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“Sinning” is an archery term, which literally means “to miss the mark”. If you’re blogging to establish a two-way dialogue with the world, the “mark” is the optimal reader experience. The following is a list of ten things that can hurt your blog’s usability.

What do you see when you search for your company or brand name? Is there anything on the first page of the search engine results that you wouldn’t be proud to display on your home page? Consumer review sites, blogs and forums have made it easy for anyone to say whatever they want about your company, whether they be disgruntled customers or competitors who like to play dirty.

Do you write your own copy for your business website? Could you be doing it better? Many people have “heard somewhere” that “SEO” or search engine optimization” is important…but they’re not sure why, or how to go about it. And the thought of hiring a big fancy firm to take care of it for thousands of dollars makes them scared. Does this sound like you?

ImageX Designer, Joel Kitching, has won a silver medal at this year’s WorldSkills competition, which was held in Japan. This is the latest prize for the young designer who has also been awarded a silver medal for a provincial skills competition in 2005 and gold medals in regional, provincial and national competitions in 2006.

Most people can use social media in at least one way to make life easier. And because of the rapid pace with which social media is permeating our lives, social media literacy is increasingly important. The following is an A-Z glossary of social media terminology to help you understand Web 2.0 jargon.

A is for AJAX

Many small business owners have a hard time seeing the value of a website redesign. They believe “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”; And this is understandable. Unless you are eating, breathing and sleeping technology and staying up to date with the moving target of Internet business, you’re not likely to know intuitively if your site needs a redesign.