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Designing Your Way Out of a Downturn

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:08:48 +0000

2009 was certainly a challenging year for most businesses as the global economic slowdown took hold. When times are tough and revenues are falling there is a temptation for businesses to cut ‘discretionary’ budgets – money allocated to activities such…

How To Choose a Designer

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:57:01 +0000

The cost of design will vary according to who you employ, what they do, how experienced they are and where they’re based.

Design skills are available from many types of providers, ranging from individuals to large agencies capable of providing…

How Much Does a Website Cost?

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:44:30 +0000

Design is not a cheap commodity. Often it feels expensive as you are buying a lot of time and expertise in one chunk where other professional services might be spread over a 12 month period, such as accountancy. However, unlike…

SEO Checklist

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:55:50 +0000

There are over 100 SEO factors used by search engines to rank pages in search results. Here is a checklist of some of the most popularly cited factors. Please be aware that these rules are ever-changing. What may help you today…

Advantages of a Dedicated Hosting Server

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:41:40 +0000

If you are relatively new to the world of the Internet, you may wonder at the price difference between a shared web hosting service and a dedicated Windows and Linux web hosting service. These days, many websites opt for shared…

Website Accessibility Checklist

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:47:32 +0000

Web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users can have equal access to information and functionality.

A growing number of countries…

Increase Your Email Open Rate By Improving Your Subject Lines

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:18:54 +0000

Just like a direct sales letter, the subject line of your email is usually the most important part of getting your readers to actually read your email. If you have a compelling subject line the chance of your email improves…

Standard Web Banner Sizes

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:03:41 +0000

Below are some of the standard banner sizes used on web pages.

NOTE: All dimensions are in pixels.

Size	Style	Gif Weight	Flash Weight	Example
468 x 60	Full Banner	20

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The Benefits of a Professionally Designed Website

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:24:30 +0000

My cousin/nephew/brother/neighbour’s dog is a web designer – why do I need you?

Although it plays a big part, effective web design isn’t just about the aesthetics – it’s also about the code behind the website. Your website may look…

What is RSS?

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:56:13 +0000

RSS, or ‘Really Simple Syndication’, is a way of broadcasting/syndicating your website content to all interested parties. In other words, a way to notify people that there is new information on a website. It is a rapidly growing technology which…

The Problem With Outdated Web Browsers

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:56:14 +0000

Have you ever come across a site on the Internet that didn’t quite look right? Perhaps there were random borders and line breaks, gaps, things not lining up, etc. The chances are you may be using an outdated web browser…

How to Avoid Unsolicited (Spam) Email

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:51:18 +0000

There are many ways you can avoid unsolicited email messages (spam), but here are some of the most effective ways.

When you create your e-mail address, ensure that it isn’t predictable. Having an email address such as webmaster@yourdomain.com can make…

Strategies for Email Marketing

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:06:11 +0000

For more information on email marketing, click here or contact us.

While the main value of email marketing is to drive traffic to your web site, there are other important reasons that emails can be used in promoting…

Why Do I Need a Website?

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:58:53 +0000

(and other frequently asked questions)

Making a decision about investing in a website usually involves many new questions: How does website hosting work? How are changes made to the website? How much will the website cost? Having answers to these…

Promoting Your Website Offline

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:04:33 +0000

Put Your Web Address On Everything

A fundamental method of offline site promotion is to ensure you put your website address onto every scrap of paper, every client CD, every invoice, contract, envelope, brochure and advertisement. The more eyes that…

What is Search Engine Optimisation?

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:57:12 +0000

It doesn’t matter how good your site looks if people can’t find it. Once you’re website is designed and online, you can then begin promoting it through methods that are appropriate to your budget:

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is a…

SEO Friendly Hosting

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:34:08 +0000

Website hosting plays a hidden role in any site’s search engine optimisation work. Choosing a bad hosting provider can affect your site’s search engine ranking.

There are a lot of web hosting providers who offer cheap website hosting to attract…

Why is my site not #1 on Google?

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:07:34 +0000

According to statistics, as of June 2008 there are over 103 million websites on the World Wide Web. With this kind of competition, you might think you need a miracle to be found in search engines. In fact, it just…

What are Google AdWords?

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:21:20 +0000

In a nutshell, when someone searches on Google for something you offer, as long as you’ve used the right keywords in your campaign, your ad can appear next to the search results.

Millions of people use Google every day, and…

Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:55:01 +0000

Pay per click (PPC) is an advertising model used on search engines such as Google, where advertisers only pay when a user actually clicks on an ad to visit the advertiser’s website.

Advertisers specify the words that should trigger their…