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Welcome to 2014 – the future we all dreamed of years ago. You might even be reading this post on your space-age smartphone or tablet. Just like you, your website's visitors might be doing a lot of their internet browsing on mobile devices. So - is your site truly mobile-friendly or is it actually costing you money and conversions due to poor design?
Here are a few problems we see come up again and again in our clients' mobile design.
1. Ignoring mobile users
All of the other issues on this list pale in comparison to not catering to mobile users at all. This is especially true if you're using your website to sell products directly to consumers. Danyl Bosomworth of Smart Insights reported that 35% of all web traffic occurs on mobile devices; companies like Amazon have seen an 87% growth in mobile visitors since 2012. Further, buyers prefer to shop on a mobile app over a mobile site, therefore, not having an app through which consumers can purchase goods or services may be actively hurting your company.
2. Using a separate mobile site
For a while, all mobile web design relied upon separate sites. However, this created more hassles than problems solved. For users, mobile-only sites often meant outdated design and limited functionality. On your end, do you really want to update two websites every time something on your site changes? This is why the move to responsive design makes so much sense. Create one design – but create rules that will make it transform appropriately when someone views it on a mobile device. Building your layout on a fluid grid is the key to responsive web design.
3. Basing design on user agents
You're all ready to create a mobile-friendly, responsive website. You want to ensure that your website responds correctly based on the user's device. You might think you can easily do it by detecting iOS, Android or other mobile operating systems – but you'd be wrong. In 2014, the line between mobile operating systems is almost nonexistent. Just look at Windows 8. However, the method you would need to display properly according to a specific operating system -- user agent detection -- is incredibly inconsistent. There are dozens of user agents that Android devices alone might use. The better (and easier) method is to detect screen size and resize your layout accordingly.
4. Making your website difficult to use for mobile visitors
Even if you have a responsive website, you might not be doing enough to streamline the checkout and shopping process. This could be costing you real conversions. (And you know how much we like to talk about conversions !) The following are several examples of problematic website behavior and how you can fix them to increase mobile conversions.
Just as Kevin Costner learned, if you build it, they will come. Of course, your field of dreams may be your small business – so building it correctly is even more important!
If you need to consult the professionals on your mobile web design, contact the experts at Web Revelation. We'll show you how to keep your site up-to-date – and your customers happy.
Nobody's surprised at how quickly e-commerce sites have grown in popularity: today's consumers want access to things from all over the world, and they want to research their investments before buying. With the rise in ecommerce, the competition between different sites has grown increasingly intense. One thing that makes a big difference in sales and can set an ecommerce site above its competition is the presence of customer reviews. Even for small businesses with brand-new ecommerce options, customer reviews can make a world of difference in sales and subscribers. Here's how.
Reviews inform potential customers.
The modern consumer wants to be informed before she invests her hard-earned money in a product or service. In fact, 61 percent of customers want to read online reviews before they make a decision about purchasing a product.
Reviews give buyers a real-world opinion of a product, both good and bad.
Some business owners worry about allowing online reviews on their site. After all, what would happen if some customer left a negative opinion? As it turns out, even negative reviews do their part in increasing sales. In fact, potential customers suspect something is not quite right if all the reviews are positive. No business can be that perfect. An estimated 30 percent of customers believe all positive, glowing reviews are phony. A recent study found that even bad reviews help improve conversion rates by 67 percent, meaning that it is ideal to a have a mix of both positive and negative reviews.
Not only does the presence of negative reviews make the site's customer review aspect seem genuine, it also helps customers know what the worst aspect of a product is, according to an MIT technology review. In other words, if a customer is reading a review for a phone, and a negative review states that the phone's battery life begins to dwindle after a year of use, the customer can then decide if that is a big enough issue to prevent them from buying the product in question. Many times, complaints about color options or superfluous issues like those are not a big enough problem to prohibit a sale.
Customers have a chance to share their thoughts.
Aside from helping potential customers decide if a product is right for them, having customer reviews on an ecommerce site also gives previous customers the chance to express their feelings. Many times, happy customers want a way to share their positive experience with a product or service, and a customer review section is the ideal location for them to do so.
They're easy to create.
If you're an ecommerce site owner, you should utilize customer reviews if only for fact that reviews increase conversion rates – and adding them is a simple process. You could encourage customer feedback by offering a reward (like a freebie or a discount on a product) for opinions, or you could just provide past customers with an easy way to leave feedback. Regardless of how you go about garnering reviews, it is important that you understand the many benefits of customer reviews on your ecommerce site.
Ecommerce site owners should always be looking for ways to increase their conversion rates and overall customer satisfaction. Adding a customer review option to a site is an easy way to do just that – and it's all-natural advertising.
Having a social media campaign is a huge step forward for any business – but social media marketing doesn't stop at just maintaining a website, your Facebook page, and your Twitter account. To develop loyal followers who can eventually be converted to customers, you need to go one step further and entice your viewers to become involved by using a call-to-action.
Even if you don't know it by name, you'd recognize a call-to-action (often abbreviated CTA) even if you were blindfolded. It's your kid following up a surprisingly practical list of reasons for owning a dog with a less practical plea to get the puppy. It's getting "The Look" as you drop your date off at her door. There's a reason for you to go through with something – you just have to agree to do it.
On a website, a traditional call-to-action might be a reminder at the bottom of the page for customers to call your company today. But in today's market, you are more likely to ask the potential customer to click on the call-to-action button to connect via social media. A few factors can help you make your call-to-action buttons more successful.
What is the purpose of your call-to-action button?
Your call-to-action buttons should be geared toward a specific purpose – not just be on your web page or blog simply because you think they should be there. If your goal is to increase likes or followers on Facebook, include a button linking to your Facebook account. If you want to encourage visitors to download an informational pamphlet, the pamphlet could be the focus of your main CTA button.
Determining the purpose(s) of your CTA buttons can help you prioritize which ones you want to display. One or two buttons are typically sufficient; having more than that can confuse customers and distract attention and energy from your main goals. If you are unsure about which actions have the highest priorities, list out the result of each (revenue generated, technical complication). Then decide which buttons deserve the prominent space on your page.
Make your buttons informative
People tend to skim, not carefully read. They may be unlikely to read the entire web page to find out why they should click on the call-to-action and what the results will be. A more successful approach is to develop a button that includes text stating exactly what the button does or why visitors should click on it. Here are some generic examples:
The call-to-action can be more effective if you create a sense of urgency by placing a time limit on an offer or offering to reveal interesting information once the viewer clicks the button.
Consider other details of your call-to-action buttons
Your call-to-action buttons need to be visible but not overwhelming, easy to use, and represent your business as credibility and trustworthy.
You can increase conversions by making your call-to-action buttons easy to use and encouraging for readers. Track your button conversions and see whether you can make them more effective for your business. (We bet you can now!)
It seems like every single website has a contact form these days – but does that mean these forms are effective at generating more leads? As it turns out, success takes more than simply sticking a form online and hoping people fill it out. Use the following tips to make your contact form an effective way of attracting interest and leads.
1. Keep your number of fields to a minimum. A HubSpot study showed that lowering the number of contact form fields from four to three raised response by almost 50 percent. Think about it: the more fields someone has to fill in, the more opportunities they'll have to get bored, rethink giving out their information, and develop carpal tunnel.
2. Don't be nosy. To build on the minimum number of fields, avoid asking for any info that's not totally necessary. In most cases, you can get what you need with a person's name and some form of contact. Wait to get the more personal stuff until after you've already communicated with them and established trust.
3. Loosen your grip on formatting. Don't make your visitors angry because your form requires specific formatting. Remember that any information submitted via forms can be automatically standardized using specific coding on your back end. You can also guide users to use correct formatting in the first place by using ghost text – that light-colored suggest text that's in the fields of some forms.
4. Emphasize user-friendly formats. Highlight the field that the user's cursor is on; make it easy for them to debug things like incorrectly formatted email addresses; and set up all of the fields and buttons in a predictable sequence. Pay special attention to the "submit" and "cancel" buttons. Make sure that the submit button is the first thing after the last form field so that people who have been tabbing through the form don't accidentally hit cancel instead. (That's the worst.)
5. Let users know that you aren't a spammer. We come in peace! Tell visitors exactly what you'll do with their contact information. Assuming you don't intend to sell a list of email addresses, let people know that you won't sell, rent, or otherwise share their contact information.
6. Make your drop-downs smarter. If you use a drop-down list for the country field, put the ones that your targeted audience comes from at the top. This is especially true if your would-be customers come from the USA or the UK. The letter "U" is a long way down from "A," and it's annoying to have to scroll so far to get to it. First world problems, right?
7. Encourage browsing. Let people see your site before you ask them to fill out a contact form. A trend has emerged where sites will pop a newsletter signup window up right on top of the content when a visitor first arrives. While this guerilla tactic can work fine for newsletters, it's not so great for contact forms. In fact, it probably hurts your conversion rate. It makes more sense to give people a chance to see why you're worth communicating with before you ask them to do so.
If your contact forms haven't been bringing in the number of leads you're looking for, implement a few of these tips. By keeping things simple, you'll make it easy for people to fill out the form on a whim. Once they do so, your sales team can eventually turn these contacts into more customers.
Staying buttoned up and accountable with your business is crucial – and especially so in regards to your inventory. Inefficiencies or inaccuracies in inventory management can waste money for your company and lead to unsatisfactory customer experiences. We've rounded up five of our most effective ways to streamline your inventory management system – all of which are straightforward to implement and will work in the long-term.
1. Accept and utilize new technology.
Inventory management software can help you – you guessed it – streamline your inventory management system. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, for example, can successfully take charge of planning and tracking inventory – almost as well as (or even better than) a new employee could. This type of software can be customized to your business to handle sales tracking, purchasing, and the myriad other aspects of inventory.
2. Focus your energy.
Inventory itself is hard to get a handle on – so focus your energy on the following categories in order to keep track of it. Replenishment; safety; and prevention and anticipation of extra or obsolete stock.
3. Use a cross-functional team.
Most of the time, many different departments within an organization will be involved with inventory. It makes sense then, to use a cross-functional team to plan out your inventory: everyone will be on the same page, and you might hear from departments that aren't getting their needs met. Plus, you'll be able to ensure that the stock you order coordinates with a given marketing campaign or smaller team's efforts.
4. Focus on the supply chain.
We said earlier to focus on replenishment, safety, and avoiding obsolete stock – but you should also be paying close attention to your supply chain. Review all the different parts in your supply chain and make sure they are all working efficiently... one cog can throw off the whole inventory wheel. If you don't already have one, implement a distribution strategy to improve customer service and delivery time. Don't forget to keep track of the location of your inventory - everything from raw materials to finished goods. You can use spreadsheets to keep tabs on this, but customized inventory management or ERP software will take the headache – and a lot of wasted time – out of the equation.
5. Reduce inventory.
You can also streamline your inventory system by carrying fewer items. Reduction might not be right for everyone, but there's something to be said for curation over just collection. When you have larger numbers of fewer items overall, you'll find that it's easier to predict quantities and to lower your amount of safety stock. If you want to offload some of your existing stock without just waiting to use or sell it, you can try returning it; reselling to other companies; giving it to your employees; or selling to customers at a reduced price.
Your inventory might be considerable in volume, but there's no need for it to be more of a burden than it's worth. Get in touch with us to learn more about the crazy-good things a solid inventory management system can do for your company.
Computerized accounting isn't inherently efficient.
At this point, nearly every business uses computers for its accounting. Software for the everyman – like Excel – makes the process extremely accessible to organizations of all sizes. So, as long as you are more advanced than pen and paper scribbling, you're up to date – right? Everything seems to be running smoothly so, if it's not broken, why fix it? We have some answers to that question : some businesses have broken accounting systems and they don't even know it. Worse still, it's costing them time, money and customers.
Is it time to customize your accounting?
Every business is unique and has different needs and goals. Even two businesses in the same field offering the same products and services will each have their own set of priorities. Maybe it's customer retention, or maybe it's market expansion. Perhaps cutting costs is a crucial goal; maybe you want to focus on adding new product lines. Whatever priorities a business sets for itself, accurate accounting systems are crucial to reaching those goals successfully.
Consider a recent article by Forbes writer Bill Conerly. Conerly posits that a business can be hemorrhaging cash, but without a clear, succinct vision of its cash flow, there is no way to correct the problem. Almost any accounting system can tell whether a business is generally profitable from month to month, but what happens when it shows a loss? Does the system show exactly where that loss has occurred? Without knowing precisely what's going on, Conerly explains, and being able to identify the exact dollar amount a project is costing or making your company, there is no way for a business to choose a clear solution to the problem.
This is where a customized accounting software system or custom-built application becomes invaluable. To succeed, every business needs an accounting system that can help it accurately track its income streams, overhead and costs. With that information in hand, all of those crucial business decisions about marketing, expansion, investments and project bids can be made with confidence and accuracy.
These signs point to an outdated accounting system!
Still on the fence? Not sure you need a new accounting software system? There are other telltale signs that it's time to give your accounting system an overhaul. Here are a few of them.
If any of these sound familiar, it may be time to look at your accounting system. After all, it's not just a record of your business activities – it's a vital business tool driving growth, sales and profits. Don't let an antiquated -- or nonexistent -- accounting software system keep your business in the Stone Age.
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In Idaho it's coyotes, not foxes so much. I agree about free range chicken eggs being so different and so much better than commercial. Once when I was pressed for time I bought a dozen eggs from our local co-op that sells only organic and those eggs were the worst eggs I have ever seen in my life, far worse than the supermarket eggs. Goes to show that the organic label isn't magic.
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Finished PhD; informally meeting with a prof in a different field?
Just got a PhD, don't have a new position lined up, meeting a prof, no obvious goal for conversation, have questions. [more inside]
Where did my brain go?
Help me rescue my analytical faculties so I can survive the last months of grad school with my dignity intact. [more inside]
Looking for internships related to sociology
Is there a resource for finding research positions in the social sciences? [more inside]
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I wanted to go into academia but I don't have the balls. Now I'm at the cusp of graduation and unsure of what my options are. I'll be finishing up my undergrad at the end of the month barring any unfortunate surprises. I will graduate with a fairly high GPA (although nothing too special) from McGill with a bachelors in Biology. I've always loved the idea of academia, but for the last year I've been reading articles that practically plead for me to stay away. My past considerations have focused around research, but med school and bio/biotech industry have also crossed my mind. There's also a whole world outside of science that I've never really considered. I've dabbled in graphic design in high school. It was really fun, but I always figured that I would make a better academic. I'd imagine most jobs I'd be interested in would involve reading/learning, information analysis, and stuff like that. I think I'm fairly well versed at communication, both written and spoken, but probably rusty in both in non-academic contexts. Honestly I do care about money. I expect to work hard, and I expect to be paid well for what I do. I'd also like to be paid for my expertise, not just for 'doing things.' [more inside]
Overwhelmed Tutors and Teaching Assistants
What resources are there that address overwhelm faced by tutors and teaching assistants - grad students who are also taking on a teaching role? [more inside]
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I'm a baby Australian scientist trying to earn experience and cash prior to embarking on a PhD, but landing a relevant job is turning out to be a bit of an ordeal. [more inside]
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According to a study women talk more than men. Which study? [more inside]
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I'm a librarian helping a patron. She's written an essay that, in part, discusses a piece of ancient Greek literature as the origin of a particular theme. She's received feedback from a reviewer that was very critical regarding the omission of several specific secondary sources. There seemed to be an assumption that the author overlooked or neglected these sources, when in fact she hadn't come across them in her research. The reviewer provided a list, but the author would like a way to avoid this kind of criticism in the future. Is there a way to identify key secondary sources on ancient Greek authors? [more inside]
Why are baby animals cuter than baby humans?
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Summer research grants / scholarships for science undergraduates?
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What do women think men and women want in relationships?
"Men want sex" and "women want romance" -- so the stereotypes go. To what extent does the average woman believe (or not believe) in these stereotypes? Does anyone know if there is research on this? I've been searching for hours, but haven't turned up anything yet.
Name my university learning blog
Looking for a descriptive and short name for a blog about university study. Save me from bad puns and opaque acronyms! [more inside]
How do I play the networking game?
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Organised by the Rotary Club of Windermere
Weekend 27-29 March 2015
On-line ticket sales will finish at midnight on Thursday.
However, tickets can still be purchased from the Lake District Boat Club and various venues throughout the weekend.
IMPORTANT - For 'on-line' purchases please pick up your tickets and wristbands at the Lake District Boat Club from Friday afternoon onwards.
Bowness Bay Blues 2014 was hailed as a great success, and Bowness Bay Blues 2015 will be even better with top-quality music on offer all weekend - ranging from sizzling electric to mellow acoustic blues and foot-tapping R'n'B - in some wonderfully atmospheric venues surrounding Lake Windermere.
- David Migden & The Twisted Roots, an exciting electric five-piece, performing original material in a genre-busting crossover of rock, blues and twisted American roots
- The Laurence Jones Band, fronted by a brilliant young guitarist who has been likened to Robin Trower and called 'The Future of the Blues'
- Northsyde, a unique band, with a grooving combination of rock, funk and a serious nod to the blues.
Excellent ticket sales, sponsorship and generous donations from festivalgoers ensured that over £6000 was raised for this year's chosen charitable cause - Automated External Defibrillators for the Windermere First Responders Team - and other charities supported by the Rotary Club of Windermere.
You can read about the 2014 festival by clicking on the following links:
You can also keep in touch with the festival and send us your comments on facebook, twitter and through this website. We look forward to seeing you on 27 to 29 March 2015, at the fourth Bowness Bay Blues!
Whilst the information provided by the organisers is to the best of their knowledge correct at the current time they cannot be held responsible for changes in performers or venues which are beyond their control.
Rosco Levee & the Southern Slide The Robin Bibi Band TJ and the Suitcase Matt Woosey Stark Al Hughes The Blues Duo featuring Tommy Allen and Johnny Hewitt The Deluxe Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion Buzz Elliott The Elderly Brothers


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Excessive displays of upper body flesh, by men, at inappropriate times in an effort to show off a new fake tan, a new roided up body, or a new trendy tattoo (i.e. barbed wire or Chinese power symbol); originated in homosexual communities, but is now commonly practiced by "alleged" heterosexuals at concerts, festivals, and other even more inapproprate settings.
It's 40 degrees, but those New Jersey pricks are still peacocking around in jeans and no shirt. It's curious why a man would be peacocking at a Pantera concert... there aren't even any women here.
Hayden Davis가 작성 2008년 04월 02일 (수)
The act of texting someone next to or near you about someone else slightly farther away.
- only applies if the person who is the subject of the conversation is in view and is none the wiser
- only applies if the person who is the subject of the conversation is in view and is none the wiser
Me and Alyssa were totally peacocking earlier, Meghan had no idea what was going on.
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Achieving the absolute pinnacle of drunken display.
Jack languored onto the table, then burst into the most vulgar, perverse display of peacocking I have ever seen. How he fit that empty bottle there I will never know.
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When one, male or female, spreads ones legs in a fashion that suggests invitation in a seductive manner. Usually involves lifting ones leg I'm propped style with the pelvic region thrusted outward.
The man in sitting at the bar is Peacocking in our direction.
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- (940) 766-8671
Dr. John P. Montgomery graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1981. He works in Wichita Falls, TX and 1 other location and specializes in Gynecology. Dr. Montgomery is affiliated with United Regional Health Care. He speaks English and Spanish.
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; Graduated 1981
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