Web Site Must Haves

A web site is not easy to design, but there are some web site basics and there are five things that every web site should not be without. In fact, there are probably more, and the five presented here are not necessarily the five that others would choose. If, however, you include these five then you will have a far better chance of your web site being successful in its objective that without them. It is true to say that the essential components of a good web site depend upon the objective of the web site. For example, an information site that is not selling anything has no need for a checkout and credit card payment portal that is critical to a sales site. This article, then, will present the five aspects of site design that are essential to any website, irrespective of its objective. First, the site must have good...

What to Put on Your Web Site I

You have found your preferred web host, got your domain name, and designed the format of your web pages. Now you are wondering what to put on your web site. You might think it easy to check other web pages, but what they have might not be what you need. Here is a list of the various features that you should have on your website. First you need a title. Whether it is your home page or one of the internal pages, it should have a title. Not only does this indicate to your visitors what the page is about, but it also does the same for the search engines. Each page should have a different title that should contain the keyword for the page. Next you need content. Without content there is no point in having a website. The content for each page will, of course, be different, but should be related to the theme of the website as a whole and provide information on your products or...

AJAX and SEO - can they co-exist?

Emerging technologies tend to have an uncomfortable relationship with existing techniques. The obvious reason is that the existing techniques are created on the basis of existing technologies. AJAX and SEO share a similar relationship.

Website Conversion Analysis Framework

High website conversions are a function of three distinct factors - authentic understanding of your business and customer, off-site conversion elements, and lastly, on-site conversion elements. How these attributes interplay can be the difference between online success and failure.

Want to Copy MySpace?

Everyone wants to create their own myspace-like website, but is it really a good idea to compete with this online community giant?

Preventing Directory Browsing

Are your visitors seeing more of your web site than perhaps they should? Here's how to check and what you can do to fix the problem

You Must Have Your Own Web Site - No Two Ways!

If you intend to participate seriously in internet marketing, you must have your own website. It is possible to make money on a limited basis without one, but all serious internet marketers have a website. Even in affiliate marketing, where it is possible to send prospects to your merchant's website, you are no longer allowed to do so using Google Adwords if somebody else is already using your merchant's URL on Adwords, and in any case every visitor you pass on to your merchant is lost to you for ever. With your own website you can keep every visitor you get by capturing their email address so that you can keep in touch through regular emailings. Without this, your merchant would get all of these names and addresses that should rightfully...

Why Having Your Own Website Makes Good Business Sense

Having your own website will take your business to the next level without all the hassle. In order for a business to succeed, you need to establish a presence. Having your very own website will allow you to reach people 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Remember – coast to coast and all over the world – we are not all on the same time schedule.

Creating Online Church Communities

Developing an online church community has been one of the most rewarding projects that I have undertaken as a web designer and SEO consultant. The church community that we have helped established online is a testament to the communication abilities of the internet and global Christian community.

Keep It Simple, and They Will Come

Why should this be of interest to you? Simple. You are missing out on an untapped market, thousands of potential customers, because you are speaking a different language!

What Is A Server?

Going to a website seems like a simple thing to do. But as a beginning or want-to-be webmaster, you must know what goes on behind the scenes. And it all starts with your server. Once you understand the relationship between you and your server, everything else starts to fall into place.

Optimizing Photos for Web and Email

Learn how to optimize your digital photos to reduce the time your web page loads and improve how they look.

An Example Of How To Request A Link

Every webmaster knows that the best way to promote their site, increase traffic, achieve better page rank and search engine placement is by acquiring quality inbound links to their site. The problem is getting them.

Three Big Fish in the Java Frameworks Fish Tank

There are many Java frameworks out there, far too many to mention in this one article. I'll be discussing three of the big guys. You've probably heard something about them by now, they are Struts, Spring, and Hibernate.

Why WordPress Is A Killer Application

Over the past 3 years WordPress has grown from humble beginnings to becoming a powerful, flexible publishing platform. Its ease of use, flexibility and ongoing development make it the ideal web publishing platform - for both inexperienced and skilled web developers.