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What Do I Need To Know To Have A Website Online?
Category: Web Design
By: Bueford Copeland - March 18th, 2006

With the growth of the Internet and the possibilities for increased revenue for existing businesses and opportunities to start home based businesses for business opportunity seekers, more and more individuals and businesses are looking to develop an online presence.

With so many web hosting banners and advertisements with action words such as Own Your Own Website, Instant Setup and Become a web host, one may began to think that all I need is a credit card and an Internet connection to have a web presence. But is that all you really need?

Website Design and Development
Category: Web Design
By: Dave - March 18th, 2006

There's two ways to get a website developed - pay, or design it yourself. If you've chosen the latter, you'll need several things. First, you'll need web hosting. Web hosting can range from $2 to $200 per month, depending on your needs. Consult a web hosting review site for more information. Next, you'll have to have some background in computing or internet programming. You'll need to know at least HTML. Thirdly, you'll have to have a way to upload your files. Some hosts have online uploads, others require FTP.

Web content is vital for establishing corporate identity
Category: Web Development
By: Brad Jones - March 18th, 2006

Having a mere web presence is not enough anymore in the highly competitive world of Internet. The key lies in determining that your web site development and promotion activities are able to effectively mobilize a high ROI (return on investment) and improve the way you and your clients interact.
Hence, your website must reflect your company’s corporate identity. The principles it stands for, its products and services, its achievements and its unique features — things that differentiate your company from your competitors. A strong corporate identity is the pillar to building a powerful brand image. This is very important especially for corporate website content design and development.

How to Create Good Custom 404 Error Pages
Category: Web Design
By: Mario Sanchez - November 1st, 2004

When visitors to your site misspell your URLs, or follow broken links to your pages, their browser will display a '404 Error' page that will tell them that the page they were trying to access does not exist. At this point, they will most likely leave, rather than trying to guess how to get to their intended destination.

Fortunately, there is an easy solution to this problem: create a user-friendly custom '404 Error' page.

The Case for Minimalist Web Page Design
Category: Web Design
By: Mario Sanchez - October 25th, 2004

With the increased affordability of web space and bandwidth, the growing use of high speed modems, and the abundance of implementation technologies like Flash, audio and video, comes the temptation to overuse them in web page design.

4 tips for creating great page layouts
Category: Web Design
By: Jamie Kiley - October 21st, 2004

When it comes to laying out the content of a web page (especially a site's home page), many people aren't sure how to go about it. It's difficult to create a layout that is attractive, well-organized, and easy for visitors to absorb.

But don't give up hope! Here are four top tips to help you in creating effective layouts:

Flash Web Design: Pros and Cons
Category: Web Design
By: Mario Sanchez - October 12th, 2004

Flash is a powerful web technology that achieves a high level of visual impact from the graphical point of view. Unfortunately, it is widely misused in web design. There are still many problems with Flash, especially related to usability and search engine behaviour; we need to thoroughly understand what those problems are before we decide to use Flash for our site.

As with any business decision, it all boils down to understanding what our target audience wants.

The Birth of a Professional Web Site Part Two Your Strategic Web Design Plan
Category: Web Design
By: Shelley Lowery - October 12th, 2004

There are millions of web sites on the Internet today with thousands more being added each day. The competition is fierce and in order to be successful, you must stay one step ahead of the game.

Although designing a professional web site is an important part of your strategic plan, it is only the first step. Before you begin the actual design process, you must first determine your overall strategy and design your web site accordingly.

Internet marketers have basically two choices:

Set Your Website In Order
Category: Web Design
By: Candice Pardue - October 11th, 2004

One thing that will kill the potential for a website is the lack of order for the web pages - especially the homepage.

If you're going to design your own website, be sure that you find a pattern that will be appealing to your visitors and design your website to follow the pattern.

You'll be amazed at the difference between the success of an organized website and a disorganized website.

5 tips to make your site research-friendly
Category: Web Design
By: Jamie Kiley - October 10th, 2004

Due to the wealth of information available online, the internet is a great place for people to research purchases before they buy. Consumers often want to explore their options by comparing various products and vendors before they make a decision.

Additionally, there are many instances where people know they need to purchase a particular product, but they don't really know anything about it. For example, I recently had to make a determination about which type of home insulation is best suited to the house I live in. Since I know nothing about insulation, I went online to research the question. This research process has to be done before I can ever hope to actually buy insulation.

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