Archive for June, 2009

How to Speed up your Website - Best Practices

Google just released their best practices for speeding up website loading and responsiveness. Check it out, no doubt you will learn something new.
Make your Website Faster - Google
As a front-end guy I am for sure looking at:

Optimizing Images
Optimizing Javascript Code
Improving Website Performance with Page Speed
User Experience and Website Performance
Don’t Make Me Click - UI Design [...]

How To

Quickest Online Color Picker

I use this all the time: Quick Online Color Picker Tool

Web Design

Learn Ruby on Rails Fast

The best way to learn Ruby on Rails also happens to be a fast way. Check out these links to get you on your way.
Rails Guides
Ruby on Rails Guides - Official
• Hands down best resource. Everything basic to get you into Rails is covered.
Ruby on Rails Screencasts
I can’t recommend Peepcode enough and I [...]

Ruby on Rails

How to Convert Leads from Your Small Business Website

A lot of small businesses I work with struggle converting leads after they have received a prospective buyer or client through their website. Sure they get the traffic and a good amount of conversions but how do they turn those people into customers? Here is my advice and I have seen it work.
1. Call them [...]

Online Marketing, Small Business Online Marketing