Black Hat SEO vs Web Users

Tonight on GooglePlus, I had an argument with an SEO (search engine optimization) professional. You should see the sparks flying on this deb...

Web Presence and Social Media are Dead Without Strategy

Without a Real Strategy, Your "Web Presence" and Social Media Activity are DEAD Before you jump to the conclusion that I'm say...

20 Common Website Mistakes That Hurt Your Business

Small and medium sized business (SMB) websites continue to have serious flaws. It's very difficult to find a truly proficient web design...

Against Sticky Websites and the Facebook Timeline Rollout

Someone said today on GooglePlus that, in spite of all the hostility and backlash toward Facebook's rolling out their intrusive, invasiv...

Diaspora Deal Breaker or Why Designers Hate Readable Text

I signed up to be a Disaspora early tester and now that this new social media site is in alpha, I was sent an invite to join and give it a t...

Common Web Usability Mistakes PODCAST

Listen to internet radio with StevenStreight on Blog Talk Radio Be sure to also listen to these Vaspers radio theater podcasts: Worst How ...

Debunking Jakob Nielsen on Twitter

When I made the transition in 1999 from direct marketing to internet marketing, web usability guru Jakob Nielsen was a huge influence on my...

Most Annoying Website Mistake You Can Make

Since I have encountered this problem a lot lately, I declare it to be the #1 Most Annoying Website Mistake. Using light gray text on a whit...

8 Common Homepage Mistakes

A website's homepage is the first thing a person sees when they visit your site. This is obvious, but many homepages contain mistakes, o...

Twitter is where my main content is posted

Just a heads up to my fans and colleagues who want the most juicy and timely updates. My web usability analysis, social media insights, and ...

Web Usability Testing in InterBusinessIssues

My little outline of why web usability testing is mandatory. Thanks to Jonathan Wright for requesting and publishing this. Web Usability Tes...

Social Media Marketing parody VIDEO

The old persona I used for web usability and web content writing business, "Vaspers the Grate (abrasive, not terrific)", is no lon...

web usability testing is mandatory

Is your website easy for your audience to use? Can your customers quickly find the information they seek? Do your fans enjoy using your webs...

auto-morphing ecommerce sites

MIT Technology Review has an article on how websites might be more "alive", i.e., interactive, by morphing according to in-the-mo...

26 common website mistakes

From a Google search on "common web site problems", lists of top web design mistakes at Jakob Nielsen's, and the posts of vari...

evaluating your blog or website

At least once a year, you need to look at your blog, ecommerce site, or corporate web presence, and hate it. Yes, hate it. Be harsh, hostile...