New SlideDeck on Zo Nicholas
Following up on my previous email about a new look for ZoNicholas.com I have been working on creating a SlideDeck, a content slider, displaying images on the website instead of the Flash slider I was using before.
SlideDeck Pro
Having attended the YcademY March Seminar which focused on working with and customising the SlideDeck Pro, having gained an insight as to how to deal with the various skins etc and after some testing, I have put together a SlideDeck with a few slides; the first slide, Web Design, 2nd Kid’s Web Design and the last, Graphic Design, There are still a few minor issues that I need to resolve and I may end up completely changing the look of this jQuerycontent slider, but what you see is how it stands at the moment.
The SlideDeck plugin which intergrates into any WordPress blogging platform made life pretty simple. In the first instance, no coding is required unless there is customisation to be done. Not only does the SlideDeck display on the main web site, but when a Smart Slider is created this can be intergrated into any blog post just by copy/pasting a simple code. A very attractive marketing feature! The real beauty of this slider is, that while it draws the attention of the prospective customer to the displayed content it still maintains full search engine optimization. That is a real bonus for any business owner. The Pro version that I am using also offers Touch Support for mobile browsers, an important feature on touchscreen mobiles.
Mobile Ready Website
The whole issue of changing from a flash slider to a SlideDeck was instigated by the fact that flash is not clearly seen on smartphones. As more and more people turn to using smartphones with computing ability and connectivity such as the Apple iphone, Google Android and such like, our websites must be mobile ready: this means fast loading, with good visibility and easy navigation. The basic rule applies on mobiles, KISS! keep it simple.
