Wireframes and flowcharts are often the first things UX designers use when spinning their magic. When designing web pages, a wireframe is used to convey the basic layout of the page, with clear demarcations for what goes where. Flowcharts are immensely useful at describing user task flows and back-end processes, depicting the detailed path the web page will take depending on the user input. Together, these deliverables map the user experience journey in terms of…
Every day, more and more customers are making purchases from e-commerce websites. In fact, the global online market is expected to grow significantly over the next few years, reaching nearly $4.9 billion by 2021. When you are working to expand to global markets, you need to approach the SEO aspect on a local level. Regardless of how big or small, your operation is, localization is critical for website visibility. This process involves everything from using…
WordPress really is the Holy Grail of the internet. Over 32% of websites are powered by the script. The downside or really, the upside to WordPress is that it allows customization to the T. Web professionals can use thousands of plugins to customize their WordPress experience to fit exactly what they need and want from the script. For e-commerce website owners, one of the most popular plugins to do this on WordPress is WooCommerce. Read…
It’s no surprise that big data is expected to have a sizeable impact across many industries. In healthcare, big data will allow for earlier detection of diseases and more accurate association of risk factors. Big data and advanced analytics in the financial services industry will lead to a faster detection of fraudulent activity. But one industry, in particular, will apply big data in a variety of ways to gain deeper insight about its customers. That…
WordPress Hosting is, in most cases the ideal hosting for WP websites. Not only does it provide great performance owing to the fact that it is configured to be highly compatible with WordPress, but it also provides a range of WordPress management features. This makes it very easy for website owners to manage and maintain the website without having to allocate additional resources to do the same. Although different hosting providers provide different features, we…
For the last few decades, design in all its types and forms made a fantastic twist. Traditionally, it was about beauty and aesthetics. But somewhere around the 2000s, design started to become a primary motor of innovation. Today, it’s not only about making things look nice, but also about the way of thinking and working. In fact, design principles became so appealing that people started to use them as guiding points for transforming organizations. This…
The marketing landscape has shifted dramatically over the last thirty years. For three decades since the dawn of the internet, marketers have been adapting to innovations to reach their intended audiences. In 2018, that basically means social media. But not all social networks are created equal. First, dig around and see where your target audience is active. For example, some brands can achieve monumental success on Facebook while having virtually no presence on Twitter. Enter…
If you’re one among those who have been thinking of launching an online business, then this post is for you. Starting a new business requires the right strategy with a lot of time and effort. And one of the most important things is building an online store to sell your products. In this article, I’ll walk you through what you need to take care of before launching a website and then how to build an…
When it comes to websites, visual content plays a key role in enhancing a user’s experience and their impression of your brand/business. Websites use images for a wide variety of reasons. Studies show us that about 37% of people are visual learners. Images can tell a convincing story, which is the reason brands use imagery to convey their stories and idealism. E-commerce stores have also been growing at an exponential rate, and images obviously play…
An important element when it comes to the success of a marketing campaign is the way it is targeted. Be it a website, an email newsletter or an Ad campaign, the success lies in the way you’ve targeted and then re-targeted your product. Targeting can be defined as a way to distinguish potential customers from the general visitors and directing your marketing efforts at them. There are several ways in which we can carry out…