Finding a Reliable Web Hosting Company
We went through a nightmare recently when we changed internet web hosting companies and servers. Our sites were down for days on end and never worked right after the change. We lost tons of business and gained lots of wisdom in the process. More ...
How to Add a Search Engine to Your Site
When visitors arrive at your web site you want them to find the information quickly otherwise they will lose patience and move on. A great way achieve this is to add a searchengine or search box to your web site. Since most visitors are already familiar with using search engines such as Google, they can easily use the search feature on your site. More ...
A Beginner's Guide to Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a free service offered by Google that allows website owners to track information on virtually every aspect of their website. To sign up, go to Google Analytics and get a free account. You will be provided a small JavaScript code that you place on the pages you would like to track. More ...
Six Tips For Writing User Interface Instructions
When people are online, their behavior is often driven by specific goals. They have things to accomplish. Therefore in many web page designs there is information to help a user perform an action. More ...
Home Page Essentials - Miss These and You're Missing the Mark
The home page is usually the first thing people see upon entering your site. If it doesn't grab them, or contain certain information, many people won't venture past it ... and might just leave your site altogether. More ...
Policies Your Web site Must Have
To have a successful online business you must make the customer feel comfortable doing business with you online. One of the most important things you can do to make customers feel comfortable is having your company's policies, in writing, available on your Web site. More ...
How to Avoid Sloppy Web Site Copy
If your web site visitor can't find the information on your web site, within ten seconds or less, you will lose them. Two of the largest factors that contribute to this, are the lack of clear purpose and poor layout of your web pages. Let's look at how you can resolve each of these issues. More ...
Bandwidth Stealing
Bandwidth is limited. Why? Because it actually is a bunch of wires or fibers connecting servers to the global network. And wires can only carry so much data. When someone attempts to get more data than can be handled by the wire, the transmission of the data is slowed down. More ...
What is a security certificate?
I bet one time or another you've surfed the web and suddenly found a pop-up window in front of you, demanding your approval for a security certificate. I occasionally see these on shopping sites, usually the smaller, less-well-funded companies. More ...
A Beginner's Guide to Setting Up a Successful Online Store
To sell products online not only requires making use of high end marketing strategies but also involves lots of planning. This article is meant for those of you who intend to start an online store. It is intended to give you a fair idea of what you would need to do and what you need to avoid. More ...
Excuse Me, May I Borrow Your Passwords?
The web site password authentication process is chock full of security flaws. And wherever there are security flaws, there are scads of both real and wannabe hackers trying to exploit them. More ...
How to Run User Testing Fast and Cheap
Teams don't often have enough time and resources for a proper user testing or replace it with customer feedback. That's why it is better to run even the simplest form of user testing to validate your product functionality before moving to the next development stage. More ...
