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Enterprise Ireland eBusiness Unit -- Podcast: Web Design
Enterprise Ireland eBusiness Unit Podcast: Dos and Don'ts in Web Design

Gareth Dunlop, MD TibusWelcome to the first podcast of 2008 from Enterprise Ireland's eBusiness Unit. In this podcast we talked to Tibus MD Gareth Dunlop about some of the key issues when it comes to designing or redesigning a website and what to try to avoid.

Gareth joined Tibus in 1997 as a Web Programmer, progressing to Senior Programmer, Director of Software Development and subsequently Managing Director. Gareth was a key member in the AIB project team which developed Ireland's first online personal banking service, launched in January 1997. He has managed accounts for some of the largest blue chip organisations in the UK and Ireland including SPAR, Bank of Ireland and British Gas, along with key e-government initiatives with Omagh, Strabane, Banbridge, Lisburn and Armagh Councils.

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Dos and Don'ts in Web Design
The full discussion [Length 18m 55s]


Click PLAY to listen - Click here to download the MP3 directly. [8.7MB]

Below, for your convenience we have broken out each topic.

The importance of effective site navigation
[Length 1m57s]

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Speak your customers' language
[Length 2m57s]

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Don't assume the customer cares about your service as much as you do
[Length 2m22s]

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Site design must be ruthlessly task based whether it uses flash or not
[Length 2m47s]

Click PLAY to listen - Click here to download the MP3 directly. [1.31MB]

The danger of the welcome page and focusing on organisation rather than customer need
[Length 1m58s]

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They all come to read so make sure that your brand and navigation aid that process
[Length 2m18s]

Click PLAY to listen - Click here to download the MP3 directly. [1.08MB]

When design leaves the customer behind
[Length 1m19s]

Click PLAY to listen - Click here to download the MP3 directly. [0.62MB]

Before you begin, know what your customer wants and assume nothing
[Length 2m15s]

Click PLAY to listen - Click here to download the MP3 directly. [1.06MB]