News Archive

Our top-scoring website for July 2010, out of a total of 43 websites reviewed, was www.giantleap.co.za winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

July 2010’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

Last month we published part 1 of a new series that explores the process of building a website. The series highlights the many similarities between building a website and building a house. In part 1 we looked at the importance of design and planning when embarking on a project. In part 2 we look at the importance of laying a good foundation before tackling the rest of the project.

Read Building a Website – Part 2

Our top-scoring website for May 2010, out of a total of 38 websites reviewed, was www.beukesmeyer.co.za winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

May 2010’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

This month we launch a new series that explores the process of building a website. The series highlights the many similarities between building a website and building a house. That’s nothing new, we hear you saying. True, but in this series we take you step by step through the design and implementation processes, drawing parallels between the physical and electronic worlds along the way.

Building a Website – Part 1

Our top-scoring website for April 2010, out of a total of 49 websites reviewed, was http://kaizania.co.za/ winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

April 2010’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

Our top-scoring website for March 2010, out of a total of 82 websites reviewed, was www.allchorn.com winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

March 2010’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

Our top-scoring website that was reviewed during February 2010 – out of a total of 58 websites that were reviewed – was www.plettenbergbaygamereserve.com winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

February 2010’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

Our top-scoring website for January 2010 – out of 50 websites reviewed – was www.fusiondesign.co.za winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

January 2010’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

Our top-scoring website for December 2009 – out of 31 websites reviewed – was www.pretoria.co.za winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

December 2009’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

Our top-scoring website for November 2009 – out of 68 websites reviewed – was www.jhblive.com winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

November 2009’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

Our top-scoring website for October 2009 – out of 66 websites reviewed – was www.varingfees.co.za winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

October 2009’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

It is amazing how often the little things in life can make a big difference to us. We tend to focus on trying to fix the big problems, but sometimes little tweaks can yield surprising results. David Knox-Whitehead highlights five common yet easy-to-fix errors found on many websites.

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We don’t get Gold SA Web Award winners very often. In fact, we haven’t had one since March 2008! But after an 18 month dry spell Virtual Da Vinci has managed to do it and is also our top scoring website for September. Congratulations to their design team!

www.virtualdavinci.co.za

People often ask us how many websites are reviewed each month, how many win SA Web Awards, and so on. So from now on we will publish the stats at the beginning of each month.

September’s review stats are as follows:

The list of winners is available on our Recent Winners page.

Ever wondered whether or not a hyperlink should open in a new window? David Knox-Whitehead looks at the different types of hyperlinks and gives some general guidelines for when they should open in a new window.

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We don’t get Gold SA Web Award winners very often. In fact, we haven’t had one since March 2008! But Virtual Da Vinci has managed to do it. Congratulations to their design team!

Our top-scoring website for August 2009 – out of 51 websites reviewed – was www.digitaltours.co.za winning a Silver SA Web Award. Well done!

Our full review reports have always been popular, but from time to time people ask us if we have other pricing options offering either more or less information. In response to these requests we have added two new report options to supplement our full report format.

Ever considered adding a splash page to your website? Warren W. Webb shares his candid views on splash pages and introduces us to the Senseless Splash Page. It might make you think twice before implementing one!

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Our top-scoring website for July 2009 was www.deskleineibst.com.

Our top-scoring website for June 2009 was Kaap Krimp.