The Boagworld Web Show by Paul Boag

03.11.2021

How to Become a Good UX Designer: A Beginners Guide

Many people claim to be a UX designer, and many more aspire to become one. In this last ever episode of the Boagworld Show, we explore what a UX designer really is and how you can become a good one.

02.11.2021

Work Smarter: Managing UX Projects - 18 Tips for Success

Being a project manager is challenging enough, add on top of that user experience and design debates, and it can be a nightmare. My 18 tips will help.

01.14.2021

3 Steps to Improve Website Conversion Post-Launch

A website will never be fully effective upon launch. It is only through post-launch optimisation that it will reach its full potential.

12.03.2020

How to Test During a Website Redesign

In this session of our course on Lean UX, we look at how to integrate testing into a website redesign, without delaying the project or spending a lot of money.

11.05.2020

How to Make Design Approval Painless

Design is subjective, and everybody has an opinion. Getting design approval can, therefore, be a painful experience. However, getting design approval for a website redesign doesn't have to be.

10.01.2020

Prototyping: Why Bother and Where to Start? A Definitive Introduction

In this lesson of our audio course on Lean UX, we look at prototyping, its potential, where to start and why it is such an essential tool in digital design. This course is free thanks to the support of Balsamiq.

08.27.2020

Why and How You Should Create Wireframes With Others

In this episode, I explore why you should create wireframes for your digital project and how best to approach it by involving stakeholders.

07.30.2020

A Fast and Effective Way of Creating an Information Architecture

Creating the information architecture for a website can be fraught with problems, especially on large sites. Fortunately implementing a robust process can help.

06.25.2020

Why and How to Craft an Online Value Proposition (With Examples)

Your online value proposition helps define the experience you are seeking to create and is crucial for engaging with the visitors on your site.

05.28.2020

How to Define Your Digital Success and Track Usability

I have a question for you? How do you know if your efforts to improve the user experience have been successful? Have you clearly defined what success looks like?

04.28.2020

How to Improve Your Projects With Lean User Research

We all know we should do user research, but making it happen can be hard. This post will show you ten ways you can do user research and suggest where you should focus.

04.02.2020

Where Do We Go From Here?

On the final episode of this season, we look at the state of digital in the emerging post-corona world and ask what, if anything will need to change. What will our future look like?

03.26.2020

How to Work From Home Effectively

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at ways we can all be more effective working from home in the light of the Coronavirus.

03.19.2020

How to Differentiate Yourself From The Competition

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at how to differentiate your business from the competition and how to get management to take tech debt seriously.

03.12.2020

Champions of Accessibility and User Centric Development

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at becoming a user experience developer and the ongoing battle for an accessible web.

03.05.2020

Building a User Experience Culture

This week on the Boagworld Show, we speak to two people who are trying to build a more user centric culture and robust digital teams.

02.27.2020

The "All Aussie" Show

This week on the Boagworld Show, we discuss imposter syndrome and explore how to get clients to look at the bigger picture.

02.20.2020

The "Almost" Development Show

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at the UX challenges around Security, Artificial Intelligence and Data Visualisation.

02.13.2020

Design and Launch Your Side Project

This week on the Boagworld Show, we argue about the best design tool and explore the best ways to launch that side project you have been dreaming about.

02.06.2020

From Agency to Edge

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at the frustration of pricing projects for agencies, what is happening in the world of web fonts and discuss everything you need to know about Microsoft Edge.

01.30.2020

# How to Be a Sustainable Web Designer

This week on the Boagworld Show, we talk about the practicalities of going green and ask whether it is possible to be a sustainable web designer.

01.23.2020

How to Run a Successful Digital Business

This week on the Boagworld Show, we chat about the challenges and advantages of running your own digital businesses from freelance life to managing a team. This episode of the Boagworld Show is sponsored by Frontify, Adskills and LinkedIn Jobs.

01.16.2020

Welcome to the Meetup

This week at the Boagworld Meetup, we discuss remote working, finding meaning in our job and the terror of preparing a presentation. This episode of the Boagworld show is sponsored by Frontify and Adskills.

12.11.2019

What Do You Need to Know About Design?

On the last episode of the current season of the Boagworld Show, we ask whether every digital professional should have at least a basic understanding of design principles and if so what that should cover?

12.04.2019

Are You the Best Leader You Can Be?

This week on the Boagworld Show, we explore what it means to be a great leader and ask the question of whether everybody needs leadership skills, or is it okay to be a follower?

11.27.2019

How to Make Sure the Right Work Gets Prioritised.

This week on the Boagworld Show, we discuss how we should be prioritising our workload. Should we deal with incoming jobs on a first-come, first-serve basis or is there a better way?

11.20.2019

What Is the Next Big Thing and Is It Worth Your Attention?

This week on the Boagworld, we discuss how to keep up with the dizzying pace of change in digital. How can we tell which technologies, platforms and techniques we should invest time in and where to place our limited attention?

11.13.2019

How to Collaborate Better without Becoming a Door Mat

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at the importance of working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders. We look at why this matters and where to start improving our skills.

11.06.2019

How to Learn the Language of Business

This week on the Boagworld Show, we learn to talk the language of business! We discuss how to speak to business executives in ways they understand and how important it is to understand basic business principles.

10.30.2019

How to Build a Network of Contacts Online

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at the subject of online networking. Do all digital professionals need to improve their skills in this area or is it something we can leave to marketers?

10.23.2019

How to Embrace SEO without Losing Your Soul

This week on the Boagworld Show we talk search engine optimisation. Is this something people should care about and how much attention should we all be paying to it?

10.17.2019

How to Get More Organised and Have an Easier Life

This week on the Boagworld Show we get organised! Whatever your role, the need to be organised is obvious, and so we explore this soft skill in-depth.

10.09.2019

Should You Be Paying More Attention to User Research?

This week on the Boagworld Show, we explore the world of user research and ask how much attention all digital professionals should pay to it.

10.02.2019

Do We All Have to Be Marketers to Be Successful?

This week on the Boagworld Show, we introduce you to the world of sales and marketing and discuss why it is something all digital professionals should pay attention to.

09.25.2019

How to Use Psychology to Gain Success in Any Job

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at the topic of psychology and why every digital professional should pay attention to it whatever their role.

09.18.2019

Do You Have to Be Good at Presenting to Make It in Digital?

This week on the Boagworld Show, we explore why presentational skills are so crucial to any digital professional and what exactly makes an excellent presenter.

09.11.2019

Are You Really as Good at Writing as You Think?

This week on the Boagworld Show, we look at how writing for the web is an essential skill for any digital professional and how it can improve the copy we write both online and off.

09.05.2019

Should I Learn to Code? Is It an Essential Skill?

The Boagworld Show is back for its 24th season. In this season, we are looking at the essential skills every digital professional should have, no matter their role. We begin by asking whether all digital professionals should be able to...

08.15.2019

Content Stacking: The Resources and Next Steps.

Now that we’ve covered the stacking process, in the episode, I want to cover some extra resources that’ll help you. That includes equipment, software, and much more. I also want to give you some next steps, so you can get...

08.08.2019

How Seasons Can Reduce the Work & Maximise your Growth

Now you know how to create a content stack, getting so much more from every piece of content you create. Next, we’re going to amplify that through the wonder of seasons. Not just a tool for fiction or documentaries, seasons...

08.01.2019

How to Create a Content Stack in Minimum Time, with Maximum Impact

Last week, we covered the content stack, and how it works. This week, we’ll get right into how to create it, from start to finish. If you don't have the time to create great quality blogs, videos and Podcasts, then...

07.25.2019

How Blogging, Video and Podcasting Work Together

Let’s begin with the problem. What are you struggling with in your business or your hobby content? For most, it’s two things: Reach and trust. Reach, because we want more people to find out about what we do. Trust because, once...

07.11.2019

A Developers Guide to UX Design

Here is a dirty little secret a designer will never tell you, developers probably have a bigger impact on the user experience than designers. While designers tend to focus on the big picture, developers are making hundreds of decisions every day...

06.13.2019

A User Centric Approach to Digital Marketing

Digital marketing campaigns are a gamble. You invest time and money into their preparation and roll the dice. Will people respond or not? But, what if you could turn your next marketing campaign into a sure thing? A user-centric approach...

06.06.2019

How Customer Journey Mapping is the Secret to an integrated marketing strategy

Whether raising awareness or encouraging action, marketing is becoming increasingly complicated as the number of channels continues to skyrocket. To address this problem, we need to understand who our audience is and what they want. Customer Journey mapping can help...

04.18.2019

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