It’s Wednesday again, which brings us to the last Usability 101 segment. You can find the first three segments here: Getting started with navigation Becoming acquainted with your readers Seeing what your all-important readers see image source Today’s segment is about helping your blog load faster or, as I like to say, appreciating your readers […]
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WotW: Usability 101 — Seeing what your readers see
Hello again! Today is part three of Usability 101. Just in case you missed the first two segments, you can catch up here: part one (navigation) and part two (reader awareness). Today’s segment is about a blogger disease… wysinwyrg (say it with me now: wi-zin-werg) or what you see is not what your readers get. […]
WotW: Usability 101 – Get to know your readers
Welcome back to Usability 101: Making Your Blog More Reader-Friendly. If you missed last week’s introductory class post, you can catch up on the reading here. Last week we talked about the basics of usability for the average blog. Since blog usability is all about making your blog more reader-friendly, this week we’ll focus on […]
WotW: Usability 101 – Getting started with navigation
Welcome to the first segment of Usability Month! So, now that you know that I, Lorene, author of this here Wednesdays on the Web segment, have declared August to be Usability Month, you probably have a few questions… Q1. Eh… What’s a usability? usability ˌyü-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun – a measure of how easy it is to […]
WotW: Google when you’re on the go
Happy Wednesday! If your week (and summer) has been like mine, you have spent a lot of time on the road and out of the house. Did you know that when you’re out and about, Google can still help you find what you’re looking for, no smart phone required? Google offers two different FREE (because […]