Web Development

Sticky Sites Rule The Internet
Cure your website traffic woes by providing visitors with content that will bring them back again and again.

WARNING The Truth About Having a Web Site
If you dont have a Web site yet, are thinking of slapping one up or have one that simply isnt producing, this Warning is for you!

Practical XHTML
This article is specifically geared to aid a web developer gain enough practical XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) to start using XHTML promptly.

Browser Compatibility
Internet Explorer created by microsoft has been the most popular web browser for many years. But the gap is shrinking with the release of Mozilla Firefox by an open source community.

Transfer Your Web Hosting the Right Way
The article details 7 specific steps to take when transferring your web hosting from one hosting company to another. It is written in a tutorial fashion.

Are You Being Scammed By Your Web Design Company
This is a growing concern amongst many business owners. Does your web design company own you? This may be possible if youve allowed them to host your web site for you and also register your domain name for your company.

Advanced 404 Pages
Custom 404 pages are great, but they do cause one uncomfortable side-effect. This article provides the instructions on how to install a CGI script that fixes the problem.

About Us Pages in Small Business Websites
The Internet has been heralded as "the great equalizer": on a browser window, any company, no matter how small, can look as good as a large company with a long history of quality and service. This situation presents an important challenge for small businesses: how can I convince my potential customers that I am not an unethical, fly-by-night operation?

Using SSIs to Ease Site Maintenance
Server Side Includes can make your website easier to update and maintain. Learn the basics from this article.

Building Printer Friendly Pages
Your site looks like its working perfectly. Youve tested it with several different browsers under various resolutions. The HTML complies with the standards and your CSS is impeccable.

What To Consider With Web Hosting Plans And Services
There are many important aspects to consider with web hosting services and plans. Choosing the wrong web hosting plan can cause a real problem down the road with your business. This in turn can cost your business lost customers and sales. If you take some time to compare the different options available to you, and to see what is the best web hosting plan for your situation, it can help you in the long run.

Give a Professional Polish to Your Website
If you want to be taken seriously, particularly in the online arena, your website must have a professional look and feel. This article will give you 5 ways to give your website a professional polish.

CASE STUDY How Website Monitoring Saved an Online Auto Parts Retailer
This is a case study. When an online retailer cant find the problems that are causing website outages and slow shopping-cart performance, external monitoring gathers the data to take corrective action.

What Makes the ECurrency Exchange Business So Profitable
Learn the very profitable DXInOne and E-Currency Exchange business and start building your portfolio today and help secure your financial future.

Selecting a Quality Domain Name
When youre ready to launch your web site and youre trying to select a good domain name, there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration.

The EASY AnyoneCanDoIt Way To Write Free Reprint Articles
Writing free reprint articles and then distributing them to publishers and web sites is one of the best ways to promote your web site. This article gives you an easy way that anyone can use to write an article - even if its your very first one!

Where is Your Content
Thoughts and ideas about maximizing the unique content on your website through articles and other sources.

Create Your Own Download Links
Bypass the file-size restrictions imposed by email systems by sending your large files using download links instead of as attachments. Simply upload the file to a webserver and send a download link to your recipient.

Ineffective and Unethical Web Site Promotion Methods
In this article I discuss some ineffective and/or unethical website promotion tactics. I talk about them here so that you wont waste your time and resources pursuing them.

Use 404 Pages to Your Advantage
Encountering 404 (Not Found) error pages can make your users disappear faster than lighting. The problem can be alleviated by installing a custom 404 error page.

A Business Directory Just Isnt Enough Anymore
Do you own a business directory? Are you having a tough time beating your competition? This article will help you towards leaving your competition far behind.

The Future Of Web Design Is Content Management
Web development has greatly increased in popularity over the last 5 years. Many new design concepts code standards and technology advances have happened in a short amount of time. With that so has the knowledge and demand for better more independent and functional web design packages.

21 MustHave Web Site Elements
Your Web site should be the cornerstone of your client seduction efforts. The site is your silent salesperson -- the one with whom prospective clients visit before granting you permission to meet with them. A top priority for any firm that competes in the professional services or technology space is to create an easy-to-update Web site that demonstrates your competence. As the Internet matures, content is slowly becoming more important, but its amazing how many sites for such firms simply assert how great the company is, rather than helping prospective clients.

Avoiding Bad Web Hosts
The Internet represents the most powerful communication revolution since the dawn of mankind.

Choosing A Web Designer A Plan To Guide You Through The Minefield
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....

How to Choose a Web Hosting Company
Nowadays anybody can afford to order a feature-packed web hosting plan for next to nothing; however affordable price is not the only criterion which should be considered when purchasing web hosting services.

Tim BernersLee A Tribute
A brief exposure to the thinking and accomplishments of Tim Berners-Lee creator of the World Wide Web.

Unlimited Bandwidth and Overselling
One of the most controversial topics surrounding web hosting is the practice of overselling bandwidth and rightfully so. The practice of overselling has enormous potential for disaster ask any webmaster who has ever woken up to a cold unforgiving Bandwidth Exceeded message where his or her site should be.

The problem with free web hosting plans
Dont bite into the free web hosting apple without knowing all the details.

DooDoocom
I can see you smirking on the other side of this screen based on the name of this article. You probably have the same look on your face that I very often see when I use that term with prospective clientele.

7 Online Copyright Myths
One of the most misunderstood issues online has to do with copyright. Both with e-mail and Web site copyright issues. For some reason, as with many things online, there is this incorrect perception that anything goes. However, many are finding out the hard way that when it comes to protecting creative collateral, copyright is law. And, copyright laws can and are being enforced online...

Web Content How Much Should I Pay
When web content gets discussed on webmaster bulletin boards, the most common question is, "how much should I pay?" That question is both perfectly logical, and perfectly stupid...

Magic Of Direct Response Website
For a web site to make the most money it must be a direct response web site. That does not mean that sites with contents do not make money. But for a small business owner the direct response website is the key to real profits.

Lead Generation How to 10 Tips On Generating More Internet Sales Leads
Many millions of dollars are being wasted on promoting and sending traffic to ineffective lead generation websites. Here are my top 10 tips to make your site generate more leads for you and your company.

The Future of RSS is Not Blogs
Blogs vaulted RSS into the limelight but are unlikely to be the force that sustains RSS as a communication medium. The biggest opportunities for RSS are not in the blogosphere but as a corporate communication channel.

The Three Principles of HTML Code Optimization
Just like spring cleaning a house, the html code of your web pages should get periodic cleaning as well. Over time, as changes and updates are made to a web page, the code can become littered with unnecessary clutter, slowing down page load times and hurting the efficiency of your web page. Cluttered html can also seriously impact your search engine ranking.

The Three Principles of Image Optimization
Are you losing visitors to your web site due to slow page load times? Is your site being penalized because the images on your site are too large? Are you able to capture your visitors attention in the first 10-15 seconds that they are on your site?

Turn Visitors into Sales
Making a successful online business can be a long and tiresome adventure. For most new online businesss this can just lead to failure and a website that just isnt making sales despite a high number of visitors.

Maximising Web Site Viewability Browsers
With so many different configurations internet users have their computers set up with it can be difficult to decide how web sites should be configured so that it is viewable in as many configurations as possible.

Maximising Web Site Viewability Resolution
This is my second article on maximising web site viewability. Analysing screen resolution data. With so many different configurations internet users have their computers set up with it can be difficult to decide how web sites should be configured so that it is viewable in as many configurations as possible.

Start an Internet Business in 5 Easy Steps
This article details 5 specific steps to take when starting an Internet business. It is written in a tutorial fashion.