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 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 ...
How to Build an Ecommerce Web Site
You've got a brilliant idea for selling products online that's been festering in your mind for a long time. This means you need to build an ecommerce web site or online store as others would call it, but have no idea what is involved and how much it is going to cost you. More ...
There's Gold in Your Website's Server Log
In this article, you'll learn what kind of information a typical server log provides, how to analyze that information, and how to use that information to steer your website in a direction for growth and success. More ...
Website Landing Pages that Capture and Convert
One of the biggest mistakes that website owners make is the creation of website landing pages that are not designed for a single purpose and confuse the visitor by distracting them with unrelated messages and links. 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 ...
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 ...
Building an Effective Website
There is no question that these days you cannot
successfully run an Internet business, or in most cases any type of business, without an effective website. There are basic steps involved in building an effective website. 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 ...
Finding and Managing Quality Reciprocal Links - A Tutorial for The Newbie
It is important to restrict our exchanges to such sites because if we indiscriminately exchange with everybody and anybody we become what is known as a link farm and wind up being banned by the search engines. No one wants to be banned by the search engines. More ...
How to Create an Effective Navigation Structure for Your Site
Good site design means a good navigation structure for your web site. This means the visitor can find the information with ease. Put yourself in the shoes of your Grandmother. Would she quickly and effortlessly be able to find the information she wants? More ...
Ten Must Haves for a Construction Website
Construction websites have a unique set of qualifications when it comes to industry standards. The following should be added to your checklist when creating a professional and eye-catching construction website. More ...
