Web Design & Development Posts | McDougall Interactive Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:09:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Top 11 Things to Avoid When Designing Your Website https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/things-to-avoid-when-designing-your-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-to-avoid-when-designing-your-website https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/things-to-avoid-when-designing-your-website/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 19:32:57 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=3562 There are key things you need to know if you want an SEO-friendly website design. And learning what NOT to do and what to avoid will help save you a ton of time and avoid headaches down the road. These are the top 11 of things you should stay away from when you're designing your […]

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/things-to-avoid-when-designing-your-website/feed/ 0 3562 Top 5 Website Redesign Mistakes https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/top-5-website-redesign-mistakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-website-redesign-mistakes https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/top-5-website-redesign-mistakes/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 11:00:28 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=13147 John Maher and John McDougall talk about mistakes that people often make when redesigning a website, which can negatively affect your SEO.

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/top-5-website-redesign-mistakes/feed/ 0 13147 Using WordPress Plugins: Updates, Support, and More https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/wordpress-plugin-update-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wordpress-plugin-update-support https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/wordpress-plugin-update-support/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:13:56 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=9208 Listen to this podcast to learn how to manage WordPress plugin updates, find support when you have an issue with a plugin, and more.

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/wordpress-plugin-update-support/feed/ 0 9208 Web Design Wireframes – Digital Marketing Madness https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/web-design-wireframes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=web-design-wireframes https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/web-design-wireframes/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:12:16 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=9124 In this podcast with Meghan Williams, we discuss using web design wireframes as part of the web design process, the reasons why wireframes can help the process, and some tools that can make creating a wireframe easy and effective.

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/web-design-wireframes/feed/ 0 9124 Important Things To Consider When Launching a Website – Digital Marketing Madness https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/important-things-when-launching-a-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=important-things-when-launching-a-website https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/important-things-when-launching-a-website/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:11:36 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=9133 In this podcast with Rick Floyd, learn about some important things to consider when launching a website, including having a timeline, setting up redirects, and testing.

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/important-things-when-launching-a-website/feed/ 0 9133 The Importance of Good Mobile Websites – Digital Marketing Madness https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/importance-of-good-mobile-websites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=importance-of-good-mobile-websites https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/importance-of-good-mobile-websites/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:01:40 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=9052 In this podcast with Rick Floyd, we discuss the importance of good mobile websites, including the proliferation of mobile devices, and changes to the Google algorithm that affect how we think about mobile website design and development.

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/importance-of-good-mobile-websites/feed/ 0 9052 Why A Cheap Web Designer Overseas Will Cost You More – Digital Marketing Madness https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/cheap-web-designer-overseas-cost-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheap-web-designer-overseas-cost-more https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/cheap-web-designer-overseas-cost-more/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2015 06:57:10 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=8964 Learn why using a cheap web designer or developer overseas can cost you more than if you had paid more initially and had the development done locally.

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/cheap-web-designer-overseas-cost-more/feed/ 0 8964 Web Design Project Management Tips – Digital Marketing Madness https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/web-design-project-management-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=web-design-project-management-tips https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/web-design-project-management-tips/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:59:34 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=8946 Get tips for making the web design project management process a smooth, productive one, and save your self a ton of headaches now and in the future.

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/web-design-project-management-tips/feed/ 0 8946 AdWords Landing Page Best Practices – Digital Marketing Madness https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/landing-page-best-practices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=landing-page-best-practices https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/landing-page-best-practices/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:17:26 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=8917 Find some helpful tips on best practices when using landing pages for PPC ads, and offers, so you can improve your AdWords conversion rate.

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]]> https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/landing-page-best-practices/feed/ 0 8917 Internet Explorer and Compatibility View https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/internet-explorer-and-compatibility-view/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=internet-explorer-and-compatibility-view https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/blog/web-design-development/internet-explorer-and-compatibility-view/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:55:44 +0000 https://www.mcdougallinteractive.com/?p=8040 We've recently run in to some issues with clients' new websites regarding how the site renders in IE with the Compatibility View feature enabled (by the user in their browser). In the latest case, our client was using Compatibility View internally to view third party sites (older sites) that they needed to access on a regular […]

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