701. Graphics For The Web: Plug-Ins - 09/07/2005
You've probably noticed that just about any application of any real significance these days has the capability to be expanded in some way. Usually these are called "plug-ins", although they are also called snap-ins (Windows 2000), ad...

702. Good Web Design: Site Maps - 09/07/2005
When a new visitor reaches your site (by whatever means), you must remember he has never seen it before. Yes, I know that you are intimately familiar with every single page throughout your site, but your new visitors most definitely are not. ...

703. Is Your Site A Post-It Note Or Super Glue? - 09/07/2005
Traffic, traffic, traffic, that's all we hear. You'd think we were all craving two hours commutes on the Los Angeles freeway. The question is, if you've got traffic, what are they doing? In other words, what's your stick-ability? When people...

704. Traffic Isn't Where It's At? - 09/07/2005
You've heard it before. You need to get traffic to your site. Promote, promote, promote. Thats what you get from all the promoters and marketers on line. Is this really true? You want to market online. So you have built your site and submitt...

705. Is Your Website Dressed for Success? - 09/07/2005
You've heard the motivational talks about dressing for success. "You have to eat, drink, sleep, and breathe success to truly become successful. Your sub-conscious mind will lead you down the right path if you think about it enough." ...

706. 8 Web Site Design Bloopers to Avoid - 09/07/2005
Designing your own web page or site is a project that can be as fun and creative as you like. You’re putting your work out there for potentially millions of people to read. Whether your site showcases your prized collection of stamps, y...

707. Cross Browser Compatibility - 09/07/2005
Sure, it looks great in Internet Explorer 6, but..... A few years ago, there weren't many different versions of web browsers to choose from. Now there are dozens. Actually, there's over 100 different browsers, not counting different versi...

708. Independent Consultants Take Over Web Design - 09/07/2005
Whether you are a web designer, or have worked with web design vendors, the web design business has changed greatly over the last few years. While there has been great change in this marketplace, there are a few main streams which are developi...

709. Don't Count Your Hits! - 09/07/2005
Do you have a hosting service that provides statistics for your website? Did you notice that the number of "hit's" to your site is astronomical? Many individuals think that the number of "hit's" tells you how many visitors ...

710. The Spider Is Waiting To Get You... - 09/07/2005
"The Spider Is Waiting To Get You...But, Are You Ready?" As more and more businesses come online, the fight to get on page one of search results obviously gets more competitive. In another article, I talked about the need for conte...

711. Where Exactly Is This Business Coming From? - 09/07/2005
Have you ever tried to complete an online order form only to find there just aren't enough boxes for your address. Or that there are too many and the form will not submit until all boxes are completed? Have you ever filled them with gibberish?...

712. Interactive Sites are More Successful than... - 09/06/2005
"Interactive Sites are More Successful than Boring Sites" When the web was in its infancy, websites were a couple of columns of text and color. It's been a long time since first generation web design and yet many people are conten...

713. This Is Why YOUR Website Isn't Making You... - 09/06/2005
"This Is Why YOUR Website Isn't Making You Any Money!" Read this report and you'll know why your website isn't making you as much money as you want it to. The reason isn't war, recession, or bioterrorism either. It's a series of &...

714. Effective Small Business Web Sites On a Budget - 09/06/2005
As more and more of the world's business starts taking place online, we're left to wonder how our own web pages will stand up and out in the jumble of everybody else's. Small businesses don't always have the option to buy expensive graphics ...

715. 10 Tips For Running A Well-Oiled Business Site! - 09/06/2005
1. Address your targeted audience on your business site. Example: "Welcome Internet Marketers". If you have more than one, address them all. 2. Make sure your content and graphics are relevant to your web site's theme. You wouldn...

716. Website Design vs. Function - 09/06/2005
Easily, one of the biggest mistakes webmasters make when first starting out on the web is in the design of their site. This is extremely understandable, considering that, in the brick and mortar world, a business's success is often dependent o...

717. Whats In A (Domain) Name? - 09/06/2005
Choosing a domain name is a very important first step for anyone starting a business on the Internet. This name is the first impression that strangers are going to have about you and your business. You are going to need to give this de...

718. Cascading Style Sheets and Server Side Includes - 09/06/2005
We packed up with external Cascading Style Sheets in the previous section, and I had mentioned like a sage that their could be a point in your life when you would like to implement different CSS definitions for different sections of th...

719. Using SSI's to Ease Site Maintenance - 09/06/2005
Before building a site, every webmaster has to make a decision on what layout method to use. Most seem to go with either a frame or a table-based layout, the latter being more popular in these days. While both of these have their advantages ...

720. Advanced 404 Pages - 09/06/2005
In a previous article, I discussed the advantages of using a customized 404 error page on your site and gave instructions on how to create one. As I explained back then, these pages are highly useful because they enable you to benefit from tra...