Blog

Web design techniques and thoughts.

Links page of what you follow

Beyond a blogroll, for all the updates you follow on the web.
Posted 1/28/2024
A follow button for your site

Allow your visitors to get your updates by showing them the ways you’re available, all presented on a Follow page.
Posted 1/21/2024
The art of hyperlinking
Linked 1/14/2024
Promo/e-commerce email essentials

Sales and special offers for your customers, upselling, and abandon cart techniques.
Published 1/11/2024 on Blocks Edit
ChatGPT is a scam: a bad product, built unethically

How OpenAI uses AI hype, and fear, to cover up its harmful practices.
Posted 1/7/2024
Reply by email
Linked 1/3/2024
The internet is about to get weird again
Linked 12/30/2023
Sharing your code

A guide with formatting and color-coding, and the option to copy code snippets to clipboard.
Posted 12/17/2023
Notification email essentials

Before SMS and phone notifications, there were emails, and they are still the most effective way for your customers to get important, timely, notices.
Published 11/30/2023 on Blocks Edit
The new CSS
Linked 11/18/2023
Subscription and payment email essentials

Important member management options and recurring payments.
Published 11/15/2023 on Blocks Edit
An RSS feed with a custom reading view

Using Atom for RSS with a customizable preview option for browsers.
Posted 11/12/2023
The only share links you need

Stop linking to social media platforms to share content on your site.
Posted 10/29/2023
Confirmation email essentials

Confirmation emails are some of the most widely read, and are often saved to be referenced at a later time.
Published 10/12/2023 on Blocks Edit
Event email essentials

If you hold an event, email is a great way to inform your audience about it and set their expectations.
Published 9/25/2023 on Blocks Edit
Announcement email essentials

If you’re launching something new, why not let your valuable subscribers in on the news?
Published 9/8/2023 on Blocks Edit
Welcome/onboarding email essentials

The welcome email has the highest open and click-through rates, use it well!
Published 8/31/2023 on Blocks Edit
How to create a responsive grid system with CSS Grid
Linked 7/19/2023
The grain of the web
Linked 6/23/2023
Template technique: handling spacing

Maintaining consistent spacing in an email layout.
Published 5/31/2023 on Blocks Edit

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