Author Archives: Louise Gorrie

Online Retail to take off in Australia

I say this every year, but this year it seems people are starting to agree with me. We are just so far behind the rest of the world when it comes to online retail, there’s still so much room for … Continue reading

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We’ve moved!!!

We’ve finally finished the transition of BlackMax Media to Digital Finery. If you are visiting this blog from BlackMax Media howdy! New posts will be coming hard and fast next year. Now it’s nearly time for Xmas so we will … Continue reading

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Hot Hot Hot Web Design Trends 2011

The field of website design is constantly changing, with the availability of new technologies providing a sometimes challenging environment for web designers. Over just the past decade, we’ve watched the internet rise from nothing.  Very few other industries can claim … Continue reading

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Google’s Caffeine: Will It Make You Twitchy or Tweety?

The much talked about Caffeine algo update is released today and most SEO’s are on the edge of their seats, waiting to see what this will mean to their websites. It is expected to reduce the phrase “It will take … Continue reading

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Simplified Magazine Layout Web Style

Another contender for the hottest 100 web design: Grow Collective This site provides an interesting column layout which is carried throughout their site. I’m not sure it works so well throughout the rest of the site, but it makes me … Continue reading

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How a web design goes straight to hell

It’s so nice to feel we’re not alone. This cartoon from The Oatmeal has happened to us and if you’re involved in any kind of web development I’d hazard a guess it’s happened to you to. If you’re feeling frazzled … Continue reading

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SEO tactics and link building efforts

I’ve just read an article by Axandra, the people who make IBP the do-it-yourself SEO software. This article is a concise and easy way to explain to customers the different approaches needed in SEO depending on the level of competition. … Continue reading

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Future of the Web

Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, discusses how he sees the future of the web. The clip below is a 6 minute excerpt TechCrunch cut as the meat in the sandwich. Tweet This Post

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Low Quality Backlinks to your Website

Google has released a statement about having low quality backlinks to your website. In typical Google fashion it’s not very specific, however I’m reading that having a heap of low quality links to a site that doesn’t hold a lot … Continue reading

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Avoid 15 E-Commerce Website Mistakes

The more time you spend shopping online, the more you want to shake web developers and site owners. If each site owner spent some time buying from their top competitors and then tested their own site, then surely they too … Continue reading

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