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 ...
How to Create an Amazing About Page
Amoung vivistors to your website are people who are not sure whether they want to buy what you are selling. Your About page explains who you are, the focus of your website, and it give the other person a way to connect with you. Those are all critical to your success. More ...
How to Learn the A to Z of Web Design
Most people just buy a WYSIWYG web page design tool like Adobe Dreamweaver or Microsoft FrontPage so they don't need to learn anything. I recommend that you do NOT use a WYSIWYG web page design tool, but instead start out by hand coding web pages and web sites in a basic text editor. More ...
Preplanning Your Website, The Secret To Success
I've known several people who put together a website, and within a month or two had to do major redesigns and rewriting of the copy. They wound up spending twice as much time as was necessary just because they didn't preplan. More ...
Web Site Design Layout - Five Common Elements
A basic web site design layout doesn't have to include bells and whistles and flashing images. It simply has to provide a pleasing format in which to present your content. Don't over think it. More ...
DHTML or Flash?
An important facet of flash / shockwave glossed over by most people is that these technologies are a packaged scripting environment: In other words - most of what you can do in flash, you can do in DHTML with a little effort. 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 ...
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 ...
Seven Steps to a Money Making Website
Have you been considering setting up your own website to make money on the internet? Perhaps you already have a business or a business idea and want your own presence on the web. Or maybe you just know that you want to make money on the internet but have no idea what is involved. 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 ...
What is a Captive Portal?
A portal is a website that serves as an entry point or gateway to a specific area of interest. A captive portal is a webpage that is the only one on a website that a visitor is allowed to view until they meet the requirements of the webpage. More ...
