Ben Tremblay » Web Design http://bentremblay.com/en The web, what matters, common sense Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Users And Website Usability http://bentremblay.com/en/users-and-website-usability http://bentremblay.com/en/users-and-website-usability#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:27:41 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1825 Users don't love usable websites: they just hate the poorly designed ones

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]]> http://bentremblay.com/en/evolution-of-search-engine-optimization/feed 1 Web Design http://bentremblay.com/en/web-design http://bentremblay.com/en/web-design#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:10:58 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1601 Welcome to the Web design business. No need to explain that one, it is pretty self explanatory.

]]> http://bentremblay.com/en/web-design/feed 1 Welcome To The Web http://bentremblay.com/en/welcome-to-the-web http://bentremblay.com/en/welcome-to-the-web#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:54:30 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1591 Welcome to the Web: we're sorry, we don't read here. We scan. That's the hard truth about the Web.

]]> http://bentremblay.com/en/welcome-to-the-web/feed 0 Some Spaces Are Better Left Empty http://bentremblay.com/en/some-spaces-are-better-left-empty http://bentremblay.com/en/some-spaces-are-better-left-empty#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:10:51 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1470 Web design and usability 101: some spaces are better left empty.

]]> http://bentremblay.com/en/some-spaces-are-better-left-empty/feed 0 Sometimes, it’s a good idea to take a break http://bentremblay.com/en/sometimes-its-a-good-idea-to-take-a-break http://bentremblay.com/en/sometimes-its-a-good-idea-to-take-a-break#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:27:56 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1417 Sometimes it's a good idea to take a break. Creativity is something that just happens, not that you can force

]]> http://bentremblay.com/en/sometimes-its-a-good-idea-to-take-a-break/feed 0 What is Usability http://bentremblay.com/en/what-is-usability http://bentremblay.com/en/what-is-usability#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:10:09 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1392 usability is at the center of Web design, simplicity and common sense

]]> http://bentremblay.com/en/what-is-usability/feed 1 Simplicity is Underrated http://bentremblay.com/en/simplicity-is-underrated http://bentremblay.com/en/simplicity-is-underrated#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:10:52 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1372 simplicity is underrated. Making things simple is actually quite complex.

]]> http://bentremblay.com/en/simplicity-is-underrated/feed 0 ABCD of Web Development http://bentremblay.com/en/abcd-of-web-development http://bentremblay.com/en/abcd-of-web-development#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:32:49 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1355 ABCD of Web Development: Analytics, Business, Code, Design

ABCD of Web Development: Analytics, Business, Code and Design

]]> http://bentremblay.com/en/abcd-of-web-development/feed 0 34 best practices for speeding up your website http://bentremblay.com/en/34-best-practices-for-speeding-up-your-website http://bentremblay.com/en/34-best-practices-for-speeding-up-your-website#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:04:26 +0000 Ben Tremblay http://bentremblay.com/en/?p=1274 yahoo_website_fast

Thanks to @kinaze on twitter for discovering (or letting me know about) that one.

The Yahoo Developer Network have released a short guide on the best practices for speeding up your website. It is divided in seven categories and contains 34 great tips to make your pages load faster and improve user experience.

There are some good tips in the guide and every web developer (or website owner) should have a look at it.

Here’s the guide: Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site

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