<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Pixel Pulse</title>
	<atom:link href="http://padesigns.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>Thoughts, fun stuff and curious notes regarding web design and internet marketing.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:12:06 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='padesigns.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Pixel Pulse</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://padesigns.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="Pixel Pulse" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Landing Pages: what, why and how</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/landing-pages-what-why-and-how/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/landing-pages-what-why-and-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Landing pages are a vital element in any online marketing campaign. They are one of the best ways to convert clicks into clients, and maximize your site performance. Here are some tips for getting started and building an effective landing pages. The What A landing page is a page that a visitor reaches after clicking an online [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=196&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/landing-pages-what-why-and-how/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Social Media: Learn from the Pros</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/social-media-learn-from-the-pros/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/social-media-learn-from-the-pros/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Toprank Blog post addresses the common questions most online marketers face when tasked with launching a social media campaign: how to justify investment in a social media strategy, how to decide on tactics and how to measure success. Charlene Li&#8217;s, co-author of Groundswell, kicks off with these words of advice: SM is a person-to-person activity. You are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=201&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/social-media-learn-from-the-pros/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://padesigns.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/cover1.jpg?w=82" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Groundswell</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>User Experience in a Nutshell</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/user-experience-in-a-nutshell/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/user-experience-in-a-nutshell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ You&#8217;ve probably heard a designer before talk about the user experience. Many books and articles have been written about the subject as well. A little bit of this should appear on a particular area to enhance the user experience.  And a little bit of that should be consistent throughout the site. That mix of colors will make the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=189&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/user-experience-in-a-nutshell/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Search Marketing Success</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/search-marketing-success/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/search-marketing-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I get approached for a SEM project, one of the hardest points to make across is the variety of factors that are involved. I cannot tell you how many times I&#8217;ve heard people boil it all down to just keywords. Then, of course, is the time it might take. Great results happen overtime. Just like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=185&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/search-marketing-success/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Analytics against Performance</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/analytics-against-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/analytics-against-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[analytics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately, I&#8217;ve been trying to bring attention to web analytics since they are often times overlooked and misunderstood. But before digging into the numbers and start analyzing, there&#8217;s a simple question to be answered: What is the purpose of the site? Your site might exist for various reasons so the metrics to pay attention to will also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=179&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/analytics-against-performance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Are You a Clickoholic?</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/are-you-a-clickoholic/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/are-you-a-clickoholic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What happens when you remove the essential element of navigation on a website and there is nowhere to click?  Do you think the user behaviour will change? Does the perception of the site change? What started as an abstract idea, it has become in my opinion one of the most amazing example of creativity and pure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=159&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/are-you-a-clickoholic/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://padesigns.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/screenhunter_0012.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">DontClick.it</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Google Maps Successes</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/google-maps-successes/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/google-maps-successes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Organizations around the world are putting the power of Google Earth and Google Maps to work for them.  You can read maps success stories from companies like Zipcar, Yelp, KPBS, The New York Times online and more for some inventive uses. And Google is making it ever so easy to do it yourself. On Monday&#8217;s Lat Long Blog [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=171&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/google-maps-successes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://padesigns.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/success-zipcar.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Maps</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Web Analytics: Know your Numbers</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/web-analytics-know-your-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/web-analytics-know-your-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[analytics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The web is a fascinating medium: the amount of information in contains, the diversity of its users, the speed, the bells and whistles. But an often overlooked gem is the Analytics. We spend a great deal of time designing our sites and carefully crafting our content, but when all is said and done we don&#8217;t put enough [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=146&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/web-analytics-know-your-numbers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://padesigns.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/screenshot-ga1.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">screenshot-GA</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Days of Inspiration</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/days-of-inspiration/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/days-of-inspiration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes,  I am alive and well. Perhaps too well. Since I left my cubicle job a couple of months ago, I&#8217;ve been taking the time to regroup, make personal and professional connections, do a lot of cooking and dig around for new sources of inspiration.  Some of them, are the kind that feeds my spiritual [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=141&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/days-of-inspiration/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pursuit of Happiness</title>
		<link>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/pursuit-of-happiness/</link>
		<comments>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/pursuit-of-happiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>padesigns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://padesigns.wordpress.com/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I did it. Last Friday I left my cushy job in a &#8220;somewhat corporate environment&#8221; in pursuit of what makes me happy in life: working for myself and spending more quality time at home, with the person I love the most. Is it a generational thing? Is it that some of us just cannot live [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=padesigns.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3608466&amp;post=139&amp;subd=padesigns&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://padesigns.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/pursuit-of-happiness/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/73523dfd241b520b6adae2ac9ad48426?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">padesigns</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
