How Free is that Free Stock Photo?

Free stock photography websites are very popular these days, and there are literally hundreds if not thousands to choose from. Besides selection, quality, and featureset the one factor that is critical in evaluating these websites is the image licensing or terms of use. It doesn’t...

Email is My Least Desired Response

When I talk about websites with my local clients, the discussion often turns to “most desired response” or MDR. I ask how they’d like to be contacted by a site visitor which usually involves two options, telephone or email. Typically it’s a 50/50 split as...

Yahoo! Shopping is a Steaming Pile of Crap

I don’t know if you’ve been to Yahoo! Shopping lately, but it’s a complete disaster of a shopping portal and Yahoo should be ashamed … ASHAMED! of having that atrocity in their mature web portfolio. First some history … I happened across Shopping.Yahoo.com...

19 Things NOT To Do When Building a Website

I’ve compiled a small list (or rant) of some very basic and fundamental rules that all webmasters must learn and respect when developing a website that needs to make actual money. This list can also be used by companies looking to hire a web development firm or to evaluate an...

Web 2.0 Style Guide

WebDesignfromScratch.com put up yet another guide on Web 2.0 to join the already crowded group of bloggers and media types attempting to define and disseminate the 2.0 style. The guide is actually a very good one and covers very extensively the main elements of 2.0 design style and the...