Boagworld: UX, Design Leadership, Marketing & Conversion Optimization

In this week's show we discuss taking context into consideration when designing websites and we answer your questions about video for an elderly audience and the most influential books in the industry. Find The Latest Show Notes

In this weeks show we learn lessons from the botched iPhone launch here in the UK. We chat to Jeff Veen about the designer / developer relationship and Marcus talks about adding jingles to your website. Find The Latest Show Notes

In this weeks show we discuss how to give personality to your site copy and we talk with Elliot Jay Stock about going freelance. Find The Latest Show Notes

In this weeks show we explore how to create better online surveys and Lachlan Hunt joins us to discuss HTML5 Find The Latest Show Notes

In this weeks show we review Textmate and the Top 5 Tips for Web Designers and we discuss the plight of in-house designers. Find The Latest Show Notes

In this weeks show we have Ian Lloyd discussing Sitepoints HTML reference and we take a look at creating screencasts. Find The Latest Show Notes

In this weeks show we discuss 5 quick fixes to accessibility, and we review the mac code editor Coda. Find The Latest Show Notes

In this weeks show we talk with Patrick Lauke about WCAG 2 and we discuss the perils of blindly following conventions. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show Ed Merritt joins us to discuss fluid, elastic layouts and we take a look at PHP Designer, a feature rich code editor. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this weeks show we look at geocoding, Tom Coates talks about Fire Eagle and find out how we achieved the tabbed menu effect on the Headscape website. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week’s show, we review woopra, a google analytics alternative and we explore why friendly urls are so important and what tools are out there to help you set them up. Find The Latest Show Notes

Back: Returning with a new site. Jeff Croft talks about his view on web standards and we discover why the personal website is dead. Find The Latest Show Notes

On show 115: Lessons learnt at SXSW, Garett Dimon on form design and how to find usability test subjects. Find The Latest Show Notes

On show 114: Should designers stick to designing? What goes into a usability test script, and we talk to Alex Mogilevsky from Microsoft about Internet Explorer 8. Find The Latest Show Notes

On show 113: Christian Heilmann on common Javascript mistakes. Marcus talks about hiring new staff and Paul shares his journey into screencasting. Find The Latest Show Notes

On show 112: How to be more efficient using HTML snippets, Jina Bolton on women in web design and moving to a mac. Find The Latest Show Notes

On show 111: Designer and developer work together in utopian harmony. Two great listener reviews and Aral Balkan announces the biggest online web design conference ever. Find The Latest Show Notes

On Show 110: Eric Meyer on version targeting, the business benefits of usability testing and do I have to have a blog? Find The Latest Show Notes

On Show 109. IE8 divides the web design community, Anton Peck talks about imagery, and the Rissington Podcast crew stand in for Marcus. Find The Latest Show Notes

On show 108: The differences between work for an agency or being an in-house designer. Hosting bandwidth intensive content and what happens when Paul designs a web design conference. Find The Latest Show Notes

On show 107: What should you be learning about in 2008, Jason Beaird on web design basics and how to deal with portfolio pages. Find The Latest Show Notes

Paul and Marcus discuss common mistakes when creating your sites structure, we look at the future for Internet Explorer and Rachel Andrews shares her experiences of getting into web design. Find The Latest Show Notes

Paul suggests some gifts to buy the geek in your life. Marcus talks about wireframes and Matthew Paterson talks about the Email Standards Project. Find The Latest Show Notes

Paul shares 10 tips for getting designs signed off. Marcus looks at how to present to a prospective client and Michael Slater introduces us to Ruby on Rails. Find The Latest Show Notes

Paul looks at doing usability testing on a budget. Marcus explores the perfect working environment and we review writemaps an excellent online tool for creating site hierarchies. Find The Latest Show Notes

Paul looks at why you should have a training budget and how to spend it. Marcus looks at capturing requirements and Roo Reynolds introduces us to the possibilities of virtual worlds and their impact on web design. Find The Latest Show Notes

Paul finally looks at the subject of intranets. Marcus delvers deeper into the subject of rates and Andy Budd discusses getting design sign off. Find The Latest Show Notes

The audio quality isn't as great as it could have been, there is a lot of background noise and we are even more rambling than normal. However, this is our 100th episode and we are both proud and excited to have got this far. Find The Latest Show Notes

The importance of the favicon, what to do when the work dries up and an alternative approach to storing content in your CMS. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul looks at the ongoing role of the website manager. Marcus looks at when to allow a loss leading project and instead of an expert section we are looking at the ultimate web design reading list. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul proposes tactics for overcoming design by committee. Marcus talks about extracting a budget from clients and Dan Cederholm compares pixels, ems and percentages. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul suggests some ways a client can pick which agencies to ask to tender. Marcus asks when is speculative design okay and Cameron Moll explaining how to get started on the mobile web. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul shares some techniques for selling your services through your online profile. Marcus discusses project time scales and Ben Hunt talks about marketing your web business. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul uses flickr as an example of best practice, Marcus discusses the use of client references and Patrick McNeil from Design Meltdown examines emerging design trends. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul talks about how to make the most of the footer, Marcus explains why cold calling never works and Gary Marshall shares some great advice on writing content. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul asks how much you should blog, Marcus takes a look at the state of music online and John Oxton joins Jon Hicks in discussing the benefits and drawbacks of home working. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul gets to grips with the fact that the whole world isn't British, Marcus explains how to deal with the client from hell and Julie Howell shares her expertise on accessibility. Find The Latest Show Notes

This week: Marcus abandons Paul to go on holiday. Paul talks about competitive analysis and does an in-depth interview with Daniel Burka, the creative director at digg.com. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul talks about creating the perfect 404 page, Marcus covers some of the basics of rich media and Aral Balkan makes working with databases and APIs a whole lot easier in flash. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul shares some thoughts on recording your creative ideas, Marcus discusses setting up a web design company and we review the Principles of Beautiful web design by Jason Beaird. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul discusses about emerging design trends, Marcus talks about supporting existing websites and Ben Werdmuller introduces us to the open source community tool Elgg. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul talks about taking a brand online, Marcus gives some advice about reviewing your information architecture and Ian Lloyd introduces us to the challenges of designing for screen readers. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul provides some design advice for developers, Marcus provides so post launch pointers and we review Jeremy Keith's Bulletproof AJAX book. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul explains why Headscape does Design Testing, Marcus talks about growing your web design and Mark Buckingham provides an introduction to Search engine optimization. Find The Latest Show Notes

On this week's show: Paul talks about the importance of undo, Marcus explains the benefits of stakeholder interviews and Struan Robertson highlights some legal deathtraps waiting for us online. Find The Latest Show Notes

This week on Boagworld: Paul talks about managing enquiries, Marcus asks whether you should add links to your website on client sites and Rob Borley talks about ASP .net. Find The Latest Show Notes

This week on Boagworld: Paul gives advice to those who work with content management systems. Marcus finally talks about charge out rates and we talk to Dan Mall and Mark Huot about swfIR. Find The Latest Show Notes

On the show this week: Paul talks about preserving the design of your home page, Marcus takes a look at project management software and John Oxton shares his experiences of working as a freelancer for web 2.0. companies. Find The Latest Show Notes

We have a great lineup this week: Paul talks about getting things done in web design and an alternative approach to your reading list. Marcus explains the exciting area of insurance for web designers and we have Andy Clarke on the show to give us an update on CSS 3. Find The Latest Show Notes

This week on Boagworld: Paul casually redesigns the way clients and designers interact, Marcus asks if you really need a content management system, and we have Garrett Dimon on the show sharing his experiences of information architecture. Find The Latest Show Notes