The Boagworld Ux Show

[S02E09] Boagworld.com is the first site I have personally coded in a long time. Things have certainly come a long way and become very exciting.

[S02E08] WordPress has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a blogging tool. It’s now a fully fledged content management system. But is it still the right choice for a site like Boagworld?

[S02E07] We have all read articles on responsive design. However, when you put theory into practice things are never as simple as they first appear. Fortunately you can always ask Ethan Marcotte for help!

[S02E06] The accessibility of our websites is not something many of us like to think about. However, we have a legal and morale obligation to do so.

[S02E05] Design is full of decisions from whether to design in the browser to which typeface is best. But how do you make those decisions and what factors need considering?

[S02E04] A successful website should enable users to find the content they require as quickly as possible, while encouraging them to complete your desired course of action. In this post I examine how to achieve these demanding objectives.

[S02E03] The design of your site should communicate something of your organisations personality as well as make a connection with users. Knowing who you are and how you communicate is a vital for a successful site.

[S02E02] This week on the boagworld show we look at defining your target audience and identifying their goals, activities and tasks.

[S02E01]: Before you can create an effective website you need to know what you are trying to achieve, how you are going to measure success and what you want from users.

To mark the end of season one of the Boagworld Show we recorded a live special from SXSW in Austin Texas.

(S01:E06) As website owners how do we drive high quality traffic to our websites that will generate the return on investment we need?

(S01:E05) Too many websites are just left to rot. If you want your website to generate a return on investment you need to continually refine it.

(S01:E04) Everybody seems to go on about calls to action. They offer obvious benefits to your business, but what about your users?

(S01:E03) Although business objectives should be your sites number one goal, ignoring users would be a mistake. Happy users are a prerequisite of a successful website.

(S01:E02) What is the point of making changes to your website if you have no real way to tell whether it is an improvement or not? Stop guessing. Start measuring.

(S01:E01) As website owners we like to talk about the importance of business objectives but I suspect we talk the talk, rather than walk the walk.

As it is Christmas we thought it was a good time to announce the return of the Boagworld podcast. In this special episode we introduce the new format being used when the show returns in January.

This week on Boagworld: Chris Coyier talks CSS and more, we say goodbye to the boagworld podcast and ask what can you listen to now?

This week on Boagworld: Emerging trends at Web Direction @Media, playful web design and death to design by committee.

This week on Boagworld: When to hire a web agency, user testing on disposable websites and a need for speed.