04 Aug Before You Sign the Web Design Contract – What to Ask Before You Sign on the Dotted Line

Don't make the same mistake one friend of mine recently made when hiring a design company to do his organization's website.

04 Aug Building a Highly Ranked Website in Google

Google. Millions of keywords. Billions of web pages. Competition like never before. So, how does Google (and all of the other search engines) select which page gets ranked #1 for a particular keyword, while another webpage gets ranked #10,567? Although, the exact formula for calculating Google's search engine ranking remains a mystery, there are a number of known factors that contribute to a page's ranking and several more that are debatable.  To reach more of your audience, you'll need to build a highly ranked website in Google.

04 Aug How to FTP – and Make Your Website Public

You've finished building your website in one of the popular software programs and now you're ready to take your website public. You may have a domain name (www.yourname.com) or you may not. The question is, what do you do next? How do you take the website on your computer and allow the whole world to see it?  

04 Aug Choosing A Web Host – Nine Qualities Of The Best Web Hosting Companies

There are so many choices when it comes to hosting a web site that it can be a daunting task to find a web host that is suitable for your needs. In this article, Starbucks is used as a metaphor for nine of the most important qualities in a good web hosting company.

04 Aug Top Twenty-Two Website Do’s and Don’ts – Part 1

These are the best and worst practices for your website so that you can exclude less internet users and maximize your website's usability.

04 Aug Web Page Templates – Making the Best of Web Design

Making your own web page templates has never been easier than it is today. With software like Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Contribute, and Fireworks, you have a number of options for creating web site templates. Rather than outlining the software differences, it's important to understand the basics of web page templates.

04 Aug Web Design Process – The 6 P’s of the Website Design Process

Have you ever wondered where to start when designing your website? It can be a daunting task for even seasoned web designers, and yet it often consists of a set of common steps. We've broken it down into the six P's of the web design process.

04 Aug How to Find a Good Web Design Company – or Web Designer

There are so many web design companies that it can be difficult to find one that you feel confident in. Here are seven steps to take to find a good web design company.