Web design and development articles
Protecting your website's intellectual property online
Your website's domain name, images, text, design, and trademarks are just some of the online intellectual property that you own and that need protection from common online risks...
Driving website visitors towards a goal: A key to online success
As people move throughout your site, multiple components should work together to ultimately "drive" visitors to reach that goal...
Capturing and keeping the attention of website visitors
Getting people to visit your website is only the first step to making it successful. Once they arrive, you need to immediately capture and keep their attention to make sure they want to stay...
Writing webpage titles with impact
Well written webpage titles are vital to the success of a site, yet they are often one of the most overlooked components in the Web design process...
What does the end of the Netscape Web browser mean for you?
Development of the Netscape Navigator Web browser will end after 13 years. What does this mean for Web developers?
Time saving tips when building your website
Have you ever found yourself spending more time creating and maintaining your website than you at first expected?
Making your site's content Web-friendly: writing for the Web
One of the keys to a successful site is to have quality, well-written content.
Sourcing photos for Web design
Options for sourcing photographs for your website and the types of licenses that stock photography libraries use.
Tips for creatively using images
Read tips for using images creatively so that you achieve better results on your website.
How often should you update your website's content? The benefits and risks...
Regularly updating your website's content can have many benefits for your site, but also poses some potential risks...
Our first look at HTML 5
A new HTML specification called HTML 5 is in development; find out what features and benefits it promises to give you as a website owner!
Tips for protecting the privacy of your website's visitors
Simple measures you can implement to help protect the privacy of visitors...
Creating a logo for your website
Logos are a great way to build brand recognition for your site and enhance its professional appearance...
Web accessibility tips
Making your website accessible is an important issue for all website owners and has many benefits...
Creating a website backup and restore plan
Formulating a plan you can use to respond to a website failure can save you significant time and anxiety if your Web server fails...
Reaching more Web visitors using multiple sites
The advantages of running multiple sites aimed at different target audiences.
Learning about the interests of your website's visitors
How to determine what interests your website visitors have so that you can add more applicable content to your site.
Converting lost visitors into repeat visitors
Learn about the most common reasons why visitors might leave a website within the first few seconds so that it doesn't happen to your site.
How to increase your website's position in search results
find how how search engines determine your website's position in search results and how you can improve it.
Tips for choosing secure passwords
How to choose secure passwords to reduce the risk of your website being hacked.
Websites for mobile devices and .mobi domain names
Creating a website that can be viewed on a mobile device (cell/mobile phone).
Geographically differentiating your website from others
Differentiating your website from its competitors based on your geographic location.
Protecting your website's content from unauthorised copying
Ensuring that someone else doesn't copy your work without your permission.
Understanding a website's log file
Website log files contain valuable information about what people do when they come to your site.
Increasing your website's popularity by analysing its traffic
Increase the popularity of your website by making minor changes based on how people enter and move around it...
Screen resolution and Web design
Understanding how to plan for variations in screen resolution when you design your website ensures it makes a good impression to visitors.
Increasing visits to your site by including more content
Increasing visitors by focusing on the amount and quality of website content.
Advantages of adding multiple domain names to your website
Protecting your web site's online brand by registering additional, similar, domain names.
Avoiding confusion when modifying websites: the just-noticeable difference principle
How to change your website's design without confusing regular visitors.
Choosing a website hosting provider
Choosing a provider to host your website.
Choosing domain names for your website
Find out what domain names are and how to choose them.
Protecting domain names
Reducing the risk of domain names being stolen or re-registered by someone else...
Making your website more popular using press releases
Press releases (sometimes called media releases) are a great way to effectively tell a large number of people about your website...
An introduction to writing press releases
An overview of how to structure, write and distribute press releases.
Backing up your website
Preventing data loss in the event your website's server fails.
How long should a webpage be?
How to decide how long your webpages should be.
Elements of good home page design
Home pages should attract a visitor's attention, retain their interest and then easily let them access the page they require.
Selecting fonts for Web design
Choosing the most suitable font to maximise a website's professional appearance and readability.
Creating reciprocal link partnerships
Creating link partnerships to let others know about your site.
Design tips when using images
Using images on your site so that they are aesthetically pleasing, complement a site's design well, and maximise its professional appearance.
Contact methods for your website and reducing spam
Reducing spam email while easily letting website visitors contact you.
Creating a positive e-commerce experience
Creating a positive online shopping experience for your customers.
International website design
Selecting navigational graphics, the meaning of colours, and bandwidth considerations.
Developing website content for an international audience
Translating websites, localising content, country-specific domain names, and written communication.
Optimising websites for search engines
Techniques to help increase the position of your webpage in search engine results.
Using images effectively
Learn some tricks and optimisation techniques to get the most out of using images on your website.
Displaying icons for your site in bookmarks and the address bar
Personalise bookmarks to your website and the address bar by displaying a graphic alongside them.
Attracting more repeat visitors to your website
Discover some of the methods used by leading website owners to make their sites stand out from others.
Using websites to leverage your resources
Using your website to your maximum advantage.
Effective communication on the Internet
Your business' website is an extremely effective communication and marketing tool...
How to create pop-up windows using JavaScript
Pop-up windows are new webpages that appear on top of an existing page in a separate small window. Learn how to create them in this tutorial.
Brief tips for creating websites
A brief list of tips to help you develop your websites.
Choosing the most suitable graphic format for website development
The advantages and limitations of the two most common graphics formats used on the Internet - GIF and JPEG.
Integrating marketing into your online strategy
The online strategy you use should be well integrated with existing marketing and advertising campaigns...
Creating a DHTML navigation menu
Learn how to create DHTML navigation menus.
