If you are looking to buy a shopping cart package for your website, you might want to check this out. I am running a contest on Best Web Image all of July 2009. The winner gets a free copy. I also have a promo code that you can use all of July to get it for 50% off if you can’t wait, and need it now. Here is the link to the contest: http://www.bestwebimage.com/archives/win-a-free-copy-of-boss-cart-premium-shopping-cart-software/

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Looking for a web hosting blog? Maybe one that isn’t just filled with referral links, and reviews? Then maybe it’s time to visit Temi’s Blog.

An Actual Blog About Hosting

So the reason I like Temi’s web hosting blog is because it’s not about where to get the best server for cheap. It’s about what makes a good server, and it’s from the perspective of an IT professional.  Temi is an IT professional with a MSc in Internet Technology. I’ve known Temi for a while now, and besides educational qualifications he has a ton of real life experience in the industry.

Temi also has a little more experience than some when comes to web security on ecommerce sites because he was the main developer for Boss Cart, a popular ecommerce software. There is a great post on PCI compliance. I would suggest reading it if your site processes credit cards.

The blog has been around for a while, so there is a ton of great articles. Recently he just did some upgrades to the theme of the site, and I think it’s helping out  is traffic substantially. Server getting your down? You may just want to check out his blog: Temi’s Blog

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Love twitter? Follow me. @camp185. I would rather you just checked out my not so nice blog about twitter though: http://twittersuckseggs.wordpress.com/

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Found a great site for web designers if you are looking for some work. The company is Xemion, and the site is dedicated just for web design jobs.

Looking for listings in the San Francisco Bay Area, I found over fifty new listings posted in June already. Positions are for full time, part time, or freelance work. Finding web designer jobs was not limited to the U.S. either. There are posting in for in the U.K., Australia, and basically anywhere else that English was the main language.

One feature I really liked was developed for those searching for web designers. You can actually search for web designers that specialize in your industry. This is a win win for both parties. Specialized help, and highly targeted prospects.

There was also listings for specialized web work as well. So if you do or are looking for someone that does flash, or some sort of web application this would be the place to go.

Xemion has been around for about five years, gets regular new listings, and currently is offering free postings for those doing the hiring.

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This is the second post of a two parter about how a heuristic analysis can help your site. The first part can be found here, The Usability of Wigs. The site being used as example today is CB’s Limited and their Prom Dresses page.

Prom Dresses Look Great

The prom dresses look great, but what about the site? A quick analysis of a ecommerce site, and I would say pass. It has a normal layout, and many of the essential items required for an ecommerce site are found. Those items are like: a shopping cart, phone numbers, policies, shipping information, and many other trust factors that say this is safe place to buy a product online.

What’s killing the site though? It’s font consistencies. Too often webmasters work on different parts of a site, or through copying and pasting code end up with sites that do not have a consistent format. See the example below. When considering what font to use, know that you need to be consistent in font type, color, size, and extra emphasis for all things through out the site.

If you look at their Prom Dresses page you will see most of it is done with Verdana, but you will also find Lucida, Sans-Serif, and Arial. Four font types, in most cases, is too much. Font type should always be aggressively limited, and if possible, limited to just one. This is an easy way to make a site look consistent, and more professional.

When font type is under control, control of sizes needs to be addressed. Like picking colors for a site try to limit different sizes to about three or four. An example is to have all your paragraphs or heading titles one size, all your content another, and then address special items with strong or small sizes. You can even have different sizes for H1, H2, H3 tags and so on, as just as long as it is consistent throughout.

Easy way to improve the sales of this site? Fix the fonts.

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