I thus far failed to convince a web client to change their main graphic menu that makes sense only with a hover event. Apple’s iProducts (iPhone, iPad, iMini, etc) has killed the thrill of hover (mouse over) actions. This article from Design Shack agrees and nicely lays it out what is going on here.
What is a mouse hover? When you move your mouse without clicking it – the graphic switches out.
This client wanted a web page to direct clients to primarily to publish her contact information and services. Very simple and clear.
This is a WordPRess site using TwentyTwelve theme.
Simple. Elegant. Yet does not feel too minimalistic.
Responsive? Yes
SSL? Yes
Client since: November 2012
Referred by: Location – she lives on my block!
I previously commented on LinkedIn Phishing and today a very real looking Facebook notification appeared. I worry about you so I thought I’d publish this again.
Hover over the link and see where it leads.
If that doesn’t work just go directly to the site instead of through the email message link.
Web maintenance client client Daniel R. Spirer Jewelers put a debwork.com link on his Blogspot “sites to watch” section!
Did you know? Links to your site = SEO GOLD. Google loves links to your site. Not junky links from ‘link farms’ but links from quality sites like this one.
Thanks, so much!
Once it awhile it is a tug between my knowledge and what a client wants. There are tons of advice articles telling web professionals to “Give ‘em what they need” with a list of good reasons including that your name is professionally associated with the site’s design and health.
When I step off the soap box, long-winded from explaining, occasionally a client still insists on ‘their way’! My imparted knowledge about why the idea they have goes against design, user knowledge, instinct, all the articles ever written about good web sites did not persuade the site owner.
Well in the end since I want web clients to be happy, against the tide I say “Give ‘em what they want”. Maybe they will circle back eventually to reconsider that really long page with long blocks of text or a questionable color amidst a beautiful design.
And for the critics out there – what goes on a web site or what is out of date on a site – it’s not always the web master’s fault. Working on a site is a team effort. Primarily – the site owner decides.
At least that’s how it works around here.
I’ve been getting some fake LinkedIn messages lately. How do you know they are fake? Hover over the accept button and see where it leads to. This one does not go to LinkedIn.
If you can’t tell or don’t want to bother, just go directly to LinkedIn instead of through the email message link – those invitations will be all queued up for you if they are legitimate.
The Problem: When in Dreamweaver’s code or split view to edit html, php, css or any file – highlight what you want to copy or edit and you get the entire page. Open and close Dreamweaver – does not help. The editor gets stuck in some kind of mode that will not let you highlight the bit you want. It is very frustrating and time consuming.
Here is the fix: When you first started to use Dreamweaver you chose a ‘mode’ which you may well have forgotten about. I work in “Designer” mode, for example.
That’s it! You are out of your misery.
This has been happening on and off this week and if I can save one web worker some time, it will be my random act of kindness. Thanks is owed to some forum read long ago – sorry that the URL is long forgotten to give credit.
I get the nicest notes from web clients but this one is quite special.
Suzanne Kilkus (Heartpace Coaching) has been my web client since 2010. She has an HTML site with WordPress blog added. Her husband Steve Kilkus (Little Stories of Caring) is a new WordPress client – we’re just getting started.
Thanks for your excellent work. We think hiring you was one of our best decisions!
– Suzanne Kilkus and Steve Kilkus
Endorsements and Referrals – they sure make the world go ’round!
This website came to debwork.com already designed but it had not made it to publication. I was asked to ‘make it happen’. Once the site was live we went forward with adding a PayPal shopping cart for orders.
Underneath the hood this site uses a default WordPress theme. The styles that were agreed upon were applied/improved.
I am also a Facebook and G+ administrator for MooBuzz® leather paste.
Responsive? Yes
Client since: October 2012, site redesigned in 2016
Referred by: Mary Kay Neumann, someone I helped briefly
My new web client has joined The Ultimate Blog Challenge!
The best SEO strategy to (get attention from search engines like Google) is to post often. I encourage web clients to write something for social media or their web site weekly at a minimum and I can help with the ideas and the mechanics. It is challenging for most of these busy small business owners to get in the loop and stay there.
But this is ramped up! The challenge is to write blogs daily! And for joining they help with inspiration. Here’s wishing Steve Kilkus of Little Stories of Caring the best success in achieving the blue ribbon from UBC with hopes that new long term habits ‘stick’.
