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Humanising your eCommerce site
Ecommerce

Humanising your eCommerce – the golden ticket to running a successful online store

In a world where our digital and real life experiences are becoming increasingly intertwined, people are demanding the convenience of online shopping yet increasingly craving human connection at the same time. Understanding this is the secret to creating an online digital experience that turns visitors in to customers and eventually passionate advocates and promoters of your brand. Here’s 5 ways you can humanise your online store and brand for the win.

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Content design
Digital Strategy

Content Design – the next big thing in web

If you haven’t heard the term Content Design yet my prediction is that you will hear it a lot in 2019. We’ve been talking about it in the Pixel Palace office quite a bit over the last few months in our strategic planning on projects and it’s a process we’re working on implementing in more projects moving forward. Exciting times!

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Is Fiverr worth it for design
Design

Why Fiverr is a rip off

If you’ve hung around long enough on Facebook networking groups, I have no doubt Fiverr.com has been thrown around as an affordable option for logo design, web design and SEO work. To the uneducated this might seem like a great option for getting going on budget. But let me educate you with some real life examples that have happened to us on why you should beware of the swamp that is Fiverr (and single figure design services like it).

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Web designer Jen Jeavons speaks with other digital experts at AGDA QLD.
Events & News

Confidence – AGDA QLD Event

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to be apart of an AGDA event – Dames & Dumplings. It’s an event that not only celebrates and highlights female talent in the Australian design industry , but also aims to foster the up and coming generations of creative women, by mentoring, inspiring and empowering them.

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Buzzer management / buzzer theory is taking a leap of faith before you know exactly how it will turn out.
Thoughts

Just do it

I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin and have been for a long time. I read a concept of his recently that really resonated with me around the secret of getting ahead of competitors in order to be successful and I wanted to share.

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How much should I pay for a website?
Thoughts

How much should a website cost?

I’ll cut right to it. Spending 5 figures on a website is CHEAP. Yep – you read that right. Some of you are probably picking yourselves up off the floor. If that’s you – read on to find out why.

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eCommerce scam
Ecommerce

6 things you need to look for to avoid ecommerce scams

Whilst most of us are aware of the Nigerian scams offering a large percentage of money if you help them handle their funds, those of you running an online business are prone to a much more sophisticated (and seemingly legitimate) breed of scammers. Here’s a few scams that I’ve encountered running an online store.

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