Saving approximately 60% on lead generation and boosting leads by 235% has driven Century 21 to make the switch from television advertising to internet advertising. With statistics like this it is clear that in order to stay in the game most businesses need to get on the internet bandwagon or be left behind by the competition. The days of mom and pop neighborhood businesses staying competitive by virtue of customer loyalty are giving way to customers who demand e-mail and internet access. Today’s consumers search online first, find their destination and go there and while statistics say that...
Written by: Teresa Dietrich | Web Design |  |
When it comes to computer technology it is often the case that it takes a large number of people working together to create something new and ingenious. However, we do know from experience that sometimes it is an individual human being who ‘cracks the code’ that leads to a new way of doing things. For isn’t that what technology is, new ways of getting things done? In the case Of Macromedia Flash we have look to one person in particular, Jonathan Gay. This one guy pretty much revolutionised the way animation and sound can now be manipulated to reflect an artist’s vision via contemporary...
Written by: Jesse S. Somer | Web Design | |
This is a two-part article about creating a web site on the web and the tools that you need to do that. During the last decade we have truly entered the information age. More and more people are becoming a part of the ever growing and wondrous community called the Internet. It was just over a decade ago that ‘Internet’ was just another new concept that a lot of people were skeptical about. Today however, it would be difficult to imagine living in the world without this amazing phenomenon. It really has enabled humans to reach new heights. Some basic terminology that you should take a...
Written by: Ashish Jain | Web Design | |
There are millions of web sites on the Internet, with more and more being added every day. One of the best ways finding any of these web sites is by using search an engine, but the search engine may result more than 1000’s of websites. Websites with good ranking are listed in first few pages.
Well! How would you make your website listed as high as possible in the result set?
In order to achieve this you need to work on Search engine optimization. Search engine optimization can be difficult and confusing task. We have gathered some important tips to make it ease and help you understand...
Written by: Shanthis | Web Design | |
GOOD DOMAIN NAME A good domain name should be as short as possible, easy to spell, easy to remember & easy to say. The best choice would be make it similar to your BRAND NAME (or) Web Site (or) Your Key Product. Also ensure it non-confusable with the existing domain names or TRADE MARKs. Keep It Short It is much a tradeoff between having your domain name descriptive and having it short. Ideally you would have domain name that is both descriptive of your service and short enough for easy usage in conversation. Normally Shorter names tend to be more professional, easier to spell, and more...
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You Need No Sounds in Web Site Design
I recently received an E-mail from somebody who wanted to ask me about if they should or shouldn’t place sound on their Web site. Now we all know it is possible, because we have all been on a Web site before that has had the midi that will not stop on it. So what do I have to say? Just say no to sound in your Web site design. I hate having sounds embedded into Web sites I am visiting. This isn't as much of a problem as it was during my first few years on the Web. Back a few years ago, you couldn't turn around without hearing a midi version of some...
Written by: Mitch Keeler | Web Design | |
Content is Key to Web Site Success
No matter how flashy or great your Web site looks, if you don't have good content you are in a boat without a paddle. I can not count the times that I have said that content is key to a Web site's success. Too many times to count. There are other things you should know about your Web site's content though that you may have not thought about before. Rule number one is to keep your content easy to read. When folks are reading things Online, they don't like to scan through huge paragraphs of information. Instead, try to cut your paragraphs up into smaller...
Written by: Mitch Keeler | Web Design | |
Back when I first got on the Web, some of my first Web site designs were just horrible. Heck I was still learning HTML, and that was way before CSS or any of these nice features we have now were around. After spending some time though learning my basics in Web site design I got better. I found my balance in the Web site design world. Every yin has a yang. Every coin has two sides. Why should Web site design be any different? The two sides of Web site design are really ugly and basic designs fighting with over the top artistic displays of digital imagery. The truth of the matter is,...
Written by: Mitch Keeler | Web Design | |
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