Storyboarding for user experience is a lo fidelity way to rapidly convey an idea to stakeholders. It uses the “fail fast fail often” approach so that minimal time is wasted on going down the wrong path. A successful UX storyboard should be quick to produce and effectively convey an idea to stakeholders so that know one is […]
Advantages of custom content for websites
The advantages of using custom content for your website I often have to explain to my potential clients what custom content is and why despite the initial higher cost it will most likely be better for them in the long term. I find it tricky to explain in words so here it is in a [...]
UX Design Wireframing
I've been wireframing websites and web apps since long before I'd ever even heard of UX Design. It's always been an important part of my design process for more complex sites. Although drag and drop website builders have taken away the need to wireframe more basic designs since it's just as quick to build the [...]
UX Design Process – A Visual Guide
I've been struggling to comprehend the UX Design process as a whole since there is plenty of information covering every aspect of UX Design in great detail but very little about the practical process as a whole. Thankfully I came across Joel Marsh's slide presentation for his book "Good UX Process, Step by Step - For [...]
How to easily redirect multiple WordPress urls using the Redirection plugin
A client of mine changed their information architecture resulting in 152 pages returning “404 Error not found” pages. So I had to quickly redirect multiple WordPress urls before the users left in droves and the great Google algorithm made drastic calculations. Luckily it is not so hard to fix using the WordPress “Redirection” plugin . Ideally you shouldn’t use […]
UX Design User Needs survey
With a new UX Design project the first thing to do once your project plan is in place is to find out as much as possible about your potential users. What we need to know about our potential users Survey tool used: Typeform I used Typeform because I love it's simplicity and the fact it [...]
Re-opening the UX-Files – My journey to UX design nirvana begins
I’ve been designing, building, maintaining, troubleshooting, looking after and marketing websites for almost 20 years now. Enough is enough, it’s time for me to move on and take the next logical step… Why I’m becoming a UX Designer I feel like I’ve reached the boundaries of working alone doing standard websites “Everything is awesome when […]
How to build an online presence for a small business
With or without a website It isn't necessary or viable for all small business to have a professional website. However even if your budget is $o and you have some time up your sleeve then you can still benefit greatly from having a descent online presence. If you are going to invest in having a [...]
Easy way to add credit card payment to WordPress
Before we begin – some assumptions: You are using Wordpress & Woocommerce as your ecommerce solution. You’ve done the maths and have realised that it is much cheaper to use a third party payment gateway rather than use your bank. True in Australia anyway – here’s a price comparison of merchant fees for Australian banks. You are […]
Benefits of an Email Newsletter for E-Commerce Sites
The world of E-Commerce is huge. More and more businesses and start-ups are opting for this method of trading as the world becomes ever increasingly moving to the online space. Given that companies, whether big, small or in between, are flocking to the vortex of the internet rapidly, it is imperative to know how to […]