This is article from Mashable has a great overview and list of usability testing tools
http://mashable.com/2011/09/30/website-usability-tools/
It focuses on the key usability areas of:
It gives a great overview of classic tools such as pingdom but also some new ones.
Definitely worth checking out.
Sediton surfboards has just opened their new website selling quality cheap surfboards. The 5’11 thruster has been created to be a fun and exciting ride and there are also cheap surfboards of other sizes. You can also get quality surfboard accessories such as deckgrip and leg ropes. You can also checkout their cheap surfboard 7 day guarantee.
WordPress Code snippets
This site has an extensive list of code snippets for WordPress. a great place to begin if your looking at extensively customising a WordPress installation WP-Snippets
And here are my latest favorite Music themes. They aren’t free but I think what the developers are charging for them is fair
http://wordpressthemes.
Ok the quote is not mine but I love it. Its the tag line from the 99Percent website which has articles on productivity and get the best out of groups project individuals. There’s heaps of tips to help keep motivation levels high and there fore productivity high.
One article I found pretty useful was DIY PRoject management. I loved the idea of referring to milestones as a hit list…even the terminology is more dynamic
And this a great video on “The 99% Experience: Insights On Putting Your Ideas Into Action”
The 99% Experience: Insights On Putting Your Ideas Into Action from 99% on Vimeo.
The White Knuckle Riders Clothing is another great eCommerce website that specializes in motor cross t-shirts and clothing for extreme sports wear. I love the t-shirt and hat designs. Their high energy extreme sports, clothing and accessories is made of the highest quality materials. It was developed by U.A.C Infotech Solutions in conjunction with Gold Coast Graphic Design.
Tonic Temptations is a eCommerce website I’ve just finished which is a Family owned business dedicated to supplying Unique gifts and homewares.
They pride themselves on customer service & product quality, which will make your online shopping experience a pleasure, with that they would like to say thank you for visiting their site & for making your next gift or homeware purchase ‘Refeshingly Different’.
1. This is a great article from Search Engine Land outlines some of the things you can do with your Google webmaster tools which can help with your SEO.
http://searchengineland.com/9-step-seo-checkup-using-google-webmaster-tools-57061
2. While technically not an article what Search Engineland has created in this periodic table of the elements for SEO ranking factors is pretty amazing and worth a study.
As they say on it “Search engine optimization — SEO — seems likes alchemy to the uninitiated. But there’s a science to it. Search engines reward pages with the right combination of ranking factors. ” This article from may help you to understand it better.
And to round out my list of 5 the last 3 are from SEOMOZ.org
3.The Seomoz social media checklist is not for total newbies but still worth a read by anyone interested in this aspect of SEO. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-social-media-marketers-seo-checklist
4. Another great article about the SEO favorite Title tag http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/title-tag
5. And finally a read on the use of the meta description tag -http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/meta-description
Test this morning starting at 9:30 on the dot!!
After that I will mark everyones assignments that they have submitted so far and give you feedback as I go
This is a great Custom wordpress theme from Web Designer wall http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/building-custom-wordpress-theme
I have created a printable version of it and here is a link to download the tutorial example files.