Tag: Website Design

How To Detect And Prevent A WordPress Spam Injection Attack

Posted on Feb.18, 2010, under Web Design No Comments

Last month my WordPress blog was the victim of a spam injection attack. I am the art director for a highly rated graphic design and website design company.


The Need For A Website Emetrics Audit Before Major Design Changes

Posted on Jul.18, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

So you have decided on a design makeover for the website. Or perhaps it’s the boss who thinks it needs refreshing and a bit of a lift.
Carrying out an emetrics audit before a redesign, or any major change to a site, is essential if you are going to assess the benefits of your investment. It will also enable you to make sure that everything you change is for the better and that the things that are really working well don’t [...]


Get Ahead on the Web: How To Bring Visitors To Your Website – For Free!

Posted on Jun.06, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Search engine optimisation ? it’s the holy grail of website design, or, put another way, a buzzword which means "get listed on Google." Because lets face it; if your website doesn’t show up on a Google search, you may as well not have one. It’s like opening a shop on the moon.
So, how do you get listed? It must be very difficult, no? I mean, look at all of the website companies charging a fortune for "optimisation" services. Well, quite. [...]


A Successful Link Exchange

Posted on Jun.05, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Interested in boosting your link popularity, raising your Google PR, and improving the amount and quality of your traffic? Then discover the ancient secrets of a successful link exchange!
The practice of effective link exchanges has nearly been extinguished by the extensive amount of spam email. I plan to help webmasters who are interested in real effective and professional link exchanges reach there goal.
What is going to make you the most amount of sales if you are trying to sell fishing [...]


Learn How To Use These Six Explosive Marketing Techniques To Explode Your Website With Traffic

Posted on May.15, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Learn How To Use These Six Explosive Marketing Techniques To Explode Your Website With Traffic
You could have the best opportunity, product, or service on the internet, but if you are not getting any traffic to your website, what does it matter? Getting massive traffic to your website is just the beginning of being successful over the internet. Nevertheless, it’s not the end.
Although getting traffic to your website should be your main focus, there is just more to it than just [...]


Why You Should Avoid Developing A Website In Flash

Posted on Apr.21, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

If you know anything about website design, or anything about the Internet in general, then you have probably heard of flash. There are actually lots of websites and advertisements online that utilize flash and some web designers are claiming that Flash is the future of the Internet and web design. However, currently there are more reasons to avoid developing a website in flash than for doing so. Not that flash is not cool and able to attract attention, it is [...]


Web Design for Dictators

Posted on Apr.21, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

No question about it, web design is an art.
Finding the right blend of style and usability is a delicate balance that few, if any, fully master.
Which is why I am so tired af reading bullet-pointed lists demanding what you should and shouldn’t do while building your website. These dictators of web design are under the mysterious illusion that they have stumbled upon exactly the right balance of functionality and beauty.
Do you think Michelanglo painted his Sistine Chapel after reading an [...]


Web Design Planning

Posted on Apr.16, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

When designing or redesigning a website the most important part of the project happens before any graphics or code are created.
Start by determining the primary goals of your website. Are you using it to sell your products or services? Maybe its intended simply to advertise your offline business, provide support to your existing customers or build your company brand. Whatever the goals are, clearly defining them ahead of time will better guide you in the actual creation process.
Next, remember that [...]


Website Optimisation & Design: Which Screen Resolution to Design for?

Posted on Apr.12, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

It is at times a common mistake for web designers, especially
beginners, to create a website which is not optimised for
various screen resolutions. With over 40 different screen
resolutions, it is extremely important to optimise your web
pages for the most popular screen resolutions so that your web
pages can be viewed by a greater number of online visitors.
Here are some basic facts to consider when designing for screen
resolutions:
- 800×600 is the minimum resolution offered on most PCs and
notebooks. 800×600 is also the preferred [...]


6 Website Design Disasters and How to Avoid Them….

Posted on Apr.11, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Lets face it; the line from A Field of Dreams isnt the whole truth. Theres more to getting people to come to something than simply building it. Someone built the old run down historical mansion, but hardly anyone visits it (except maybe people you wouldnt want to run into). People want to find a place online that caters to them, specifically. They want it to be pleasant on the eyes, up-to-date, simple to understand and easy [...]