2007 May

Look at the pretty button, the shiny red button! Oh no, wait. Your button isn’t red. Your button isn’t even shiny! It is rather dull these days because you (like many others) have forgotten about styling up your buttons to get your Web site interface a smooth new look. Buttons are the last thing people […]

Now for several months I have seen news stories and links come up with folks giving you cookie hacks or Javascript tricks so you can try out some of these new was of surfing and searching that Google is experimenting with. Well now you don’t have to worry about setting everything up just right. Google […]

I’ve had more than a few copywriting clients ask me, “Do you know of a good designer who can create an email newsletter template for me?”
Mind you, I’ve designed at least three custom ezine templates using my, ahem, limited creativity skills. They’re certainly respectable-looking enough. They’re not even remotely spammy. And yet, when I think […]

I have been a fan of Google Analytics for some time now. With the previous look and style it gave to everything, the interface was rather confusing if you didn’t have a college degree in “graphology.” Now though, it looks like it has pushed some of the more confusing features to the back of the […]

Everybody and their grandmother produces an easy to use subscription buttons so you can quickly add a Web site’s content to your iGoogle Web page or your My Yahoo! Homepage. When do you know that you are offering your readers or visitors too many options though?
Personally I don’t like seeing 200 different ways I can […]

The folks over at WordPress have released yet another update to their fabulous product. WordPress is quickly becoming better than just a blog engine - it is a content management system many are turning to. Even though many people would consider it a king of the mountain right now it is still delivering more than […]

When it comes to creating a logo for your new Web site or project, you can never be too careful. Some people just slap out a design and call it a day. Others work for hours and hours getting it perfect before the public gets to see it. Which is the better method to use? […]

Need to find yourself some of those 80 pixel by 15 pixel graphics you keep seeing all over the Web? Maybe you want to add some to your side bar. Maybe you just want a better way of linking back to some of your favorite Web sites. No matter what your button […]

Need yourself a new WordPress stats solution? Why not just use the same stats that the WordPress.com folks have been getting for some time now? Yes, there has now been a WordPress plugin released that will allow you to use that stats engine for your own hosted installation of WordPress.
What is the name? Automattic Stats. […]

What will happen to your Web site after you meet your maker, bite the dust, and, as the famous Monty Python dead parrot sketch says, “This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be!” I think this is something everybody should consider but nearly nobody does. I don’t even have any plans myself on […]

Many companies are not aware of the different roles that various departments in their organization will fill when they begin to work with an outside SEO firm. What follows is a demonstration, in play form (bear with me), of which internal departments are involved in a typical SEO campaign and why. It also demonstrates […]

The secret to backing up is to find a system that works for you and not against you. Yes, I don’t mean to toss a wrench into anybody’s day, but you must back up your Web site as well. Backing up is never a fun thing to do — but with the recent news last […]

I know a lot of designers out there that don’t like having to make up copy when they are working on a layout. They like to fill it in with random text that doesn’t make sense — or even Latin. Of course in my opinion, Latin is a bunch of random text that doesn’t make […]

Looking for a good way of sprucing up your Web site’s design a little bit? Adding or changing the fonts you use for your graphics can make a dull Web site look fantastic with just a few edits here and there. Now I bet your next questions is going to be, “Where can somebody like […]

Do you need a neat-looking CSS menu, but you do not feel like going through all the hard work of creating it yourself? Have no fear, Mitch is here with a solution. The CSS Menu Generator takes all the hard work out of the equation and allows you to focus more on the look and […]

Looks like my entry about navigation bar preference –on the left of your Web site or the right — has started up a little bit of a debate. I love to see it because hey, I am not the official rulemaker of menu making. I like seeing both sides of view.
Here is what John […]