Web Design Success

Compatibility View In Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

Chris — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:27:28 +0000

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 has been released and it has a nice new tool for users called 'Compatibility View'.

Mix User Functions & Advertising Space To Maximise Experience & Profit

Chris — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:00:58 +0000

I was recently approached about embedding videos in one of my websites, initially I just thought it was no different to YouTube. But the company I was approached by work slightly differently. And it brings up the opportunity for me to publish quality content for users and increase my ad space at the same time! Before [...]

5 Benefits Of Using Your Own Images In Content

Chris — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:15:13 +0000

Imagery is very important on your website. On informational websites (like this one) the images you use help get across the message you are sending. On ecommerce websites they help sell products. They also give the website it’s ‘feel’. No matter what type of website you own, images are very important. There are now a lot [...]

Feature Of The Month: Anistock Animations

Chris — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:49:20 +0000

This is the first 'Feature Of The Month'. This month looking at Anistock Animations.

How Long Can You Go On Putting Design Ahead Of Profit?

Chris — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:23:31 +0000

Having set up two new websites and initially putting visitors & subscribers ahead of advertising revenue, how long can I continue to do this for?

How To Provoke Feedback On Your Web Designs From Forums

Chris — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:33:21 +0000

When I first started webmastering I was a bit scared of getting feedback. The fear of someone telling me “your web design is absolutely rubbish” was the main reason, I would take the critiscm personally (looking back I have no idea why!). So I would just do my designs so that I think they looked [...]

Always Check Browser Compatibility After Any Design Work

Chris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:30:38 +0000

Professional designers will already do this but most general webmasters (like myself) often don’t. Everytime you do some work on your web design always check it is compatible in all browsers. In the past I had done work and checked it using Internet Explorer and not even considered how it looked in Firefox, Opera etc. As [...]

Web Design in 2009 - Expert Predictions

Chris — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:31:22 +0000

Back in August 2008 I pondered what the future held for web design. We are just entering 2009, so what does this year hold for web design? Here are some expert views on the year ahead in web design! Smiley Cat has a great set of predictions. Including thoughts on; hand drawn websites (I don’t like them [...]

Reflect On Your Work In 2008

Chris — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:28:01 +0000

It’s good to reflect. We are now approaching the end of 2008, the perfect time to reflect on how your last 12 months have gone for your online business. No matter what type of business you run it is vital to reflect back. By looking back I don’t mean just thinking “hmmm, yeah that was good”, I [...]

If Your New Web Design Fails - Do It Again!

Chris — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:40:53 +0000

We have yet another new design! The old one was finished only a few weeks back but it looked ugly and didn't suit a blog. So we have spent hours on this new design and we really like it. The motto is if your blog design fails, do it again!

There Is Always The Perfect Stock Image For Your Website

Chris — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:38:56 +0000

4,100,000 + 3,100,000 = 7,200,000 - that is how many stock images are available to download from Dreamstime and 123rf. And you can buy most the images for less than $1 each, thousands of the images are completely free! It is often a problem that you develop a new page for your website but can’t find the stock image you are looking [...]

Improve Your Web Design With Moving Animations

Chris — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:40:35 +0000

We have yet another new and quality section on our main website, it’s about using Moving Animations on your website! Animations really help set your website apart from competitors and improve the visual appeal when visitors first land on your website. Animations aren’t used enough by webmasters in my opinion. For a start they don’t make [...]

Building Your Brand - Best Global Brands 2008

Chris — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:48:15 +0000

One thing I can’t do is create good logos. They just never seem look professional and I’m never happy with the whole concept of the logos I come up with. However they are massively important! A logo represents a big part of your whole website or ‘business brand’. Ideally they should remain with your business forever, [...]

Buy Software Online At The Software Store (our service)

Chris — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:55:02 +0000

We are pleased to announce the official opening of the latest service from FreeStockImages.net, it is an estore where you can buy software online - it goes by the name of The Software Store, original huh!? The store offers products from a range of categories to do with software and eproducts including; audio, finance, education, internet, design, development as well as [...]

Need Customers To Find Your Offline Location?

Chris — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:53:53 +0000

If you run an offline business like a restaurant or hotel and you want customers to be able to find your location easily there maybe a solution called Schmap. The solution allows a website - say for a restaurant, bar or other business - to serve a map and contact details perfectly formatted for iPhone visitors. [...]

Search And Win On 123RF Stock Photography Website!

Chris — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:10:12 +0000

123RF is the leading supplier and distributor of royalty free stock images and low cost rights-managed images. They currently have a contest running where you can win a Wacom Bamboo or 20 123RF credits, to win all you have to do is search for images on their website as you normally would! It is a great [...]

Hate Spam? Stop It With Anti Spam Filtering Services

Chris — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:07:22 +0000

A big part of webmastering is email; sending it, receiving it and keeping space in your inbox. If you miss important emails then it can be costly, very costly if the sender has a time limit on a reply from you! You may think it sounds stupid that you might miss an email, but this is [...]

Microsoft Announces New Toolbar To Download

Chris — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:57:51 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned Google Chrome, well now Microsoft has gone and released a new MSN toolbar - and it appears quite complex to use. You can do lots of things with the toolbar which appears to have some kind of a flip function so you can switch between what you are doing. [...]

Get Cheaper .Com Domains & Improve Ecommerce Sales

Chris — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:15:51 +0000

I’ve stumbled across some great content today and thought it is well worth sharing. Cheaper .Com Domains If you want to save yourself money on domain registration (who doesn’t?) then this forum post on NP provides codes for Godaddy, long-term it can save you lots of dollars so worth bookmarking. I’m not a regular on NP so have only [...]

Encourage Users To Use Google Chrome To Help Your Website!

Chris — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:00:25 +0000

I’m sure you’ve heard about Google Chrome by now, it is the new web browser from Google to take on the mighty Internet Explorer. I downloaded it yesterday and have so far found it nice to use - nothing amazing just nice. One Killer Advantage It is simple to use and looks good, but the best advantage [...]