If you ever truly wondered - and I hope you have - about how much the loading time of your website affects total sales and profits, Kissmetrics put together a mother of all infographics. In it, you'll find the typical stats on how mere seconds can make or break a visitor's session, as well as how … [Read more...] about How Website Load Times Eat Into Profits
Snagit – Capture, Size, Crop and More…
If you've been relying on the Print Screen key and PhotoShop (or other graphics program) to capture and perform basic edits for online graphics, you're wasting a great deal of time. The first time I tried Snagit (TechSmith) was to take screen shots of the Miva Merchant admin when writing the … [Read more...] about Snagit – Capture, Size, Crop and More…
Constant Contact – Free “Site Design” Email Template
If you've been thinking about using Constant Contact, you may want to take advantage of their special offer. Through Feb. 28, 2011 Constant Contact giving new users a free email template based on your existing site design. It's a $99 value (and, actually, usually costs more than that through an … [Read more...] about Constant Contact – Free “Site Design” Email Template
Taking “Snapshots” of Web Pages
There are many reasons one might need to take a snapshot of a web page. Most often, it's to archive existing content or keep track of page variations. While Google and other sites cache web pages, the best way to ensure you've got a timestamped copy of any page is to capture it yourself. Here are … [Read more...] about Taking “Snapshots” of Web Pages
Find Hex Colors On the Fly
Opening PhotoShop (or other program) just to pick a color can be tedious. Who wants to wait for programs to load just to find the right color? Enter: Online Hex Color Selectors. Here's a list of my favorite ones. … [Read more...] about Find Hex Colors On the Fly