Best Practices: A Worthwhile Discipline
Web publishers, like myself, often promote best practices: design with web standards; think like a publisher; develop a content strategy; make your site accessible, usable, and SEO friendly. Most advocates talk from experience, which makes the advice more meaningful. After all, practice makes perfect (or at the very least, better). However, I was recently reminded that “saying and doing [...]
Why PDFs are Bad for the Web and How to Make Them Better
I used to be a strong advocate for using PDFs. They are easy to create, view, and distribute—especially for those who deal with cross-platform and application compatibility issues. But what I didn’t foresee was how PDFs would be used to circumvent the web publishing process, compromising effective web writing, usability, accessibility, and search engine optimization (SEO). Now I lament [...]
Share to Learn
People naturally like to share what they know. It’s validating to show expertise in a subject and get positive feedback. Still, I continue to meet people who conceal what they know, particularly in the work place. They are either worried about exposing what they don’t know or consider it job security to protect what they [...]