Every era has had its respective technological breakthroughs. Web browsing started with Gopher, which eventually gave rise to the birth of HTTP. Then came the era of the simple website layouts when NetScape was at its prime. 1997 onwards was when web design started to evolve. The mid 2000‘s was a time when a standardized website layout pattern began to really develop. Web professionals needed to come up with newer visual styles and formats to…
WordPress is hugely popular today but hasn’t always had a clean track record when it comes to security. The widely reported instances of breaches in WordPress websites have made people think twice about opting for it for their business. In all fairness though, users of WordPress have either been using outdated WordPress software, have poor system administration or just lack necessary tech and security knowledge. You’ve probably read a bunch of articles on how to…
I’d ask you not to take the term ‘hero’ banners too literally. They don’t wear capes or shoot weblines, but the visual impact it leaves on your visitors could surely save the day. When used well, they can make the difference between a longer visit and a bounce. Hero images can be a very valuable asset to your business. The concept kicked off around 2014 and is now a staple element of web-design. Incorporating hero…
SEO is definitely important for your customer’s website. When you’ve built an amazing website, designed it to look great but have no or low visitors, you’ve got a problem. One of the most effective ways to get your customer’s website noticed is through Search Engine Optimization. We tell you how you could get SEO rankings up through one important way: BACKLINKING. What is backlinking? Simply put, it’s a linking from a website / webpage / blog back…
You’ve just had a fantastic meeting with a client. The requirement is exciting and the pay will be too. You are ready to start work as soon as possible. To your shock, things start to unravel right from the very first change request to the invoice date. What could have been done to prevent this? Most web professionals, unfortunately, do not sign written agreements with clients before starting work. This mistake could not only cost…
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a web developer who’s had this question across his mind at least once. Should I choose Cloud Hosting or Geolocated hosting or CDN to serve customers in different geographies? Having had regional hosting servers for all our other ResellerClub programs, we recently launched geolocated hosting in China and now have hosting available from servers in Hong Kong, US, India, Turkey and UK. But let’s ask some vital questions first:…
Attention, Web Designers! Once you have launched your web design career, most of your decisions are driven by your right-brain thinking because you are obviously a very creative person and your expression manifests itself in artistic and aesthetic beauty. You have become a web designer to create great sites and give form to great ideas but for your business to continue to grow, you have to ensure that certain left-brain centered activities such as paying…
We’re all busy, and we’ve all received lengthy, ambiguous and rambling emails. Ironically, most of us have also been guilty of writing such verbose emails while requesting for someone else’s time. So what kind of emails work then? I have made some interesting and useful observations on effective email – particularly, What not to do when emailing someone (ie. your target market). How to write emails that people will actually (want to) read. The relevance of…