How to Attempt to Tidy Your Site

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Have you ever been told that your site was very cluttered? What does that mean? Does it mean you have too many graphics or it just seems everything runs into each other. A website almost seems as if talking about a bedroom. Indeed, a website can be compared in some ways to your bedroom. It [...]

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Tag Cloud Dos and Don’ts

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I have been seeing a disturbing number of blogs with some creepy tag clouds. Some have no CSS spacing implemented and others, well, they really are a ‘drag’ on the layout’s load time. I am not going to draw this article out, as I would like feedback from you all on your tag cloud practices. [...]

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6 Valuable Site Elements to Add to Your Blog for Better Site Conversion

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Converting site visitors is not the easiest in the world. People need convincing all the time, even regulars. How can you do that? What elements of a site might be needed to improve site conversion. Remember, in order to draw people in, you must have something in place so they know what you want them [...]

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10 Mistakes In Web Design To Look Out For

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I thought after I was reading a few websites that I would address some common mistakes I see in web design layouts. I am not too much of a stickler about being valid, but more on the design issues as those are what people catch. 1. Margins. I cannot express the times I have been [...]

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Ideas to Help Get Out of That Design Lull

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Web Design, uses your creativity and can run low from time to time, just like a writer can experience ‘writer’s block.’ However as much as that can be an excuse, there really is no such thing as a creative block. It is all in the designer’s mind. Some of this can be spurred on from [...]

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Understanding How to Use The W3C Markup Validation Service

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Having valid coding for your site is important. It could mean the difference of a visitor being able to access and view your site properly. Whether you are just learning HTML, know a little bit, or know quite a few tricks, one of the best tools a designer and developer can use is the W3 [...]

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How To Change Your Blog’s Design Without Alienating Your Visitors

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As your site grows older, you have learned a lot of things (at least I hope you have.) In that time you should have played with ideas on what you would like to change in order to improve your website. However, I am sure that you probably think that if you change certain parts of [...]

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Trendy Web Design Is Not Always For You

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The web has come a LONG way. I am pretty sure in that first sentence alone, all of you can agree and maybe you have heard something similar said from other people. The problem is that there are still a lot of trends floating around that people still want to stick to. However, for branding [...]

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