Earlier this week, Smashing Magazine compiled a list of 15 of the most common mistakes that e-commerce sites make — and ways to avoid them. WebLinc client Free People, and part of the Urban Outfitters family of brands, was featured twice as an example of eCommerce done right.
One common mistake is showing only one product [...]

Earlier today, WebLinc launched the new eCommerce site for Island Moana, which brings together products from Hawaii’s best designers, artists, brands and collections. The site features a vast array of Hawaiian specialty goods, including foods, jewelry, bath and body products, and flowers and leis. The founders of Island Moana met on the islands and got [...]

PHILADELPHIA, PA, January 28, 2009 – Hartmarx Corp. division Barrie Pace, a multi-channel merchant of high-end classic women’s apparel, has teamed up with WebLinc to re-launch their eCommerce site, barriepace.com.
The retail giant’s website has a host of slick new features and functionality resulting in a new site that lives up to the brand’s stellar reputation. [...]

Not unlike the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt, understanding website accessibility involves sifting through a bowl-full of acronyms and abbreviations. Terms like Section 508, ADA, W3C, WAI, and WCAG all get thrown around in reference to accessibility – but what do they all mean? And how do they apply to your business and online presence? [...]

Why spend the best years of your life away in a fluorescent lit miasma of cubicles completing TPS reports when more fruitful opportunities exist? The WebLinc office is a blend of music, jokes, keyboard clacks and phones creating a symphony of productivity.
We encourage you to bring your personality to the table, wear what you’re [...]

This is part two in a series of six topics discussing the eCommerce Conversion Funnel. Once qualified visitors have been found, it is important to take them to a relevant and effective landing page. What is on this page will vary depending on the web site. It may be a product page, [...]

Our design team is having an internal debate here at WebLinc’s Philadelphia offices today. Maybe you can help us out. What color would you say this shape is?

*disclaimer: no prizes awarded. strictly for statistical and entertainment purposes only.

When choosing a web design company for your next redesign or project, there are many factors to consider. One important factor which shouldn’t be overlooked is the web design company’s conformance to W3C recommendations.
We decided to do a follow-up to a 2005 study conducted by our friends over at Happy Cog Philadelphia concerning the HTML [...]

When was the last time you found yourself shopping online while being totally immersed in the experience? Most likely it was because you felt a connection to the store or the product itself, in a way that you usually only feel when shopping offline in the actual brick and mortar store. Touching a [...]

We took a look around several Philadelphia area company web sites. To be completely honest, we were very disappointed in the lack of adherence to modern web production techniques. Here’s the top ten:
SEPTA (www.septa.org)
The mass transit organization serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties is currently using an old table-based site that doesn’t conform [...]