Building a Site Like MySpace or Digg: Slow Down Cowboy

Learning about this kind of website is only a small first step. Building the site and attracting and audience is another step entirely. Many people who get the urge to create one of these sites have no idea as to the amount of work involved. I'm not trying to be negative here - just realistic.

Top 10 Features of a Profitable Website!

One of the most important aspects of building your website is making sure that profitable web design strategies are incorporated. Here are 10 features your website needs to have to succeed!

The ABC's of how to Build a Website to Sell Your Niche Product

There are three components that make up a web site that sells niche products.

Web Design Trends 2007

Web design becomes more and more important. As the number of websites grows very fast, you need to have a unique and appealing website. But what are the trends in web design 2007, where are the tops and what is an absolutely no go?

Web Design Considerations

How fast your page loads is a very important concern with web design. Most people won't wait very long (more than about three or four seconds) for a page to load. In order to avoid having pages that will take a long time to load, try to limit the number of graphic or audio elements on your pages, or make them smaller and faster-loading. A judicious use of these elements will not only result in faster-loading pages, but will also show your users that you are not favoring style over substance. One of the major considerations in building a website is navigation, or how easily a user can get around your site. Being able to easily and efficiently find the information they need is critical to keeping your users interested in your site. It should be very clear how a user can navigate from page to page in your site. Having a menu bar along the ....

Web Design 102 – Why?

Web design is such an exciting foundational thing for the beginner, but it can be scary. Here are some things to think about before you start your web design. Consider the reasons users would come to a site like yours. What do they hope to get from your site? What specific information would they be seeking when visiting a site like yours? Generally, it's a good idea to have something that will grab your users' interest within the first three seconds they are on the site. By the first ten seconds, you need to have them hooked or they will ....

Web Design 101: Asking Yourself the Important Questions

There are few things more annoying the online world than arriving at a website and being unable to find what you want or being distracted by some poorly executed design element. Those two things will almost certainly make potential customers move on to another site. But you don’t have to fall victim to those pitfalls of design. By addressing a few simple areas during the planning stages of your site-building endeavour, you will avoid annoying and confusing your visitors! The overriding theme of each of the following areas is usability. Web design is more than just the use of colours and pictures. It’s about creating a site ....

Get Rich Slowly: Build A Profitable Website In Your Own Time

There are thousands of people out there offering advice on how to Get Rich Quick. Many people are tempted but there is a better way: Get rich slowly. Build a website that makes money because it generates lots of loyal traffic.

Web Design Basics - Do You Know the 5 Things Every Web Site Should Not Be Without?

Designing a web page can be a scary adventure, especially if you have never attempted this before. However, it doesn't have to be! Web design is actually pretty simple and if you keep to the basics you can have a great web page with very little effort and stress! Instead of going into the technical side of the web page, I feel that there are 5 important common factors that sometimes are not placed in a web site and I believe they should be. There are 5 basic things that every web site should not be without.

Web Design - Top 6 Tips to Lose Your Web Visitors for Good

Here are six techniques to make sure no one will visit your website more than once.

Web Design - 4 Great Tips to Lose Your Web Visitors for Good

Here are 4 great ideas to make sure no one will visit your web site more than once...

Graphic Design-Jack-Of-All-Trades

Perhaps it's best to establish what Graphic design entails. Graphic design is the art of combining text and graphics to communicate an effective message using logos, graphics, brochures, newsletters, posters, signage and any other type of visual communication.

How To Make Your Website A Success In Three Simple Steps

There are thousands of things to think about when making a website, but making your website successful just comes down to these three basic things. It is really quite simple but I wouldn't go as far as calling it easy because there is work involved. But it is work you are going to love.

How To Think Like A Web Designer

One designer's own process when starting a new web site design project.

Spreading Christmas Cheer And Boosting Sales

Some of the most well known websites out there decorate for every holiday. These websites don't need to change their designs at all because they are functional, there is a steady flow of traffic, and there is not any reason to believe that they will not be just as popular tomorrow.