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Privacy Policies: What They Are, and Why You Might Need One

by Phillip Smith
Monday, April 16th, 2018

Chances are, if you have ever browsed any major website in your life, you have encountered a privacy policy. And chances are if you yourself own and operate a website, you have probably put one on your site. Now, despite what you might think, almost all websites require a privacy policy, but not everyone understands just why privacy policies are so impor

5 Pages Most Web Designs Should Include (That You May Not Have Thought of)

by Ruth Hawk
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

Whether people realize it or not, they expect to find certain pages on all of the websites they visit. For example, 52 percent of people who end up on a company's homepage go looking for an About Us page (and more than 80 percent of them expect to find it off the homepage, in case you were wondering where to put it). And most people would be a little con

Questions Every Web Design Should Answer

by Ruth Hawk
Monday, March 26th, 2018

Accessible and effective customer support is important in making sure that customers' questions are answered and that they feel comfortable buying from your e-commerce website. However, one strategy websites should consider adopting is heading off many of those questions before they even arise with effective web design strategies.

Tips for a Web Design that Is Customer Support Friendly

by Ruth Hawk
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018

Customers can be skittish when it comes to making a purchase. An unanswered question, an unsatisfactory checkout process, a second or two of extra page load time, and they can be off to another website, and you can be out a sale. That is why customer support is so important: It allows you to connect with customers at the critical juncture when they have

4 Concerns Regarding Single Page Web Design

by Ruth Hawk
Monday, March 12th, 2018

With single page websites gaining popularity as one of this year's major web development trends, it may be tempting to adopt the practice for your own website. There is, after all, no denying the beauty of most of these sites, and their mobile friendliness is a great advantage. However, single page web design has a number of drawbacks that make it a less

SERP Features and Search Engine Optimization: A Glossary

by Ruth Hawk
Friday, March 2nd, 2018

This year, features on the search engine results pages (SERPs) are continuing to evolve, while their value to search engine optimization becomes ever more apparent. These additions to the traditional organic links in the search results offer users quick access to detailed information about sources and about the topics of their search. To help you get a b

Structured Data and Search Engine Optimization: What You Need to Know

by Ruth Hawk
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

Search engine results pages (SERPS) are changing. Over the last few years, they have transformed from simple lists of links into rich sources of detailed information regarding the search results. Information such as reviews, definitions, rich snippets, Knowledge Graphs, and Quick Answers are now standard for many results. The good news is that website ow

E-Commerce Website Payment Tips

by Ruth Hawk
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

When it comes to the sales cycle, the payment process is the last, and most critical, step because it is the point at which the customer commits to spending money with your business. As a result, the point of payment on an e commerce website needs to be carefully crafted. It needs to present a smooth, reassuring, and focused way for customers to complete

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