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Ever notice those long, terribly tacky sales letters floating around the Web? You swore you’d never publish one of those wretched things in your name… but now you have an info product that you’d like to make some cash on. So here comes the $64,000.00 question:
Is it possible to write a sales letter that does […]
Over the past few weeks I have been working hard at collecting some above average links to share with you on and about the world of design and CSS. No matter how many guides and tutorials get launched out there, this is still going to be an area that has a bad habit of […]
I got an E-mail from a Lockergnome reader the other day named Tom. Tom wanted to know where he could find a good quality version of that orange RSS icon that you see on just about every Web site out there today. Well, there is no reason to search long and hard. […]
When it comes to planning a Web site, some folks out there remember the special toppings on the pizza, but forget the crust. There are a some real basics that every Web site must have, and it really does annoy me to no end when they do not. All of these can be […]
I recently got an E-mail from a Lockergnome reader who wanted to ask about titles for Web sites. When push comes to shove, you might get a lot of different views on this, but I will share my own and leave the comments open to others to dispute anything I say. I am […]
Designing Web sites for events requires a different thought process and approach than a regular Web site. Of course, every design project should be unique, but events have features in common that should be discussed in every project. Such common features include:
Home page: Event name, date, location and quick explanation of what it’s about and […]
I must be in a mobile frame of mind this week as yesterday, I spent the most of my afternoon and evening looking at what are supposed to be the best mobile web sites. Instead, I was disappointed and didn’t even want to select the amount we’re required to vote on. Then I saw this […]
When push comes to shove in Web development I am just as happy with notepad as I am with any other Web site editor out there today. Most of the either over promise or under deliver. I figured I would give the world of WYSIWYG editors another shot though. I downloaded Nvu […]
It is a question that every webmaster must ask him or herself. Should I be running ads on my Web site or not? Well I am not going to tell you ads are evil and stay away. I am also not going to tell you to sell your soul and make as […]
When it comes to titles for your Web pages, articles or posts you need to keep in mind this is what it will be remembered as forever. A good headline can be the attention grabber that takes you from being some nobody in your basement to being at the top of del.icio.us, Digg and […]
When it comes to watching trends in your Web site visitors, you can never have too many tools. On my various different Web projects I have several different stats tracking packages in place. They all don’t work the same so it is good to kind of take an average of what they all […]
One of those wacky new Internet trends is tumblelogging. I promise you it has nothing to do with turning flips or lumberjacks though. Tumblelogs are just like regular blogs, but you don’t have to spend so much time working out all the details of the navigation and features. Instead you focus on […]
Interested in learning more about permission-based email marketing and ezine publishing? Good for you - an email newsletter makes sense for anyone who intends to build their brand and grow a thriving business online.
Now the real dilemma: Constant Contact, or 1ShoppingCart.com? You’ve heard good and bad things about both. Which one is right for your […]
Not often do I find a really good external resource to share with folks when it comes to learning how to create a CSS design. For the most part, in the past I have suggested people take a look at some of the basics layouts that are already out there and then make them […]
When you get a new Web hosting account, there are a lot of things that can be confusing. I mean you are about to embark on a journey of server issues and configurations you have never seen before. It is intimidating. I got an e-mail the other day asking about one of […]
A good FAQ (or otherwise known as frequently asked questions) Web page can help you from having to answer a lot of general questions about yourself or your online business. I like to think of them as the first line of defense in customer service. Along with any help site that you might have, the […]
Will my Web site go down when it is being moved? This is one question that I get asked a lot, because nobody wants to suffer any downtime at all. When it comes to Web hosting and moving from Web host to Web host - can you expect to experience downtime? Now […]
If you are a school, church, or non-profit organization in need for Web hosting, things can be a little tough. Even though the price of Web hosting has gone down over the past few years to nearly nothing, paying the hosting bills might still be a hard thing to do. What is the trick to […]
Browsing around the Web, I am always looking for new tools to help in the art of Web site design. Especially when it comes to building the basic foundations, this is not always an easy task to do. Many Web sites feature the basic designs that you can build upon, but often the code for […]
After creating a Web site that looks awesome, and you want to share with the masses the next step on your agenda should always be to get similar content to link back to you. How do you make these bonds though? Well the people over at FeedBurner would like for you to do your networking […]