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Are You Ready for Business Black Friday Weekend and Cyber Monday?

The holiday season is a great time to sell products and services. According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation, the average person will complete about 39.5% of their holiday shopping online. (up from 38.8% last year). Additionally, Shop.org, (the digital division of NRF), is forecasting that online holiday sales will increase between 13% and 15% to as much as $82 billion during the months of November and December. So what does that mean to online marketers? How can we make the most of our websites to gain a piece of this eCommerce?

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Responsive Design or Mobile Site? Which is Best For You?

It’s a frustrating situation when a company has created a mobile site or an app that ends up causing more of a struggle than if you were to use the regular website. Let’s take a look at the differences between these two types of website designs, and when one might work better than the oth Continue reading “Responsive Design or Mobile Site? Which is Best For You?”

Friday Finds – Blog Reader Engagement, Google Penalties, Mobile Websites

This week’s Friday Finds includes tips from 33 influential bloggers who share their insights and experiences on how to improve reader engagement. Also asked this week is the question: Were you hit by the recent Google penalties? Do you know how to check to find out and what would you do if you were hit? You won’t want to miss an epic post featured on SocialMediaExaminer that lays out steps to getting the most out of Google+. Also, get more info on designing a responsive design for mobile computers including an excellent case study of how one company developed a responsive website and were able to eliminate their separate mobile site.

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6 Ways Tablet Computing Influences Web Design

Tablets are computers, but they work a lot differently than the standard desktops and laptops everyone is used to. This means web designers need to build in accommodations for mobile users, whether this is a separate mobile website or an app. Take a look at these six ways that tablet computing influences web design and how you can plan for it.

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