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Responsive video (updated)

sarah — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:11:52 +0000

It’s been a while since I posted about how to make a locally-hosted video responsive, using Video JS. Since then, Video JS itself has been updated (the current version at the time of writing is 3.2.0), and although I posted an update in the comments of my previous post, several people were still getting confused, [...]

You’re missing the ‘About’ page trick

sarah — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:02:01 +0000

It’s often the most looked at page on a website, after your home page. People are nosey. Or, if I’m being polite, people want to know who you are, what you stand for, what you look like… Think about it. A website can be very faceless. But people buy from people. So you need to [...]

Why you should be using WordPress

sarah — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:02:43 +0000

It’s a few years now since I started using WordPress. For those who’ve never heard of it (and yes fellow web designers, there are people who have never heard of it – namely ordinary, non-techie people who have a business to run!!), WordPress is a Content Management System – a tool which allows non-techie people [...]

Cookie Law Compliance: Update

sarah — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:35:36 +0000

The deadline for businesses to implement the new EU cookies law (26th May) is fast approaching, so time for a quick update on this issue (you can read my previous post on the matter here: http://www.hexagonwebworks.com/2012/eu-cookie-legislation-compliance/). Statements from both the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO – the UK’s data protection watchdog) and also from Ed Vaizey [...]

Client Survey Results

sarah — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:45:12 +0000

I ran a client survey last month, and had a fantastic 70% response rate. I have shared the findings below. This has been a brilliant activity for Hexagon in three ways: I’ve got a better understanding of what people think of Hexagon, how they perceive their website, the on-going pressures they face with maintaining it, [...]

Use your emails to drive traffic

sarah — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:22:57 +0000

How many e-mails do you send each day? If you’re anything like me, quite a few. Putting a link in your email signature to your website is nothing new. Or even a link to your newsletter sign-up form. But how many people click on those things? My guess is some, but not a huge amount. [...]

Mobile Websites Beat Apps

sarah — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:05:02 +0000

There is an on-going battle being fought between mobile websites and apps. Ok, so maybe the word battle is a little strong, but you get the idea. On the whole, I have always tended to favour mobile websites, as having several advantages: you don’t have to persuade the user to download – once they’re at [...]

The biggest blogging mistake…

sarah — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:49:07 +0000

… and what to do about it. So many people make this mistake when blogging, and it’s ranks worse even than not ever updating your blog. Writing about things that no-one cares about. You spend a whole load of time, effort and brain power, crafting a beautiful blog post. It takes you ages. And [...]

Using personality on your website

sarah — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:39:17 +0000

I am currently conducting a survey of my clients (exciting!). I will be posting more about that in due course, but looking at the survey responses I’ve received back so far, something stands out pretty clearly. I asked people why they’d originally chosen Hexagon, asking them to select their three main motivators from: Track record [...]

EU cookie legislation compliance

sarah — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:14:49 +0000

[Warning: this is a long post! I've tried to make it as comprehensive as possible.] You may or may not have heard of Cookies. In this context, they’re not yummy biscuits, but small pieces of information that many websites store on your computer, allowing the website to ‘remember’ something. For example, when you comment [...]