Comments for Alison MacLeod | The Human Element http://thehumanelement.co.uk create an effective online presence Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How to choose a WordPress theme: 7 questions by Bruce Barker http://thehumanelement.co.uk/how-to-choose-a-wordpress-theme-7-questions/#comment-931 Bruce Barker Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:01:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=2032#comment-931 Hi Alison, I'm trying to pick a theme for our small company to start from, and have hired somebody (in India :( ) to customize it for us. I'm glad you mentioned the complexity of Elegant Themes. I liked the feature part of the home page on their "the Corporation), but can't tell how flexible the rest would be to modify, and they don't seem to have a framework to help with that. StudioPress' framework is Genesis, right? Is it fairly 'easy' to use - drag & droppy? And do you think it'd be possible to modify one of their themes to have a features section like The Corporation? Thanks, Bruce Hi Alison,
I’m trying to pick a theme for our small company to start from, and have hired somebody (in India :( ) to customize it for us. I’m glad you mentioned the complexity of Elegant Themes. I liked the feature part of the home page on their “the Corporation), but can’t tell how flexible the rest would be to modify, and they don’t seem to have a framework to help with that.
StudioPress’ framework is Genesis, right? Is it fairly ‘easy’ to use – drag & droppy? And do you think it’d be possible to modify one of their themes to have a features section like The Corporation?
Thanks, Bruce

]]> Comment on Why are they so successful when their website looks like crap? by Terry Patterson http://thehumanelement.co.uk/why-are-they-so-successful-when-their-website-looks-like-crap/#comment-926 Terry Patterson Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=2082#comment-926  Very nice article, Alison. Function over form resonates here for some of that - looks are subjective to say the least in many cases.  Very nice article, Alison. Function over form resonates here for some of that – looks are subjective to say the least in many cases.

]]> Comment on Why are they so successful when their website looks like crap? by Alison Clayton-Smith http://thehumanelement.co.uk/why-are-they-so-successful-when-their-website-looks-like-crap/#comment-925 Alison Clayton-Smith Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=2082#comment-925 I usually find stock photos, etc a real turn-off BUT if it is clearly a small business, e.g. a window cleaner, local dog walker, etc then I'm more generous as many don't have a web presence at all and I think something, in that kind of market, is better than nothing. I usually find stock photos, etc a real turn-off BUT if it is clearly a small business, e.g. a window cleaner, local dog walker, etc then I’m more generous as many don’t have a web presence at all and I think something, in that kind of market, is better than nothing.

]]> Comment on Why are they so successful when their website looks like crap? by Ali Mac http://thehumanelement.co.uk/why-are-they-so-successful-when-their-website-looks-like-crap/#comment-924 Ali Mac Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:44:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=2082#comment-924 Various people have referred me to that lady - Ling Cars, I'm guessing? And we've even exchanged comments on Twitter! I think it falls into the 'special kind of crap' category. Hard to get right! Various people have referred me to that lady – Ling Cars, I’m guessing? And we’ve even exchanged comments on Twitter! I think it falls into the ‘special kind of crap’ category. Hard to get right!

]]> Comment on Why are they so successful when their website looks like crap? by Victoria http://thehumanelement.co.uk/why-are-they-so-successful-when-their-website-looks-like-crap/#comment-923 Victoria Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=2082#comment-923 Brilliant article Alison; reminds me of that lady who was on Dragons Den- she sells cars and her website is horrendous but she's making millions! People loved her personality and unconventionalism so much that they were drawn to her cars (or whatever she was selling). She's still mentioned on several forums and blogs as being a key example of brilliant marketing.  Brilliant article Alison; reminds me of that lady who was on Dragons Den- she sells cars and her website is horrendous but she’s making millions! People loved her personality and unconventionalism so much that they were drawn to her cars (or whatever she was selling). She’s still mentioned on several forums and blogs as being a key example of brilliant marketing. 

]]> Comment on Why are they so successful when their website looks like crap? by Ali Mac http://thehumanelement.co.uk/why-are-they-so-successful-when-their-website-looks-like-crap/#comment-922 Ali Mac Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:17:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=2082#comment-922 Hi Sibylle! Thanks for commenting and glad it spoke to you. It's been preying on my mind for a while. :0) Hi Sibylle! Thanks for commenting and glad it spoke to you. It’s been preying on my mind for a while. :0)

]]> Comment on Online trust clues by Sibylle Weber http://thehumanelement.co.uk/online-trust-clues/#comment-921 Sibylle Weber Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:49:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=428#comment-921 Absolutely, and I noticed how my respect for people declined when they tweeted about how the got drunk last night or attacked somebody personally. What is really interesting though is that one can be quite wrong in drawing conclusions about somebody's overall character from their online behaviour. I know of a few really good people who have behaved rather childishly on Twitter once or twice (myself included I guess). I suppose that is because one is so removed from one's audience, and while the tweet is primarily meant for close friends, at that moment one isn't conscious of the fact that potential clients or business contacts might also read that. Again, second great post I come across on your blog tonight! I should visit more often. (oh, and the puppy worked, by the way) Absolutely, and I noticed how my respect for people declined when they tweeted about how the got drunk last night or attacked somebody personally. What is really interesting though is that one can be quite wrong in drawing conclusions about somebody’s overall character from their online behaviour. I know of a few really good people who have behaved rather childishly on Twitter once or twice (myself included I guess). I suppose that is because one is so removed from one’s audience, and while the tweet is primarily meant for close friends, at that moment one isn’t conscious of the fact that potential clients or business contacts might also read that.
Again, second great post I come across on your blog tonight! I should visit more often. (oh, and the puppy worked, by the way)

]]> Comment on Why are they so successful when their website looks like crap? by Sibylle Weber http://thehumanelement.co.uk/why-are-they-so-successful-when-their-website-looks-like-crap/#comment-920 Sibylle Weber Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=2082#comment-920 Very nice article, Alison! I have had to have this discussion a number of times, but have never been able to lay it out this clearly. Thanks for putting some order to my thoughts! Very nice article, Alison! I have had to have this discussion a number of times, but have never been able to lay it out this clearly. Thanks for putting some order to my thoughts!

]]> Comment on The meaning of silence in an online context by Peter Singleton http://thehumanelement.co.uk/the-meaning-of-silence-in-an-online-context/#comment-919 Peter Singleton Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:17:00 +0000 http://mackle.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-919 Other reason for silence is that it might simply take too long to compose a response that made sense and cover the point; sometimes you can think of a quick response, but realise it is very unlikely to have any effect at all, so why bother - or am I showing my economics background rather than applied psychology? Peter Other reason for silence is that it might simply take too long to compose a response that made sense and cover the point; sometimes you can think of a quick response, but realise it is very unlikely to have any effect at all, so why bother – or am I showing my economics background rather than applied psychology?

Peter

]]> Comment on Website as glass window: Ideas for compelling content by Ali Mac http://thehumanelement.co.uk/website-as-glass-window-ideas-for-compelling-content/#comment-918 Ali Mac Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:45:00 +0000 http://thehumanelement.co.uk/?p=2062#comment-918 There are lots of things you can do - some great feature series, for example, that go behind the scenes of particular issues. There are lots of things you can do – some great feature series, for example, that go behind the scenes of particular issues.

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