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Optimizing Web Design For New Techology

July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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While many online business understand how important the overall design of their website is, many fail to recognize the growing reliance on tablet PCs and smartphones. This migration to smaller screens with touchscreen capabilities necessitates a shift in the design structure of websites. Creating a website that optimized for smaller screens will allow most online businesses to take advantage of this growing trend.

Optimizing web designs for the latest technology often requires several components. First,increase white or negative space. This is primarily because today’s smartphones and tablets use touchscreen and increased white space makes it easier for the end-user to navigate a site. Second, tweak graphics and overall design layout for optimum presentation on today’s smaller screens. Third create a site map that allows for stop shopping. In other words, make it easy for customers to find what they want in one step. Users who feel they must navigate through multiple pages to find what they are looking for will quickly X out and try another site. Providing the end-user with a site that is easy to navigate is the goal.

Remember that just like your traditional website is not effective on smaller technology, your revamped website won’t work for traditional users. Because of this, savvy entrepreneurs will use mirror sites. Direct users to the website optimized for their particular viewing experience.

All new technology offers online business owners the opportunity to expand. In the case of tablets and smartphones, a little of web design and programming will quickly impact your bottom line.

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Learning to Code Websites with PHP

June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Behind every dynamic website is a set of codes places there by web developers. The most popular form of computer code and scripting language is known as PHP syntax. PHP allows web developers to place fun, flashy and interactive elements onto a website for users to enjoy.

With the popularity of PHP growing it is important that every web developer know how to use and code a PHP website. Here’s a look at how you can learn how to code websites in PHP.

Learn HTML

Even though PHP is the most popular coding script, you will still need to know how to code and understand HTML. HTML is the baseline for any website and provides the structure for you to place the PHP code. HTML can be learned by taking classes at the local college or by using basic tutorials that can be found on the web.

Learn CSS

Just like HTML you will also need to know how to code and layout pages using CSS or cascading style sheets. CSS is responsible for helping you design pages with different colors, texts and fonts.

Learn the PHP Language

PHP is what you will need to add to your website code in order to make your websites interactive and fun. After you  have learned the basics of website design you will need to learn how to code in the PHP language. PHP language can be learned through online tutorials or by attending basic computer programming classes.

By learning how to code in PHP you will be taking your websites to a whole new level by making them fun and interactive.

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Make Your Website Stand Out

May 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

There are basic principles and rules that should be followed when designing a website. However, just because you follow those rules doesn’t mean that your website will be a winner. There are a few additional steps you can take to really make your web design stand out from the crowd.

1.       Use a large image as a background. Images can make or break your web design. Large images used as backgrounds can actually be very good for your website. This makes your page visually appealing, which will keep visitors on your page longer. Some simple CSS programming can make this step happen quite easily.

2.       Think about the navigation. The way the navigation of a website is designed will not only make the site more user friendly, but it will also help with visual appeal. You may need more than a simple toolbar at the top of the page to enhance navigation. Try adding color, unique fonts, or images to your navigation.

3.       Avoid clutter. Designing with a very minimalistic style can help you to stand out from the sea of competitors. Don’t mistake minimalism for lack of substance. In fact, the exact opposite is true. When done effectively, a minimalistic design can achieve balance and provide a very attractive and agreeable website. There’s no need to go overboard with fancy design elements and images.

The next time you need to design a stylish, effective, and useful website, keep these three tips in mind. You might be surprised at how effective these tips will be to your overall design style.

 

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Tips for Designing Your Website

April 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In order to build a successful website, you will need to pay careful attention to the layout that you choose. For instance, the colors of the template should be complementary — there should not be any harshly contrasting colors. The text of the content and the buttons should be bold but still easy on the eyes. You don’t want to scare off coffee-deprived visitors late at night! The best site layouts are the ones that keep it simple.

Aside from a functional layout, you will want to pay close attention to the actual design of your site so that it is considered a valid website. There are Web Accessibility Guidelines, as well as HTML and CSS standards, to help you do this. For starters, you should make sure that you’re not trying to host a large amount of documents in multiple formats. To point you in the right direction, you can check out any of the casino online sites.

In addition to a simple, attractive layout you should also pay close attention to search engine optimization, also known as SEO. To do this, you should make sure that you are creating a site map, optimizing photo descriptions, and making use of both titles and Meta tags. Your SEO starts with the keywords that you choose to use, so make sure that you do your research accordingly. Try to find keywords that have a high amount of searches and a low amount of competition — just make sure they still describe your site.

Anyone can build a website, but it takes advanced techniques to improve the odds of your website outranking the competition.

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