gning Professional Web Pages
 by: Joanne Glasspoole

If your Web site doesn’t project a professional and polished image to your visitors, your credibility and that of your products and services will suffer. Image is everything — especially online where your competitor is only one mouse click away!
Before your first HTML code is written, you will need to […]

www.yoocan.com will enable people to sell, buy, rent or let their, house, home, flat or property privately saving thousands on estate agent fees.
Using a SQL Server 2000 database this site is ready to cope with huge volumes of data without loosing performance. The webiste also uses A […]

Web Design: ActiveX
 by: Richard Lowe, Jr.

ActiveX uses an interesting method for enforcing security … it doesn’t. Well, that’s not exactly true. What happens is when a web page requests an ActiveX control the browser determines if that control is already loaded onto your system. If it is the ActiveX control is executed. If not, the […]

Offshore Software development is a highly technical and skilled job. To develop software in-house requires time, skilled manpower. Offshore Software development is a cost effective alternative to developing software in-house. Offshore development and Offshore Programming aims at providing client’s satisfaction and focuses at new development specifications with very high […]

CSS Tricks You Can Use
 by: Dan Grossman

CSS or Cascading Style Sheets allow you to implement a few neat effects on your webpages easily. You can implement these CSS effects on your site by simply copying and pasting the code.
ROLLOVER COLOR TEXT LINKS
Have your text links change color when the mouse passes over them by inserting […]

Web site design has certainly, in the past decade, evolved tremendously. More clients now are demanding custom design, as opposed to the ‘cookie cutter’ sites of yesteryear.
Where once there existed a limit as to the types of fonts used, the types of coding languages used, and […]

sforming A Site From Good To Excellent
 by: Richard Lowe, Jr.

One of the challenges of moving a web site up from good to excellent is transforming it from just a bunch of web pages and graphics to an interactive experience. Another term for this is community - a place where people can come to communicate with […]

Now that you have got your domain name registered, your next worry is about designing a website or getting it designed, depending on your budget and knowledge.
To help the newbie’s start it right - Design your website before getting the domain name registered. Why park an […]

Them Coming Back - Update Your Site
 by: Richard Lowe, Jr.

If you are anything like me, your website is a reflection of yourself. It contains your thoughts and communications, exposed to the entire world at all times. Look at virtually any non-commercial web site and you will get a glimpse at the person behind the monitor.
I […]

A great website design really matters especially now that the Internet has become an avenue for every business to grow tremendously. However, a quality website doesn’t end in having an attractive design and friendly user-interface. What you have to consider is to create sites that control the full power […]

Now you have a Web site. Have you ever heard of accessibility?
 by: Del Maxwell

An accessible Web site is easily approached, easily understood, and useable for all. There are accessibility standards set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium, which all sites should adhere to as much as possible.
Web site owners should be aware of accessibility […]

So many websites use pop-up windows as an advertising method. But, is it really good to use them?
Web advertising has taken many forms, including those that appear within the Web page as an in-line graphic, as well as those that “pop up” (over) or “pop under” a browsing window. […]

You’ve Got a New Website, But How Do You Get Folks to Look at it?
 by: Robert Thompson

I took a look at a new Website recently in response to a request for a site review on one of my favorite forums. And, while the appearance was pleasing, there wasn’t really much there. Too often, new folks […]

As we all know, times have changed. Websites have become an absolutely fundamental component to nearly any business. But, while most companies set aside money for website development, they often overlook several key components. As a result, they either far exceed their initial budget or are unhappy with their […]

Are your SEO efforts going to waste?
 by: Derek Croote

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a long and complicated process that can be highly rewarding if done correctly. SEO is not a waste of time, but can be if your site doesn’t appeal to visitors or function properly. Your potential customer will be turned off if your […]

When it comes to framed sites and the effect that the use of frames by a site has on its search engine ranking, there are two schools of thought.
Some people say that framed sites, if done properly, have no problems in getting good rankings in the […]

PHP On-The-Fly!
 by: Dennis Pallett

Introduction
PHP can be used for a lot of different things, and is one of the most powerful scripting languages available on the web. Not to mention it’s extremely cheap and widely used. However, one thing that PHP is lacking, and in fact most scripting languages are, is a way to update pages […]

Muitas pessoas já me perguntaram o que é SIW. SIW é a sigla de Sistemas com Interface Web. O SIW é o desenvolvimento de Sistemas normais utilizando a Interface Web, que tem diversas vantagens perante a interface gráfica normal, como:
- Disponibilidade em praticamente qualquer lugar; - […]

Choosing the right web host
 by: Philip Wylie

Whatever type of website you want to host, choosing the correct host can be tricky. Most hosting companies offer you more than you will ever use, their sales staff recommend high-end packages for small websites.
Be careful when choosing, you will need room to expand but before you contact a […]

Choosing a web designer can seem like a daunting task. They come in all shapes and sizes – from freelancers working at home to glossy new media agencies, and there is as much variation in prices and service as there is in size.
So how do you choose […]

Screen Scraping Your Way Into RSS
 by: Dennis Pallett

Introduction
RSS is one the hottest technologies at the moment, and even big web publishers (such as the New York Times) are getting into RSS as well. However, there are still a lot of websites that do not have RSS feeds.
If you still want to be able to check […]

When designing a website choose colors wisely. Remember, colors convey emotions and emotions can heavily influence your decision-making process. Your choice of colors for your website should mirror the message and/or feeling you to hope to communicate to the viewer. Let’s take a look at some colors and what […]

The Benefits Of Outsourcing
 by: Raymond Walsh

The year 2005 is expected to be the year of “outsourcing”.
In case this word is new to you, then prepare yourself to the fact that this will be the buzz word of 2005.
Outsourcing is the act of exporting jobs to 3rd world countries, for the benefit of saving on production […]

Consider the situation; you have to meet a quota on the number of pages in order to make it to a given deadline. And all you have is this printer that is like a beat-up old truck making its way down the street. Of course, it is exaggerating way […]

The Secret Benefit Of Accessibility Part 1: Increased Usability
 by: Trenton Moss

Web accessibility has so many benefits that I really do wonder why such a large number of websites have such diabolically bad accessibility. One of the main benefits is increased usability, which according to usability guru, Jakob Nielson, can increase the sales/conversion rate of a […]

While planning to go on vacation with friends, you decide to ask some travel agencies for famous vacation destinations. One travel agent calls you and started suggesting destinations, giving descriptions of attractive spots, going over and over the details. But another travel agent did not call. Instead, he sends […]

The Secret Benefit Of Search Engine Optimisation: Increased Usability
 by: Trenton Moss

A higher search ranking is what many website owners dream of. What they don’t realise is that by optimising their site for the search engines, if done correctly, they can also optimise it for their site visitors.
Ultimately this means more people finding your website and […]

With the boom of the information superhighway in today’s world, more and more people are relying on the internet for information, assistance and entertainment. People now can work at their home, in front of a computer, not anymore needing to travel from place to place to acquire data and […]

The Secret Benefit Of Accessibility Part 2: A Higher Search Engine Ranking
 by: Trenton Moss

An additional benefit of website accessibility is an improved performance in search engines. The more accessible it is to search engines, the more accurately they can predict what the site’s about, and the higher your site will appear in the rankings.
Not all […]

For corporate communicators brought up on printed publications, the immediacy of on-line communications is a breath of fresh air. But just as we have had to adopt our writing style for the net, we should also be thinking differently about how we take and edit photographs.
Why? Internet […]