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5 Great Ways to Promote Your Blog

November 5, 2010 – 6:18 pm

What caught your eye in that headline? Was it the number+adjective+message format? That brings us directly to your first tip…
1. Use a great headline. Numbers do catch people’s attention, especially when the subsequent message offers advice or commentary on the best or worst of something (5 Worst Movies, 10 Best Hotels).
2. Link to popular blogs. [...]

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3 Web Design Tips for Small Businesses

October 27, 2010 – 10:51 pm

When small businesses begin to design a website, they may think more about the business aspect than the graphic design. Don’t make that mistake–your web design forms your customers’ first impressions of the quality and professionalism of your business. These three tips may help.

Original Photographs: Don’t use that same boring stock photo of men or [...]

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The One Web Design Step You Must Take Before Anything Else!

October 22, 2010 – 6:24 pm

Do you know the most important factor in web design? Your target audience. Just because the Internet can reach millions of people doesn’t mean your website will appeal to all of them. You’re much better off designing a site that  attracts the people most likely to buy your product or use your service.
To figure out [...]

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Do Web Designers Need a Graphic Design Education?

October 11, 2010 – 1:43 am

To answer that question, you need to clarify exactly what you mean by web design. Two definitions seem equally common:
1)      A web designer creates the visual design and layout of websites.
2)      A web designer specializes in the function and coding of a website.
While the second type needs to focus more on learning programming languages and [...]

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Three Golden Rules for Website Design

October 3, 2010 – 9:18 pm

Do you want to design your own website, but have no idea how to begin? If you start by following these three rules, you should be ahead of the game.
#1  Make Your Website Easy to Read
Consider the colors of your text and background carefully. Don’t use flashy backgrounds behind text. To get the most readable [...]

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