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There was a time in my life when I was constantly reading.  We’ve all had to go through it.  That’s right, I’m talking about our school years.  Some of us actually enjoyed the reading, and admittedly some of us didn’t.  I happen to be one of those types that loves to read, given that the reading material is at least half-ways interesting.  Once I was done with “formal” schooling however, it seemed I had less and less time to do the reading I wanted to.  Between family life and work, there just doesn’t seem to be as much time as I had when I was a student.  Recently however, I’ve been forcing myself to make the time to read.  I’ve run across a book I’m reading to educate myself a little bit more about my job, and I have to say, I’m really enjoying it.  I thought I’d share the title with you:  “Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability” by Steve Krug.

My job here at Century Marketing involves helping to maintain and improve our websites.  I’m still fairly new in the position, and as such, I have a lot to learn.  I’m about 6 1/2 chapters into “Don’t Make Me Think”, and it’s been both informative and entertaining.  For those of us that aren’t hardcore programmers or even necessarily graphic design types, Krug does a great job of explaining good Web and Ecommerce Site Usability ideas.  Honestly, a lot of what the author shares is just common sense.  However, for those of us involved in building or maintaing websites of any sort, we sometimes lose track of “common websense” and get off on things that might be confusing to our website users.

We here in the ECommerce department are always looking for ways to make our site more user-friendly.  Visit PrintMyThing, PrintMyRibbon, PhotoTrimmings and WeddingTray, and please feel free to leave some comments on this post on how you think we could improve the site to make it easier to use.  We value your input, and appreciate the help!  And while you’re at it, if you’re a web developer or something similar, check out “Don’t Make Me Think” by Steve Krug.  It’s a good read!