Posts Tagged ‘web design’

SEO Warning Signs – ways to avoid the wrong contractor

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

With so much emphasis put on internet advertising these days, it’s no wonder that companies are willing to spend big dollars (and i do mean BIG dollars) to get their sites ranked at the top of searches on all of the major search engines. To do this organically (without pay-per-click advertising) is a detailed science, and is quite labor intensive and time consuming. For the novice and experienced web owner alike, the task of getting ranked high can seem daunting, and that is why many site owners choose to leave the job to the pros. But how can you know which pro is the right one, and which one is just scamming you? (more…)

The Importance of Good CSS (meaning ‘table-less’ CSS)

Monday, June 9th, 2008

First off, some of you may be wondering what is CSS, and why does it need to be ‘table-less’.

CSS is short for Cascading Style Sheets, but to better explain what CSS is, lets start by breaking down what makes up any single page of a website. There are 3 basic components of any HTML website. 1. the Content, 2. the Presentation, 3. the Behavior. (more…)

Flash v. HTML – what’s right for your site.

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Over the last few years Flash, originally developed by Macromedia who was bought out by Adobe, has grown in it’s popularity for website development. This is particularly true for designers and developers who wish to have streaming video content and also stunning visual presentation. With it’s smooth transitions and integrated use of sound effects, Flash offers some capabilities that simply cannot be matched using pure HTML code (more…)