Web Development

Article Submitter Pro Review

by: Joseph Tierney

If you have ever submitted articles to gain website popularity, then you know how long the pain-staking process takes. Well, there is a new automatic article submitting software that was just released last week called Article Submitter Pro. This software automatically formats your articles, rotates bio boxes, and converts the articles from text to HTML - whatever the article directory requires.

I submitted an article last week titled "The Truth - Adsense Click Frau

Written And Unwritten Rules In Catalog Printing

by: Florie Lyn Masarate

There are rules in catalog designs that should be followed. These rules are the foundation of what and what not to be done as you go about these prints. Like some rules, they can also be bended or broken depending upon the need and the process that it is being done. It is important therefore to know first why these rules are being done to be able to have a firm stand on why they should be broken. The main objective of rules is to give guidelines because these were

Making Professional-Looking Brochures

by: Florie Lyn Masarate

Brochures are for displaying services. They are also for selling an idea or service. If these purposes are put into a list, then it would be endless. The numerous ways and intentions why people have and use brochures. No matter what the reason for these brochures, the main thing is that it should be kept readable, interesting and very functional in order to become effective. It should be able to get the peoples attention long enough for them to read what is inside

Some Things Not Learned In School

by: Florie Lyn Masarate

Since most people and companies now ate turning to computers and showing off their crafts online, the probability is that many others would want to have one for themselves. Having your own website adds to the guarantee that people will be likely to visit them and get information and idea from you. With the majority of sites having their own marketing and advertising strategy, the question remains on how to best make your site attract and maintain the attention of

Many Ideas Will Get You Nowhere

by: Florie Lyn Masarate

You have been in front of the computer trying to go over the details on your mind for a long time and yet not getting even one out. It seems that you have lots of ideas for a great graphic design but you do not know where to start. All of it is just in your head and you cannot get anything in concrete.

If you have known better, you would have guessed that you are having one of the cases of not having an exact idea of what you want to create for your design. In

Branding In Printing

by: Florie Lyn Masarate

When you encounter the term branding in printing, the logos, designs and styles that are inherent are the first things that come to mind. Branding, if you dig deeper are not just these things. A more concrete definition of branding is the response that people have when they think about your business or company. The response may be in terms of emotional or intellectual aspect, depending on how the readers perceive them. Both ways, branding is the strong and consist

Why a Website Design Speaks Volumes about Your Company?

by: Anthony Jewell

Whether a business has just got off the ground or has been established for years, start-up and long running companies are looking to the internet to expand their sales as well as service to customers. Many new websites are going up and with so many people opting to go with the cheapest route or the quickest design process, sometimes the quality of a website gets left behind. Lets face it, you wouldn‘t want a possible client coming into your office, looking around

Keep It Simple, Stupid: The Beauty of a Clean Cut Website

by: Tom Antion

Dont knock it; "Keep It Simple, Stupid" is a great rule to live by. Nobody likes a website to "yell" at them, with blaring colors and flashing lights. Too many buttons will turn customers off. I had this problem with my homepage at http://www.antion.com. A colleague of mine, who makes a lot of money, pointed out the cluttered look of my site. I had worked so closely on every detail of the page; that I couldnt see it for what it w

How to Make a Website: Minus the Headaches

by: Tom Antion

There is nothing wrong with making your own website if you are looking to save some money. Be prepared however, for your finished product to resemble an after school project; cutesy, homemade touches and all. It is pretty hard to make your own website and have it look professional; but, there is an easier way that will leave you with fewer headaches in the long run.

You must first do some web research. Click around and find websites that have the look you are going for. Ma

Color Scheme for Your Website?

by: Tom Antion

Yes, in a world that is obsessed with makeover madness, even your website needs to follow specific color guidelines when picking out "what it will wear". The colors you use when designing your website tell an awful lot about your business, though you may not know it.

I had this problem myself. I loved my website, it was so cool looking. I had a red, black and white color scheme, and it matched all of the material I sent to meeting planners. They were my colors and I fought

Should You Bother Learning HTML to Build Webpages?

by: Leslie Pinczi

The most popular method to build webpages today is to use WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) software. Microsoft FrontPage and Macromedia Dreamweaver are prime examples of WYSIWYG software. Both programs allow you to create webpages as though you were creating a document with your favourite word processing software like Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. Its as simple as entering paragraphs, headings and inserting clipart or images.

WYSIWYG software like those list

Improving Usability For Screen Reader Users

by: Trenton Moss

Simply ensuring your website is accessible to screen reader users is unfortunately not enough to ensure these users can find what they‘re looking for in a reasonably quick and efficient manner. Even if your site is accessible to screen reader users, its usability could be so incredibly poor that they needn‘t have bothered coming to your site.

Fortunately, there are plenty of simple-to-implement guidelines you can follow, which not only drastically improv

Teacher Websites - A Student's Perspective

by: Robert Fuess

I have been a student for many years. I even took the 7-year plan to go through college for my Bachelor‘s degree. Every so often I still take another course. Since much of my studies and background involve web-related stuff, I tend to notice other people‘s websites. (My wife who owns a little hair salon always notices people‘s hair.)

My colleges have normally been well supported, and in my last one the teachers had their own web page on the cam

The Problem With Automated Accessibility Testing Tools

by: Trenton Moss

An automated accessibility tool is a piece of software which can test a web page, or even an entire website, for accessibility. Automated accessibility tools are useful because they can save you a huge amount of time. Don‘t want to check images for alt text on each and every page on your website? Run the site through an automated tester and it‘ll do it all for you!

Automated accessibility testing tools have been around for a long time and have historicall

From Marketing to Tea, Any Type Of Website Can Benefit From Paid Optimization

by: Lorraine Bevere

A Search Engine Optimization firm can be an invaluable asset in your Internet marketing campaign. They specialize in knowing how to highten your search engine positions, monitoring those positions on the regular basis, and adjusting their strategies to account for unwanted results in any given month. Since this takes a lot of effort, time, and specialized knowledge, it can be in your best interest to go to an outside source rather than try to maintain high search engi

Part 2- Do Not Ever Link to a Site Without Doing This First!

by: John Krycek

Writing Links

In the first part of this article we learned some techniques to build a solid potential link partner list for your website. Those sites aren‘t any good to you if you don‘t use a strategy for writing the textual content of those links. Yes. I mean those few little words that are underlined in blue. In the right order they give the key to your website door to the world. In the wrong order, they don‘t budge the cylinders in the lock.

N

5 Common Web Site Development Mistakes of Small Business

by: Robert Flenner

Here‘s some mistakes to avoid when selecting or building your Web site. You know on those days when you have to wear your tech hat.

1) No Value - Too Simple

This is probably the most common mistake made by small business owners online. The site has little value for the service or product their offering. Often it starts out as a "brochure" site. Meaning their current offline marketing material is put online. Unfortunately many sites never progress past thi

Designing A Website That Sells

by: Nial Robbins

Would you buy meat from a grocery store that left the bad meat in with the good meat or wasnt clean? Would you buy a car from a sales lot that had totaled automobiles on the front lot? I wouldnt and neither would you. Your website is your grocery store; your car lot. You must have an atmosphere that is pleasing to buyers. One that tells that buyer that you are not an amateur, but instead a trained, seasoned professional. Your site is a direct reflection of your product a

Keywords are the KEY to a Profitable Web Site

by: Gail Kaufman

The only activity that should preface keyword research is the brainstorming you do to come up with list of potential themes for your web site. Think about things that you find interesting, are passionate about or that leverage your skills. Once this is done you are ready to find out which topic on your list will be the most profitable to pursue.

Keyword Research

Keyword Research will reveal answers to 3 critical questions:

1. Is there a demand for what your s

Dont Put Your Slogan in the Title Tag - Optimize Your Web Pages

by: Soren Breiting

Don‘t just put your slogan in the title tag when you formulate the copy of your website. The formulation of the title tag is the most important single aspect when you fine-tune your website:

1. It is what people first read when the listing of your site turns up in Google and other search engines.

2. It is the single element of your website that the search engines pay the highest emphasis on.

If you look up the source code, the title is what is between

Database Driven Web Site. Do You Need It?

by: Julia Ramyalg

Many of site owners still dont realize all advantages of database driven web sites and dont use all abilities they give. So when do you need a database driven web site and how it will make your web-life better?

What is a database driven web site?

Database driven web site is one that uses database for collecting and storing information. What information it can be? Various. Email addresses, contact info, clients list, products list, listings of real estate propert

Create a Web Site that Builds Trust

by: Herb and Monica Leibacher

If someone doesn‘t know you personally, will they trust you enough to do business with you just by visiting your web site?

Most people view organizations - and web sites - they don‘t know with great skepticism. Given all the identity theft and viruses running around, people are understandably cautious and somewhat skeptical when they go to a new web site.

What can you do?

Here are four tips on how to create a web site that builds t

Earn On Offshore Web Design and Development

by: Julia Ramyalg

If you have some experience in web site design and want to make good money you can try acting as IT-outsourcing partner. Learn more what you should know and how to start.

Why offshore web design and development

Offshore web site design and development help to keep prices at least 3-5 times less, for example, average hourly rate of web development services in USA is $35-75; in UK - $25-50, in Ukraine - $5-20.

How it works?

Typical plan:

  • You

Why Free Web Hosting May Not Be A Bad Thing

by: Dax Christopher

There is paid web hosting and there is free web hosting. Most people tend to steer clear of free web hosting as they tend to believe that "there is no free lunch". Free web hosting must have its catches?

Well, that really depends on your purposes and your position.

Why purpose?

If your web hosting is for your website which is for commercial purposes, such as an ecommerce web-store, you need absolute reliability and uptime. Every second of downtime is los

"Patent Pending" In The U.S. - Tips For Building Patience

by: Reid Hampon

The Patent Process - Patience Pays Off In The End

Margaret Thatcher is quoted as saying, "I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end." While waiting for the patent process to run its course, you must exude much patience and perseverance to make it through patent licensing‘s long process. On average, the process take upward of 3 years, which is short in comparison to the finalized patent‘s lifespan of 20 years before you have to go

Why I Switched to A Tableless Design

by: Karen Blundell

Since I made the switch 6 months ago to a tableless design on my main site, Ive noticed some interesting things:

  • My search engine rankings have dramatically improved
  • My bandwidth usage has dropped about 50-75%
  • I can now make changes to the look and feel of my site easily by just changing the one file, the stylesheet.

Lets look at why my search engine rankings improved. Now that I have less un-indexable code on my pages, the search eng

Tips on Finding a Hosting Service for your Business Website

by: Yvette McGovern

There are so many hosting companies offering to host your website for you that the choice may seem a little bewildering. If you are determined about having a successful internet business then you need to consider seriously which hosting company you are going to use for your website. It is almost expected nowadays that a company should have its own website, no matter how basic, and web site hosting has become an exceedingly competitive area. That is good news for any w

Successful Commercial Sites

by: Oleg Lazarenko

Do you make your website just to entertain yourself or do you want it to be a great web store? The fact is more than 80% of websites are trying to sell you something. There is nothing wrong if you want to get some money from the website you made, but remember to put some REALLY interesting information on your pages. This information must be free, unique and necessary to as many people as possible.

Remember, Internet was built as a research network among universitie

Keyword Optimization - How To Achieve It

by: Elizabeth McGee

The most important thing you can do for your business and your website is develop relevant keywords that are not too competitive yet generate targeted traffic to your website.

It‘s called keyword optimization. Why is it important?

Because Keywords and keyword phrases do a couple of things for you:

- With the right keywords, you will attract the viewers most interested in the items or services on your site.

- You will rank higher in the search

Make Your Own Brand!

by: Oleg Lazarenko

There are millions and millions of websites on the Internet. You NEED to be different in some way from all of them! If you could get a visitor to your website, that means nothing. Only returning visitors must be counted. When they return the second time, "branding" starts to occur. Huge companies advertise not because they want to provide you with information about their product. They do that because they‘re trying to "brand" its name and image. Actually, it is t

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