Full disclosure: I sell websites. Every day, I meet with companies who are looking for a web-design firm, and naturally, I'd like some of them to choose us.
But I've also noticed something during these conversations: often, people don't ask the most important questions.
A meeting with a web-design company is an interview. You want to make sure their business is legitimate, and you want to get a sense for the personality and culture of the company.
Most of all, you need to understand their approach to the unique challenges you're tackling with your project
In 5 minutes, these 5 questions will tell you more than any hour-long presentation could:
Question 1: What is your approach to usability? More than any other question, this will help you quickly differentiate between experienced web designers and novices.
Asking about usability will help you understand the company's focus--namely, whether or not they have the most important thing in mind: the visitor.
A company without a good answer to this may build a site that they like, or one that you like, but that visitors find confusing or difficult to use. You want a web-design firm that thinks at the highest level: user-centered design.
The best people working in web design today will light up when you mention usability. They will be grateful for the question, and they'll be glad to share their opinions, experience, and the latest research.
Best Answer: "I'm thrilled you asked! We believe in user-centered design, and we conduct usability testing whenever possible. We're visitor advocates and will defend their interests with concrete evidence and research."
Question 2: Can you show me examples of projects with similar goals? Ask for examples of sites with similar goals and features.
Need an event registration tool? Talk to people who can show you one. That way, you can ask why it was built in a certain way, what the challenges were, what results have been measured, and how those results met the project's goals.
Suppose they haven't built a similar site before. Are they up-front about it? Do they have any ideas? What challenges would they expect?
Is design your main concern? Rather than searching for a firm with a portfolio piece that seems to fit with your needs, look for a company that can show you a wide range of designs. This indicates a healthy creative philosophy: a company that listens to its clients, considers the brand, and doesn't take a one-size-fits-all approach to the design process.
Best Answer: "Of course. Let's take a look at a few now."
Follow-Up Question: Is there a limit to the number of design revisions?
Question 3: Can I meet the team? This question will instantly reveal if the team is in-house or outsourced.
A lot of companies farm out the various parts of a project. Perhaps the firm you're considering is a reliable partner company. Or maybe it's an ad hoc team of freelancers who have never worked together before--and who may not be there down the road.
Or is it a team at all? The "company" you're speaking with could in fact be one person offering to sell the project, do the analysis, design the site, program it, and manage the server. Is this person likely to be an expert in all those things?
For any site with serious goals, you should look for a team of specialists. If the team is in fact just 1 or 2 people, ask about their capacity to handle your project. Are they going to be busy selling new clients while working on your site? How important is your project to them?
Best Answer: "The entire team is in-house and works together on similar projects all the time."
2nd-Best Answer: "There is a partner company involved, but everyone has worked together on similar projects."
Follow-Up Question: Have team members worked together before? How many times have they done this?
Question 4: What if I want to make changes later? One of the most fundamental differences among web-development firms is their approach to ongoing changes.
Every website will change over time. Some companies charge hourly for these changes, while others set up a content-management tool that makes it easy, fast, and free to update text, upload images, and add pages.
Best Answer: "We're going to set up a tool that lets you (or anyone with access) manage the site. You'll never wait or get an invoice for basic changes."
Follow-Up Question: What kind of changes will cost money?
Even if your site includes a content-management tool, certain types of changes will require a professional programmer or designer. Ask if your content-management tool will allow you to add new forms, change animations, or create new types of page layouts.
Question 5: How will we measure results? It's not a bad thing if the answer to this question sounds a little technical.
Listen for terms like bounce rate, unique visits, page views, time on site, inbound links, search-engine rankings, conversion rate, etc. If you start hearing jargon you're not familiar with, ask for explanations in simple English.
Best Answer: "We measure unique visitors, bounce rate, and conversion percentage. Our goal is to generate leads, so these are the most important metrics. We use an analytics tool to do this, and we will show you how to track these measures as well."
Follow-Up Question: What numbers should we expect?
Of course, there are so many variables that it would be hard for even an experienced expert to get too specific in answering this question. But if a company has done similar projects, they should have at least a general sense for benchmarks.
Bonus Tips
* Check references. Or better yet, meet possible web designers through referrals: people you know and trust who have worked with them in the past.
* Ask if the pricing is an estimate or a firm, not-to-exceed number.
* Make sure they are good listeners. This can be an instant deal breaker.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Starting a new website: back to basics
So you have made the decision to have a website developed for your business, but are not sure of what is involved, and where the costs lie? It can be a bit daunting, especially if you are not particularly Internet or PC savvy: web development, web hosting, domain names, email addresses. All of these are factors that need to be considered and costed into your project. As well as that, you've seen many great websites on the net which are packed with loads of cool features, moving graphics, options to sign up for newsletters, database searches and links to other sites. Do you need all these features, and how much will all that cost? What should you have in your website, what's the process, and how much will it all set you back?
Start with a suitable domain name. Start with the name of your company, I believe that a dot local domain name is OK for most businesses, and that a dot com name still really implies an American site, although this is not a fast rule. Why not identify your business as a local one straight off and use dot local, which will promote your country to overseas Internet surfers? Something else to think about is whether the name lends itself to your business products and services. You need a lot of advertising, PR and brand marketing clout to get a name like Amazon to be synonymous with books right? But it is possible as we know. When you've thought of your name, register it.
The most basic type of website is called a brochureware website. That's one that is like what it's name suggests: an online brochure introducing your business, products and services, and encouraging your target market to contact you. A brochureware website is a great start if you want to start off small, with a good Internet presence at a reasonable price.
What if you want your website to be more than just an advertisement, and want more substantial features for your visitors, for instance to make the sale for you right there and then in real time? This requires dynamic functionality and a database behind website and so will cost you more. Your requirements determine the budget. There are no set prices for including this sort of functionality, so specify your requirements to your developer and get a quote.
Even if you start with a brochureware website you can of course expand and grow it over time, and it is best to plan this from the start if that is what you want to do. Remember to consider the size of your site and the impact that this can have on your web hosting costs. Credit card facilities also need to be budgetd.
So, in summary it is fair to say that the costs of owning and operating a website do not just lie in the production of the website itself, although this is the major component. You also need to consider domain name purchase, website hosting costs, domain name-based email accounts, website statistics, service/support, search engine optimisation and of course ongoing management, maintenance and development.
Start with a suitable domain name. Start with the name of your company, I believe that a dot local domain name is OK for most businesses, and that a dot com name still really implies an American site, although this is not a fast rule. Why not identify your business as a local one straight off and use dot local, which will promote your country to overseas Internet surfers? Something else to think about is whether the name lends itself to your business products and services. You need a lot of advertising, PR and brand marketing clout to get a name like Amazon to be synonymous with books right? But it is possible as we know. When you've thought of your name, register it.
The most basic type of website is called a brochureware website. That's one that is like what it's name suggests: an online brochure introducing your business, products and services, and encouraging your target market to contact you. A brochureware website is a great start if you want to start off small, with a good Internet presence at a reasonable price.
What if you want your website to be more than just an advertisement, and want more substantial features for your visitors, for instance to make the sale for you right there and then in real time? This requires dynamic functionality and a database behind website and so will cost you more. Your requirements determine the budget. There are no set prices for including this sort of functionality, so specify your requirements to your developer and get a quote.
Even if you start with a brochureware website you can of course expand and grow it over time, and it is best to plan this from the start if that is what you want to do. Remember to consider the size of your site and the impact that this can have on your web hosting costs. Credit card facilities also need to be budgetd.
So, in summary it is fair to say that the costs of owning and operating a website do not just lie in the production of the website itself, although this is the major component. You also need to consider domain name purchase, website hosting costs, domain name-based email accounts, website statistics, service/support, search engine optimisation and of course ongoing management, maintenance and development.
Web Design - What is the Real Cost of a Website?
In web design, there is no fix cost. Company A can charge $3,000 for a 10 page HTML website but company B may only charge $500 for the same thing. Why is this so?
The answer is that they are most certainly not charging you the same thing. A company that charges you $3,000 for a website may have more experience and knowledge in online marketing and web design. They will spend more time to design, organize and make your site SEO-friendly. This will ensure that your site is a nice and marketable. On the other hand, another designer or company may charge you only $500 for the same specifications but they will most likely only put a fraction of the effort into it. Therefore, there is really no fixed cost.
When you are getting a company to design your website, cost should not be the only concern that you consider. Instead, you should look at other factors that will determine how well your site is going to be. Is the company knowledgeable in online marketing and SEO? Do you like their portfolio? Can they develop a site which is marketable that will bring you enquiry and sales? By looking at these factors, you can sometime justify the cost that they are charging you.
When you are getting a company to quote you a price, make sure that you let them understand the specifications of your website. This is because with more specifications, the price will be higher. Therefore, you must be clear on what kind of site do you want to develop. Do you want an e-commerce website that display catalogs of your products and allows online transaction? Or do you just want a simple static HTML website?
And also, if the company is knowledgeable in SEO, the charges of the development may be higher. This is because SEO is the bed rock of online marketing. SEO is the process of increasing targeted search engine traffic to your website via natural search engine listings. To achieve success with SEO, your website must be SEO-friendly. To make your site SEO-friendly, it starts from the time you design your website. If you design a website which is not SEO-friendly now and a few months later you decide to implement SEO, it will cause you a lot more money because you will need to revamp your site again.
If you are thinking of just getting your website online and do not care about online marketing, I will advise you rather not create a website. A website is meant to attract visitors, build brand, and turn visitors to customers. It should be nice and marketable. Search engine is the biggest traffic referral source. With search engines, people are looking for companies that can provide them with the product or service that they need. If your website is not listed on the top of the search result listings, you will miss the deal. So make sure that you make the right decision now.
The answer is that they are most certainly not charging you the same thing. A company that charges you $3,000 for a website may have more experience and knowledge in online marketing and web design. They will spend more time to design, organize and make your site SEO-friendly. This will ensure that your site is a nice and marketable. On the other hand, another designer or company may charge you only $500 for the same specifications but they will most likely only put a fraction of the effort into it. Therefore, there is really no fixed cost.
When you are getting a company to design your website, cost should not be the only concern that you consider. Instead, you should look at other factors that will determine how well your site is going to be. Is the company knowledgeable in online marketing and SEO? Do you like their portfolio? Can they develop a site which is marketable that will bring you enquiry and sales? By looking at these factors, you can sometime justify the cost that they are charging you.
When you are getting a company to quote you a price, make sure that you let them understand the specifications of your website. This is because with more specifications, the price will be higher. Therefore, you must be clear on what kind of site do you want to develop. Do you want an e-commerce website that display catalogs of your products and allows online transaction? Or do you just want a simple static HTML website?
And also, if the company is knowledgeable in SEO, the charges of the development may be higher. This is because SEO is the bed rock of online marketing. SEO is the process of increasing targeted search engine traffic to your website via natural search engine listings. To achieve success with SEO, your website must be SEO-friendly. To make your site SEO-friendly, it starts from the time you design your website. If you design a website which is not SEO-friendly now and a few months later you decide to implement SEO, it will cause you a lot more money because you will need to revamp your site again.
If you are thinking of just getting your website online and do not care about online marketing, I will advise you rather not create a website. A website is meant to attract visitors, build brand, and turn visitors to customers. It should be nice and marketable. Search engine is the biggest traffic referral source. With search engines, people are looking for companies that can provide them with the product or service that they need. If your website is not listed on the top of the search result listings, you will miss the deal. So make sure that you make the right decision now.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Determine Your Website's Chief Purpose Before Design
When you begin a website, you must have your main purpose clearly in mind. I say this because it's easy to have conflicting purposes.
• If you're a Website Design Dubai firm, you may want to show off your high tech goodies with your client's site as the showpiece.
• If you're an employee stuck with this task, you may want to look good for your bosses and not do anything for which you can be blamed -- you've got to protect your backside.
• If you're a volunteer, you may just want an excuse to tinker and be praised for it.
• If you're a business owner, you probably care about the bottom line. You're wondering, How much this will cost? and Will it be worth it in the long run?
Dear friends, recognize your own needs -- they're legitimate. But to build an effective website, you've got to look at the businesses or organization's needs and make those primaries. From the organization's perspective, what must this website do in order to be successful? Let's look at some common website purposes. Put an X next to all that apply.
o Build your brand. Create an online brochure that will help potential clients, customers, and partners learn about your company and look at it in a favorable light. You're trying to enhance your brand or organization image. I've heard people disparage this kind of website as "brochure-ware." But this is very legitimate for some kinds of companies, especially local businesses or organizations that aren't trying to conduct national or international commerce. You want people to know who you are, what you do, where to find you, and how to contact you.
o Provide product information to drive local sales of your products and services at dealer locations. Auto sites are a good example. Many manufacturers don't sell on their sites, but point people to retailers who carry their products.
o Sell advertising. A few sites are designed to sell advertising -- Yahoo!, Google, and other portal sites are examples. But these days, there's far too much advertising space and not nearly enough money to fill it all. Internet advertising is improving, but is still under-priced. You may be able to sell a little advertising if you're a portal site for an industry, or perhaps put some Google AdSense ads on your site. But these aren't big money-makers. Look at advertising sales as a hopeful bonus, not as a sure thing.
o Sell products or services directly over the Internet. You want to conduct e-commerce and sell to a national or international market. You'll have some kind of ordering system for one or more products, or perhaps an extensive online catalog. You may offer an online service that can be delivered over the Internet or that can be initiated online.
o Earn affiliate commissions for sales and leads generated through links on your website. Savvy marketers are building microsites designed to generate search engine traffic for a particular hot product or service. When a visitor clicks on one of their links, he is referred to an e-commerce site, and, if a sale results, the affiliate gets a commission. Perhaps a form on your site generates leads or subscriptions for another company.
o Provide customer service and support. Websites are a great place for troubleshooting guides, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), technical information, etc. You can generate Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) labels. You can provide multiple ways for your customers to contact you (see under Point #9 below).
o Save money by means of online efficiencies. Companies have used the Internet to save billions of dollars. Taking orders online with real-time credit card authorization saves paying call center operators and cuts entry errors. Online catalogs save lots in paper, printing, and distribution costs. Online FAQs and knowledge bases cut the number of customer service personnel you need. And I'm just scratching the surface here.
• If you're a Website Design Dubai firm, you may want to show off your high tech goodies with your client's site as the showpiece.
• If you're an employee stuck with this task, you may want to look good for your bosses and not do anything for which you can be blamed -- you've got to protect your backside.
• If you're a volunteer, you may just want an excuse to tinker and be praised for it.
• If you're a business owner, you probably care about the bottom line. You're wondering, How much this will cost? and Will it be worth it in the long run?
Dear friends, recognize your own needs -- they're legitimate. But to build an effective website, you've got to look at the businesses or organization's needs and make those primaries. From the organization's perspective, what must this website do in order to be successful? Let's look at some common website purposes. Put an X next to all that apply.
o Build your brand. Create an online brochure that will help potential clients, customers, and partners learn about your company and look at it in a favorable light. You're trying to enhance your brand or organization image. I've heard people disparage this kind of website as "brochure-ware." But this is very legitimate for some kinds of companies, especially local businesses or organizations that aren't trying to conduct national or international commerce. You want people to know who you are, what you do, where to find you, and how to contact you.
o Provide product information to drive local sales of your products and services at dealer locations. Auto sites are a good example. Many manufacturers don't sell on their sites, but point people to retailers who carry their products.
o Sell advertising. A few sites are designed to sell advertising -- Yahoo!, Google, and other portal sites are examples. But these days, there's far too much advertising space and not nearly enough money to fill it all. Internet advertising is improving, but is still under-priced. You may be able to sell a little advertising if you're a portal site for an industry, or perhaps put some Google AdSense ads on your site. But these aren't big money-makers. Look at advertising sales as a hopeful bonus, not as a sure thing.
o Sell products or services directly over the Internet. You want to conduct e-commerce and sell to a national or international market. You'll have some kind of ordering system for one or more products, or perhaps an extensive online catalog. You may offer an online service that can be delivered over the Internet or that can be initiated online.
o Earn affiliate commissions for sales and leads generated through links on your website. Savvy marketers are building microsites designed to generate search engine traffic for a particular hot product or service. When a visitor clicks on one of their links, he is referred to an e-commerce site, and, if a sale results, the affiliate gets a commission. Perhaps a form on your site generates leads or subscriptions for another company.
o Provide customer service and support. Websites are a great place for troubleshooting guides, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), technical information, etc. You can generate Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) labels. You can provide multiple ways for your customers to contact you (see under Point #9 below).
o Save money by means of online efficiencies. Companies have used the Internet to save billions of dollars. Taking orders online with real-time credit card authorization saves paying call center operators and cuts entry errors. Online catalogs save lots in paper, printing, and distribution costs. Online FAQs and knowledge bases cut the number of customer service personnel you need. And I'm just scratching the surface here.
How to pick the right web template for your website
You have plans of building up your own website but you are having confusions on what template to use. What you want is to ensure that the template which you will choose will fit into niche that you've chosen.
Templates play an important role in any internet business. Choosing the right one for you will make you earn more money from your website or blog. It is crucial to find one that will suit your need. To be able to find out, you can browse the net and search for a templates review. For sure, there are many out there in the World Wide Web.
If you will use templates, you will save a lot of time and money. You can make your website look professional with a small amount of money. It should be able to give justice to what you exactly have in mind. Another reason why you should use templates is to save much of your energy. You can just edit some of the content like titles, subtitles and descriptions.
Here are some pointers that will help you stay away from hassles in choosing a template:
1. Avoid using a template which is so popular. If you will do that, your site will look generic. If a website does not have a unique appearance, most people will think it's not credible.
2. Create something unique when you start editing the template. Just remember, avoid overdoing it. To get your goal, apply the necessary changes which will make your website serve its purpose.
3. Use a template which is attractive enough. It attracts attention. The easier for visitors to navigate your site, the better.
4. Create a design that will be liked by your targeted audience. It's not enough that you make it eye-catching. It should be able to communicate with your specific audience.
By reading templates review on the net, you will understand more how important it is to get the right template for your site. You will also get ideas on how to choose the precise template. The reviews that you will find online are normally written by users who have tried each design and they include the features as well --- both the good and the bad
Templates play an important role in any internet business. Choosing the right one for you will make you earn more money from your website or blog. It is crucial to find one that will suit your need. To be able to find out, you can browse the net and search for a templates review. For sure, there are many out there in the World Wide Web.
If you will use templates, you will save a lot of time and money. You can make your website look professional with a small amount of money. It should be able to give justice to what you exactly have in mind. Another reason why you should use templates is to save much of your energy. You can just edit some of the content like titles, subtitles and descriptions.
Here are some pointers that will help you stay away from hassles in choosing a template:
1. Avoid using a template which is so popular. If you will do that, your site will look generic. If a website does not have a unique appearance, most people will think it's not credible.
2. Create something unique when you start editing the template. Just remember, avoid overdoing it. To get your goal, apply the necessary changes which will make your website serve its purpose.
3. Use a template which is attractive enough. It attracts attention. The easier for visitors to navigate your site, the better.
4. Create a design that will be liked by your targeted audience. It's not enough that you make it eye-catching. It should be able to communicate with your specific audience.
By reading templates review on the net, you will understand more how important it is to get the right template for your site. You will also get ideas on how to choose the precise template. The reviews that you will find online are normally written by users who have tried each design and they include the features as well --- both the good and the bad
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Web Design: Mistakes To Avoid When Using Web Templates
Website templates are very affordable and they save you a lot of effort and time when you want to create a new layout for your website. However, a lot of people make mistakes in the process of choosing and using a web template and end up with something that was unlike the image they had in mind. Here are some guidelines to help you avoid those mistakes.
The first obvious mistake you should be aware of is using a template that is very popular. If many people use the same template, your website will not appear unique at all and your credibility as a solid, different website will be tarnished. In other words, you will appear generic just like your next-door neighbours.
To whole point of using a web template is to save time and effort. You just change the title and appropriate details and you're done. The biggest mistake one makes is to customize the template beyond recognisation. While that may be good in the sense that you're creating a unique graphic, you're defying the very purpose of using a web template -- saving time and effort.
However, on the opposite side, if a template you purchase is suitable but some changes must be made to suit your site's theme, then you will have to take some time to make the changes. For example, you can find a very nice template that suits your hobby site except the original designer has put an image of stamps in the header. You can find images of garden plants and spades to replace the stamps for your gardening hobby site. However, do only make the necessary changes and don't redesign the whole template.
In some circumstances, some people simply make the wrong choice of templates. This is a very subjective issue but you have to be careful in selecting templates to suit your audience. Do not choose templates just because they are pretty, choose them because they serve your purpose.
The first obvious mistake you should be aware of is using a template that is very popular. If many people use the same template, your website will not appear unique at all and your credibility as a solid, different website will be tarnished. In other words, you will appear generic just like your next-door neighbours.
To whole point of using a web template is to save time and effort. You just change the title and appropriate details and you're done. The biggest mistake one makes is to customize the template beyond recognisation. While that may be good in the sense that you're creating a unique graphic, you're defying the very purpose of using a web template -- saving time and effort.
However, on the opposite side, if a template you purchase is suitable but some changes must be made to suit your site's theme, then you will have to take some time to make the changes. For example, you can find a very nice template that suits your hobby site except the original designer has put an image of stamps in the header. You can find images of garden plants and spades to replace the stamps for your gardening hobby site. However, do only make the necessary changes and don't redesign the whole template.
In some circumstances, some people simply make the wrong choice of templates. This is a very subjective issue but you have to be careful in selecting templates to suit your audience. Do not choose templates just because they are pretty, choose them because they serve your purpose.
How To Considerations in Design Visitor Friendly Website?
One technique of thinking about designing a latest website is to use a mind mapping process, or to draw up a spider diagram. Website designers broadly fall into three categories: Graphic design firms offering print-based design services in addition to designing websites, Multimedia artists creating sophisticated design work often involving 3D animation and sound & Web Developers having more of an IT bias and their technical skills that are well-suited to building.
While designing or maintaining your website, learn about Meta tags. If you are ready to start designing your website, you need to put a plan in place for what you want your website to complete. For more results go to www.great-links-toyour-website.com. When designing, you must make allowances for the lowest possible common browser. Choose html editor before beginning new website.
While designing your website, it is important that you switch from your own profit-oriented perspective to the prospective customers' perspective. Keywords are one of the most important areas to consider when designing a website/webpage. If you don't have a website or have a poorly designed website, you should consider creating or re-designing a website to adequately market your products.
It is not only about designing a website. During designing your website, remember to try to get as much meet or substance to the top of your code just below the tag as you can. Possibly you would like some help in writing proposals, designing a latest website, or sending out press releases. I've listed few items that I feel you must know a little bit about before seriously embarking on designing a website
Our services include top 10 SE rankings, Pay per Click (PPC), Targeted Traffic Campaign, Paid Listing Management, Keyword Advertising, Website Development and Designing. Get ready for the design before the secrets of designing on a dime are revealed. Take a moment to think about the website you want to create. Here's an idea how you can add value to your service and charge more: Besides designing product cover, you can also design matching website header, footer, background image, and order button.
E-commerce websites are particularly suited to web developers, as their technical expertise means that they are well-positioned to build secure, active websites. You can also go to www.10-website-programming-tricks.com. Having good keywords is one of the most important areas to consider while designing a website/webpage. You can also visit at www.master-web-graphics.com. This could be because when you are designing a website, you are concentrating so intently on the smaller details that you forget to step back and look at the big picture.
The following outline covers the main points that must be observed when designing and producing a commercial website. While designing a website for a client, you may get confused by the terminology you may want to bring it to their attention.
I have gone through the pages of computer and web design magazines such as PC World, Wired Magazine, and others to find the best and most helpful tips for designing a visitor friendly website.
While designing or maintaining your website, learn about Meta tags. If you are ready to start designing your website, you need to put a plan in place for what you want your website to complete. For more results go to www.great-links-toyour-website.com. When designing, you must make allowances for the lowest possible common browser. Choose html editor before beginning new website.
While designing your website, it is important that you switch from your own profit-oriented perspective to the prospective customers' perspective. Keywords are one of the most important areas to consider when designing a website/webpage. If you don't have a website or have a poorly designed website, you should consider creating or re-designing a website to adequately market your products.
It is not only about designing a website. During designing your website, remember to try to get as much meet or substance to the top of your code just below the tag as you can. Possibly you would like some help in writing proposals, designing a latest website, or sending out press releases. I've listed few items that I feel you must know a little bit about before seriously embarking on designing a website
Our services include top 10 SE rankings, Pay per Click (PPC), Targeted Traffic Campaign, Paid Listing Management, Keyword Advertising, Website Development and Designing. Get ready for the design before the secrets of designing on a dime are revealed. Take a moment to think about the website you want to create. Here's an idea how you can add value to your service and charge more: Besides designing product cover, you can also design matching website header, footer, background image, and order button.
E-commerce websites are particularly suited to web developers, as their technical expertise means that they are well-positioned to build secure, active websites. You can also go to www.10-website-programming-tricks.com. Having good keywords is one of the most important areas to consider while designing a website/webpage. You can also visit at www.master-web-graphics.com. This could be because when you are designing a website, you are concentrating so intently on the smaller details that you forget to step back and look at the big picture.
The following outline covers the main points that must be observed when designing and producing a commercial website. While designing a website for a client, you may get confused by the terminology you may want to bring it to their attention.
I have gone through the pages of computer and web design magazines such as PC World, Wired Magazine, and others to find the best and most helpful tips for designing a visitor friendly website.
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The flash website designs would make your website look unique and distant from the others. The complex requirements of each client are handled by the top professionals in the industry. Starting from animation to software development we are the best solution for our client's for visit to:-www.instant-video-streamer.comSquare Frame Technologies is a top website design company of India offering world-class website design services. We have a very dedicated team of professionals work towards offering creative website design and development for various in-house as well as client projects.
The services offered by us are:
? E-commerce website design ? Business website design ? Website design tips ? Ecommerce website design in India
Our website design solutions have made Square Frame Technologies rank among the leading IT companies of India. Our affordable and cheap website designing solutions have earned us global clients. Our main aim is to offer world's best web development services to our clients at the best price in the market.
All our services are designed in the most user friendly manner, which have helped us not only hold our clients, but also grow at a rapid pace in the competitive global market. A customer care unit is set up to answer all your queries. We are repute to offer all our services on time without compromising on the quality.
We also offer services like making corporate logos, graphic designs, brochures and animated presentations. The affordable custom website designs are also offered by our team of professional website designers at Square Frame Technologies Whatever form of internet activity you wish to carry out you will have to enlist the services of a web hosting company. more visit to:-www.html-lockdown.com Be sure to shop around before signing up for a hosting plan, there are thousands of web hosting companies and prices vary from free to costly.
Our aim is to satisfy our clients with the most unique design in the market at the lowest prices. We use the latest tools and software in the market to offer you the best website design. We have tailor made services designed to match your creative as well as corporate needs within your budget. Our professionals handle client projects all big and small budget with equal attention as our main aim is to offer the best to all our clients.
Are you thinking of how to design a website and don't know how to go about it? Then Square Frame Technologies are the place where you should be. This website design company is an answer to all your technical queries. Lead by highly qualified and professional teams, Square Frame Technologies offer creative and user friendly website designs.
The flash website designs would make your website look unique and distant from the others. The complex requirements of each client are handled by the top professionals in the industry. Starting from animation to software development we are the best solution for our client's for visit to:-www.instant-video-streamer.comSquare Frame Technologies is a top website design company of India offering world-class website design services. We have a very dedicated team of professionals work towards offering creative website design and development for various in-house as well as client projects.
The services offered by us are:
? E-commerce website design ? Business website design ? Website design tips ? Ecommerce website design in India
Our website design solutions have made Square Frame Technologies rank among the leading IT companies of India. Our affordable and cheap website designing solutions have earned us global clients. Our main aim is to offer world's best web development services to our clients at the best price in the market.
All our services are designed in the most user friendly manner, which have helped us not only hold our clients, but also grow at a rapid pace in the competitive global market. A customer care unit is set up to answer all your queries. We are repute to offer all our services on time without compromising on the quality.
We also offer services like making corporate logos, graphic designs, brochures and animated presentations. The affordable custom website designs are also offered by our team of professional website designers at Square Frame Technologies Whatever form of internet activity you wish to carry out you will have to enlist the services of a web hosting company. more visit to:-www.html-lockdown.com Be sure to shop around before signing up for a hosting plan, there are thousands of web hosting companies and prices vary from free to costly.
Our aim is to satisfy our clients with the most unique design in the market at the lowest prices. We use the latest tools and software in the market to offer you the best website design. We have tailor made services designed to match your creative as well as corporate needs within your budget. Our professionals handle client projects all big and small budget with equal attention as our main aim is to offer the best to all our clients.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Web design for small businesses
Small businesses have big dreams and in order to fulfill those dreams, they need effective platform that can launch their launch their products and services to help them grow globally. An affordable web design for the small business segments provides the right kind of solution that makes use of a perfect blend of technology and the design.
The web design for small companies is made simple and with less of functionalities. The company can get up to ten web pages, with or without payment gateways and many more. The web design for such purposes is made less graphic rich and provided with the less of web space. The major thing that goes behind is that in websites designed for the small businesses emphasis is given more on the online advertising campaigns. This is done in order to get more publicity and online visibility.
The small business websites are custom designed as per the requirements and taking into account other things. Many of the functionalities defined to give the best and the instant results for the business activities. Being cheap and effective, the web design gives much more to small businesses and make their products and services sell in the market. Not only this, the web design also serves a s common platform for the businesses to develop and tracking new clients for strengthening the network across the globe.
Lastly, websites designed down for the small businesses, simply provide an enhanced interface to outperform in the competitive business market and give a quantum result. Remember, small businesses have limited funding facility, and the quest to grow higher and higher. Therefore, in such a condition, a cheap website is a sigh of hope for small and medium scale enterprises, where they have the option, right to their requirements.
The web design for small companies is made simple and with less of functionalities. The company can get up to ten web pages, with or without payment gateways and many more. The web design for such purposes is made less graphic rich and provided with the less of web space. The major thing that goes behind is that in websites designed for the small businesses emphasis is given more on the online advertising campaigns. This is done in order to get more publicity and online visibility.
The small business websites are custom designed as per the requirements and taking into account other things. Many of the functionalities defined to give the best and the instant results for the business activities. Being cheap and effective, the web design gives much more to small businesses and make their products and services sell in the market. Not only this, the web design also serves a s common platform for the businesses to develop and tracking new clients for strengthening the network across the globe.
Lastly, websites designed down for the small businesses, simply provide an enhanced interface to outperform in the competitive business market and give a quantum result. Remember, small businesses have limited funding facility, and the quest to grow higher and higher. Therefore, in such a condition, a cheap website is a sigh of hope for small and medium scale enterprises, where they have the option, right to their requirements.
Issues Pertaining to Website Designing
Custom website development has come a long way in the field of website designing and development. It has emerged as one of the most powerful tool in web development of cyber community. The demand for custom website designing is growing by every passing day. Those desiring quality websites with stylish look should go for customized designs. Whether you are launching a new website or want to re-design a site, this concept can be used.
Web designers do experiment with different design elements like audios, videos, animation, multimedia, graphical application and so on. The loading time has to be maintained for any website especially when there is usage of flash, complicated site design, etc. Multiple frame application can be done in a web page, also website designers address the issue of verifying the online display resolutions.
While designing the customized websites, customers take note of the average loading time of the site. No matter how exciting the site design is if it takes much time to load you would loose the potential clients.
Quality control is practiced in website designing also, different tools are used to test the sites and give quality assurance certificate to a particular website. A website is online store of your company where the visitors come to know more about your company and the products/services being offered. Websites have become as important as physical address of a specific company. Whether you own a small or big business having a web address has become compulsory.
Websites save on time factor too, as it contains all relevant and basic information of your company and many relevant questions can be answered without putting in time and energy for query solving. Thus you would get more time for business development.
You can minimize the overall administration costs, as a website also functions as online company brochure and can be updated whenever required. Thus it cuts down the costs of printing the paper materials. When a new product or service is launched, added, edited or deleted it can be simply put up on the website. Thus keeps the customers well informed.
A well designed website is a strong advertising tool, making it search engine optimized makes it more stronger and attractive. When people search for keywords related your business, your website should reflect in the top ranking of search engines. If they like your site they may inquire you about the products or services you offer.
Web designers do experiment with different design elements like audios, videos, animation, multimedia, graphical application and so on. The loading time has to be maintained for any website especially when there is usage of flash, complicated site design, etc. Multiple frame application can be done in a web page, also website designers address the issue of verifying the online display resolutions.
While designing the customized websites, customers take note of the average loading time of the site. No matter how exciting the site design is if it takes much time to load you would loose the potential clients.
Quality control is practiced in website designing also, different tools are used to test the sites and give quality assurance certificate to a particular website. A website is online store of your company where the visitors come to know more about your company and the products/services being offered. Websites have become as important as physical address of a specific company. Whether you own a small or big business having a web address has become compulsory.
Websites save on time factor too, as it contains all relevant and basic information of your company and many relevant questions can be answered without putting in time and energy for query solving. Thus you would get more time for business development.
You can minimize the overall administration costs, as a website also functions as online company brochure and can be updated whenever required. Thus it cuts down the costs of printing the paper materials. When a new product or service is launched, added, edited or deleted it can be simply put up on the website. Thus keeps the customers well informed.
A well designed website is a strong advertising tool, making it search engine optimized makes it more stronger and attractive. When people search for keywords related your business, your website should reflect in the top ranking of search engines. If they like your site they may inquire you about the products or services you offer.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
XHTML + CSS + SEO = Web Design Glory & Success
We see so many people these days that are guilty of using just any old off-the-shelf-software when trying to create themselves a basic web presence. Creating yourself an effective website from scratch is no easy task by any means, but if you are looking for something that will deliver the marketing results that you are after and give you a good ROI, then you are going to have to get a little bit more technical.
There is no hiding away from the fact that all of the search engines hate sloppy code, and you are almost guaranteed to have a website which has been built on a sloppy base, if it wasn't written by a professional web developer. The main problem that can arise from having a sloppy coded website is the fact that the search engines may not even index it, and if your site doesn't get indexed - well, then nobody will be able to find it - and if nobody can find it - why have you even got a website in the first place?
A cool and sleek looking website will be able to WOW your site visitors, the use of XHTML for your pages content and then CSS files for design will lead to a combination which works together in harmony and results in the creation of a very cool looking website which is backed up with solid un-cool code. Let's take a look at just a few of the benefits which this combination has to offer…
XHTML is a very strict language with no ambiguity, unlike the older version of HTML. If your website is a well-coded XHTML site, it will lead to your site visitors being able to view your site in the exact same way, whether they are using a PC, MAC, mobile phone, or even a PDA, they will all get the same great viewing results.
Adding the efficiency of CSS means the sites design will only need to be defined once, unlike the old-fashioned method of where you included the style alongside the content of every requested page. This makes each of your site pages smaller which then leads to a faster download speed.
Finally, the search engines just love it. Search engines are only ever interested in content, not style. By combining XHTML and CSS you are ensuring that the search engine spiders are not going to get confused when it comes to indexing your site pages.
A nice looking and fast loading site which can be easily indexed by the search engines is sure to lead to web success. But success isn't in the bag just yet, a website alone isn't going to make your business for you, you are going to need a good and well planned marketing campaign, but by using XHTML and CSS you will be giving your online business the best possible cover and a real shot at gaining the success you desire
There is no hiding away from the fact that all of the search engines hate sloppy code, and you are almost guaranteed to have a website which has been built on a sloppy base, if it wasn't written by a professional web developer. The main problem that can arise from having a sloppy coded website is the fact that the search engines may not even index it, and if your site doesn't get indexed - well, then nobody will be able to find it - and if nobody can find it - why have you even got a website in the first place?
A cool and sleek looking website will be able to WOW your site visitors, the use of XHTML for your pages content and then CSS files for design will lead to a combination which works together in harmony and results in the creation of a very cool looking website which is backed up with solid un-cool code. Let's take a look at just a few of the benefits which this combination has to offer…
XHTML is a very strict language with no ambiguity, unlike the older version of HTML. If your website is a well-coded XHTML site, it will lead to your site visitors being able to view your site in the exact same way, whether they are using a PC, MAC, mobile phone, or even a PDA, they will all get the same great viewing results.
Adding the efficiency of CSS means the sites design will only need to be defined once, unlike the old-fashioned method of where you included the style alongside the content of every requested page. This makes each of your site pages smaller which then leads to a faster download speed.
Finally, the search engines just love it. Search engines are only ever interested in content, not style. By combining XHTML and CSS you are ensuring that the search engine spiders are not going to get confused when it comes to indexing your site pages.
A nice looking and fast loading site which can be easily indexed by the search engines is sure to lead to web success. But success isn't in the bag just yet, a website alone isn't going to make your business for you, you are going to need a good and well planned marketing campaign, but by using XHTML and CSS you will be giving your online business the best possible cover and a real shot at gaining the success you desire
My Journey into CSS and DIV Tags
I am an old time web designer that has been creating websites before CSS Style sheets and DIV tags became popular. Until recently, I resisted the urge to have all my fonts and site formatting controlled by an external CSS Style sheet or CSS File.
One of my clients insisted that I do everything possible to make his site as SEO compatible. After my research was completed I learned that CSS could be a valuable tool for my own website.
Here is what I have learned.
Use your CSS File to control all of your website formatting.
Font styles, colours and sizes.
Table definitions.
Background colours & photos.
Put all the photos that you can into the CSS Style Sheet because to the search engines, text content is what matters and not photos. Google will sometimes penalize you if you have too many photos, or photos that are too large.
Use meaningful names for your CSS style classes and other definitions. When you have a whole site completed and you look back at your site, style89 won’t mean anything to you.
Put all of your website content (text) into your website pages without formatting. All formatting should be in an external stylesheet. Your html web page should contain your text content only if possible.
Tables - never use tables for formatting. Never use imbedded tables. Google will penalize for content located in imbedded tables. Replace tables with DIV’s wherever possible. Keep your JavaScripts as a separate .js file to be included on each page.
Putting my new skills to test, our new design process will be as follows:
Create PhotoShop version of template for client approval.
Create html version of template on Dreamweaver using only the external style sheet feature.
Go through the Dreamweaver version using a simple text editor and take out any extra unnecessary code. Make sure all tags are opened and closed properly.
Put every formatting options possible into my CSS Files using meaningful style names.
Create the rest of the site based on the template approved by the client.
Test your website on Explorer, FireFox, Safari and Opera. I found that even though the browsers are supposed to be 100% compatible, they all act differently and sometimes produce unexpected results.
One of my clients insisted that I do everything possible to make his site as SEO compatible. After my research was completed I learned that CSS could be a valuable tool for my own website.
Here is what I have learned.
Use your CSS File to control all of your website formatting.
Font styles, colours and sizes.
Table definitions.
Background colours & photos.
Put all the photos that you can into the CSS Style Sheet because to the search engines, text content is what matters and not photos. Google will sometimes penalize you if you have too many photos, or photos that are too large.
Use meaningful names for your CSS style classes and other definitions. When you have a whole site completed and you look back at your site, style89 won’t mean anything to you.
Put all of your website content (text) into your website pages without formatting. All formatting should be in an external stylesheet. Your html web page should contain your text content only if possible.
Tables - never use tables for formatting. Never use imbedded tables. Google will penalize for content located in imbedded tables. Replace tables with DIV’s wherever possible. Keep your JavaScripts as a separate .js file to be included on each page.
Putting my new skills to test, our new design process will be as follows:
Create PhotoShop version of template for client approval.
Create html version of template on Dreamweaver using only the external style sheet feature.
Go through the Dreamweaver version using a simple text editor and take out any extra unnecessary code. Make sure all tags are opened and closed properly.
Put every formatting options possible into my CSS Files using meaningful style names.
Create the rest of the site based on the template approved by the client.
Test your website on Explorer, FireFox, Safari and Opera. I found that even though the browsers are supposed to be 100% compatible, they all act differently and sometimes produce unexpected results.
Two column CSS layout tutorial for beginners
I expect you have some basic understanding of (x)html, and you may or may not have a bit of css knowledge. I won't explain how tags work, for example. I'll assume you know what the h1 tag is, for example.
So, let's get right to it! Open up your html editor of choice (I'll be using gVim). First, we'll create a simple xhtml page that has all the basic elements we need, but no styling information. It's generally a good idea to separate content (the stuff in the html file) from presentation (the style information in the css file) whenever possible.
Depending on which site is carrying this article, the formatting might be lost on the following code.
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd";> http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";>
My CSS Web Page
Notice the id attributes on the div tags. Those allow us to style those parts of the page with CSS. Each id can only be used once in the page. If we wanted a reusable style, we'd use a class.
We've broken up the page into several logical sections: the header, the left and right columns, and the footer. Notice it's all wrapped in a div with an id of "page."
Now let's see how we'll style those sections with CSS. Make a new file in the same directory as this page, and name it page.css.
First, we'll set down some style information for the page as a whole.
body, html { margin:0; padding:0; } body { min-width:780px; } #page { margin:0 auto; width:780px; }
The margin setting for our page div centers it on screen. The min-width attribute for the body is required to make this work in some browsers. Notice we also set the margin and padding of the page to 0. The 780px is arbitrary, and you can change it to whatever you want (within reason -- remember that not everyone has a large monitor resolution, nor does everyone have their web browser maximized while browsing).
Now it's time to get #left and #right next to each other.
#left { float:left; width:280px; } #right { float:right; width:500px; }
The columns should be next to each other now, but we're not quite done. We have to "clear" our floats, and we can do that with our footer.
#footer { clear:both; }
This should get you going on the path to making your two column web design
So, let's get right to it! Open up your html editor of choice (I'll be using gVim). First, we'll create a simple xhtml page that has all the basic elements we need, but no styling information. It's generally a good idea to separate content (the stuff in the html file) from presentation (the style information in the css file) whenever possible.
Depending on which site is carrying this article, the formatting might be lost on the following code.
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd";> http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";>
Title
blah blah
blah blah
Notice the id attributes on the div tags. Those allow us to style those parts of the page with CSS. Each id can only be used once in the page. If we wanted a reusable style, we'd use a class.
We've broken up the page into several logical sections: the header, the left and right columns, and the footer. Notice it's all wrapped in a div with an id of "page."
Now let's see how we'll style those sections with CSS. Make a new file in the same directory as this page, and name it page.css.
First, we'll set down some style information for the page as a whole.
body, html { margin:0; padding:0; } body { min-width:780px; } #page { margin:0 auto; width:780px; }
The margin setting for our page div centers it on screen. The min-width attribute for the body is required to make this work in some browsers. Notice we also set the margin and padding of the page to 0. The 780px is arbitrary, and you can change it to whatever you want (within reason -- remember that not everyone has a large monitor resolution, nor does everyone have their web browser maximized while browsing).
Now it's time to get #left and #right next to each other.
#left { float:left; width:280px; } #right { float:right; width:500px; }
The columns should be next to each other now, but we're not quite done. We have to "clear" our floats, and we can do that with our footer.
#footer { clear:both; }
This should get you going on the path to making your two column web design
Monday, February 16, 2009
Importance of an Easy and Simple Graphical User Interface in a Website
Graphic User interfaces (GUI) were designed to give users proper control over their computers. Most websites, whether a business or a plain one, focus more on the GUI of their sites as users expect a level of sophistication from web pages also. The main objective is to create an interface that does not place unnecessary obstacles in the path thereby assuring easy navigability.
One of the most important features of a good user interface is the practice of adding clear navigation aids. Some websites lack this common sense and jumble up the local organization of information. This makes it frustrating for the users who vow never to visit the website. Clear graphics, summary screens, text overviews and graphic identity schemes can help users find a particular product or service without wasting their time.
Another important aspect of a good graphic user interface is an efficient hierarchy of information. Users need to have information in minimum possible steps. Research suggests that users prefer menus with a maximum of five links. So, an efficient hierarchy of information with minimum steps throughout the menu pages will do the trick.
Custom web site design in India prefers to design websites with an easy user interface in mind. The firms make sure that the interface metaphors should be logical, familiar and simple. The same goes ecommerce website design in India. The websites are built with a consistent pattern of modular units, graphic themes, easy shopping cart features, basic layout grids and easy hierarchies of organizations. A company specializing custom ecommerce website India ensures the corporate identity is present on every web page, thus creating a consistent user interface.
Custom web site design in India always has a consistent approach in the layout of titles, page headers, footers, and navigation links. Through constant research on the needs of the target audience, Indian website designers create sample scenarios. This helps them to determine whether a casual user be intimated by a complex menu scheme or whether an experienced user seeking a specific information can be helped by the design of the web page.
One of the most important features of a good user interface is the practice of adding clear navigation aids. Some websites lack this common sense and jumble up the local organization of information. This makes it frustrating for the users who vow never to visit the website. Clear graphics, summary screens, text overviews and graphic identity schemes can help users find a particular product or service without wasting their time.
Another important aspect of a good graphic user interface is an efficient hierarchy of information. Users need to have information in minimum possible steps. Research suggests that users prefer menus with a maximum of five links. So, an efficient hierarchy of information with minimum steps throughout the menu pages will do the trick.
Custom web site design in India prefers to design websites with an easy user interface in mind. The firms make sure that the interface metaphors should be logical, familiar and simple. The same goes ecommerce website design in India. The websites are built with a consistent pattern of modular units, graphic themes, easy shopping cart features, basic layout grids and easy hierarchies of organizations. A company specializing custom ecommerce website India ensures the corporate identity is present on every web page, thus creating a consistent user interface.
Custom web site design in India always has a consistent approach in the layout of titles, page headers, footers, and navigation links. Through constant research on the needs of the target audience, Indian website designers create sample scenarios. This helps them to determine whether a casual user be intimated by a complex menu scheme or whether an experienced user seeking a specific information can be helped by the design of the web page.
Finding the Right Website Designer
This is undoubtedly an age of Internet marketing. Internet marketing consists of a huge range of actions such as selling products/services on the Internet, selling spaces in your personal website to Google or other advertisers and doing affiliate marketing. In short, if you are making money from the Internet with the help of a website or without it, you are an Internet marketer. Now, if you are a marketer, you need a shop. On Internet, your website is the shop, which is visited by prospective clients. As a consumer will not like to buy anything from a shop that is shabby and disorganized, similarly, your clients will leave your website immediately if it is not appealing to them. This is why recruiting a professional website designer is so important.
If you search on the Internet, you will find numerous website designing agencies. How to find the right website designer is a question that haunts many website owners who would like to have their websites designed nicely by a web designer. Well, there is no 'X' factor that makes an agency different from the other. Most of them offer excellent services, which should satisfy you. Still, your cannot just choose any designer as it is a matter of your website. There are various factors that you can consider to decide this.
Get a reference
The value of a good reference is immense, as on Internet you can be hardly sure if a company is genuine or not. The best thing for you will be to ask around and take down the names of some web design agencies already recruited by people whom you know and trust. If you find an agency on the net, visit the page that displays contacts of some previous clients. You should call these people and ask if they were satisfied with the service. Believe me they will be happy to help.
Look and feel
Before zeroing on an agency, test the look and feel factor. Visit their website and try to think if you really like their website design. Do you like the graphic design on the top or the flash image at the bottom? What about the layout of the page? If you think it is quite mediocre or completely useless, then you may not want to recruit them to design your website. Trust is a major factor with website designing and if you are unable to trust your designers, you better not recruit them.
Price quotation
When you decide to recruit a Website designer, you must have a budget in your mind. Ask your friends with past experiences what can be the cost to design a website the way you require. Once you have a rough estimate of how much you will be willing to pay for the job, ask for price quotations to the web designers you have short listed. Many web design agencies provide a free price quotation service, which allows you to get an estimate of how much they are going to charge you. Reject those agencies that will charge you way above you would like to spend.
If you search on the Internet, you will find numerous website designing agencies. How to find the right website designer is a question that haunts many website owners who would like to have their websites designed nicely by a web designer. Well, there is no 'X' factor that makes an agency different from the other. Most of them offer excellent services, which should satisfy you. Still, your cannot just choose any designer as it is a matter of your website. There are various factors that you can consider to decide this.
Get a reference
The value of a good reference is immense, as on Internet you can be hardly sure if a company is genuine or not. The best thing for you will be to ask around and take down the names of some web design agencies already recruited by people whom you know and trust. If you find an agency on the net, visit the page that displays contacts of some previous clients. You should call these people and ask if they were satisfied with the service. Believe me they will be happy to help.
Look and feel
Before zeroing on an agency, test the look and feel factor. Visit their website and try to think if you really like their website design. Do you like the graphic design on the top or the flash image at the bottom? What about the layout of the page? If you think it is quite mediocre or completely useless, then you may not want to recruit them to design your website. Trust is a major factor with website designing and if you are unable to trust your designers, you better not recruit them.
Price quotation
When you decide to recruit a Website designer, you must have a budget in your mind. Ask your friends with past experiences what can be the cost to design a website the way you require. Once you have a rough estimate of how much you will be willing to pay for the job, ask for price quotations to the web designers you have short listed. Many web design agencies provide a free price quotation service, which allows you to get an estimate of how much they are going to charge you. Reject those agencies that will charge you way above you would like to spend.
Website into an Animated Cyber Shop
It has been said that pictures speak louder than words. One may have been amazed by the superb graphics and sound of 3D animation flick Finding Nemo and all the other animation films. Its superior quality graphics may have been the trick that made it a blockbuster movie. Such animation can also be possible with your own website. 3D design Leeds experts can make your website as awesome as those Hollywood animation films. Hence it could bring greater income for your business with a few bucks spent. 3D design Leeds are becoming a choice for many websites nowadays. more visit to :-www.instant-website-security.com The technology's popularity has been growing day after day due to the benefits it gives to the website owners. Apart from enhancing the appearance of the website, these 3D animation graphics can also increase the profitability of the site. More and more customers are persuaded to buy the products due to the clarity of the images and realistic portayal of the products. Now, 3D technology is no longer a Hollywood or gaming technology, it has also become an e-commerce technology. 3D design Leeds professionals can turn your cyber shop into an awesome website. Great visuals can attract customer attention. And a finely detailed animation of your product can certainly persuade the customer to buy it. Definitely, pictures can convey a message that may be difficult to pronounce. It would even convey a stronger message if the picture is a perfect replica of your product, from the front to the back to the sides and everything in between. A 3D animation can give that detail perfectly. If you are into the business of real estate, a clear depiction of the property must be shown to him so that he will know every detail of the property. Hence, a full 3D graphics of the piece of land or house or a condominium unit can be shown in the website so that the customer can see clearly the property. Thus, increasing the chance of getting the potential customer to purchase the property. This can be achieved if the services of a 3D design leads professional will be acquired. 3D animation can also be done with regard to other products, especially those that the appearance of the product is very important such as designer clothing, furniture or even cars. more visite to :-www.instant-squeeze-page-mastery.com A model replica of these products will definitely enhance the website and would definitely attract the customer's attention. Nothing can match the sales potential of a blueprint of the product. Hence 3D design leads experts make sure that no detail of the items are missed out. One such professional website developer known in Northern England is Dynofusion Design. The web designers at Dynofusion would ensure that every detail of the product will be clearly depicted in the 3D animation. Its leads based 3D animation graphics has been regarded as among the best animation graphics using the most modern technology and the ingenuity and skilful craftsmanship of its designers. Dynofusion is a well-respected web development and online graphic design company.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Javascript popup status
Javascript popup is currently one of the best methods for web advertising and catching the surfers attention. We will discuss in this article here the impact of javascript popups on various groups of people :
1.Advertisers :- The advertiser benefits the most because his message gets through to the end user. As simple as that. The advertiser(s) can create different types of pop-up windows which will have the advertising message displayed on it. These popups are not only effective with popup blockers but are also effective with general website audience because they eye catchy in nature.
2.The Search Engines :- Various search engines like Google, Yahoo and Msn provide their toolbars with popup blocking facility. Such toolbars were introduced because many web advertisers took undue advantage of the popup method to create tons of popups for their websites and webpages. Unfortunately the search engine companies cannot make popup blockers for such type of Javascript Popups because removing Javascript and Dhtml can make the website look improper and ugly. Still Microsoft released Windows Xp service pack 2 which has one such option which can block Javascript Popups.
3.General Users :- It is good for the general users that the Javascript Popup windows have replaced the conventional popups. The conventional popups were very annoying and could hang your browser or operating system for some time. These new Javascript Popups are not actually new windows but an imitation of the old Popup windows in the same browser window itself and can be closed easily on a single click.
4.Developers :- The developers have a new challenge to create new and different types of Javascript and Dhtml Popups. The types of popup Ads that can be created with the use of these Javascripts popups is left to the imagination of a web developer. The developers have created various softwares and scripts to create such type of popups even if the user does not know any programming language or have any knowledge of Javascript coding. Some such softwares that fall under this category to create Javascript popup are :
a) Impact Popup Software.
b) Hoverads Software.
c) Javascript Popup created with Jvw Popup maker.
What is so good about these applications is that you can create eye catching beautiful pop-ups by just choosing the popup style you want that is available with the application, generating the code and pasting it in your doc. The style may vary from conventional popup windows to advanced Javascript popups for optin ads, limited time offer ads or jumpy popup ads to catch the website visitors attention.
1.Advertisers :- The advertiser benefits the most because his message gets through to the end user. As simple as that. The advertiser(s) can create different types of pop-up windows which will have the advertising message displayed on it. These popups are not only effective with popup blockers but are also effective with general website audience because they eye catchy in nature.
2.The Search Engines :- Various search engines like Google, Yahoo and Msn provide their toolbars with popup blocking facility. Such toolbars were introduced because many web advertisers took undue advantage of the popup method to create tons of popups for their websites and webpages. Unfortunately the search engine companies cannot make popup blockers for such type of Javascript Popups because removing Javascript and Dhtml can make the website look improper and ugly. Still Microsoft released Windows Xp service pack 2 which has one such option which can block Javascript Popups.
3.General Users :- It is good for the general users that the Javascript Popup windows have replaced the conventional popups. The conventional popups were very annoying and could hang your browser or operating system for some time. These new Javascript Popups are not actually new windows but an imitation of the old Popup windows in the same browser window itself and can be closed easily on a single click.
4.Developers :- The developers have a new challenge to create new and different types of Javascript and Dhtml Popups. The types of popup Ads that can be created with the use of these Javascripts popups is left to the imagination of a web developer. The developers have created various softwares and scripts to create such type of popups even if the user does not know any programming language or have any knowledge of Javascript coding. Some such softwares that fall under this category to create Javascript popup are :
a) Impact Popup Software.
b) Hoverads Software.
c) Javascript Popup created with Jvw Popup maker.
What is so good about these applications is that you can create eye catching beautiful pop-ups by just choosing the popup style you want that is available with the application, generating the code and pasting it in your doc. The style may vary from conventional popup windows to advanced Javascript popups for optin ads, limited time offer ads or jumpy popup ads to catch the website visitors attention.
Is DHTML Dead?
September 1997 saw the release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer™ 4, an event which not only changed the face of web development but officially marked the start of the infamous 'Browser Wars'.
Shipped with every version of Microsoft Windows™ (beginning with the final beta release of Windows 98), Internet Explorer soon became by far the most popular browser on the web.Version 4 saw the introduction of Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language (DHTML) support, combining aspects of scripting with Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) technology and thus allowing web developers the option of bringing far greater interactivity to their previously static HTML documents.
The industry was ecstatic; DHTML provided an effective solution to a large number of problems and seemed ready to lead the way into a new era of client-side web development.
Then came the browser wars of the late 1990s which saw intense conflict between Internet Explorer (compared by many to the Galactic Empire in Star Wars) and Netscape Navigator (The Rebel Alliance?) which caused DHTML's quest for dominance to stall in the face of incompatible cross-browser DOM (Document Object Model) and CSS implementations.
Further hampered by many users' refusal to upgrade, DHTML became a cutting-edge technology used by only a few developers due to its limited potential audience.
Indeed one might say that the fear of 'Browser Backwards Compatibility' issues (a sadly misguided attitude which plagues the web development industry to this day) is at least partly responsible for the eventual demise of DHTML.
Meanwhile, with Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator unable to standardise parameters, a company called Macromedia quietly released a product called 'Flash' which managed to circumvent browser limitations and consequently cornered most of the market previously considered to be DHTML territory thus hammering another nail into the coffin.
Though many may argue that DHTML is alive and well, consider for a moment the fact that Microsoft's .Net framework has all but made DHTML obsolete.Whilst the industry's acceptance of .Net was initially cautious, the system has proved its value during the past few years and is now seen by many (especially since the release of ASP.Net 2.0) as the future of the internet.
As .Net gathers more momentum we are likely to see a new phase in the internet's evolution with even Flash's position on the web threatened (especially in the face of its SEO issues) by the creation and expansion of new .Net applications.
So, DHTML is well and truly relegated to the obsolete technology orphanage or the bookshelf of web development nostalgia. Face it; few developers will employ the use of technology which cannot be trusted to function 100% accurately even between Windows platforms when there are other, far more stable alternatives out there.
The fact is that, at least for commercial and application development, DHTML really is dead.
Shipped with every version of Microsoft Windows™ (beginning with the final beta release of Windows 98), Internet Explorer soon became by far the most popular browser on the web.Version 4 saw the introduction of Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language (DHTML) support, combining aspects of scripting with Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) technology and thus allowing web developers the option of bringing far greater interactivity to their previously static HTML documents.
The industry was ecstatic; DHTML provided an effective solution to a large number of problems and seemed ready to lead the way into a new era of client-side web development.
Then came the browser wars of the late 1990s which saw intense conflict between Internet Explorer (compared by many to the Galactic Empire in Star Wars) and Netscape Navigator (The Rebel Alliance?) which caused DHTML's quest for dominance to stall in the face of incompatible cross-browser DOM (Document Object Model) and CSS implementations.
Further hampered by many users' refusal to upgrade, DHTML became a cutting-edge technology used by only a few developers due to its limited potential audience.
Indeed one might say that the fear of 'Browser Backwards Compatibility' issues (a sadly misguided attitude which plagues the web development industry to this day) is at least partly responsible for the eventual demise of DHTML.
Meanwhile, with Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator unable to standardise parameters, a company called Macromedia quietly released a product called 'Flash' which managed to circumvent browser limitations and consequently cornered most of the market previously considered to be DHTML territory thus hammering another nail into the coffin.
Though many may argue that DHTML is alive and well, consider for a moment the fact that Microsoft's .Net framework has all but made DHTML obsolete.Whilst the industry's acceptance of .Net was initially cautious, the system has proved its value during the past few years and is now seen by many (especially since the release of ASP.Net 2.0) as the future of the internet.
As .Net gathers more momentum we are likely to see a new phase in the internet's evolution with even Flash's position on the web threatened (especially in the face of its SEO issues) by the creation and expansion of new .Net applications.
So, DHTML is well and truly relegated to the obsolete technology orphanage or the bookshelf of web development nostalgia. Face it; few developers will employ the use of technology which cannot be trusted to function 100% accurately even between Windows platforms when there are other, far more stable alternatives out there.
The fact is that, at least for commercial and application development, DHTML really is dead.
Xhtml Web Design And Benefits Of Accessible Web Design
Meaning and Significance of XHTML:
XHTML refers to the Extensible HyperText Markup Language, used for creating websites that form a blend of old and new coding techniques. It became an international standard for internet browsers, which provides assistance in generating the visibility of your website, even after updates. XHTML is certainly an ideal choice since it offers a tremendous accessibility level to your website.
In order to support your website with the XHTML option, there are certain necessary rules to be followed. These rules are exclusively up to your web design company, which thereafter, delivers the service and final product.
The entire process of building an XHTML document starts with doc-type declaration, which characterises the entire site. The most widespread is XHTML 1.0 Transitional, along with others. Moreover, there are free validation services, available to confirm the coding of your site. To start with, the robotic consultants at validator.w3.org and jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ provide an ideal opportunity. A valid website offers great benefits. According to the Accessibility Discrimination Act, all websites should work alike for disabled people, using screen readers and also similar for standard web browsers such as the Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Opera. In addition, the authorised Google web master guide affirms the checking of broken links and correct HTML.
XHTML web design techniques allow generating a website with correct code. Additionally, Google is inclined towards validating websites with better pace, better comfort, and high performance deliverance. With XHTML being a light weighted code, you can produce a website that is about 60-80% smaller, which provides benefits to the Google or any other search engine crawler. Also, your website visitors and potential customers get benefited with a 60-80% decrease in the webpage load time.
A valid XHTML site delivers better speed and provides proper display in all the web browsers, thereby providing access to even those clients who operate on ordinary web browsers. This further leads to larger traffic attraction, thereby generating better prospects for your business.
XHTML refers to the Extensible HyperText Markup Language, used for creating websites that form a blend of old and new coding techniques. It became an international standard for internet browsers, which provides assistance in generating the visibility of your website, even after updates. XHTML is certainly an ideal choice since it offers a tremendous accessibility level to your website.
In order to support your website with the XHTML option, there are certain necessary rules to be followed. These rules are exclusively up to your web design company, which thereafter, delivers the service and final product.
The entire process of building an XHTML document starts with doc-type declaration, which characterises the entire site. The most widespread is XHTML 1.0 Transitional, along with others. Moreover, there are free validation services, available to confirm the coding of your site. To start with, the robotic consultants at validator.w3.org and jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ provide an ideal opportunity. A valid website offers great benefits. According to the Accessibility Discrimination Act, all websites should work alike for disabled people, using screen readers and also similar for standard web browsers such as the Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Opera. In addition, the authorised Google web master guide affirms the checking of broken links and correct HTML.
XHTML web design techniques allow generating a website with correct code. Additionally, Google is inclined towards validating websites with better pace, better comfort, and high performance deliverance. With XHTML being a light weighted code, you can produce a website that is about 60-80% smaller, which provides benefits to the Google or any other search engine crawler. Also, your website visitors and potential customers get benefited with a 60-80% decrease in the webpage load time.
A valid XHTML site delivers better speed and provides proper display in all the web browsers, thereby providing access to even those clients who operate on ordinary web browsers. This further leads to larger traffic attraction, thereby generating better prospects for your business.
How To Considerations in Design Visitor Friendly Website?
One technique of thinking about designing a latest website is to use a mind mapping process, or to draw up a spider diagram. Website designers broadly fall into three categories: Graphic design firms offering print-based design services in addition to designing websites, Multimedia artists creating sophisticated design work often involving 3D animation and sound & Web Developers having more of an IT bias and their technical skills that are well-suited to building.
While designing or maintaining your website, learn about Meta tags. If you are ready to start designing your website, you need to put a plan in place for what you want your website to complete. For more results go to www.great-links-toyour-website.com. When designing, you must make allowances for the lowest possible common browser. Choose html editor before beginning new website.
While designing your website, it is important that you switch from your own profit-oriented perspective to the prospective customers' perspective. Keywords are one of the most important areas to consider when designing a website/webpage. If you don't have a website or have a poorly designed website, you should consider creating or re-designing a website to adequately market your products.
It is not only about designing a website. During designing your website, remember to try to get as much meet or substance to the top of your code just below the tag as you can. Possibly you would like some help in writing proposals, designing a latest website, or sending out press releases. I've listed few items that I feel you must know a little bit about before seriously embarking on designing a website
Our services include top 10 SE rankings, Pay per Click (PPC), Targeted Traffic Campaign, Paid Listing Management, Keyword Advertising, Website Development and Designing. Get ready for the design before the secrets of designing on a dime are revealed. Take a moment to think about the website you want to create. Here's an idea how you can add value to your service and charge more: Besides designing product cover, you can also design matching website header, footer, background image, and order button.
E-commerce websites are particularly suited to web developers, as their technical expertise means that they are well-positioned to build secure, active websites. You can also go to www.10-website-programming-tricks.com. Having good keywords is one of the most important areas to consider while designing a website/webpage. You can also visit at www.master-web-graphics.com. This could be because when you are designing a website, you are concentrating so intently on the smaller details that you forget to step back and look at the big picture.
The following outline covers the main points that must be observed when designing and producing a commercial website. While designing a website for a client, you may get confused by the terminology you may want to bring it to their attention.
I have gone through the pages of computer and web design magazines such as PC World, Wired Magazine, and others to find the best and most helpful tips for designing a visitor friendly website.
While designing or maintaining your website, learn about Meta tags. If you are ready to start designing your website, you need to put a plan in place for what you want your website to complete. For more results go to www.great-links-toyour-website.com. When designing, you must make allowances for the lowest possible common browser. Choose html editor before beginning new website.
While designing your website, it is important that you switch from your own profit-oriented perspective to the prospective customers' perspective. Keywords are one of the most important areas to consider when designing a website/webpage. If you don't have a website or have a poorly designed website, you should consider creating or re-designing a website to adequately market your products.
It is not only about designing a website. During designing your website, remember to try to get as much meet or substance to the top of your code just below the tag as you can. Possibly you would like some help in writing proposals, designing a latest website, or sending out press releases. I've listed few items that I feel you must know a little bit about before seriously embarking on designing a website
Our services include top 10 SE rankings, Pay per Click (PPC), Targeted Traffic Campaign, Paid Listing Management, Keyword Advertising, Website Development and Designing. Get ready for the design before the secrets of designing on a dime are revealed. Take a moment to think about the website you want to create. Here's an idea how you can add value to your service and charge more: Besides designing product cover, you can also design matching website header, footer, background image, and order button.
E-commerce websites are particularly suited to web developers, as their technical expertise means that they are well-positioned to build secure, active websites. You can also go to www.10-website-programming-tricks.com. Having good keywords is one of the most important areas to consider while designing a website/webpage. You can also visit at www.master-web-graphics.com. This could be because when you are designing a website, you are concentrating so intently on the smaller details that you forget to step back and look at the big picture.
The following outline covers the main points that must be observed when designing and producing a commercial website. While designing a website for a client, you may get confused by the terminology you may want to bring it to their attention.
I have gone through the pages of computer and web design magazines such as PC World, Wired Magazine, and others to find the best and most helpful tips for designing a visitor friendly website.
Knowledge of free software development works
SCO also sent a letter to some 1,500 commercial users of Linux distributions, warning them that Linux may be an unauthorized derivative of code owned by SCO. That is, SCO alleges that Linux actually to some extent is owned by SCO and may not be distributed under the GPL. The letter further claims that users of Linux may have legal liability because of this.
I remember the AT&T case against BSDI and the University of California, which arguably stalled BSD development for a few years. Indeed, it arguably was the root cause of Lenox's popularity, because Linux development was not stalled. SCO's case against IBM is in some ways a reprisal of the AT&T case, and I fear that it has a similar potential to stall Linux development.
SCO was willing to speak only with people who signed a Draconian non-disclosure agreement (NDA), one which essentially permitted SCO to declare any information it provided to be confidential, for more detail visit www.the20seotools.com regardless of whether the signer already knew it, and which offered no circumstances under which that information could be revealed. Most Linux developers are unable to sign such an NDA, as it easily could prevent them from ever again working on the kernel. Similarly, employees of any company that works with Linux cannot sign such an NDA.
I have never contributed to the Linux kernel myself. However, I have worked with free software for over 10 years, including acting as a maintainer for projects owned by the Free Software Foundation. I have plenty of personal knowledge of how free software development works. I currently am not employed by anybody, but simply working as a contractor on work not related to Linux.
Thus, I felt going in that I was in a good position to sign the NDA and to analyze the information that SCO presented to me. While SCO easily could have made it impossible for me to contribute to the Linux kernel, it had no reason to do so. In any case, I had no particular plans to do any kernel work.
Before going to meet SCO, I asked three times if it would be willing to change the NDA. I suggested that SCO should change the NDA to permit the disclosure of information when legally required by a court and to permit the disclosure of information when SCO specifically agrees to it. I also suggested the NDA should be changed so that information I already knew before meeting could not be treated confidential. The only response I received was SCO forwarded my suggestions to its counsel.
SCO argues it purchased full rights to UNIX from the old SCO, which purchased the rights from Novell. The UNIX patents still are owned by AT&T, for more detail visit www.offline-promotion.com but SCO has purchased the right to use them. There was a dispute with Novell over copyright ownership, but SCO claims this has been resolved and SCO does indeed own the copyrights.
In general, SCO claims to have purchased all rights to all versions of Unix System V and all prior versions of UNIX, which were developed by AT&T.
My concerns are with free software, not the actual ownership of UNIX. I believed at the start of the lawsuit that SCO owned the rights to UNIX, and I suppose I still am willing to believe that. I think that any legal issues here clearly are a matter of the purchase contract between Novell and the original SCO, and it should be more or less straightforward for the new SCO and Novell to settle them
I remember the AT&T case against BSDI and the University of California, which arguably stalled BSD development for a few years. Indeed, it arguably was the root cause of Lenox's popularity, because Linux development was not stalled. SCO's case against IBM is in some ways a reprisal of the AT&T case, and I fear that it has a similar potential to stall Linux development.
SCO was willing to speak only with people who signed a Draconian non-disclosure agreement (NDA), one which essentially permitted SCO to declare any information it provided to be confidential, for more detail visit www.the20seotools.com regardless of whether the signer already knew it, and which offered no circumstances under which that information could be revealed. Most Linux developers are unable to sign such an NDA, as it easily could prevent them from ever again working on the kernel. Similarly, employees of any company that works with Linux cannot sign such an NDA.
I have never contributed to the Linux kernel myself. However, I have worked with free software for over 10 years, including acting as a maintainer for projects owned by the Free Software Foundation. I have plenty of personal knowledge of how free software development works. I currently am not employed by anybody, but simply working as a contractor on work not related to Linux.
Thus, I felt going in that I was in a good position to sign the NDA and to analyze the information that SCO presented to me. While SCO easily could have made it impossible for me to contribute to the Linux kernel, it had no reason to do so. In any case, I had no particular plans to do any kernel work.
Before going to meet SCO, I asked three times if it would be willing to change the NDA. I suggested that SCO should change the NDA to permit the disclosure of information when legally required by a court and to permit the disclosure of information when SCO specifically agrees to it. I also suggested the NDA should be changed so that information I already knew before meeting could not be treated confidential. The only response I received was SCO forwarded my suggestions to its counsel.
SCO argues it purchased full rights to UNIX from the old SCO, which purchased the rights from Novell. The UNIX patents still are owned by AT&T, for more detail visit www.offline-promotion.com but SCO has purchased the right to use them. There was a dispute with Novell over copyright ownership, but SCO claims this has been resolved and SCO does indeed own the copyrights.
In general, SCO claims to have purchased all rights to all versions of Unix System V and all prior versions of UNIX, which were developed by AT&T.
My concerns are with free software, not the actual ownership of UNIX. I believed at the start of the lawsuit that SCO owned the rights to UNIX, and I suppose I still am willing to believe that. I think that any legal issues here clearly are a matter of the purchase contract between Novell and the original SCO, and it should be more or less straightforward for the new SCO and Novell to settle them
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