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7 Easy Ways to Improve User Experience On Your Website 0 (0)

Posted on October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 by Mandie Allietta

web design elements being placed on a web page to improve user experience

In today’s digital age, User Experience is more critical than ever. A well-crafted website not only draws in visitors but also keeps them engaged, motivates exploration, and ultimately turns them into loyal customers. Luckily, improving User Experience can be as simple as making a few changes to your website.

In this blog post, we’ll explore some easy and effective ways to enhance the user’s experience on your website, ensuring that your visitors have a smooth, enjoyable, and productive journey. Let’s dive in!

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9 Cool Features of Bing 3 (5)

Posted on July 22, 2024August 15, 2024 by Beverly Mapes

Most of us have a default search engine that we use all the time. Still, it can pay to look around to see what other search engines offer.

For example, the Top Of The List team primarily uses Google for its web searches. But we also realize that the Microsoft Bing search engine still claims a significant market share of both users and searches.

As such, Microsoft continues to add Bing features in its quest for better search engine results- and even more market share. Microsoft Bing Blogs are packed with the latest Bing News, so we gathered 9 cool features here.

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Tools We Love: CSS Animation Without Complicated Coding 0 (0)

Posted on July 9, 2024October 10, 2024 by Mandie Allietta

The header for Animate.css’s website. Below it says ‘just-add-water css animations.’

Coders love shortcuts. When using the same syntax over and over, pre-written code snippets save huge amounts of time that can be spent on other tasks. Libraries like Bootstrap, jQuery, and React are great examples of the programming goal to work smarter, not harder, by creating usable code.

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Tools We Love: Compare Two Documents 5 (1)

Posted on June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 by Mandie Allietta

Two hands, one holding a green paper and the other holding an orange paper, against a neutral blue background.

Problem: You Don’t Know What Changed Between Two Documents

It may not happen every day, but there often comes a time when there are two documents or pieces of text that need to be compared. Perhaps you want to check for plagiarism between two articles or didn’t use version tracking and now need to identify what changes were made.

Whatever the case, manual document comparison is tedious and time-consuming.

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Tools We Love: Remove an Image Background 5 (1)

Posted on June 12, 2024June 28, 2024 by Mandie Allietta

A Yorkshire Terrier dog on a transparent background pattern.

Problem: The Image Background Has To Go

Just because you don’t work in a creative field, doesn’t mean you don’t need to use creative solutions. When situations arise like the need to remove an image background, it doesn’t always seem time- or cost-effective to hire someone to do the work.

Let’s say you’re sending product images to a client who in interested in working with you. You take photos of the products on your phone, but the background of each image is cluttered and distracting. Removing the background of each image can help the products stand out and make you look more professional. By removing the background of each image, you can create a more cohesive and visually appealing photo array that showcases your products in the best possible light.

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