What is "Above the Fold?"
The term 'above the fold' originates in the paper publishing industry where 'fold' refers to the place where a newspaper is folded in half. Of course, on the Internet there is no 'fold', the phrase 'above the fold' now refers to the area visible when a visitor first loads a webpage in their browser. More ...
How to Transfer Your Web Site to Another Host Without Losing It
You want to change web hosts because you not happy with the services your host is providing. The response time for technical support is too slow. You make the decision to change web hosts. Now you are faced with the daunting task of switching web hosts without losing the files and beautiful design of your web site. How do you achieve this? Here are the steps you need to take: More ...
Web Legalities - Linking
There is some concern over the acceptableness of this linking behavior. Some commercial sites are not happy with linking because it bypasses their "home page" or sidesteps their advertising. 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Web Design Terms Defined
Web design terms can be confusing for those venturing into the field for the first time. Here is a list of definitions for the most common web design terms. More ...
A Day in the Life of a UX (User Experience) Designer
User Experience design comes down to sticking to a process. And the best process that I've found for problem solving is a process I learned way back in design school - it's called the I-D-E-A-T-E Design Loop. More ...
Creating an Effective Web Site
There's more to creating a great web site than taking your paper documents and throwing them on-line. Working in hypertext takes a little more thought and planning. By its very nature, hypertext works differently from paper documents; it's more of an active media. More ...
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 ...
Ten Basic Concepts for the Newbie Webmaster
This article is for new Webmasters, who are not techies with long experience. Its objective is to save you time in understanding things the techies know at their core. If you have just decided that you want to host your own web site, but you don't have strong technical skills, keep reading. More ...
The Ten Parts of a Business Website
Business owners experience headaches dealing with designers, while the latter too often end up wanting to rip their hair out because of add-ons, or things they learn about their clients after they've started the projects. Why? More ...
