In my experience in working with clients, reviewing and replacing older websites, and search engine optimization work and practice, I have found some common mistakes in websites that affect consumer confidence and performance. Here is my short list: 1. Poor use of navigation. The best place for navigation is the…
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Image Copyrights – Don’t Get Sued
I read about a young woman today in the Washington Post who had posted her picture with a friend on Yahoo’s Flickr. The photo was in turn used by Virgin in a text messaging ad without her consent. Her friend was cropped out, but clearly her image was used. Well…
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Why a Privacy Policy is Important
Every website needs one – a privacy policy! If you market your business online or for that matter just have a web presence, it is a best business practice to let reader’s know one what you do when they contact you, if you will use their email address and in…
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Just Take That Photo From That Website and Use It on Mine
We hear this all the time from website owners. I found the perfect picture, just take it and put it on my website. It is important for clients and web professionals to know that taking an image or content from another site is a copyright infringement. You can not just…
