Posts belonging to Category Web Development & Design

Conversion Rate Optimization for Web Developers

What’s the goal of a website? If your answer wouldn’t be agreeable to the marketing types you work with, then you need to know about conversion rate optimization (CRO) – and how it can make all the difference in a site, as well as your own career.

How to Use or Not Use Images on Your Site

We have all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. In some cases that could very well be true. Graphics and images can bring your site to life, grabbing your visitors’ attention and achieving the desired conversion results. Images can add drama, excitement, truth and more to your site to make time spent on your site an experience to remember.

10 Reasons for Utilizing a WordPress Business Website

Developing a well-designed professional website for your business is critical these days and WordPress is an excellent way to achieve this goal. The internet is more competitive than it ever has been and you will need an up to date, user-friendly, proficient website.

12 Easy Tips for a More Successful FAQ Page

Your FAQ or “Frequently Asked Questions” page can be a very important part of your business website. Your FAQ page is important for several reasons.

Firefox vs. Chrome Web Browser: Which is the Best Browser?

It actually sounds like something from a sci-fi flick, The Browser Wars”, but it is not. It is a very real fight and until recently the top contenders were Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari, with Firefox clearly being the better program. That was until Google threw its hat in the ring.

10 Ways to Benefit from Your 404 Error Page

If you have a broken link on your site and a visitor clicks on this link they will be directed to what is called a 404 Error Page. This is a standard page that will let the visitor know that the link they clicked on could not be found. We all know how annoying this page can be. The good news is that there are ways to make this error page work for us.

20 Quick Tips for a More Profitable Website

When the World Wide Web began about 20 years ago, it opened up an amazing world of opportunity for people to make their own success and realize their dreams. More people than ever were able to start their own home business. Unfortunately, about 95% of the people who start their own online business will fail. People are led to believe all they have to do is throw up a website and the money will start pouring in. This is definitely not true!

10 Ways to Maximize the Power of Your “About Us” Page

If you own an online business, you need to provide an About Us page. Unfortunately, many sites neglect to give this page the attention it needs and deserves. Many people do not realize the importance of an effective About Us page.

10 Things to Look for in a Web Host

A web hosting service allows you to make your website accessible to the worldwide web.  You generally upload your site files via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to your host and they go “live” and become a part of the internet.

Learn to Use WordPress

10 Sites to Help You Learn to Use WordPress

1. Getting Started with WordPress
http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress

2.  Wordpress Tutorial
http://www.siteground.com/tutorials/wordpress/

3.  Wordpress Video Tutorials
http://www.wp101.com/

4.  How to Use WordPress for Business
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/05/wordpress-for-business.html