Does Your Business Understand COPPA Compliance Laws?
Any website that is directed toward children under the age of 13 or knowingly collects any information from children under 13 will need to comply with The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). More ...
The Five Biggest Mistakes Almost All Web Designers Make
Huge Mistake Number 1: Creating a Website with Flash. In a recent study, top internet marketers discovered that a website created with Flash DECREASED the response from prospects and customers by as much as 370 percent. More ...
How to protect against XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is when an attacker submits a malicious script into an input on a website. Once inserted, the browser automatically runs the script. The script is designed to either capture server or user login information, or store itself in the website application's database. More ...
How to Create an Effective Navigation Structure for Your Site
Good site design means a good navigation structure for your web site. This means the visitor can find the information with ease. Put yourself in the shoes of your Grandmother. Would she quickly and effortlessly be able to find the information she wants? More ...
Alternative Online Payment Systems
For most businesses venturing into ecommerce, e-payment means accepting credit cards. This involves setting up a complex system including a SECURE order page, shopping cart software, a merchant account, and a credit card processing service. More ...
Dopamine Makes People Addicted to Seeking Information
Do you ever feel like you're addicted to e-mail or Twitter or texting? Do you find it impossible to ignore your e-mail if you see that there are messages in your inbox? These are all examples of your dopamine system at work. More ...
What's Wrong With My Website?
I ask myself that question about once a month. My website looks fine to me, but what are other people seeing? And what are the Search Engines seeing? Here's a checklist of ten ways to keep your website at peak performance. More ...
Getting Approved by Adsense in a Jiffy
I don?t understand why everyone makes Adsense out to sound like some kind of devil. So far, I have a 100% approval rate for my consulting clients. You would think that we spend months developing the site to submit for approval ? but to be honest; I spend less than a day (if that!) More ...
Five Ways to Give Your Web Site a Big-Company Look and Feel
If you want to attract high quality clients and customers, and convey that you're a legitimate, credible, and sought-after business, these five points are a great launching pad to give your site that big company look and feel. More ...
The Web Design Process In Layman's Terms
The web design process is a six-phase process. This is the roadmap designers use to build websites. This document is a description of each of the six phases in terms that are simple and easy to understand. More ...
Sitemap Construction for Beginners
You wouldn't think of going on a vacation trip without a map or guide to refer to but many websites present a rich source of information without a sitemap. Your visitor needs a roadmap of your website if they are going to find what they are looking for and that is the primary job of a sitemap. More ...
Integrating Advertising into Your Web Design
If you are going to be placing ads on your website, you'll want to put some thought into how you'll integrate them. Poor integration of ads into your website will cause visitors to click away fast. Successful integration of ads into your site can be highly profitable. More ...
