Is your Browser Ready HTML5
Hey guy’s and gal’s,
Being a website designer, I’ve been working diligently in understanding and learning to
implement the upcoming HTML5. While the basic HTML Framework is compliant across
all browsers, it’s quite a different story when it comes to HTML5. Continue reading
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Hey Guy’s & Gal’s,
I know the economy is tough these days, and sometimes you just don’t have the money to hire a website designer, a graphic designer or even a programmer for that matter. So I decided to cut to the chase and do something that is rather unheard of in my circle of developers.
Now I know that you could probably go to Freelance.com or even Fiverr.com and get everything you need for your business really dirt cheap, but here’s the problem I see with those solutions. Many of the people on these websites that are vying for your business, many of them offer no support after the project is completed.
That’s where I differ. You get my undivided attention long after the project is finished.
Here’s what one of my clients had to say:
Dear Tim, You have done a fantastic job on my Word Press blog and I want you to know how happy I am with it. I am more than pleased with your knowledge and customer service. You handled all the technical stuff that I was struggling with and you completed it in record time. Even after the site was completed you helped me even more any time I asked and you always responded quickly. In my opinion, that is the best customer service and what makes you so unique from other services online. I am not a huge fan of submitting a ticket and waiting 24-48 hours for a response, and with you it is the complete opposite. You were always available by either phone, skype or email. I have to say that you saved me at a time I was ready to give up on Wordpress. Your technical expertise and customer service are the best that I have experienced. Kudos to you and I will definitely be coming back and referring my friends. Thanks again for all your great work and support!
Paula Snyder http://get-your-ex-back-1.com
So, if you need a website makeover, a new Wordpress Theme or a Custom Twitter Background, with unparalleled support, then click on the link below, let me know how I can help you and at the bottom of the form enter the coupon code: 50%OFF into the box and hit submit.
I look over all the information and reply back to you within 24 hours (if not less). Click on the link below and let me know how I can help you.
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Go ahead and give it a try, you’ve got nothing to lose!
Let’s Stand Out From The Crowd!
Have a wonderful day.
Timothy
PS If you refer a friend, have them place your name in the Refer Box and I’ll give you 20% of what they spend. How’s that for a Deal and a Half?
Selecting the best background.
Selecting the best background color and font styles for a web page is a very important part of quality web site design.
When selecting a background color for your web page, make sure you select a background that will compliment your text and overall design.
Selecting the Best Background for a Web Site
- Busy backgrounds make text difficult to read and draw the attention away from the text.
- Always be consistent with your background theme on each page of your web site
- Colors affect your mood and will have an effect on your visitors as well. Bright colors, such as yellow and orange, will cause you to become more cheerful or happy. While colors, such as blue and purple, have a calming effect. Dark colors such as brown and black may cause you to become depressed.
A good rule of thumb is to select colors based upon the type of affect you’re trying to achieve.
Selecting the Best Font Style for a Web Page
When selecting fonts for your text, keep in mind, reading on a computer screen is much more difficult than paper. Try to use a true type font, such as Arial or Verdana, and avoid fancy fonts that are difficult to read.
The appearance of your web site can mean the difference between your success and failure.
I’d like your comments on the topic above. Let me know what you think.
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day.
Let’s make the web Faster
Let’s make the web Faster,
- by Timothy Caron
Hey Guy’s and Gal’s and future website designers, we all know the importants of search engine optimization, but do you know about webpage optimization?
We all know the importance of first impressions, which we have mentioned several times in past posts, but did you know that if your webpages load too slow, it’s just as bad as poor copy?
In a recent article by Ahmad Permessur Newsletter Editor for Hot Scripts.com he states that webpage optimization is the 1st things that you should look to improve.
The rest of his article is listed below. Don’t forget to get out the links in his article for more information from Google Code and the Yahoo Optimization Center. Enjoy.
Here’s the article…
Imagine going to your computer and finding that every web page loads instantly. Imagination may become reality — webmasters and organizations around the Web are constantly coming up with solutions to make the Web faster.
The connection speed of the end user, the browser, your hosting environment and the different elements of your page all affect web page load time. Google’s recent initiative to showcases several optimization techniques that you can apply to your site.
My rule of thumb to make a page load faster is to reduce the number of browser requests. Each time a web page is requested, your browser makes several HTTP requests to the server to fetch HTML, JavaScript, CSS, images and other elements. When you reduce the number of requests, each user’s browser spends less time downloading and rendering these elements, and you’ve greatly improved the load time of your site. One easy way to do this is by combining all your scripts into a single file. For more ideas, please visit the Yahoo’s Web Optimization Best Practices center.
Finally, a tool that works best to measure page load time and HTTP requests is webpagetest.org. It allows you to not only choose from which location you’d like the test to be run, but also to configure it to emulate different connection speeds such as dialup and DSL.
Don’t forget, I welcome your comments and suggestion, please make a comment below.
The best comment below will get a Free Website Makeover….
Until next time, have a wonderful day.
Tim
What CMS Program do you use?
What CMS Program do you use?
- by Timothy Caron
Hey Guy’s and Gal’s,
With the advent of CMS (better known as a Content Management Systems), many new comers to the web are still having website designers and programmers develop static websites that need constant updating by the website designer or programmer.
And this cost you alot of money. The average website designer may charge you in excess of $50 to $150 for a simple update. And there is no need for this, let me show you the advantages of using a CMS program for your website.
1) Ease of use
2) You can add or edit all the content yourself, this puts you in control of your website.
3) Interaction, visitors to your site can interact with you by posting their comments on your articles.
4) Adding Plugins or Modules, these plugins or modules can totally transform the functionality of your website.
For example:
Plugins for shopping carts
Plugins for Audio and Video Streaming
Plugins for Support and Message Boards
and the list goes on.
Plus there are hundreds if not thousands of free templates that you can use for your CMS Program, especially if you use some of the most popular programs like Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal or even Blogger.
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Let me know what CMS you use and how it helps you with your business. If your not using s CMS program and your interested in more information just let me know.
Until next time, have a wonderful day.
Timothy
Should you Hire a Pro or Do It Yourself?
Should you Hire a Pro or Do It Yourself
-by Timothy Caron
Whether you should design that website yourself or hire a pro web designer depends on several very significant factors. One of the most important things to consider is the degree of expertise that you or your employees have in the necessary web degree needed to create an attractive, professional looking website that functions the way you want it to be. Continue reading
Can Website Usability Hurt your Business?
Can Website Usability Hurt your Business?
Research has shown that your website usability many times will affect how well you do with sales and keeping customers coming back.
Most people think that putting up a website and adding a few different things will make them a success. It does not work that way. In fact, the usability of your website can make or break your business and there is no doubt about that.
No one wants to try and find their way around a site that is hard to find things. Most people will disappear and never come back. Follow some of these tips listed below and you should see better increased conversion results from your traffic. Continue reading
Planning your Website
Do you put together a plan for your website?
- by Timothy Caron
Hey Guy’s and Gal’s
In this article I would like to talk about “Planning Your Website.”
Many times we overlook the aspect of planning, especially if we are new to the internet. And when we fail to plan, it usually ends up with little or no success for our hard work.
When we design our own websites, we sometimes forget to take into consideration this most important step, of laying the foundation, that will offer our visitors and future customers an easy to use, and enjoyable experience. Continue reading
Creating a Web Site That Works
Creating a Web Site That Works
When most folks begin the process of creating a Web site, they generally become preoccupied with developing a handsome theme. But, placing too much preference on fashion over function could lead to a loss of business.
The look of your site is very important. In fact, major corporations spend millions of dollars researching colors and themes that convey their business ideals to site visitors. For instance, many news related sites use dark blue or navy as a primary color. That’s because dark blue conveys a sense of being authoritative and official. A site advertising a day spa is likely to use pastels because they are soothing colors. So, when creating a site that works, choosing the colors and themes has less to do with your personal preferences and more to do with immediately conveying the overall gist of your business type to your potential clients. Continue reading
Annoying Website Design
Annoying Website Design
article written by a good friend-Warren Baker:
Have you ever considered that your website may be annoying? When it’s comes to website design, knowing what visitors hate most is a must, unless you don’t want them to visit you again. This article describes what you should exclude from your website. If you know about an annoying website, feel free to send this article to its webmaster.
A few weeks ago I received an email from a colleague asking me to check one of the website he had developed. He is a web designer and his client wanted a nice attractive flash header. The flash header was great. You can’t miss it at all. Some nice graphics elements were flying in while sound effects created just the right atmosphere. However, after starting to explore the website, the header became very annoying because every time you clicked on the website the header restarted. What was pleasant initially became very annoying very quickly, disturbing your concentration and making it difficult to read what was on the page. Continue reading
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