There is a very simple and quick way to protect a website or web directory using .htaccess and .htpasswrd. This can be a very efficient way for web designers to protect web pages or sites in progress. The effect will be that any user trying to access the protected directory will be prompted by a...
Google has a rule which restricts affiliate marketers to one search query spot for each top level (display) domain. This has implications for affiliate advertisers that run their content on a shared or large website where other affiliate advertisers may be present. Google will determine that these...
Use Google Chrome to turn your browser into a web development toolbox. There is a broad range of tools that can allow you to bypass the expensive Adobe Web Standard suite of software and load up your web browser with some pretty hot tools for web design. Granted, this can also be done with...
Many small businesses facing the decision of building a website come across the question of content management. In essence, the business managers need to balance short term costs and long-term usage of a website. Many business managers find themselves asking: "Should I spend more initially and add...
There are some key differences between web project management and a more general approach to project management. Within these differences remain some important challenges that are recurring for web project managers and web designers managing projects. Changing customer requirements Web project...
For web designers, Internet Explorer is a true pain in the butt. This article gives web designers a weapon to combat the various rendering engines for the Internet Explorer browsers whether 5.5, 6, 7, or 8. Since Internet Explorer does not conform to web standards that other browsers, such as...
Forms can be a very important part of a website as often are a gateway in the conversion funnel. Web designers are finding very interesting and often subtle ways to make forms less painful and, at times, more appealing. Forms should not be confusing or overly cluttered. Also, it is important that...
Help defining TITLE and SUBTITLE attributes for Mailchimp custom template WYSIWYG editor STYLE dropdown We had a few people write in to us and ask how to work with custom Mailchimp templates. Specifically these web designers were having trouble getting the "TITLE" and "SUBTITLE" attributes to show...