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Feb 4, 2013

xod Media/Oasis presents Website Best Practices

xod Media was invited by Small Business Solver to give a presentation on website best practices. The video goes over website basics such as target market, researching competition, basic page design, keyword research, social media and content management systems. 1 hour chock full of good stuff. Watch the Website Best Practices video here

Dec 21, 2012

xod Media/Oasis Health Food Drive Collects 416 Lbs

Our annual food drive was a great success. xod Media and Oasis Health put on a great event collecting 416 Lbs for the local food drive; too bad 50 lbs was expired. Please remember these are real people who need help. Great donations included toilet paper, paper towels, cat and dog food, plus many other everyday items we never think of. Thanks to our many clients and friends who made this possible.

April 12, 2012

Web Hosting Size Space Increase

What's better than 50 GB of web space? 100 GB of web space. We've doubled the size of our corporate hosting package from 50GB to 100 GB. And while we're added, we doubled the transfer limit from 500 GB to 1,000 GB / month. All at no additional cost.

Dec 6, 2011

xod Media Food Drive Event and Social Event is a smash

What a great event this was. Not only was it a great event, we collected 330 LBS of food for the York Region Food Bank. Thanks to all who came and enjoyed the holiday season with us while dropping off food for people in need. Special thanks to Snap Markam for showcasing the event in their papers.

Nov 15, 2011

xod Media Food Drive Event and Social Event

Come join us on Dec 4th for our annual food drive and social event. Special invitations are sent to all our clients, friends and family. If you'd like to join us, please drop us a line.

September 6, 2011

xod Media is back to school...well kinda

After closing our offices for August, our staff had a much needed break. Walking in the doors in September was just like going back to school. Bright and shiny faces, new clothes, batteries recharged and we're ready for homework from our teachers...err, I mean projects from our clients. A+ everyone.

July 12, 2011

xod Media Goes Fishing

It's good to be a staffer at xod Media. Why? Because we're giving our staff the month of August off. That's right, xod Media is taking the month of August off. We still have a group of people who prefer to answer phones and work on projects, so you won't be complete left alone.

April 27, 2011

CMS Videos are Live

Our videos on how to use our Content Management System Videos are ready. Our new CMS is super easy to use. Log in, navigate to your page, edit, save, done. Go to the overview video and playground

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Tracking Human Eye and Clicking Patterns on Web Pages

There is a reason why we track human eye patterns on web sites, when a user first enters a web site we have 3 to 4 seconds to capture their attention and draw their eyes to your key message.

On our example on the right; the xodMedia.com home page, the majority of users go to the top right and read the latest news before any other area.

This is done by contrasting the black background and bright, yellow / gold text.

Eye's then move to the left and view the boxes surrounded by white space. Another technique in highlighting key areas is using a lot of white space to create separation.

To capture eye movements, specialized hardware like the Tobii T60 XL Eye Tracker, a high end monitor with eye trackers built right into the monitor, is needed.

Coupled with eye tracking hardware and software, a group of 5 to 10 peopleare gathered from your target market. They'll be asked a series of questions directing users to find certain information.

The idea is to ensure key messages are put in the right area and information is placed in the correct navigation pattern.

If people can't find your information easily, they'll leave go find the next quick answer.

Before Eye Mapping

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With Eye Mapping

Eye Mapping - Wity eye mapping


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