April 14, 2008
by meandean
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What could be more ironic than to receive an email from Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox on the topic of “Bad content, bad links, bad navigation, bad category pages” that links to a page that throws a 403, permission access denied page?-) Fortunately for you, I got screenshots, followed by some commentary on the article once the good folks at UseIt.com realized the error or their ways. Continue reading
March 11, 2008
by meandean
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I find too many church websites putting their best information out of reach. Hence the idea driving today’s bad church web design poster is best sung to the tune of Nat King Cole’s classic, “Unforgettable” followed by my usual pithy enumeration of this pesky issue: Continue reading
January 14, 2008
by meandean
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The WikiPedia defines brochureware as: “A brochureware website is a business website that has very infrequently updated content, and little of it. Often the site has been developed as a direct translation of existing printed promotional materials, hence the name.” Continue reading
December 31, 2007
by meandean
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It is the last day of 2007, so like every great media outlet I figured why not go through the archives and come up with a list of those topics that produced the deepest and most memorable mental scars. Below is my list of the top ten mistakes I’ve seen on church websites over the past year. Mistakes I would hope that as a body we would resolve to remedy, though I suspect like most new year’s resolutions are destined for abandonment by about the 14th of February. Continue reading
November 27, 2007
by meandean
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Once these search-engine driven seekers find your site through a sub-pages, are they encouraged and equipped to continue browsing your domain through an information and navigation scheme that is as easy to follow as it is to read? Continue reading
November 16, 2007
by meandean
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NOTICE: to all graphic designers doubling as web masters – your church’s website ain’t a stinking art project. If it were, then there would be no need to worry about such mundane things as conversion goals, usability, and accessibility – issues that seem perennially make top 10 web design mistakes lists. Continue reading
October 28, 2007
by meandean
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With a show of hands, who here would rather listen to me podcast my upcoming visit Petra? How many would rather see the Temple of Hercules as online video at blogJordan.com? The answer to this question may explain why podcasting has stagnated while online video content is taking off. Continue reading
October 8, 2007
by meandean
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As I peruse the great cloud of witlessness that is the Body online, I find one of the primary problems afflicting many sites is vision. That is I often find those responsible for delivering the goods don’t really see their site as much more than an online color brochure. As a result, more often than not, very little staff and/or funds are allocated to the church’s web presence past the server, the domain name and perhaps a content management service. Continue reading