Orange Kite Web Design & Development Blog

Designing Scalable Websites with Progressive Enhancement

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:18:00 -0500

Progressive Enhancement and Responsive Design, how to use both for effective, scalable website design.

Questions My Clients Ask

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Sat, 15 Jan 2012 8:53:00 -0500

In a meeting with a client, while being asked questions about the project, I realized the information I was giving would be valuable for others. I wrote this blog as a way to share that information.

Routing In ASP.Net

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:20:00 -0500

ASP.NET 4 adds built-in support for routing with Web Forms. Routing lets you configure an application to use URLs that are meaningful to users and to search engines because they do not have to specify physical file names. This can make your site more user-friendly and your site content more discoverable by search engines.

Helpful .Net and C# Code Snippets

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Everything we code is done in .Net and C# with a SQL Database on the backend. Over the years, I have had to find little snippets of code that were worth saving. I've decided to share a few of them in this blog.

The Five Planes of User Experience

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:23:00 -0500

These are The Five Planes of User Experience. They are designed to provide a conceptual framework for talking about user experience problems and the tools we use to solve them. Here they are with a brief description for each.

Common Web Development Mistakes

Chad Perrin | chad@orangekiteweb.com — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:44:00 -0500

Extreme Programming

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0500

In an effort to improve my team’s development process, I’ve begun researching some of the implementations used by others. After reading posts on twitter by some of my favorite web development experts, I came across an article on a methodology known as Extreme Programming.

How The Internet Impacts The U.S. Economy

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Wed, 9 Mar 2011 010:18:00 -0500

Everyone thinks that the internet age has had a strong impact on our economy here in the U.S., but is this just perception? In this article I take a look at the true impact the internet has had on some of our most prominent industries.

The Fate of Internet Start-Ups

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:51:00 -0500

A look at internet start-ups like Facebook. How much are they worth versus how profitable they are, and how internet users feel about the future of this market.

How Facebook Does Photos

Lauren Randel | orange@orangekiteweb.com — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:29:00 -0500

An interesting article about Facebook and how they have helped to advance the way we view and share photos.

What Are Web Standards, and Why Should We Care?

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Thu, 6 Jan 2011 02:49:00 -0500

A brief look at web standards and what they mean for web developers and designers.

Leveraging New Trends in Advertising - Part 2, Getting Started with Affiliate Marketing

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:13:23 -0500

Help for getting started in Affiliate Marketing and making money online.

Leveraging New Trends in Advertising - Part 1, Tips on Choosing a Niche Market

Kevin Swartzendruber | kevin@orangekiteweb.com — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:13:23 -0500

Ideas on how to choose a niche market for making money online.

New Trends In Advertising

kevin@orangekiteweb.com — Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:22:40 -0500

With all of the new trends in online marketing it's hard to keep up. We provide some thoughts and ideas on the subject.

How To Drive Traffic To Your Website

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:53:43 -0500

A comprehensive guide to driving traffic to your website.

The Top 10 Things To Look For When Hiring A Web Designer

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Wed, 3 Nov 2010 08:46:45 -0400

Our company is on the lookout for a Creative Director to do Web Design for some of our cloud based applications, so I set out to find the most important things to look for in a web designer. This is what I found...

What Is UX Design

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

You may have heard the term UX Design, but what exactly is it and how is it different from traditional Web Design?

The Inclusive Development Project

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Making a project inclusive development means involving the client every step of the way. Here are some tips for running inclusive processes that can make your projects more successful.

I Have A CMS Site, Now How Do I Write Good Content

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Fri, 8 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

CMS is Content Management. It gives site owners the ability to add site content easily. This post gives tips to site owners on how to write great internet content and get the most of their content management system.

What The Heck Is A Blog Carnival

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

All about Blog Carnivals and how bloggers can use them to get some exposure for their blog.

Questions To Ask Your Web Developer

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

You have a great idea for a cutting edge web site. You hire a web developer. Now what? Most web development companies have the know-how to complete your site from start to finish. They know every step in the process, so you shouldn’t have to. Right?

Tips For Having A Great Blog

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Check out these tips for writing a blog that will attract readers and keep them coming back for more.

So How Do Web Sites Make Money Anyway?

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

How do websites make money, and informative guide.

Using Social Media To Grow Your Business

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A guide to using social media to grow your business.

Home Page Do’s and Do Not’s

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

While browsing the web, I find so many home pages with mistakes that can cost the site owner over time. Finding these prompted me to write this post listing some do’s and do not’s for a site’s homepage.

SEO vs Pay-Per-Click Marketing

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

What is SEO and what is Pay-Per-Click? This blog shows you the differences between the two and shows you how each can benefit you.

What Is Cloud Computing?

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Read all about cloud computing. What is it, how it works,and the future of online software.

Styling for Success

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Styling your website.

Tips For Web Development Success

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Tips For Web Development Success.

Branding Your Content

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400

How to brand your content.

Google Is Changing Again

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400

How to optimize your site for Google's Changes.

Software Anywhere

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400

An article about Software as a Service and the future of online applications.

Don’t Get Your Web Site Blacklisted

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Be careful of these things when designing and developing your site. You could get blacklisted by the search engines.

What Is Content Management

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400

What Is Content Management

New Year, New Projects

christine@orangekiteweb.com — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400

2010 Is An Exciting Year For Us. We have many new clients and projects coming up. This is a summary of upcoming projects.

Be Successful Marketing on Twitter

Christine Swartzendruber | christine@orangekiteweb.com — 4/27/2012 12:00:00 AM

Tips and tricks for getting a Twitter marketing plan started.