So, You Want To Be A Web Designer?
Before you can offer web design you need to fill your design toolbox! While you can spend a ton of cash in this phase, the best strategy is to acquire the bare minimum, at least until you have a few clients under your belt. More ...
20 Easy Ways To Get People To Link To Your Web Site
It is easy to get link exchange partners when you have a website that is getting alot of traffic. It's harder is getting a quality links to your site when you have little or traffic. 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 ...
Web Application Development Tools - What is a Web Application Stack?
A web application stack is a set of software and technologies that will work with each other power your web appllication. Most people use the LAMP stack. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL,and PHP. More ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Go Ahead And Use That Copyrighted Material, It's Fair Use!
Many people would like to use a picture or some textual information they found on the Web, but they assume that copyright law prevents them from doing so. The copyright law provides a 'fair use' exception that permits you to legally use copyrighted material for many purposes. More ...
Your Logo - Much More Than a Decoration
What are the company logos that you remember the most? As you are about to design your corporate identity, take a look around and notice the logos that are all around us. Here are some tips to help you get a memorable corporate identity of your own. 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 ...
How To Reduce Web Hosting Bandwidth
You just received a higher than normal monthly bill on your credit card for web hosting. Your hosting company explains that you exceeded your monthly minimum for bandwidth usage and suggests reducing the size of your web site files. More ...
Maximizing ROI via Web Site Traffic Analysis
We are clearly well past the innocent "golden age" of the Internet. Darwinian economics have become the order of the day today. Any company worth their salt must maintain a web site as an information resource and/or to generate incremental ecommerce revenue. More ...
