A Mini Contest. A Very Simple One.

Published March 31st, 2007 under Site Updates, Uncategorized
by Mashhoor Al Dubayan

This contest is now over.

Current Prize: $50 $55 $60 (increases gradually)

I’m planning to re-launch the blog (AGAIN!!), but this time under a different name and with more related content (such as web development news, tools and resources). I’ve never liked neither the name or the domain of my blog. I think it’s too personal for this kind of blog. And the “.ws” TLD is just… bad.

I’ve been trying to come up with a name for way too long. So now I’m willing to pay you just to come up with a decent name for my site. The name should be:

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5 Steps To An Effective Site Navigation

Published March 12th, 2007 under Usability & Accessibility, Web Development
by Mashhoor Al Dubayan

How frustrated would you feel if you visited another country to find that all the maps you need to use for your travels are terrible written/drawn? That’s almost the same thing people feel when visiting a web site with a bad navigation, except that they can visit another web site (or hit the “back” button) in an instant. They won’t spend much time trying to figure things out.

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