An experiment on user response to Colors

This is an ongoing study on the change in perception of users to colors. An excellent infographic from kissmetrics and webscout implored for a change in color combinations on webpages to elicit certain responses from the viewers.  To exemplify, red denotes energy and passion, however, yellow displays enthusiasm. So one can use such colors based on the visitor demographics you receive....

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A Chat at InsideIIM

A place meant for the young and the smart. A place brimming with life experiences of students as they pass another great hurdle of life, an MBA. InsideIIM started as a blog which has now transformed into "The Management Education University of the future". Over the years, this website was one of the chosen few which actually made a difference in the lives of its readers. The funny thing is that...

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The Relation between Reading ease and Viewership

Ever wondered, how your writing style affects the number of visitors at your blog?  We often wonder what do people mean when they say, quality trumps quantity. Or when people say, "You need to focus on your content to leverage your SEO practices". Who knows what type of content qualifies as quality content? So we at codemakit, performed an experiment to find out "How does page views...

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What happened when I increased Font Sizes

Website font sizes are an important factor in determining if a visitor leaves your website happy or sad. The current study will help you figure out what effect increasing your website's font size will have on the overall quality and quantity of visitors. One of the most popular articles on codemakit was based on a study which answered a simple question. One which has been asked by numerous...

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How will my Blog Die? (New and Returning Visitors)

There are two types of visitors on a blog, an impressed one which has returned to the website and an unimpressed one which has arrived for for the first time. Note. If you think you've missed the previous part, check out the 'When will my blog die?' study from the start. Several parameters define the quality of visitors on a website, percentage new sessions and percentage returning sessions...

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Tips for Comment Moderation. What Should you keep and what should you delete? Part 2

Comment moderation is one of those important aspects of managing a blog which tells the readers about the integrity and quality of the blog.  A previous article on Tips for comment moderation talked about protecting a blog's image against comment spammers. This is the part two of the series. The Link Factory Type A very ancient breed of comment spammers often use a technique known as...

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How will my blog die? (Pages per Sessions)

Pages per Session as the name suggests is the number of internal pages visited by your reader when he browses your website in one go. But what happens to the number of pages per session when your blog starts dying? Note. If you think you've missed the previous part, check out the 'When will my blog die?' study from the start. There is a parameter known as pages per session for determining...

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How will my blog die? (Session Duration)

Session duration in simple words is the amount of time spent by a user or a reader on your website. This article will tell you what happens to that session duration when a blog is gearing towards death. Note. If you think you've missed the previous part, check out the 'When will my blog die?' study from the start. Session duration is one of the parameters that define the quality...

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How will my blog die? (Bounce Rate)

Ever wondered how will your blog die? Or What would happen when your blog dies? The article series will help you answer this question in detail. This article will discuss the changes in the bounce rate when your blog dies. Note. If you think you've missed the previous part, check out the 'When will my blog die?' study from the start. Though it has been proved more than once that...

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How will my blog die? (Page Views)

For a layman, the number of visitors received by a blog is the foremost parameter on which a blog is measured, for a designer/ Developer too, the first priority is accentuating the number of visitors they receive. Note. If you think you've missed the previous part, check out the 'When will my blog die?' study from the start. However, what ensures a huge turnout on your website? Yes...

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