Blue Dreamer Blog

2008 16th Aug

How to lose customers gracefully

Posted by Rob in Site management | 1 comments

It always frustrates me when some web designers/companies make it difficult for their customers to leave them. Customer "churn" is part of business life and, even though you may be on the losing side, it does you no favours to hinder them.

2008 9th Aug

The art of good site navigation

Posted by Rob in Usability | 0 comments

Making it easy for visitors to find their way around your site is one of the most important aspects of web design and content. Luckily there are a few things you can do to stop your visitors getting lost...

2008 2nd Aug

The Rollright Stones Trust is 10 years old

Posted by Rob in Out of the box | 0 comments

A decade ago the future of the megalithic monument was under doubt until the Rollright Trust was formed to save the day. Since then I've been involved at various levels and was invited to the anniversay buffet. Here are a few photos from the day.

2008 26th Jul

Expression Engine - entry tags

Posted by Rob in ExpressionEngine | 0 comments

The fourth post in a series about Expression Engine CMS. The "weblog entries tag" is the most commonly used tag used on an EE powered site and it can be configured in nearly limitless ways.

2008 19th Jul

10 ways to make your web site user friendly

Posted by Rob in | 0 comments

Making a nice looking site is one thing but making it easy to use, intuitive and therefore successful is another thing entirely. All too often web sites look good but fail because they're hard to use.

2008 12th Jul

Using the internet to ride out the recession

Posted by Rob in The Internet | 0 comments

Times are getting harder with higher fuel prices and everyone cutting back on spending. Tough times are ahead and it's a great time to utilise your web site as a cost effective marketing and sales tool.

2008 5th Jul

Links for a wet summer weekend

Posted by Rob in Out of the box | 0 comments

I'm off to a music festival this weekend but it looks like it might rain. If you're stopping in here's a few links to keep you busy...

2008 28th Jun

ICANN relaxes domain name rules

Posted by Rob in The Internet | 0 comments

Internet regulator ICANN is to a huge expansion of the domain name system, a blessing for some, a nightmare for others!

2008 21st Jun

The trouble with Flash web sites

Posted by Rob in Web Design | 0 comments

I've just finished a quote for a rebuild of a web site that's totally made with Flash. The current site looks fantastic but why does it need redesigning?

2008 14th Jun

Demystify the H1 tag

Posted by Rob in Web Design | 0 comments

Arguably the most important tag on a web page the H1 tag is often misued, used out of content, or completely missing. Here's my thoughts on the subject...

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