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Everything we wrote in November 2008
We started a new Email List Tips blog late last week. So if you’re looking for advice on marketing through an email newsletter (or enews), check the new blog out. Here’s a sample entry: Here’s another quick tip for you. Your newsletter subscribers have to actually get something out of your newsletter. While you may [...]
A good CSS reset is a must-have in terms of website design. A CSS reset file sets basic styles so that they will be consistant amongst all the major browsers. For example, most browsers display headings (h1, h2, h3…) at slightly different sizes. A reset file can make them the same size across major browsers, [...]
I haven’t plugged my book since we launched our new blog here, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to do so. In Webifiable, I take small business owners like you step-by-step through the decisions you need to make before you launch your web site, and offer practical, valuable tips on how to create and [...]
Sometimes the best way to improve your designs is to learn new techniques. I find that when I design a site, sometimes I inadvertently limit myself because I do not know the best way to do certain things. By following through a few tutorials, you can really expand your knowledge, thus enabling you to be [...]
Finally, we’re going to talk about the best way for a website to turn a profit, and that’s making actual money. There are a many, many ways for a website to make money, and we’ll talk about a few of those. First, you can sell advertising on your website, either directly or through a broker [...]
Many designers come up with amazing concepts while brainstorming for a project, and everything appears to be perfect up until the actual design starts. Many times, the artwork doesn’t always emphasize the potential of the original idea. One of the biggest problems is the wrong use of typefaces. Something every designer should understand is the [...]
Now that we’ve talked about saving time, let’s talk about saving money. This one is actually pretty easy to see from several standpoints. First, the flexibility of a website can save money over traditional marketing materials. Let’s say you have some marketing material printed up. 5,000 brochures, 5,000 business cards and 5,000 fliers. As is [...]
Tessa McGee contacted us several weeks ago about donating something to Oklahoma Christian University‘s auction for Tony’s Alley. We were happy to donate logo design with four logo choices. Today we discovered that Tessa tied for Freshman Seminar Auction Contest For Most Creative Donation. Congrats, Tessa! Tessa is on the right in the picture to [...]
Drop down menus are one of the most useful tools in a website. They can make a big site very easy to navigate through. However, for the web developer they can seem like such a daunting task. This short tutorial can help anyone get started with a simple drop down. The drop down will work [...]