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eBooks

Client Centric Web Design
Other than Internet Explorer, what is the most challenging part of your job? Did you answer clients? If so this eBook is for you. Discover how to keep your...
Paul Boag
11 May 2012
Web Design
Building Websites for Return on Investment
‘Building Websites for Return on Investment’ uncovers the secrets of sites that successfully generate real return on investment. This book will enable you to...
Paul Boag
11 May 2012
Business

Courses

Explaining the Importance of Whitespace to Clients
If you ever have trouble with clients wanting to fill their sites with clutter then this Coffee Break Course is for you. I’ll help you better explain to your...
Paul Boag
4 Oct 2016
Web Design
8 minutes
Everything You Need to Learn About Customer Journey Mapping
“Customer journey mapping” is a popular tool among digital professionals. It’s a tool that helps them better understand the needs of users and improve the...
Paul Boag
27 Sep 2016
Web Design
23 minutes
Why the Secret of Good UX Design Is Saving Users Time
Time is one of the scarcest commodities we have. Yet as web designers, we often waste our users’ time. In this Coffee Break Course, I’ll explore just why...
Paul Boag
23 Sep 2016
Web Design
10 minutes
Productivity Tips for Your Web Design Business
Did you become your own boss in the hopes that you could spend more time with your family or doing the things that you love? Have you, in fact, ended up...
Paul Boag
21 Mar 2016
Web Design
11 minutes
Becoming a UX Developer
How come the words “user experience” are so often followed by the word designer? What gives the designer a monopoly over the user experience? What about...
Paul Boag
18 Mar 2016
Web Design
27 minutes
A Freelancer’s Quick Guide to Finances
Managing your finances can be one of the hardest parts of running your own business. You could be the best web designer, developer or digital guru, but if...
Paul Boag
3 Mar 2016
Web Design
11 minutes
How to Get Homepage Design Approval
One of the biggest challenges we face as web designers is getting stakeholders to agree on the homepage. Organizations often have far too many people wanting...
Paul Boag
1 Mar 2016
Web Design
9 minutes
Understanding Persuasive Web Design
You can create the most beautifully designed website in the world, but if it does not convert, it has failed. As designers, it is our job to solve problems,...
Paul Boag
26 Feb 2016
Web Design
31 minutes
Workshop Your Way Through the Web Design Process
Good design isn’t created in a vacuum. It happens based on information about brand, user needs and business requirements. But extracting this kind of...
Paul Boag
20 Jul 2015
Web Design
1.1 hours
Working With Clients to Get Design Approval
Getting design approval for a website is a minefield of personal opinion, endless iterations, and frustrating debates. It can undermine profitability, damage...
Paul Boag
2 Mar 2015
Web Design
1.6 hours
Promoting Your Services and Winning Work
Just because you are a great coder or designer, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be a successful web design business owner. In an increasingly tough...
Paul Boag
10 Dec 2014
Web Design
1.2 hours

Tutorials

How to Run a Customer Journey Mapping Workshop
Do you want to create a better user experience for your customers? In this short video tutorial from my course, Everything You Need to Learn About Customer...
Paul Boag
8 Mar 2017
Web Design
What on Earth is “Digital” Anyway?
What is digital? Seriously, take a moment to write down a two sentence description. Doing so is a lot harder than you might think. We hear the word all the...
Paul Boag
4 Oct 2016
Web Design
The Job of a Web Designer is Changing (and That’s Good News)
Our job as a web designer has been evolving in many different ways. But I think we are seeing a more fundamental shift in four different areas. The most...
Paul Boag
12 Sep 2016
Web Design
Stop Paying Lip Service to the User Experience
Many designers who call themselves user experience designers are nothing of the sort. The problem lies in confusion over the difference between “user...
Paul Boag
7 Sep 2016
Web Design
How to Get Quality Feedback From Your Clients
Client feedback can be one of the hardest parts of the web design process, often leading to hours of wasted iterations and endless debates. In this short...
Paul Boag
25 Mar 2015
Web Design
Stop Putting User Personas in Your Desk Drawer
Personas are something we have lifted from the advertising industry. Unfortunately too often they don’t fit the web design process. Now is the time to change...
Paul Boag
11 Nov 2014
Web Design
Ensure Users Remember You, Tell a Story
Despite the fact that storytelling dominates everything from entertainment to advertising, we rarely use it on our websites. It's time to change that.
Paul Boag
21 Jun 2012
Web Design
Your New Website is a Disaster, Now What?
The worst has happened. After months of waiting and having paid a small fortune, your website is finally delivered and it's a disaster. With your reputation...
Paul Boag
4 Jun 2012
Web Design
The Ugly Duckling of Web Design
As web designers we focus heavily on skills such as HTML, CSS, and design. However, there are other skills that we should learn too. One, I like to describe...
Paul Boag
30 Aug 2011
Web Design