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Best Practices in Web Design
Before we start, let’s take a second to actually think what a web site is. For anyone creating a web site I strongly recommend a small ebook by Seth Godin. In it, he says: Big Picture #1: A Web site must do at least one of two things, but probably…
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6: Enhancing a Template for Joomla SEO
So we have a very basic shell of a web site. Doesn’t look very interesting does it. Well, we can soon change that, let’s make a few changes. We will also optimize the template for SEO. Joomla has some challenges compared to a static website, but techniques such as those…
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What makes a good designer
There is such a glut of web designers these days, how is the consumer able to tell the good from the bad. Well, itÂ’s not how you would think. The marketing of a design firm, or their size, or their office is no indication of the quality of their websites…
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Joomla CSS Drop Down Menu Tutorial
Want a lean CSS drop down menu in Joomla? Meet the suckerfish! OK, if you have read my SEO guide, you might have noticed I am biased a little against flash and JavaScript. I like to emphasize W3C valid code and lean pages, neither of which is helped by these…
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4: A Blank Template CSS file for Joomla
In an earlier section, we discussed a slightly different design process. Instead of creating the design and then doing the CSS layout, we will be doing it the other way round, the Joomla CSS first. We are doing this because we want to make an blank CSS template file that…
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A Network of Town Web Sites
Compass is to design a series of websites for Strafford, VT. They will include interconnected sites for the local school and libraries and other community organizations in the town. Each will have a design based on a central town theme, and be closely interconnected through links. The goal of the…
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What is a Domain Name
Your domain name is what people will type into their browser, e.g. www.yourname.com. This name must be registered with a central international agency and renewed every year. Think of it as the mailing address for your website. Without a domain, mail (or in this case, viewers) can’t find you.
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Compass Site Re-designed
You may have noticed a new look to our web site. We have completely redesigned the site using the powerful open source content management system, Joomla. We also took this opportunity to move more of our content into the Articles section and made it easier to navigate different articles.
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One Page Primer to eBay
Absolute Guide to Getting Started on eBay: The One page primer
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The Google Sandbox
In March 2004, Google implemented a new filter, now referred to as “The Sandbox”. Google’s thinking was, A new web site shouldn’t be able to get good ranking, until they prove themselves. Spammers generate millions of new pages daily, along with millions of new links to go with them.
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