Getting stuff right on your website is like cooking a perfect soft boiled egg. It’s easier to screw it up than get it right, and even the experienced cooks fail at times. Indeed, the list of things that can go wrong on your website is endless (and growing with every latest web design trend). Below, […]
Do you know what you, a contractor and a project manager have in common? Brain-racking copy on their websites! How do I know? I do copy critiques. A lot. And I’m yet to see a web page that I didn’t have to rip ap…, I mean, offer many insightful comments and provide improvement suggestions for […]
What if I told you you could get 2 new subscribers for every 50 website visitors without an extra effort? You’ll go about your day doing client work, writing, taking a nap. But your list will grow, adding at least several new email addresses from people who want to hear from you every day. No […]
Want to improve your web copy but don’t feel like reading yet another 3000+ word monster article? I’ve got you covered. Here are 6 quick practical tests you can run on your copy to uncover (and fix) its shortcomings: The BS Test The Forehead Slap Test The “So what?” Test The Google Translate Test The […]
You may be an experienced copywriter, a skillful designer, or a great marketing consultant, but you may still feel overwhelmed when it comes to creating a website for your business that brings you clients. This freelancer homepage checklist shows you, step-by-step, how to create a homepage that will impress your prospects and become a solid […]
How much traffic do the websites of your peers get? Do they have more daily visitors than you or is everybody faking it till they make it? I wanted to know and created a survey to uncover website traffic statistics for freelancer websites. And while we were talking, I asked the freelancers about their toughest […]
You know what I find fascinating? How so many website owners seem to have a multiple personality disorder. Here you are as a website visitor, swearing at your laptop when some websites make it difficult for you to do or find things. But then you put your website owner hat on and BAM – a […]
Not sure what to put on a homepage of your business website? Afraid of confusing your visitors with too much information? Wondering if you’re telling them enough to hire you? Stop agonizing over it and use this quick checklist to make sure your homepage blows the socks off your website visitors and makes your business […]
“Uuu, website optimization! How exciting!”, said no website owner ever. I get it. Everyone dreads things that seem complicated or boring. And if you aren’t technically savvy, all this caching, compression and optimization talk makes you regret having a website in the first place. But we both know that you have to do it if […]
Have you noticed how you learn best if you’ve experienced something first-hand? Let’s say your spouse has been telling you for days to take an umbrella because it’s April, and the rain showers come without warning. You ignore this advice till one day you return home soaking wet. Guess who’s taking an umbrella to work […]
