by lesley | Feb 23, 2012 | Readability
It always astonishes me that English has become the predominant international language. The grammar is irregular, with many individual exceptions to learn and the vocabulary is huge with many words that mean something similar, but subtly different, not to mention the...
by lesley | Jan 3, 2012 | Readability, Website copy
Why would anyone put a barrier between their message and their potential customer? When this is online where you have only a few seconds to get their attention, it doesn’t make any sense, but many businesses make it unnecessarily hard for their readers to get...
by lesley | Dec 13, 2011 | Readability
When people arrive on your website you want them to stay, read a bit and take action. However, many websites find people leave quite quickly and they don’t get as many enquiries/sign ups/sales/click throughs as they were hoping for. This is usually for one of...
by lesley | Sep 20, 2011 | Readability, Website copy
When people arrive on your website they are looking for something. If you want to keep them on your site you need to deliver what they want – fast. These are the things that you need to avoid: A splash (entry) page that shows off how clever your designer is,...
by lesley | Aug 22, 2011 | Readability, Website copy
I was just watching a funny video about PowerPoint by Don McMillan and his comments about fonts reminded me of how much impact the font you choose has on your message. I used to create newsletters for Ford (the motor company) and the research and development site...
by lesley | May 16, 2011 | Readability
I’ve just read a blog about using colour on your website and, whilst I understand that different colours convey different feelings and also have varying ethnic impacts, there was a lot missing! These are my thoughts on websites and colour – all focused on...
