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 ...
Your Internet Business and the Law
A growing number of internet businesses end with serious business and legal difficulties. To protect yourself and your investment, it is strongly recommended that you follow a few basic practices and include legal notices in the content of your website. More ...
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 ...
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 ...
Data Exploration Tools
To be sure the data insights you're communicating are correct requires care and attention in the data analysis phase. Here are a few free tools that you can use for some advanced data analysis tasks. 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 ...
Reciprocal Linking Overload - Any old link back will do?
At one time it was extremely important to get as many sites linking to you as possible, so the Google bots see all of these sites linking to you, and think that your site must be of some importance because so many others are linking to it. 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 ...
Tips and Tricks to Optimize a Website's Speed
An online shopper expects a website to load in four seconds. Websites are becoming complex and bigger with each passing day. This is leading to slower loading of websites and ultimately, decreased sales conversions. More ...
Ten Reasons Why a Facebook Page is Not a Replacement for a Professional Business Website
Here are ten reasons why putting together a Facebook page as your sole means of having an online presence will not serve your best long-term goals for success. 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 ...
Sitemap Construction for Beginners
You wouldn't think of going on a vacation trip without a map or guide to refer to but many websites present a rich source of information without a sitemap. Your visitor needs a roadmap of your website if they are going to find what they are looking for and that is the primary job of a sitemap. More ...
