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SEO with Usability: What The People Want
Bad user experiences may hurt sales eventually when the truth finally comes out. Is it worth the risk of not user testing your product? Can your company support the wrath of broken contracts, lawsuits and diminishing sales? Are you an SEO asked to market a product nobody cares about or wants?

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A New Trend in Web Marketing Capturing the Attention of the Novice Web User
In our work as usability consultants we have seen an interesting trend on the Web. This trend has to do with the increase in novice users learning to get their needs met via the Internet. These users have decided they finally need to go online to get information or buy products and services. The novice user has found that there is now enough benefit to the Internet that they should take the time and energy to get out of their comfort zone and get online.

How to Avoid the Website Usability Gap
One of the most important components of a successful Website is how it makes the transition from what a user is trying to accomplish and what the site is actually providing. Many times there is a gap between the usability of a Website and the intended results of the company, or individuals, that developed the site. Here are a few suggestions on how to avoid the "usability gap" that is present in so many Internet sites.
To Gain Mindshare Design with the User in Mind
Usability is a term most often referred to when analyzing the user interface of software applications and the design of Websites. However, the same principles of usability can be applied to almost anything where there is a customer "using" a product or service. That said, take a few moments to consider the following usability tips and how you can improve the user and/or customer experience for your organization.

How to Avoid the Web Site Usability Gap
One of the most important components of a successful Web site is how it makes the transition from what a user is trying to accomplish and what the site is actually providing. Many times there is a gap between the usability of a Web site and the intended results of the company, or individuals, that developed the site. Here are a few suggestions on how to avoid the "usability gap" that is present in so many Internet sites
25 Ways to DESIGN Your Way to Higher Conversions
How the site is developed, along with the underlying coding structure, plays a significant role on whether your site meets the usability requirements of your audience. Below are a number of individual elements that must be considered in every website design. While each plays a minor role over the total usability of a website, together they add up to be much more than the sum of their parts.

Combining SEO and Usability for Holistic Search Marketing
Some things just work better together, SEO and (user centered design) otherwise known as UX or usability are two of them. It is only a matter of time before search engine optimization evolves to encompass usability standards and practices for on page optimization to engage the target audience and increase user engagement and retention.
20 todo's for Windows 7
The focus of windows 3.1 to 2000 was usability. The focus of XP was security and, again contrary to some gripers, the security problems were mostly fixed. The hype of Vista seemed to be about visual design - and not usability, so a lot of users like me went "pfffff". Will the next version of windows goes back to the basics and focus on the daily needs of us users to help us do what we do a little faster and with fewer frustrations? Here's twenty things to hope for.
The Idea Harvester
A short article on how usability evolves products; how exploitation of customer brains moves innovation within industry. This article deals with the basic principles of "usability" -- the new computer science buzzword of the past two decades. Remember when people actually owned the things they made? Not anymore...
Screen Recording Software for Usability Testing
Screen recording software can be a useful tool for usability testing. And now more and more requirements of usability test are considered in the design of screen recording software.
How to Become a Respected Name in Your Industry
If you’re like most consultants, the biggest problem you have when talking to new clients is to answer the question, “Why should I hire you instead of Katherine?” And if you are like most consultants, you’ll point to your college degrees and rattle off the names of your clients. The trouble is, most consultants can match you stride for stride, name for name. So what can make you stand out? The Media.
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