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<title>Sphinn / Hot Today / Usability</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:24:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Handle Your Site Footer Wisely]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73269</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73269</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:24:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73269</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ann Smarty writes, &quot;As a sitewide element, footers used to be a widely used way to both interlink your own pages and add external sitewide links. It was then so much used and abused that it turned into a some kind of &quot;red flag&quot; for search engines (e<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6 Easy, but Powerful, Ways to Recharge Your Web Site’s Conversions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70367</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70367</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:43:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70367</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kim Krause Berg was kind enough to post a guest post on the Blizzard Blog to help our travel, tourism and hospitality clients tackle some usability issues.The tips are good ones and I thought it was something others would find useful.<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Website Usability Mistakes - 10 Costly Assumptions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64074</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64074</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:34:38 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64074</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Never assume.&quot; - These 2 words represent the greatest advice ever given to me on the topic of website optimization. Here's a list of 10 assumptions site owners make (myself included) that could cost you a ton of business.<br/><br/>60 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Usability and SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60663</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60663</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:56:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60663</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When talking about usability, most people will refer to &quot;simple things&quot; like making sure your phone number is in the top right corner of your Web pages so the visitor can easily convert for you.Stuff like that is important (the point of driving <br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Innovative Design &amp; UI Elements That Make Sites Better]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58804</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58804</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:59:56 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58804</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's been a long time since I've blogged about design &amp; usability topics, but I think we're overdue for a revisit. Luckily, in my recent web browsing, I stumbled across some remarkably innovative, uncommon design elements that made me take notice<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Blog From The Conversion Rate Experts]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/57880</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/57880</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:43:26 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/57880</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The guys over at the conversion rate experts (aka the squirrel guys due to their fantastic website optimiser piece) have just re-launched their site and have a new blog. Add to your feed reader now!<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Glory of Absolute Linking (As Opposed to that Relative Linking Crap!)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/53474</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/53474</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:06:26 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/53474</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stoney degeyter writes, &quot;There are advantages and disadvantages to using both absolute and relative links. Here I will explore the differences between the two, outline some pros and cons and also provide some additional information on how you can cr<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Build a Better Content Model for Your Site: Understanding News Consumption Patterns]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/50779</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/50779</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:25:38 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/50779</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Maki - While you might not own a large online newspaper, the points listed in this article can be applied to your blog or online magazine. Apart from having strong information sources, it's important to organize content in a way which provokes great<br/><br/>53 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Persuasive User Experience Design Has a Long Way to Go]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49352</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49352</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:33:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49352</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When usability reviews are presented from the perspective of marketing, it becomes easier to understand the importance of user experience design.<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What SEO/SEM Professionals Should Know About Website Usability - Part 2]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43711</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43711</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:09:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43711</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In part 1 of What SEO/SEM Professionals Should Know About Website Usability, usability experts Peter Morville and Susan Weinschenk answered the question, &quot;What should SEO professionals know about usability?&quot; For this installment, website usability g<br/><br/>55 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hey Web Site Visitor, I Love to Turn You On]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/41022</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/41022</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:26:52 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/41022</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;I can't remember the make or model of the automobile. I don't care who the woman is behind the wheel. What I remember and giggle to myself about is that she asks if your car turns you on.Well, hell yes. Thanks for noticing!&quot;<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[14 Website Usability Guidelines That Keep them Coming Back for More]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38184</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38184</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38184</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The selling process--from initial interest to the very last checkout page--must be able to grab shopper's attention and proceed to drive them through to the finalization of the sale. But even after the sell, you must deal with customer service issue<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does Your Online Store Make Customers Sing?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/37282</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/37282</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:46:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/37282</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you got excited about buying online? When did you last feel madly driven to toss items into an online shopping cart?<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Creating Landing Pages that Appeal to Motivated Searchers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36187</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36187</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:21:36 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36187</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every page in your site is a potential landing page. Depending on how streamlined the content is, your pages can provide a valuable resource for those seeking products or services and convert motivated searchers from window-shopping prospects into l<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Should You Use Your Company Name in Search Engine Links?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/32330</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/32330</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:02:51 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/32330</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This finding - that when a SERP link starts with a respected brand name, it holds more appeal for users than weirdo links - exemplifies the interaction between SEO (search engine optimization) and usability. Clickthrough and conversion rates are dri<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Color Branding: Geographic and Niche Targeting]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30694</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30694</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:52:11 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30694</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ann Said in her blog: &quot;Really color perception differs from country to country and from niche to niche. Color theory deserves the whole separate blog to cover it and I outlined only some main points.&quot;<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Application-Design Mistakes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29615</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29615</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:24:34 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29615</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's hard to write a general article about application design mistakes because the very worst mistakes are domain-specific and idiosyncratic. Usually, applications fail because they (a) solve the wrong problem, (b) have the wrong features for the ri<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eleven Steps to Creating a Killer 404 Error Page]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29336</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29336</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:22:40 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29336</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So, Google &quot;hijacked&quot; your 404 page because you never bothered to make one? In light of that, Jen Slegg gives you everything you need to know to make your own 404 page that serves visitors and keeps them on your site.<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Principles Of Effective Web Design]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27899</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27899</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:43:25 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27899</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Usability and the utility, not the visual design, determine the success or failure of a web-site. Since the visitor of the page is the only person who clicks the mouse and therefore decides everything, user-centric design has become a standard appro<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Persuasion Tactics: Two Ways to Improve Visitor Response for Your Website]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25821</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25821</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:11:03 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25821</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Improve the way your customer reacts to your site by changing the way they receive your message. Help them to choose by providing alternative cues which provoke action. This is persuasion through presentation.<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 19-Hour Website Analysis, in 20 Minutes or Less]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25747</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25747</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:54:42 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25747</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stoney tackles usability and web site issues with links to articles for more information. Quote: &quot;One of the problems is that people tend want to skip right to search engine optimization forgetting that users matter. Many people want to rush into th<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When Is Usability Bad for Business?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25269</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25269</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:07:25 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25269</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Pete looks at some of the weaknesses of usability and when it might not be in the best interest of clients to employ certain elements. All in all, if the company's business model has some flaws ... they need to be corrected before certain 'usabi<br/><br/>31 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Usability or User-Experience?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25103</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25103</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:57:31 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25103</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stoney deGeyter recently wrote a great post on when usability is more important than SEO. With this article in mind I got into a conversation with a great and well-respected Flash developer, Dan Decort, about Flash and the caveats it places on usabi<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting Blog Readers to Convert - Say Hello to PAT]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24014</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24014</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:53:47 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24014</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Interesting post by Michael Martine in the form of a Slidecast. Michael talks about getting better reader conversions through a simple concept called PAT ... permission, attention, trust. Makes you really think about how  you blog!Really insight<br/><br/>30 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Designing for Human Beings: How May I Help You?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23864</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23864</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:39:54 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23864</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Treating your users or audience like a human being rather than a faceless mouse clicker is crucial to any relationship online.<br/><br/>26 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Essential Web Design Principles to Earn Trust. And 4 Things to Avoid!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22743</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22743</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:48:47 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22743</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Designing content whether it be an article, landing page or a website you want to evoke a certain image. If you are selling then hopefully your image has a lot to do with trust. What makes one design more trustworthy than another?<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Upsetting User Experience Due to Poor Web Site Usability]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22710</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22710</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:05:46 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22710</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The user experience, both on and off-line, sometimes blend together. This is usually overlooked by web site designers who haven't had the experiences or training to understand the ramifications of every element they put on a page. Sometimes the <br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[14 Website Usability Guidelines That Keep them Coming Back for More]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22282</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22282</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:54:33 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22282</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stoney writes: &quot;Shopping cart abandonment can result in a significant loss in potential sales. But much of that can be reduced when the shopping process is streamlined and geared for shopper satisfaction.&quot;<br/><br/>29 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Typical Website Obstacles]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19346</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19346</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:13:45 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19346</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Matt Bailey: &quot;Each of these problems can kill your internet marketing campaign in the search engines. They have critical importance in allowing the search engines to properly download your website to their servers and then analyze all of the in<br/><br/>27 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 Can Be Dangerous]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19142</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19142</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:44:02 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19142</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AJAX, rich Internet UIs, mashups, communities, and user-generated content often add more complexity than they're worth. They also divert design resources and prove (once again) that what's hyped is rarely what's most profitable.<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Practical Tips To Improve Your Conversion Rates]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18424</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18424</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:36:19 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18424</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa blogs from a seminar with senior MarketingSherpa people to cover very important findings from MarketingSherpa's updating 'Landing Page Handbook'. Find out what kind of landing pages work best. There are some real gems in this post!<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Essential Website Usability Checklist]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18146</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18146</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:31:50 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18146</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A simple 13-point usability checklist for webmasters. Ever good website must be able to answer ‘yes' to each of these points. How does your site measure up?<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6 Tips to Increase Landing Page Conversions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17272</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17272</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:30:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17272</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scott at Step Forth discusses 6 quick and easy tips assured to increase conversions via landing pages.<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientific Web Design: 23 Actionable Lessons from Eye-Tracking Studies]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15202</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15202</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:20:15 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15202</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Eye-tracking studies are hot in the web design world, but it can be hard to figure out how to translate the results of these studies into real design implementations. Use these 23 proven tips from eye-tracking studies to improve the design of your w<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Complete No-Nonsense Step-by-step Guide to Designing Web Sites]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13277</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13277</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:05:19 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13277</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I know a lot of people are going to read this and shout &quot;That's not the best way to go about designing web sites!!&quot; All I can say is: this is the essence of the process that works best for me. I offer it in the hope that maybe bits of it will work f<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are We Designing For The Human Experience?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13055</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13055</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:22:35 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13055</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Search engine optimization is more than about the act of searching. It's about finding the ways the Internet enables people to connect so they'll produce and create something they want or need in a new way.The way to discover what people want to<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does Anyone Care about the Customer Anymore?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/10456</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10456</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:20:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/10456</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt Bailey says &quot;I have been a part of so many projects where the design is the focal point of creating the website. Everyone is so concerned with the design of the homepage and the impression that it makes, that they forget two very important fact<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Must Read Design + Usability + SEO Articles]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/9861</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/9861</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:32:17 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/9861</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In 2007 a major shift has taken place: Designers, usability and SEO experts have come together more than ever to combine those 3 pillars of website optimization. Here are 7 must read articles that document this shift and allow webmasters to follow t<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Use These 5 Steps to Triple Your Conversion Rate]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/5843</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/5843</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:58:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;If you're anything like me, you don't completely ignore monetization. You spend maybe 5 days a year on it. (The other 360 are spent on building traffic via social media, SEO, etc.) In reality, this split should be more like 80/20. Or even-gasp-50/5<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does Telling Someone to “Click Here” Actually Matter?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/5821</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/5821</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:39:29 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Brian Clark of Copyblogger walks us through the real meaning of a link and shares a Marketing Sherpa experiment to find out if the wording used in hyperlinks could make a difference in clickthrough rates.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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