Web usability: It's old news If you've been developing websites on Mars for the past few years then you'll be forgiven for not knowing about web usability. You'll still be creating splash intro pages, having pages with massive download times and using more images than you can shake a sti ...

You've identified the benefits you offer your customers, but how do you turn a list of benefits into engaging web copy which converts visitors into customers Recently I wrote an article explaining how to identify the benefits you offer your customers (http://www.webdesignforums.net), a website design discussion board. An individual who was new to the d ...

Attempt 1 Conclusion On July 13, 2004, the transaction was cancelled. My MasterCard was never charged. However, I did notice that my limits as a sender and receiver had been unilaterally raised to $500 USD. I had not contacted iKobo by telephone or email with regard to raising my limits, ...

Did you know that hosting companies overcrowd their servers despite all the issues caused by servers running hundreds of accounts Are you aware of what happens if your website is hosted on a server thats overcrowded Youre probably thinking to yourself, what do you mean overcrowd their se ...

Gone are the days when you had to rely on a web-designer to design your websites. New technologies with innovative ideas have brought out a new variant to this trend in the form of ready to use website templates. So what are web templates Well, to put it in a simple way, web templates ar ...

"Two days ago, an old man stopped me on the street and asked me who my stylist is. I was surprised at first by the situation. But after a couple of seconds, my answer was: - ""I dont have a stylist. I dress myself!"" That's when it occurred to me that there are many people that match ...

One of the hardest achievements for a webmaster to obtain is a solid links page and great web site page rank. You know as well as I do that it is very difficult to obtain well page ranked reciprocal links. Especially when your actual links page is PR 1 or 2! There are ways to construct a ...

A picture is worth a thousand words. And it still is today. With the media changing everyday photography has changed along with it and as a result is still a valuable resource for web business. Photos enhance the look of a website. Communicate so much more than words, they communica ...

Color is everywhere and conveys a message even if we dont realize it. While this message can vary by culture it pays to know what colors say in your own corner of the universe, and even what color means to your target market. If you dont think that color speaks just complete this senten ...

Wether you design your business brochures, flyers, web page, or ads there are some things that you need to know. There are some basic graphic design principles that those of us trained in the commercial art/graphic design field dont always share. Heres a short list of elements of graphic ...

Everyone is using them now and if youre planning on creating your own banner ad then there are some things that you should know. Standard Size Ill admit I made this mistake. I was too caught up in creating a really nice looking design that I made something that was not the standard siz ...

It doesnt matter if your emailing photos of your grandson or putting images of your latest product on your online store. Too many people dont consider optimizing their photos for the web. Weve all been on too many web pages where it seemed that the photos would never load, and sometimes ...

Does Microsoft care for Webmasters Its always been a problem with websites appearing exactly the same on different platforms. As a web developer / webmaster it is extremely difficult to make user experiences rich by having the site look the same in any OS / Browser. The biggest problems ...

When a prospect lands on your website will he or she understand what you are presenting Do your ordering/sign up instructions make sense Can prospects easily find the information they are searching for If you dont know the answers to these questions you may be driving away potential cust ...

Design sells. Its something that all of us know, but few of us consciously acknowledge. There is an age old adage that warns people not to judge books by their cover. In other words, we shouldnt judge people or products by their appearance. But this isnt true in America. We do judge ...

When browsing the internet you are likely to come across many different image formats. However, the most common formats are: CompuServe GIF, JPEG, and Bitmaps. CompuServe GIF GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format and was standardized by CompuServe in 1987. The very first GIF format ...

Today there are so many web sites on the web, but so few of them have good content and there are even fewer web sites that have large amounts of content. Why is the web like this For one most webmasters are trying to make a quick buck and others don't know where to begin or are too lazy ...

With the rise in ownership of computers and internet usage growing daily, the internet is fast becoming the primary port of call for information, shopping and services. In addition, those computer and internet users are increasingly from non-English speaking countries. At the end of 2002 ...