Creating an email list is one of the most important internet marketing tasks any small business can employ. Subscribers to an email list are more likely to respond to offers and make purchases than visitors to a site. Moreover, nothing cements allegiance to a brand better than a regular newsletter … [Read more...]
Designing Websites for the iPad
The iPad is implanted in our conscious as the high end tablet of choice for professionals. Remember: CEOs love their iPads. Who buys iPads? The majority of people who buy iPads already have desktop computers, laptop computers and smart phones. The iPad is a luxury purchase. And, with the cheapest … [Read more...]
How To Teach Yourself Web Design
Yes, it is perfectly possible to teach yourself web design. I asked around this week to see how people managed to acquire the skills and I tried to remember what worked for me. There are three main ways you can teach yourself web design. By doing. People learn by actually creating websites. … [Read more...]
Social Media Profile Links – HTML and CSS
If you are reading this on my blog you'll notice 7 beautiful grayed out social media icons on the right side of the header which turn into color when hovered over. This article explains how to create them. However, if you're looking for an article about how to create social media share buttons … [Read more...]
Making Your Own Genesis Child Theme On WordPress
I often ask the visitors here what they would like to me write about and the most common subject people mention is making your own WordPress theme. WordPress is a powerful publishing platform which can be made to act and look like just about any kind of website. What are WordPress themes and how do … [Read more...]
How to design and code a beautiful web button
The internet is daunting, disorganized and idiosyncratic. Web designers should try to make the user's journey as simple and as pleasant as they can. What's more, there are certain actions that webmasters would like visitors to perform – to go to a page, to submit some information, for example. For … [Read more...]
How to Customize your WordPress Website
WordPress is constantly being upgraded, improved and securitized. You should change the functionality with plugins and the look with the theme so, whenever WordPress gets updated, the functionality and look of your site will remain whilst the engine that powers it gets an upgrade. The number one … [Read more...]
Essentials of great blog post design
Blogs are, in my opinion, the easiest and best way to get stuff on the web. With a blog you can publish constantly updated information about yourself, your company or your interests to the world. And what makes it even better is that this information is chronologically ordered and categorized for … [Read more...]
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