to go into the selection process. You could say… Continue reading Colour Ideology Behind Web Design

Online Website Builder and Online Database All In One Place

Online website builders have been around for over a decade, and used to bring relief to small businesses that couldn’t afford to pay a developer to bring their business online. But it seems that is no longer the case; what was once a sufficient solution to keeping costs low and productivity high is now just… Continue reading Online Website Builder and Online Database All In One Place

Marvin Visions: A free, bold, uppercase font

Marvin Visions is a more modern and consistent re-interpretation of Marvin typeface originally designed by Michael Chave in 1969. Unlike the original, this new design wants to be more sturdy and versatile. It has tight-not-touching default spacing, and it sports diacritics for most European languages as well as Cyrillic glyphs. The bold weight is free to download for… Continue reading Marvin Visions: A free, bold, uppercase font

Attention! TemplateMonster officially launched Marketplace

It’s not a big secret that TemplateMonster offers its customers a plenty of excellent products that can be used for various purposes. The collection of ready-made templates on the website is not only impressive but incredibly qualitative. In addition to this, the number of templates is growing every single day and everyone can find something… Continue reading Attention! TemplateMonster officially launched Marketplace

How Gaming Sites Can Improve Their Design

The better designed the website and the better the usability, the more likely people will come back to use it  – and the more views, the more conversions and the better the website performs. Gaming websites need to be at the very height of attractive web design, especially in such a saturated sector. The look… Continue reading How Gaming Sites Can Improve Their Design

Stopping Endless Client Revisions with Be Theme and 260+ pre-built websites

Posted · Category: Best Collections If a seemingly unending stream of client revisions is starting to get to you, it is time to do something about it. In fact, this something can also be appealing to your clients. You shouldn’t be stuck with the same project week after week while neglecting other projects. There is… Continue reading Stopping Endless Client Revisions with Be Theme and 260+ pre-built websites

5 Mobile App Genres Budding Entrepreneurs Should Look At

The diversity of mobile apps on App Store and Play Store opens up the new door for hundreds of thousands of indie developers and app development companies — but probably the shortcoming is the limited categories. It’s understandable that the way mobile apps and startups cultures are evolving, we’re likely to see a lot more… Continue reading 5 Mobile App Genres Budding Entrepreneurs Should Look At

11 Communication Techniques for Designers

You have spent years getting this far — going to university, taking regular courses and workshops, going to conferences, reading countless books, articles, and listening to weekly podcasts — only for a stakeholder to steamroll your design expertise.Here are 11 techniques for improving your communication skills and getting your designs approved. There comes a point in every designers career… Continue reading 11 Communication Techniques for Designers

Vertex Free Responsive WordPress Theme

Vertex is a high quality, minimalist and responsive WordPress Theme with an emphasis on content (photos, blogs posts, etc). This free WordPress theme will be a great solution for your photography blog. Or you can turn it into a stunning portfolio website, travel blog, or any other website you have in mind, it’s up to… Continue reading Vertex Free Responsive WordPress Theme

9 Free SEO WordPress Plugins For Bloggers

SEO is a process that helps your website or blog to stand out and show up in search results. This will bring more visitors to your website as your website appears on top ranking on different search engines for particular keywords. SEO or Search Engine Optimization is an integral part of any web project if… Continue reading 9 Free SEO WordPress Plugins For Bloggers

Effective Methods of Creating Topnotch Web-Design

Web design is actually one of those jobs that are not too streamlined. The designer is only taught the basics and the codes, and is allowed to use creativity, personal skills and visualisation to bring the best out of every job they do. One of the best marketing tools of the present era is well… Continue reading Effective Methods of Creating Topnotch Web-Design

Resist — or reach out? Thoughts on entrepreneurship and diversity

re·sist·ance: the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument; the ability not to be affected by something adversely. #Grabyourwallet, weekly marches, Facebook and Twitter posts galore — our anger won’t subside any time soon, and for good reason. Its expression is powerful and meaningful. But how does Melissa,… Continue reading Resist — or reach out? Thoughts on entrepreneurship and diversity

7 Tips for eCommerce Web Design

Of all the ways to make money on the internet, eCommerce is one of the most popular. Selling products online is much more cost-effective than in a brick-and-mortar store. Even sellers who do have physical locations recognise the importance of using online revenue channels. When you decide to sell products online, the design of the… Continue reading 7 Tips for eCommerce Web Design

New WordPress Themes For Entrepreneurs & Blogs

New clean and trendy WordPress Themes based on HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap and SEO Optimized. Fully responsive design themes are great solution for Entrepreneurs, blogs and all kinds of businesses. The powerful Theme Options Panel paired with intuitive page options panels, a widgetable areas manager and a custom tailored Visual Composer, drag and drop page builder, provide… Continue reading New WordPress Themes For Entrepreneurs & Blogs

4 Beautifully Simple Homepage Designs

January 18, 2017 by Spyre Studios Every page on your website tells a story, but few say as much about the brand as the homepage. This is the portal to the rest of the online experience and sets the stage for what visitors think about your brand. That’s why it’s helpful to study what others… Continue reading 4 Beautifully Simple Homepage Designs

How to delight your users with subtle animation

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readers! Animation is nothing new in digital interfaces. They have had an interesting history of rising, falling and now rising again in popularity. Subtle animations add personality and empathy into an otherwise dull interface. They make experiences fun, delightful and memorable. Animation in web design has been around for… Continue reading How to delight your users with subtle animation