From time to time, I see people doing SEO trying to get better. My argument is that, after a while, you get very little returns by improving and focusing on SEO only, and big rewards and gains by having a more holistic approach to learning (being interested in other fields than just plain SEO).
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Memorizing passwords
Let’s say you want to type a password – “johnny b”. Instead, you type “jho”, then you realize you wrote wrongly. There are two options to delete things: Just delete the last two letters, just the ones which have been typed wrong. Delete the whole word, type right from the beginning. The first solution is more efficient, you delete less and type less. As a paradox, it’s best to do the second thing, it will help you memorize the correct way of typing Johnny. :) (via)
Idea generation – small audits
(no examples in English, sorry)
Generally, a very complex audit made by me is private.
Usability audits (very complex) I have made
Generally, a very complex audit made by me is private. The ones below are public: RO: Review complex site: emag.ro, evomag.ro, pcgarage.ro, dol.ro/magazin, sigmanet.ro – analiză comparativă pentru 5 magazine online din România + concluzii utilizare rețele sociale: Olivian Breda RO: Site review, generare de idei şi analiză SEO pentru beta.imobiliare.ro: Olivian Breda (no examples in English, sorry) A check-up of implementation, for a small review, not a complex one: How was my feed back on a social networking web site for having success as a business professional – succesul.ro implemented?: Olivian Breda
Simple usability audits I have made
Generally, an usability audit made by me is private.
So, you want to help people. You’ve got an NGO. What’s next?
Let’s say you want to help people. You do an NGO. You start creating stuff. You do good for the planet. You want to communicate better. What’s next? How can you improve the way in which you communicate online?
The best videos. Before they go viral.
What do you think of this motto?
Clip Nation | The best videos. Before they go viral. (source – Clip Nation | The best videos. Before they go viral.)
I, myself, think it’s a bit of a genius. :)
Unfinished business: Microsoft advertising patterns
From time to time, Microsoft comes with a new campaign. They launch / announce / present something either new or in a new fashion.
And, to me, most of their campaigns have one common problem – not going all the way, leaving things unfinished, not polishing just enough.
“I want a *simple* web site”
Some clients come to me, telling me they have little expectations for how they wish the web site to look like. Simple colors, simple interface, little number of elements. Thus, the choice becomes clear – they want a very basic theme for WordPress, a free one. Then time passes and they start wishing for things. And the things for which they wish tend to get more complicated and expensive to implement. Also, good made simplicity doesn’t come from not having anything and adding something (so, to start from scratch and put a black line there and there), but from cutting things (eliminate some design elements). Generally, it proves, it would have been better to start with a premium theme. If not, there is a bigger premium to be paid.