Bit of a blog: Strategy

DIY website user testing in three days

16-07-09 | Posted by: melanie

User testing has got a bad reputation in some circles as being expensive and time consuming. After all, don’t you need a lab, moderators and fancy equipment? Fortunately, times have changed and it is possible to carry out simple user testing on a budget. Follow the advice in this article and you can do it in ...

Shorthand blogging in five minutes

11-05-09 | Posted by: melanie

How would you like a blog in five minutes? I recently created one using Tumblr. Even better, it's a free service.Tumblr is like shorthand blogging, you can easily share all the interesting images, videos, links and quotes you find around the web, creating a varied tapestry of content without needing to write time ...

What’s the buzz? Using reputation monitoring to improve your website

07-11-08 | Posted by: melanie

Everyone is talking about ‘buzz’, in fact as someone said, there’s a buzz about buzz. But, what is it and what can it do for you?In the age of the social web not only does everyone have an opinion but often they are publishing it online. Buzz (or reputation) monitoring is the activity of tracking ...

King content

29-10-08 | Posted by: melanie

Your content really is king, I know it’s been said a squillion times before but I’m saying it again because it’s true! So often, the content is the last thing on the client agenda when a website is being built, when it should be first. The content is the very essence of why you have a website at ...

New Electric Putty site goes live

17-10-08 | Posted by: melanie

Well, it's finally here, our new and improved website. We've taken the opportunity to revamp our visual identity and include our mission 'making websites that make sense'. Now you might think a mission statement is a bit of a tired old concept and previously I might have agreed with you. It sounds like advertising ...

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