Comments on: Kim Krause Berg on the Hyperlink Hot Seat

By: Andy Hagans

Andy Hagans — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:37:38 +0000

Gotcha. Hand coding is the way to go!

Me heart notepad

By: Kim Krause Berg

Kim Krause Berg — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:13:42 +0000

I don’t use Frontpage. I hand code. Always have. I have worked for companies in the 1990’s that made us use Frontpage. I’ve always disliked it.

Nobody thinks my sites are pretty. However, they convert well and do well in search engines.

Nearly all of my clients are repeat customers and my work has a high referral rate. I do not build sites for people.

By: Andy Hagans

Andy Hagans — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:56:59 +0000

Rand,

didn’t know you were a usability guy. Although I might have known, I really like your clean design over at SEOmoz.

By: randfish

randfish — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:16:32 +0000

I admit that Kim’s got the “cobbler’s children have no shoes” issue, but her work is top notch – nothing short of fantastic.

Before I was in SEO, I was a usability consultant to some local Washington state businesses for their websites. I always felt that I did a good job and was well paid and thought of. Kim makes me realize that I never touched the tip of the iceberg. Her reports will make you a believer as soon as you order one.

And – she’s working on the usability of her sites – she’s just a bit swamped with business.

Great interview Andy – thanks!

By: Andy Hagans

Andy Hagans — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:18:48 +0000

I actually did go to her site over as month ago, and completed the task of learning more about usability, and then completed the task of learning about how her consulting services work, and then completed the task of ordering those services. I didn’t feel confused or frustrated at any point.

On the other hand — what is ‘easy and intuitive’ to me in terms of usability may not be so for you.