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  1. Microsoft Expression Web Designer
    January 25, 2006 in Web Implementation

    Microsoft Expression - Web Designer gives you all the powerful tools you’ll need to produce high-quality, standard-based Web sites the way you want them. Take advantage of the best of dynamic Web site design, enabling you to design, develop, and maintain exceptional standards-based Web sites.  Link >>

  2. Sixth Annual Weblog Awards
    January 24, 2006 in Web Implementation

    It’s now the sixth year of the world’s most established weblog awards, the Bloggies™. Personal Web publishing never stops growing, and that means this year the public will have more contenders than ever to select from when choosing the year’s best weblogs. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 have their champions; now it’s time for you to do your part for 2006. Site >>

  3. Blogging Presentation Makes the News
    January 21, 2006 in Web Implementation

    This just in….my business blogging presentation made the local newspaper last Wednesday and I didn’t know it.  The very local newspaper that is…

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  4. Revisiting the Importance of Web Design
    January 20, 2006 in Web Implementation

    The importance of web design pops up again this week, in a couple of places.  First is a study performed by the interactive marketing solutions firm Questus and covered in a post on ClickZ.  While the study itself is unfindeable on the Questus site (moving page elements that cover up main navigation don’t help the matter), the ClickZ article mentions the following results:

    Critical to making a decision to purchase goods on a Web site are site navigation (37 percent); the checkout process (32 percent); and product descriptions (38 percent). Perspective buyers left e-commerce sites without purchasing for a few key reasons. Twenty-nine percent didn’t want to register with the site; 22 percent of online shoppers found it difficult to locate products; and 17 percent left to find other e-tailers because they didn’t believe the site they were on was trustworthy or secure.

    Questus concluded that “web sites have three seconds to make an impression”.

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  5. Culture :: Helping The Church With Design And Technology
    January 19, 2006 in Web Implementation | The Church Online

    Eighteen months ago I knew virtually nothing about websites, web design or anything else. To me, terms like HTML, CSS, RSS, and the like were all worse than “Greek to me” - at least I sensed some purpose to knowing Greek as a pastor. Techno-jargon seemed far less important.  But after a year of working through website stuff for the church, here is what I’ve learned: Link to BetaChurch Article >>

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