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Ontario Website Owners Must Know – Make your Website AODA Compliant
If you have a business in Ontario, Canada, you may have heard of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, or AODA. If you haven’t, now would be a good time to do some research on the terms that are …
Continue readingTop 3 Mistakes Most Make When Choosing a Website Vendor
The purpose of this article to provide some assistance when choosing a website building company and to identify some of the common mistakes people make. With my role in Business Development, I encounter many different prospective clients with a wide …
Continue readingDeath to Website Redesigns Projects
Checklist before going live
This is a must-read before you flick that switch. There are several key pieces of information you should know before you make your new website live to ensure that traffic levels, sales or leads don’t disappear.…
Continue readingIs WordPress a CMS for you?
WordPress is one of the most popular open-source blogging software platforms online. It was built by a group of volunteer programmers who over the years have contributed to what it is today. While the original intent of a blog served …
Continue readingClick-Through Rates & SEO Results, Meet Website Design
Some may have noticed the recent addition of a magnifying glass icon at the end of the title in Google’s search results. Google Instant Preview, as it’s referred to, will show a visual preview of the website before you decide …
Continue readingWhat comes first, design or content?
The answer for any expert is a clear one. When companies think about getting a website they typically focus on how it’s going to look - the design. I suspect this is because website owners are so entrenched in …
Continue readingThe Focus of Today's Internet Retailers' – IRWD 2010 Conference Recap
A conference room filled with about 500 people, mostly small US Internet retailers, attended the Internet Retailer 2010 Web Design & Usability Conference (IRWD 2010).
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2009's Top Canadian Internet News Stories
Here’s our annual listing of Canada’s top news stories relating to the Internet in 2009. Note that we’ve included some non-Canadian items as well due to their global significance to the web. Let us know if we’ve missed anything.
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Continue readingHoliday Themed Logos Bring More Than Just Good Cheer
Often around the holidays or changing seasons major search engines will modify their online logos to reflect customarily celebrated occasions and events. Could corporate websites benefit from doing the same? We believe so.…
Continue readingNo room for small talk in web copy
Writing content for a website is very different than writing for any other medium. There are many factors to keep in mind; most importantly that content is the primary reason for the website. This is why all other aspects of …
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