“Web Sites That Work!”
I just posted this article to Biznik…..Dan Just as you wouldn’t move your business into a “bricks and mortar” building without budgeting for building maintenance, you shouldn’t start your business website without a budget for maintenance. An improperly maintained website can be just as much of a millstone around your business’s neck as a poorly [...]
Currently, on the Southeastern Michigan PHP User Group mailing list, there is a discussion of PHP frameworks. I’ve always known that I should be using them, but while they do offer a number of benefits, they can have a steep learning curve. I kept putting it off, saying, “I’ll use on on the next project.” [...]
I mostly deal with small companies or companies that don’t want to spend a lot of money on a website. That’s why I was excited to read about the 5-Second Test and the fivesecondtest.com website that will let you run these tests for free. From fivesecondtest.com: “Conducting a five second test allows you to find [...]
Startup Nation recently ran an article on marketing your website. The five steps include: focus on content and code, participate and network, build your word of mouth and viral marketing, create press and write articles, and sync up with search engines and online tools. In my humble opinion, marketing your website is probably even more [...]
On Work.Com, Richard Burckhardt writes about how to optimize images to maximize search engine placement. The article, Guide to SEO 101 – Image Optimization notes: Google’s implementation of Universal Search has changed the whole search landscape and settled the often debated SEO issue of whether the use of ALT text and keywords in image file [...]
Startup Nation recently published an article “Eight Steps to Win at Blogging.” I could find only seven steps, but they’re all very good: Choose a host. Bodnar says outside hosts like TypePad, WordPress and Blogger are easy and cheap, “but you’re limited to storage size and features.†You get what you pay for, he says, [...]
FreeforInvestors.com is the latest creation of the Web Publishing Group. It allows investors to get free information from Dow Jones, The Economist, and a wide variety of investment newsletter publishers. In addition to serving investors, it also serves the marketer who runs the site. The website captures the contact information of those requesting information, and [...]
Web Publishing Group and Mary Cronin Design have just completed a new, database-driven website for the West Washtenaw Business Association (WWBA). The WWBA brings together independent professionals and small business who are interested in improving economic, environmental, and security conditions within the community. The WWBA provides a forum for communication, group benefit participation, and social [...]
The Inc. magazine website has two articles on choosing domain names: 10 Tips for Choosing a Domain Name Choosing the Perfect Domain Name They both offer similar advice, including: always use dot.com and use company names and brand names. Both are good pieces of advice.
Recently, I had to implement an events calendar on a website I was working on. My first idea was to find an open source package written in PHP. I did some Web searching and found the following: VCalendar WebCalendar iCalendar PHP iCalendar After thinking about this a bit more, though, I opted for an online [...]
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