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There once was a time when building a website meant we had just two options to choose from: Spend a large amount of money paying a professional to do it for us, or spend countless hours learning how to do it ourselves, usually winding up with finished products that looked pretty sub-standard when compared to our competitors’ sites. These days, there is a third option for those of us with small budgets and a lack of time to spend learning how to code websites.   From dedicated solutions like the popular Wix and Squarespace, to those programs bundled in with …

No matter in which field you are working, you will almost always benefit from a website. Just do a Google search and you will find hundreds of websites in the fields of health care, fitness, science, philosophy, e-commerce, technology and so on and so forth. The presence of so many websites online from diverse fields is evidence enough that these people are reaping benefits from an online presence. But the problem is not everyone has the necessary proficiency to create and run a website. In olden days coders or developers were hired to program sites but today the situation is …

No one can deny that the future of web will be a responsive web. At present, everyone practically has smartphone, tablet, iPhone or other mobile devices to access internet and social networks. So, what we need to adapt as a website designer or developer? We need to build our website design responsive and adapt the responsive features of HTML5 in order to increase visibility of site. What is Responsive Web Design? Responsive web design or RWD essentially indicates that your website is compatible to open on different mobile browsers. The layout of page and images can access with content. As …

If you run a website, then you will no doubt be familiar with the way you can get quite protective over your creation. Often you will feel almost fatherly (or motherly) to your site and want the best for it not only because you want to make money, but also because you are genuinely proud of it. As such then, it can be a rather upsetting experience when you find your site is getting bullied by another one. When a new site crops up on your turf and starts steeling your visitors and making your site look bad, it can …

The Internet is a fast-paced atmosphere and chances are, if you’re in the medical field, you have realized this over the years. With the fast growth of smartphones, more and more Internet users are now surfing the web on a screen smaller than the palm of their hand. This is going to include your patients and potential new customers that are searching for medical professionals in their area or maybe just trying to schedule an appointment or call the office from their smartphone. This is one of the reasons its important for healthcare professionals that are looking for medical website …

Ask a web designer how to improve your website and they’ll suggest a complete redesign. Loads of new features, cutting edge tech, widgets, gizmos and gadgets. Ask an SEO expert and they’ll come up with a ton of new strategies, they’ll tell you to ignore the designer and listen to them. Ask a copywriter and they’ll tell you a complete revamp of your content is needed. You get the picture, probably. Web design, content management and SEO are all crucial parts of creating a successful site, but it’s a fine balance and one that can leave those new to doing business (successfully) …

Social networking and online communities are making the world a little smaller each day. As gaining international readers is not difficult for a website in recent times, it is important for web designers to measure the message the websites send out to a potentially wide user base. The use of colors in web design has found a new value with the introduction of flat web design trend. However, it is also vital for web designers to remember that one single color can have different meanings at different corners of the planet. Color associations vary from culture to culture. What a …

Today’s consumers are Web-heads. Google reported in September 2012 that 97 percent of Americans who use the Internet are looking for specific products and services. And yet, half of all small businesses don’t have a website, rendering them invisible to a lot of potential customers. At the same time, the Web’s impact on business is steadily increasing. According to the respected consulting firm BCG, the Internet economy grows by about 10 percent each year, making a Web presence a vital survival business tool. Creating a website is an empowering step for your business. Your site is another venue to use …

As consumers access the web from a more varied array of devices – desktops and laptops of all screen sizes, smart phones, tablets, and gaming devices – it has become more and more important to create websites that are responsive and will either appear the same across all devices or will provide the same quality experience. The key to that is scalability. So-called “flat design” is the perfect option for responsive and scalable design. Flat design strips away a lot of the bells and whistles that are found in traditional web design, such as textured backgrounds, drop shadows, and other …

Typography is and advanced field where people devote their lives in this ancient craft. But here you can get many things to explore and learn. In this article, you can able to know about the major and important points, which you should be keeping in mind while writing. For typography, you must design the web in a way so that you can change the content according to the need. It is simply not possible to kern each title. Nowadays typography has become practical typography. In this, you cannot have total control over the kind of website. Choosing Type and Size …