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SEO: Simulating Organic Growth On A Busy Schedule
When you first launch a website, you naturally want all the content crammed into it that you can lay hands on. But if it's real traffic you're looking for, consider taking a more patient approach. A... Times Read: 603

Search Engine Optimisation?
Everybody wants on the search engine optimization bandwagon. By now you have probably read about the many tricks and techniques, you probably have even read many things about what I will be writing a... Times Read: 155

Reseller Web Hosting Plan - Choosing A Right Reseller And A Proper Plan
Reseller web hosting plan is an easy business from web hosting bandwagon. It is but splitting up the drive space and bandwidth to give resellers resources so that they can provide the services that a... Times Read: 148

How To Choose Which Web Development Package Is Right For You
There are plenty of options when it comes to web site creation software and a wannabe web designer might have a hard time deciding which to choose. We will have a look at the most popular web creatio... Times Read: 135

Why Website Templates Make Being A Webmaster More Efficient
The acceptance of website templates as an alternative to website designing can be attributed to the ability of templates in improving the work efficiency of the webmaster. Of course, they also reduce... Times Read: 131

How to Build a Search Engine-Friendly Web Site: Understanding Critical Touch Points Equals Unrivaled Success
As a seasoned search engine marketing professional, I’ve optimized hundreds of W eb sites over the years. A vast majority of the time, I’m brought into the W eb development process late in the game. ... Times Read: 131

Create An Effective Website Color Scheme
One of the hardest parts in web design is creating a unique, effective color scheme. Not only will your site's colors give it personality, it will create a lasting impression on your visitors. Contra... Times Read: 129

Quality Website Design At An Affordable Price
I always have people asking me if I know of anybody who can build them a website which is affordable but also professional looking. They want the website to be search engine friendly, there is no poi... Times Read: 129

How To Design Your Site Effectively
You decide you want to have a web presence. How do you design your website in a way that is effective? How do you effectively create website in a way that makes your clients want to come back? A clie... Times Read: 128

Web Accessibility - The Law and The Opportunity
“What are my legal obligations in (the UK, Ireland, Australia, or the US) regarding web accessibility?” This or some variation of it is one of the most common questions heard in this business. If pos... Times Read: 127

The Real Reason Why Most Websites Fail
There are hundreds of articles on what makes a website bad. The most basic of these present detailed explanations of common sense, such as poor navigation; the most in depth talk about complicated c... Times Read: 126

From Idea to Design
So you know what your new website is going to be about - how do you set out to design it? You need to think of two things. What content are you going to have on your site, and secondly, what is your... Times Read: 125

Domain Name Registrars
Have you ever heard of the companies GoDaddy, eNom, or Network Solutions? These companies are domain name registrars. Domain names are the way humans remember webpages, and websites. For example, goo... Times Read: 125

Dedicated Server Is Better Than Shared Server
Web host company offers two options such as shared server space or dedicated server at the time of leasing server. Dedicated server is a single web server within a network of computers that is dedica... Times Read: 123

Creating Web Site Voice Affiliate Programs That Succeed
With the advent of Advertising Agencies, followed the fifteen percent mark up for all services the client purchases via the agency. As a radio station General Manager it was always important to have ... Times Read: 123

8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure
RSS (Real Simple Syndication) is the new technology on the block and is taking the Internet by storm as Internet marketers are hurrying to incorporate this new form of communication and technology in... Times Read: 123

Some Ways To Improve Your King Content
There are thousands of articles, books and forum posts which showed that content is king in search engine optimization (SEO). In this article, you can find some ways that can help you improve this ki... Times Read: 122

The Power of Effective Brochures
Even if the age of technology is taking over, brochures will never get out of style. The content needs to focus on the direct message, which you are trying to bring out. The whole part of it should s... Times Read: 121

Getting Back To Basics: Creating A Logo From Start To Finish
When I began my career in the graphics industry, almost 17 years ago, I would approach the design of any new logo by first taking out a pad of paper and a pencil and sketching out basic ideas before ... Times Read: 119

Purchasing Websites vs Building Your Own
When you decide that you want to run your own online business, the question will soon come up in your mind about whether you should purchase an established website, or build one from scratch. The ans... Times Read: 118

Link Building Campaign
How to get referrals and gain credibility on the Web Is your goal to get more traffic on your Website without spending a lot of money? Is it important that your Website is easy for your prospects to... Times Read: 118

FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FTP is a protocol that your computer uses to communicate to other computers on the network, including the Internet. FTP allows you to login into a server and upload or download files. The most common... Times Read: 117

Dot Gov... Dot Dull?
Most government Web sites are about as exciting as a Senate appropriations hearing. Besides lacking charisma, sites are difficult to navigate and a bear to search. But the possibilities of the Intern... Times Read: 116

PHP, Internet Business Marketing, & Good Web Content Go Hand In Hand
Everyone has heard that content is king when it comes to search engine optimization and just good old plain web site marketing smarts. But how you present that content on your site can also make a wo... Times Read: 116

Best MovableType Plugins
My personal list of the Best Movabletype Plugins will be the first article to kick off a new category on ProfitPapers reflecting my love of everything development. The aptly named Dev category will ... Times Read: 116

Do They Speak English?
Double your customer base… by repeating the same things! Are you unknowingly restricting your market to more than half of your potential customer base? Are you alienating an important number of your ... Times Read: 116

New-fangled CD Label Printer
Have you been exposed with the conventional way of having your CD labeled? Well, that old way of printing labels especially for CD’s were very labor extensive. It requires long working hours, enough ... Times Read: 116

MovableType SEO
Alright I touched on Movabletype and SEO this last week in my best movable type plugins article with the intent to come back and provide some specific details. I will tell you that Movabletype is op... Times Read: 115

Launch Your Site, Before It Is Finished
When you launch a site, you face three major problems: The search engines don't know you, the users don't know you and you might not have any meaningful amount of content. These problems can cost yo... Times Read: 115

About HTML fonts
It is very tempting to use fancy looking fonts when designing a web page. After all, the fancier the font the more attractive it will be to visitors and the more likely they will be to stay at your p... Times Read: 113

Dedicated Servers – Backup and Recovery Strategies for Web Hosting Companies
What kind of backup recovery strategy should a company have for its dedicated server? Web hosting companies have been debating this architecture since their existence began. It is really a question ... Times Read: 112

How To Unclutter The Content Of Your Website
To the search engines, content is king. However if your whole site is cluttered with content, it can look really boring and might scare your visitors away. Identify Your Audience Do you really need ... Times Read: 112

Making Your Visitors and Search Engines Happy
In the quest for the perfect website sometimes we overlook the obvious and forget about aspects of the web that make it enjoyable. We get caught up into what’s cool or what our competitor’s site has... Times Read: 111

Websites Are Not Television
Have you noticed that websites today are adapting the concept of television? Nowadays, web sites are complete with state-of-the-art graphics, sounds and videos. To top it all up, advertisements are ... Times Read: 110

When You Should Consider Using a Site Template or Wizard to Build Your Own Website
I'm a web designer letting you know when it's important not to use a web designer. I feel this is very important to discuss, because many customers spend a lot of money when a much simpler solution i... Times Read: 110

On Demand Software As A Service With A Composite Twist
The ability to setup websites with content has been available and accepted for several years. There are also successful online CRM vendors. In addition, there are good solutions available for setti... Times Read: 110

Does Your Local Business Need A Website?
A few days back, on a weekday afternoon, I was chatting with Peter. He is an old time friend of mine. Peter was always passionate about cars and finally he left his mundane insurance company job and ... Times Read: 109

Keyword Research Guide -- How and Why!
Keyword marketing-the importance.. In the Field of SEO-Search engine optimization choosing keywords is one of the most important tasks. You should choose keyword wisely. Choosing keyword is not a gue... Times Read: 108

Create a Google Sitemap
One of the hot new website promotion tips du jour is the Google Sitemap. This is a small XML file that sits on a website and provides information for Googlebot when it comes to visit. Is this file... Times Read: 107

Have a Customer Catching Site with Great Ecommerce Web Site Design
E-commerce web site development is all the rage in these days of the Internet boom, even after the big days of dot.com busts. The dream of making it huge in a short time may be over but the reliabili... Times Read: 107

The Problem of Maintaining Websites
When I was a young child I used to hear my parents tell me that my eyes were bigger than my stomach. When I was hungry it was easy for me to put a lot on my plate, but as I began to eat I would find... Times Read: 107

The 5 Most Important Rules for Designing your Company Website
Have you ever visited a website that was so bad that you felt like it was sucking the life out of you? Sure you have, we all have. We all know what a poorly designed website looks like. And the sad t... Times Read: 107

Meta Search: Internet Search Engine Directory
With the billions of web pages on the Internet, how do you drill down to find the pages that are most relevant to your search? Although most people use one of the "Big Three" search engines - and som... Times Read: 106

Three Reasons Why Your Business Needs A Website
When I call on businesses offering my web design and hosting services, the first question I ask, naturally, is “Does your business have a web site?” If not, then I ask for the person in charge of th... Times Read: 106

Improving Website Performance
Images, graphic and flash animation Many sites have images or graphics that are too large. By too large, I don't necessarily mean the dimensions of the images, but the file size is excessive and does... Times Read: 105

How to Make Visitors Add You to Their Favorites
If you want your visitors to come back again and again, you've got to get them to add your website to their favorites (also known as bookmarks in some browsers). That's the menu where they can save w... Times Read: 105

Speed up Your Application Development in Macromedia's ColdFusion MX 7.0
Macromedia announced their release of Coldfusion’s latest version on February 7, 2005. This latest version is ColdFusion MX 7.0 clearly offers several important new features and useful improvements o... Times Read: 105

SEO in a BOX?
Are profitable, top search ranks possible without the help of an experienced search engine optimization company? Can a software package or online miracle site touting testimonials and grandeur guar... Times Read: 104

The OTHER Acronym for HTML - How To Make Laughs?
Or what about CSS - Comic Sheer Stupidity? How to make a successful online magazine from nothing and with nothing, particularly the first clue about computer language. I am a website designer and w... Times Read: 104

What's the Fastest Way to Ruin a New Web Site?
I’ve been asked, “How do I design a successful Web site?” I often respond, “Do you know the fastest way to ruin a new Web site design?” As you might suspect, the answer is, “Lack of proper planning... Times Read: 103

10 Reasons Why Websites Fail - And How To Avoid The Normal Pitfalls
Perhaps you have attempted (maybe more than once) to have a website. You may have signed up late at night on one of the countless web hosting plans that are on the web and for only $7.95 you were u... Times Read: 102

Universal Web Design Catering to All of Your Visitors
The world wide web is an extremely unique place that allows everybody to have access to the same information from all around the world. This truly is an ability never experienced before by humankind... Times Read: 98

Learning difficulties & web accessibility
Accessibility is about making it as easy as possible for all members of society to fully take part in that society. It is about removing barriers. It is about inclusion and empowerment. It is about c... Times Read: 87

Website Optimisation & Design: Which Screen Resolution to Design for?
It is at times a common mistake for web designers, especially beginners, to create a website which is not optimised for various screen resolutions. With over 40 different screen resolutions, it is ex... Times Read: 87

Examples of Bad Webpage Graphic Design
There are two major problems inherent in most graphic design for the Internet. One of is ‘too much’ and the other is ‘no connection’. Designers tend to put ‘too much’ emphasis on the graphic elemen... Times Read: 85

Form vs. Function (Which shall prevail?)
Form and function is both vital to a web design. Form is one base and function is another. Function without form is boring. Nonetheless, even if the form is impressive yet not functional it will be ... Times Read: 82

Designing Your Website
‘First impression lasts’ is very much true for online business. Website content (texts, graphics and animations) must create a 3D picture of product/service in the mind of the consumers, and entice t... Times Read: 81

Tips on Creating a Site Map
A quick search on Google for advice on creating a site map initially threw up many links to software you could buy or download for free to create a site map. But why do you need a site map? Basica... Times Read: 79

Create Your Own Web Site for Information Purposes or Ecommerce
Creating your own web site can be extremely quick, easy, and affordable. Today you can find plenty of tools that can help you create the perfect web site whether it is for pleasure or for commerce. I... Times Read: 76

Knowing When is Enough
How many times hove you been to a website and could not tell where the ads stop and the content begins? You spend a few minutes trying to figure out what the site does? And then you leave. Knowing w... Times Read: 74

Web Application Development
Prototyping is one of the most important aspects of our development process. We consider the act of prototyping to be a risk mitigation strategy. If approached correctly, we believe that prototyping ... Times Read: 73

Creating a Succesful Community
Once you've tried it, most of you will agree. Getting members that actually post in a community is hard. Making members stay is even harder. Of course it's a lot easier when the subject of your site ... Times Read: 73

Italy: A land of low Birth Rate
Declining Birth Rates of Italy Italy, as we all know, is the world center of the Catholic Church. Strangely, in spite of its deep-rooted Catholic culture and tradition, it has today changed into a n... Times Read: 72

Top Tips for Attracting and Retaining Web Design Clients
Quick Response Customers are immediately impressed with quick responses to questions and service sign-up. Be sure to mention how important customers are to the success of your business and strive to ... Times Read: 72

Google Adsense Best Practices
When selecting the size of your Google Adsense code the 300x250 is by far the best performer. This square box works best when placed in the middle of the content towards the top. I commonly place t... Times Read: 70

Keep Your Website Contents Fresh by Adding RSS Feeds
RSS is a method that has been used by many webmasters and publishers to publish information and news online. The readers then be able to read the information and the news with their RSS readers. But ... Times Read: 70

Making Professional-Looking Brochures
Brochures are for displaying services. They are also for selling an idea or service. If these purposes are put into a list, then it would be endless. The numerous ways and intentions why people have ... Times Read: 70

Finally, Someone Made The Web Design Process Easy To Understand
The best thing that can be done for web design is to leave it to the designers! That is what a lot of folks particularly internet marketers like me believe about the web design process. When you vi... Times Read: 69

Very Cheap Web Design Service In England
Are you looking for somebody to build you a website, however do not have a very large budget? This is the position many people find themselves in and are on the lookout for very cheap web design serv... Times Read: 69

The Bread And Butter Of Website Accessibility
The main reason webmasters fail to make their websites accessible is because they don’t understand the concept of an "accessible website" in the first place. Lets admit it, when the buzzword accessib... Times Read: 69

Important Considerations Before Choosing A Web Hosting Provider
The first thing before choosing a web hosting provider is that you should be fully aware of your hosting requirements. If you are a beginner wanting to host a personal web site, then your only concer... Times Read: 69

Choosing Your First Web Hosting Company
Suppose you just finished a great new web site. You have a beautiful design, an awesome domain name, and a large amount of content. The question is, “what do I do next?” Having a great web host is es... Times Read: 69

HOW-TO: #1 in Google in 7 days
Article submission was something I had tried in the past but I had always done so by hand submitting to 2 or 3 of the larger portals. In my test during February I was pleasantly surprised how easily ... Times Read: 68

VideoLan Tutorial
As far as marketing goes I guess this article may one day bring me some hate for teaching some dumbass to build online infomercials, but I assure you my motives are far less industrious. If you liv... Times Read: 68

Misconceptions About Personal And Special Event Websites
There is no denying it, the Internet is a part of almost everyone’s life these days. We shop on the internet, pay bills, find information and learn about things that interest us, make new friends and... Times Read: 68

Finding a Search Engine Friendly Content Management System
What is a Content Management System? A Content Management System (CMS) is a third party software application which allows web site administrators to add, update or delete content, photos, and documen... Times Read: 67

Applied Software Project Management Book Review
It’s not often that a software project management book comes along that is practical, easy to read and stacked full of ready to use process scripts. Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene have done just... Times Read: 67

Usability For Older Web Users
According to the 2001 UK census (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2287650.stm), the UK now has more people aged over 60 than under 16. It also revealed that there are now 1.1 million people aged over 85... Times Read: 66

The Advantages of Web Page Template Designs: Tips and Guides on Which To Choose
Building and creating a website is a nightmarish task especially if you don’t have the slightest idea on what you are suppose to do. Staring on an empty screen and waiting for some creative ideas to ... Times Read: 66

Website Colors That Turn Off Your Customers
Using too many colors or the wrong combination of colors could alienate or turn off customers completely. Out of any form of non-verbal communication, color is the quickest way to communicate a messa... Times Read: 66

Top 5 Mistakes that Drive Your Visitors Away in Less than 2 Minutes
You took the leap. You set up a website to display your important message. Congratulations! As in life, first impressions are important on the web. Web researchers found that you have about 2 minutes... Times Read: 66

Web Design for Speed
Have you ever noticed that some sites are much faster than others. Or that some specific websites take a notably larger amount of time to load than others? Have you ever seen a site that begins by ... Times Read: 65

BigDaddy and Google in the Spotlight
With so much talk about Google you almost forget who MSN and yahoo even are. Google is known for taking the spotlight on many occasions, both in the search engine world and in the hardware world. Sin... Times Read: 65

Basic But Ignored Web Design Tips
You took the leap. You set up a website to display your important message. Bravo! As in life, first impressions are important on the web. Web researchers found that you have about 2 minutes to make t... Times Read: 65

How to Build a Quality Website
The other day I received an email from a guy asking whether we could build his eCommerce website. Since Rusbiz is a company which has a full service web solutions development department, I sent him o... Times Read: 65

5 Common Mistakes of Website Design
Huge Mistake #1: Creating a Website with Flash -- Did you know in a recent study, top internet marketers discovered that having a website created with Flash, actually decreased the response from pros... Times Read: 65

What Is RSS And How Can It Benefit You?
RSS is short for Really Simple Syndication. It is part of the XML family that is used for syndicating information. Put simply RSS allows one web site to share information with another web site. As a ... Times Read: 64

There’s No Reason To Fear When Making A Website
I’ve been writing about the Internet for a couple of years now so you’d probably assume that I am proficient with all aspects of the Web, from using search engines to building a website. Well, you’re... Times Read: 64

Why People Ignore Your Postcards?
What is the fastest, simplest and cheapest way to promote your business? Postcards. That is, postcards sent by direct mail. This way, you can send your message to prospective clients for less cost, i... Times Read: 64

Developing Websites With A Theme
I like to think of the theme of a website as something that makes the website easily identifiable. It can be a combination of colour patterns, navigation effects, layout...etc that leave a lasting im... Times Read: 63

Use Websites - Make Money the Easy Way
For most people, webpages in the internet is its main folly. It is the most eye-popping aspect of the internet. The pages of the web holds a vast range of information produced by most people who are ... Times Read: 63

Running An Effective Website
Running an effective website is a continuous process. I have compiled five (5) ways of doing it on a regular basis. 1. Maintain and Optimize Your Site. Maintenance is making sure your site is technic... Times Read: 63

The Devil Is In The Details, Miss A Deadline And You’re A Dead Duck!
As a consultant for real estate development specializing in launching new projects into the marketplace, I have determined the development of architectural renderings and animations are an essential ... Times Read: 62

Avoid Getting Ripped Off - Spot Bad Web Hosts
Getting ripped off in the web hosting industry is very common and a lot of people fall victim to scam artists each year. This article will reveal how to spot the bad hosts and give you tips on how to... Times Read: 62

The Power of Web Forms
Web forms allow site owners to gather information about their site visitors. Web forms can be as simple as an email newsletter subscription box, or as complex as an advanced ecommerce checkout page. ... Times Read: 62

How to Pick Your Domain Name
You have been thinking of starting your own website. You have done some preliminary research and you are ready to go, all you need to do now is pick your domain name. Pretty simple, right? Well, i... Times Read: 61

Improve Your Visitors Experience - Add Scripts to Your Website
For new webmasters, adding third-party software and scripting to a website can be a really scary proposition. I remember when I put my first scripts on my own website. Even with my basic dos programm... Times Read: 61

Affordable Web Design In Birmingham
If you have a business, big or small you may be thinking of getting yourself a website. The world wide web is another way of spreading your message or selling your product. First you need to find som... Times Read: 61

Step by Step Guide to Setting up a New WHM cPanel Server for Web Hosting Accounts
This is a guide to setting up a new WHM/cPanel Server to be used for web hosting accounts. It is intended for web hosting company administrators and dedicated server owners. For under $99 per month, ... Times Read: 60

E-Commerce Hosting - Factors to Consider
So you have decided to take the plunge and take your business on the web. This most likely means you will need a reliable hosting service to host your e-Commerce website. What are the key factors tha... Times Read: 60

Why Should I Pay for Web Hosting?
The advent of blogging and free blog space has brought about a revolution in web publishing that pushes the boundaries of terms like “webmaster” and “website.” In today’s brave new world of Internet ... Times Read: 59