Project Management: Basics
Project Management is one of the most critical components of website design for large sites or websites with multiple designers and programmers. Most people have sites that are developed by multiple people in different places and some method of collaboration beyond email is generally helpful.
Project Management Basics
First, project management generally includes some form of message [...]
Google Chrome - First Impression
Google’s new browser, Chrome, potentially open up new possibilities for webmasters. Chrome takes a step into creating a more user friendly browser but is shaping up to slowly move away from the traditional role of browsers.
Features
Chrome has a developer tool built into the application which is really nice. Chrome also loads very fast and takes [...]
Difference between Web Statistics Programs
Lots of people wonder why there are such major differences in reporting from different web statistic software. The main reason is that there are two main types of data collection methods for web stats: page tagging and log files. Log files are used by programs such as “awstats” while page tagging is used by programs [...]
Commonly Overused SEO Techniques
There are several commonly overused SEO techniques that doesn’t provide much benefit to your website and sometimes evenĀ has the negative effect of reversing SEO.
1. Keyword Density in Content (Keyword Stuffing)
It’s important to make sure that you have keywords in your content but beware of overdoing it. When you have too many keywords stuffed into [...]
Blog Commenting Revisited
Although I mentioned before that commenting on the majority of blogs is near futile as you have better things you could be spending your time on, there are certain blogs that don’t have a nofollow coding programmed into them. Many of these are not using the latest mainstream blogging platforms so they’re harder to find.
Why [...]
History: Evolution From Tables to CSS
From Tables
Tables were THE hottest thing in web design when graphical web design first started being implemented. By using tables, people could create different cells for different aspects. Manipulation of the <td> or <tr> padding, placements, and width could create many different arrangements of images and text.
A simple website using tables would often look like [...]
Introduction to SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the optimization of your site to achieve high search engine results. Originally, SEO only consisted of using lots of keywords in your textual content and meta tags, but it has become a lot more complicated over the years.
Content Optimization
The First step to optimizing your website for search engines involves [...]
Special Topic: The Difference Between GIF, JPEG and PNG
The JPEG format was created to be used with photos. The GIF and PNG are competing formats that support lossless data compression.
JPEG
The JPEG format is generally used in websites to display photos or realistic art that have a smooth transition between colors. Text, logos or modern art that has sharp color contrast create visible artifacts [...]
Back from Vacation
I was in Louisiana over the last few days hence the lack of daily updates. It was quite enjoyable as the Cajun and Creole food was pretty good. Living in the French Quarter area of New Orleans was really interesting. In comparison to the rest of New Orleans, it had a putrid smell from all [...]
Web Design: Web Content Accessability Guidelines
WCAG or Web Content Accessability Guidelines is a set of standards to help ensure that the maximum number of people who view your site can adequately view everything you’ve designed.
The guidelines help the following parties view your website:
Those with old computers, old browsers, and no support for javascript, flash or other such web design components.
Those [...]

