WebAssist Universal Email Review
Posted on February 4, 2008
Filed Under Dreamweaver Design, Product Reviews, Website Design | 2 Comments
WebAssist’s Universal Email Dreamweaver extension is a versatile plugin that enables you to send personalized text or HTML email messages to anyone who provides an email address on your site. The flexibility of the extension is it’s strength, and it doesn’t need a database to operate. This WebAssist Universal Email review gives a rundown of the features and how it can help you stay in touch with your website visitors. Read more
The Super Bowl Ads: Not so Super
Posted on February 4, 2008
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Did anyone else have the feeling at the end of the Super Bowl that we got ripped (and I don’t mean what you drank during the game)? Since I’m a somewhat creative thinker, I tend to be a little more critical of visual media than most. But you don’t need a degree in visual communications to figure out that this year’s Super Bowl ads were disappointing to say the least. Read more
Converting a Template to a WordPress Theme
Posted on January 29, 2008
Filed Under Blogging and Blog Design | 1 Comment
Update: Since writing this post back in January, there has been a Dreamweaver extension released called ThemeDreamer. It is hands down the best tool for creating and customizing WordPress themes in Dreamweaver and it’s definitely worth a look.
There are a ton of free WordPress templates available, but what if you find a commercial or opensource website template that isn’t available as a WordPress template? You options are to either hire someone to do it for you, or pull up your sleeves and do it yourself. I tore into a couple of WordPress templates to find out the easiest way to build one, and here’s my synopsis. Read more
WebAssist Pro Maps for Google Review
Posted on January 29, 2008
Filed Under Dreamweaver Design, Product Reviews, Website Design | 2 Comments
WebAssist Pro Maps for Google is a new extension from WebAssist that makes adding interactive Google maps a snap in Dreamweaver. The extension is installed via the extension manager, and adds a menu option for easy access to the extension. This Pro Maps for Google review takes a look at the functionality provided by this WebAssist extension and how it can save a ton of time integrating Google maps into a website. Read more
Top Firefox Extensions for Design & Development
Posted on January 29, 2008
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Designing a standards-compliant website that is cross-browser compatible is tough. Really tough in some cases. Accessibility is one issue, IE is another altogether and visual appeal is the third element that makes designing a good website a balance of usability, browser-compatible code and stylesheets and an efficient user interface to allow site visitors to find what they are looking for. Read more
Troubleshooting your Google Adwords Quality Score
Posted on January 28, 2008
Filed Under Adwords and PPC Marketing | 6 Comments
I run several websites that I use Google Adwords to attract traffic to via PPC advertising. I’m definitely an Adwords noob, and I’m learning as I make mistakes along the way. One of my websites is in a very heavily advertised market, with CPC amounts upwards of $30. Now this works out great for my AdSense account, as I get decent EPC for click-throughs, primarily via organic search results. But on the Adwords side of things, it makes it a little tough to compete with the industry players when they throw millions at PPC advertising every month. Read more
Creating Date Icons for WordPress
Posted on January 27, 2008
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As I was setting up the new blog, I wanted to incorporate a date icon (the little graphic to the left of the post titles on the home page) to add a little flair (not unlike Office Space) to my blog. I Googled a few terms and found a couple of really useful blogs that describe in detail how to make these little icons and insert them into your WP code. Read more
WebAssist Makes Web Design Easier
Posted on January 26, 2008
Filed Under Dreamweaver Design, Website Design | 2 Comments
As a web designer, I’m always looking for ways to make life easier. I have a bad tendency to find a solution only to forget where I found it the next time I need it. That’s one of the reasons I started this blog. So I have a place to jot down where I found things and be able to find them later.
When designing sites, I like to use Adobe Dreamweaver (formerly Macromedia). Dreamweaver is definitely a top tier development tool, and it simplifies a lot of the repetitive functions done while coding a site. However, the complexity of Dreamweaver lends itself to developing applications that are more involved. This results in more coding and problem solving. I came across WebAssist about a year ago, and found their products very intriguing. I bought their Super Suite application which includes a ton of Dreamweaver extensions that make life as a web designer a lot simpler. Read more
A Beginner’s Guide to Google Analytics
Posted on January 26, 2008
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Google Analytics, formerly called Urchin, is a free service offered by Google that allows website owners to track information on virtually every aspect of their website. To sign up, go to Google Analytics and get a free account. You will be provided a small JavaScript code that you place on the pages you would like to track. Once this code is live on your site, Google will begin gathering information on the visitors to your website. Read more
Move your Website to a New Hosting Server in Six Easy Steps
Posted on January 26, 2008
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Many first-time website owners make the mistake of hosting their website with a cheap web hosting provider. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of these hosting providers available, and there may come a time when it is necessary to move the web site to a hosting company that provides faster response time, less server down time, better technology or better customer service and technical support. Follow the steps outlined below to make moving your website to a new server painless and simple. Read more
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