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eclipsi.info: the website that tells you which eclipse you’ll see from your exact location
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eclipsi.info: the website that tells you which eclipse you’ll see from your exact location

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Opinions worth debating · you vote

A website with no analytics is decoration.

Nobody was ever saved by a homepage carousel.

One client who tells you "I don't like it" beats ten who say "we'll look into it".

If what makes you different is "quality and trust", nothing makes you different.

Posting every day with nothing to say is spam with good intentions.

A new logo won't fix what the product breaks.

A no-hot-air dictionary · work in progress
Synergynoun · hot air

A word people use when they don't know what to say. If you hear it three times in one meeting, grab your wallet and run.

Rebrandingnoun · sometimes hot air

Changing everything so that nothing changes. 60% of the time what was needed was better writing, not a redraw.

Communitynoun · often hot air

What they call your followers when they want to charge you more. Community is when they reply to you, not when they follow you.

Disruptiveadjective · premium hot air

An adjective slapped on ordinary things to charge extraordinary prices. A fast website isn't disruptive: it's the bare minimum.

Aimnoun · ours

Saying one thing, to the right person, at the right moment. Everything else in this dictionary exists to avoid it.

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Steal this from us · tips with permission to use
Copy

The coffee test: read your headline out loud. If you'd never say it over coffee with a client, don't write it on your website.

Web

The 2-click rule: from any page to "buy/contact" in 2 clicks max. Count them now — you're in for a surprise.

Social

3>7: three good posts beat seven of filler. Plan the month in 40 minutes with three roles: teach, prove, connect.