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Lewis University Online – Epsiode #84

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Site Scores:

Site Visual Information Code Overall
Lewis University Online 75 92 85 (252/300) 84% B

Today’s Tip:

If you are not using bread crumbs use some other visual representation to show your user where they are. Not every user is coming in through your homepage, make sure they know if they are in the prospective student area or in the alumni area by highlighting the top menu item related to the page they are on. Your users will thank you.

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University College Falmouth – Episode #83

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Site Scores:

Site Visual Information Code Overall
University College Falmouth 96 86 85 (267/300) 89% B+

Today’s Tip:

When ever you have movement that is controlled by the user give them hints about what is going to happen when the mouse over or click on objects. You may even find that more users click on interactive elements because they know what is going to happen or they just discovered they were there. There is no single way to use a web site so each visitor has to essencially rediscover how to use your site on their first visit, giving them clues will help keep them longer.

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Indiana University Northwest – Episode #82

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Site Scores:

Site Visual Information Code Overall
Indiana University Northwest 60 60 72 (192/300) 64% D

Today’s Tip:

Give the users a direction to go and they will go there. Too many options only leads to confusion and an increased likelihood they will click the safest option, the back button. As long as your pages are light and fast the user will have no issue clicking multiple times to get to the content they need. Plus the more refined you can get the user the more targeted the messaging you can display.

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Boston University – Dean of Students – Epsiode #81

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Site Scores:

Site Visual Information Code Overall
Boston University – Dean of Students 94 90 86 (270/300) 90% A-

Today’s Tip:

If you are going to put a blog or news updates on your site make sure before you design them in that you have the resources to fill it with content. One of the worst things to do for the end user is to have stale content on your pages. This not only gives the user an idea about how vested you are in them but also how much you care. Blogging takes a lot of time, make sure you know what you are getting into.

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