Every now and then I come across a website that makes me stop and take notice. It has the “wow!” factor. Now, I want to stress, for me the wow factor is not cool design or creative effects. What really makes me sit up and take notice is when a website is designed to engage the reader, draws them in and offers clear benefits. Keep reading »
Website Design
“The Hard Truth About Web Design” – by Ben Hunt
December 4, 2025
Ben Hunt is one of the few “gurus” who I now follow closely in the web design and marketing field.
Ben Hunt’s philosophy on web design is pretty much identical to what I have believed for many years – except that Ben had the guts to stand up publicly and tell it like it is, long before I did. Keep reading »
A great example of a small business website – it tells a unique story
December 4, 2025
I discovered this website today thanks to an email from Ben Hunt and it impressed me as a fantastic example of how a small business website should be designed.
The website is Tiplady Fine Woodworking. What I like particularly is the way the business owner puts himself out there unashamedly on the home page and tells the world what makes his business unique. Keep reading »
Web design trends: are sliders a conversion killer?
December 4, 2025
It has become standard practice in website design during the past year or so to put an image slideshow at the top of the web page.
It’s a nice cool effect… and let’s face it, web designers like to work with cool effects. Keep reading »
Why web design and marketing agencies get fired by their clients
December 4, 2025
If you’re in any kind of business that provides services to clients, you’ve probably experienced a client one day announcing to you, out of the blue, that they’ve decided to move to another provider. It happens, for all sorts of reasons. Keep reading »