Developing User-Focused Websites
Published July 15th, 2007 in Design - 12 Comments
The success of any website ultimately hinges on its users. Without visitors a website will be unable to produce value for its owners. As a result, users should be the focal point of web development efforts. The key to developing user-focused websites is being aware of what your visitors/users will be looking for, and then [...]
Weekly Links
Published July 12th, 2007 in Links - 1 Comment
19 Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Site Using Google Images from Dosh Dosh covers many techniques that are unknown to most webmasters and internet marketers. Google image search is constantly being used more and more. Follow these tips to get some of that traffic for your site. Single Line CSS from Ordered List [...]
Extensive CSS List: 134 Top CSS Resources
Published July 11th, 2007 in Uncategorized - 19 Comments
Reference: Official homepage of CSS – http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ Official documentation of CSS – http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/ CSS web standards – http://www.webstandards.org/learn/external/css/ Tools: Validator from W3C (Editor’s Choice) – http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ CSS redundancy checker – http://infovore.org/archives/2007/07/06/the-css-redundancy-checker/ CSS formatting and optimizing tool (not a validation tool) – http://www.cleancss.com/ CSS Optimizer – http://www.cssoptimiser.com/ CSS Analyzer (a validator plus) – http://juicystudio.com/services/csstest.php CSS Mate: [...]
Effective Time Management for Bloggers
Published July 10th, 2007 in Blogging - 14 Comments
Running a blog can require a lot of time, and most bloggers have only a limited amount of time available. Good time management can make these few hours very productive. Time management concepts are nothing new, but bloggers face unique challenges that demand a specialized approach to the subject. In this article we’ll be taking [...]
Everything You Need to Run a WordPress Blog
Published July 8th, 2007 in Blogging, SEO - 12 Comments
Of the major blogging platforms, WordPress has the most resources available to its community. WordPress users have access to thousands of themes, plugins, articles and tutorials that make it the most customizable and flexible option for bloggers. Because there are so many resources out there it is sometimes hard to know what is available and [...]
Weekly Links
Published in Links - 0 Comments
Here are links to some of the articles and resources that we have appreciated this week: Blogging: Organizing Tips for Bloggers from Freelance Switch Getting Your Website Off to a Flying Start – Use a Blog, Kickstart Your Domain from Yack Yack RSS-to-Email Comparison Review from ProBlogger 10 Blogging Hats from Chris Garrett How to [...]
New WordPress Blogs: 12 Steps to Set Up for Success
Published July 6th, 2007 in Uncategorized - 38 Comments
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms because of its flexibility, features, and its search engine-friendly structure. However, in order to get the most out of WordPress there are several actions that new bloggers should complete. Some are SEO-related, some are time savers, and others will help you to reach a larger audience. [...]
Find the Perfect Colors for Your Website
Published July 4th, 2007 in Design - 50 Comments
If you’re looking to learn more about design websites, please see our post Learn Web Design for plenty of resources to help your educational pursuit. Color choice is a crucial decision in every website design. Sometimes you may be designing a site for an existing business that already has an established color scheme, but many [...]
Weekly Links
Published July 1st, 2007 in Links - 0 Comments
Here are some of the websites and articles that we have been reading this week: 10 Techniques I Used to Go from 0 to 12,000 RSS Subscribers in Seven Months with No Ads or Leverage from ProBlogger. All-In-One SEO Pack for WordPress from John Chow How to Make Money Blogging – Seven Strategies from Dosh [...]
Overcoming Blogger’s Block
Published June 27th, 2007 in Blogging - 1 Comment
A never-ending challenge for bloggers is to constantly produce quality content on topics that will generate interest. At times it can be a struggle to even decide on a topic to blog about. When you have hit this wall, or better yet, before you have hit this wall, there are some proven methods that will [...]
