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 ...
What is Metadata?
Definition, description, and examples of metadata. More ...
"About Us" Pages in Small Business Websites
On the Internet, any company, no matter how small, can look as good as a large company. This situation presents an important challenge for small businesses: how can I convince my potential customers that I am not an unethical, fly-by-night operation? 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 ...
Separation of Layers of Webpage Code
Eventually almost all webpages will require changes. Separation of layers of webpage code is one approach that makes future changes very easy. Separation of layers means the content and html code are in one page, the CSS presentation code is in a separate file, and JavaScript behavior is in a separate file. 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 ...
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 ...
Ten Important Points to Consider to Launch Your First Ecommerce Website
You have to consider several factors to make the web store keep visitors engaged and seduce them to buy the products and services. In addition focusing the look, feel, features, and functionality of the website, you also need to explore ways to optimize its user experience. More ...
Your Own Name Servers
Registrars require at least two name servers. My site only had one. I could have defined two by asking my dedicated hosting company for another IP address, but this had a problem. The reason for requiring two name servers is redundancy. 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 ...
Building a Church Website
It is becoming increasingly important for many small organizations and groups to build their online presence. This helps in getting their ideals, goals, and mission out to the general public. Therefore at an increasing rate many of us with computer skills are asked by organizations to put together a website. More ...
Big Data Cloud Providers
Cloud providers come in all shapes and sizes and offer many different products for big data. Some of the cloud providers that can be used for big data include Amazon, ATT, GoGrid, Joyent, Rackspace, IBM, and Verizon. More ...
