Do Ugly Sites Perform Better?

MacGregor has a content-rich, incredibly useful, but butt-ugly site.

In my opinion, ugly sites can perform very well, and there are a number of factors that can contribute to that:

First, ugly sites are often sites that were originally built back in the 1990s by some business owner who … Read the rest »

Client Shoots Self in Foot

So I have — er, had — this client. Let’s call him Mr. X. I didn’t design his website originally; I inherited him from a colleague who had designed it and was hosting it, and who wanted to get out … Read the rest »

Your Domain is a Valuable Business Asset — Treat It Like One

Once again, I’m trying to help a client track down and gain control of their domain. A couple of years ago, they hired someone to develop their web site for them. He registered their domain in his name, and he … Read the rest »

Links, Google and Advertising

One of my clients (who has a very successful and busy site) recently asked me about selling text links on his site. He had been approached by someone (apparently a link broker) who was wanting to place a collection of … Read the rest »