30th June
2009
When you think of the world's most successful businesses, what
names come to mind? Most likely, consumer-oriented giants such
as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Sheraton, Disney, IBM, and General
Electric. Not only have they spent billions on advertising to
buy their way into your head. They offer convenient products and
services that have made them a part of your life.
But when you think of the most successful web sites, what names
come to mind? Names like Google, Yahoo! Amazon, AOL, Kazaa (for
better ...
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Internet
29th June
2009
Branding
Often the more a thing is discussed the less it is understood.
Words have a point of diminishing return. That point is crossed
when the effort to be clear and precise counts every tree
standing, but misses the proverbial forest. Such is the case
with branding.
Because the idea of branding is all the rage, people are tempted
to think that it is a new idea. It is not. It's roots reach back
into history.
The Old West Let's go back to the Old West where brands were
burned into the hind ...
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Advertising
25th June
2009
When we think of graphic design for websites and any other purpose, one name that pops up in mind is Photoshop. Photoshop is a graphics editing software program developed by Adobe Systems. In the field of professional graphic design, Photoshop is considered as a standard application. Photoshop boasts of a number of image editing tools that make the entire task a rich experience. The graphic design market is nowadays required to deliver best results in terms of quality and content. The ...
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Internet
23rd June
2009
An adult website is inherently a visually appealing website that aims to hook its audience by providing them with stimulating and relevant graphics and pictures. As a natural consequence, adult website designers put in a lot of efforts to create original, colourful and highly alive web site designs.As a rule of the thumb, adult website designers use of graphics extensively and incorporate multiple hotspots all over the web pages to lead the visitor to ones area of interest instantly. The adult ...
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Internet
22nd June
2009
Making custom brushes is one of the easiest things in the world.
Seriously! I don't know why I've read some tutorials that make
it out to be this multi-step, intimidating process. Creating
your own brushes helps to customize both your artwork and the
Photoshop work environment.
The Hard Part
"But ... you said this would be easy!!" Technically, yes, but
I've found that some people actually reach a little stumbling
block when trying to think of what would make a good brush.
Well, the short ...
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Internet
21st June
2009
Useful information about the video production process
Corporate video is a powerful media that can have a major impact
on your sales campaign. Video production allows for versatility
in that it can be played to a large audience at a conference or
an exhibition or it can be used in smaller sales presentations
or incorporated into a bid response. This document sets out to
bring you a brief overview of some of the things you would need
to know if you considering making a corporate video.
If you ...
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Writing
19th June
2009
Color is everywhere and conveys a message even if we don't realize it. While this message can vary by culture it pays to know what colors "say" in your own corner of the universe, and even what color means to your target market.
If you don't think that color speaks just complete this sentence, "red means ---- and green means ?" even a child will know what red means stop and green means go. If such simple ideas work for all of a given culture or market what could it mean to the graphic design of ...
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Internet
18th June
2009
In today's world, a web site is virtually mandatory for any
successful business. But there are web sites that will win you
customers, and there are web sites that will lose you customers.
Good design has a lot to do with which category your web site
will fall into. But what is it that makes good or bad web site
design? In my personal opinion, a good web site is one that's
simple, informative and gives me a reason to come back
frequently. That's what you should get from a good ...
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Internet
17th June
2009
Carcasherdotcom Seocontest Is a great
contest to help get past the daily grind of webdesign, and learn
something new at the same time. If you are just getting into web
design for the first time, or even if you've been there for
years, you can learn SEO. What is SEO? SEO is Search Engine
Optimization. It's a word, a talent, a skill, artform and
lately, a game. SEO contests have been jumping up all over the
web. The reason being should be no surprise. Money and Fame.
You see, some of the tope ...
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Writing
15th June
2009
Everyone wants his company logo to be the best but how good is
good? How do we define a good logo? Is it necessary to be
colorful or an exquisite piece of art? Can a simple design work
as a good logo? We are often in a dilemma.
Now to define a good logo design we first need to understand the
purpose of having a logo. A corporate logo is one of the most
essential branding elements for your company. It should be
instrumental in building your corporate identity and should
successfully exude the ...
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Marketing
14th June
2009
Icons for a better design
Conventional software is changing and becoming more advanced as new
online services arise and is being coined with the phrase, "Software As A
Service".
With industry Giants like Google and Microsoft, creating online software
and wizards and many other businesses joining in this endeavor, interface
design is more meaningful with the use of icons.
Years ago, the standards of icons and interfaces were created and helped
to guide us through certain tasks, ...
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Internet
13th June
2009
From time to time at GarysNoteBook.com I like to talk about things I have learned along the way to my success at building many websites. When I first started trying to build a website, even though I had a lot of technical background I was so very confused as to where to start and how to do it.
Back then even when I found how I was going to do it I then had to learn things like HTML Coding. I played with learning FrontPage, Dreamweaver and many other html editors. It seemed like I spent more ...
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Internet
12th June
2009
Color is everywhere and conveys a message even if we don't
realize it. While this message can vary by culture it pays to
know what colors 'say' in your own corner of the universe, and
even what color means to your target market. If you don't think
that color speaks just complete this sentence, 'red means ----
and green means '' even a child will know what red means stop
and green means go. If such simple ideas work for all of a given
culture or market what could it mean to the graphic design ...
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Internet
11th June
2009
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THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE WEB SITE DESIGN by Breal Web Design
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key to effective web site design is good planning. Without
planning and organisation, you will end up with chaos. ...
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9th June
2009
10 Tips for Killer Website Design
Does website design make a difference in how long people will
visit your website or if they'll stay and shop? You bet. You've
seen the websites that scream "bad idea" and you know those
folks are losing potential customers to their ineffective
website design. Whether you are an internet newbie or an
experienced marketer, you should understand that good website
design is part of the success equation.
So here are my 10 tips on how to create killer website ...
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Internet
8th June
2009
Time and again I come across a web site with ages of load time,
nearly illegible copy and a lack of content but full of
irritating gimmicks. Often I cannot help wondering: "Horrible!
Didn't they see how their Internet appearance does them a
disservice? If their web site is looking like that - however
will their core business be ... ?" Then, upon second thought, I
have to say to myself: "Well, there's only one reasonable
explanation: They *really* didn't see it."
Indeed, when you are developing ...
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Internet
8th June
2009
Designing a Web site can be a time consuming and often
complicated task. Even if you have a general idea or a vision
for your site, there are many details that will need your
attention before the project is completed. How in the world do
you keep up with it all?
We suggest that you start a journal that will contain your
thoughts, notes, and ideas for your Web site design. You can use
a standard manila file folder and loose-leaf paper or you may
want to create a folder on your computer and use a ...
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8th June
2009
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Web site design to hook a customer is very like fishing. Try
these seven tips to make money.
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Step 1. Research.
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What - you don't think a fisherman starts with research? How
does he know not to fish in the bathtub? How does he know not to
fish for dorado in USA? How does he know that his favorite lemon
meringue pie on a sardine hook won't catch sharks?
Imagine you've invented a 100% cure for Paraguayan piques. You
pay a ...
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Internet
7th June
2009
There are many ways to define a brand. For instance, BuildingBrands.com defines it as 'a collection of perceptions in the mind of the consumer.' Also consider that 'a brand is a promise,' according to Walter Landor, a brand design legend.Everyone has their own definition of what a brand is, but these two statements sum it up pretty nicely. What do you want your customer to think of when she thinks of your company? What does your customer think when he looks at your business brochures? You need ...
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Advertising
7th June
2009
It is a known fact that today there are various tools available by which one can make his business profitable. Among various tools, one such tool that is termed as most effective as well as popular is website.It is with the help of website that one can get unimaginable success in his business. A website not only helps in depicting the important features of the company as well as its products but also helps in making presence in the international market. Thus it is sure that the role of ...
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Internet
6th June
2009
There are no objective standards for Web design, but that's a
shame. While novel and inventive interface design is to be
encouraged, the bottom line for most sites is usability. When
the design starts to intrude on usefulness, the decisions is
easy ' make it easy for the user. Without delving heavily into
the programming nuts and bolts of design implementation, we
offer the following modest proposals: 1. Use Consistent
Navigation Give the users consistent navigation throughout the
site. The ...
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Internet
6th June
2009
Almost all the technological inventions being made seems to take in a seamless blend of sophistication and complication at their functioning phase. And it happens quite often that the end-users of these products are nearly blinded of the technicalities involved in them. The growing popularity of computer user interface designing boils down to a concept much similar to this. Creating an effective user interface design is a hard churned out job by a set of highly dedicated designers and software ...
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6th June
2009
First impressions count and the first impression a visitor
receives when they arrive at a site is the look or visual appeal
of the design. The visual design of a site is referred to as the
interface. Judging a Web site by it's interface design is
similar to judging a book by its cover or judging a person by
their looks. It may not be logical but it is typical human
nature.
Outward appearance presents the image and professionalism of the
site company or owner and it can affect the comfort level ...
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Internet
5th June
2009
Do you have lots of JavaScript coding in the header section of
your web pages? Do you re-list your CSS styles at the top of
every page? Do you have JavaScript coding spread throughout your
web pages?
If you answered yes to any of these questions your site may be
driving away search engine spiders and losing search engine
position ranking.
As you can imagine search engine spiders have a lot of pages to
get through on the web when they are indexing sites. To improve
their speed and efficiency ...
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5th June
2009
Just like spring cleaning a house, the html code of your web
pages should get periodic cleaning as well. Over time, as
changes and updates are made to a web page, the code can become
littered with unnecessary clutter, slowing down page load times
and hurting the efficiency of your web page. Cluttered html can
also seriously impact your search engine ranking.
This is especially true if you are using a WYSIWYG (What You See
Is What You Get) web design package such as FrontPage or
Dreamweaver. ...
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Internet
5th June
2009
Optimizing your HTML documents is a must for professional
webmasters, and it has many potential benefits. With a little
effort and know-how, you can clean up your HTML files and reap
the benefits today.
There are three steps to cleaning up your HTML files while you
are coding in HTML.
1) Validate your HTML using the free w3C validation service.
Validating your HTML provides cleaner HTML code and prevents
search engine bots from innacurately reading your pages.
Validated code also eliminates ...
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Internet
4th June
2009
Digital cameras are wonderful items to have. Unlike before when
you have to content yourself with what the developer has
produced from your roll of film, nowadays, we have the
flexibility to do whatever we want to do with our photos. You
could enhance the color, perhaps, or cut out unwanted people and
things from the photos. You could also take away the face of the
girl from the photo of the man you're fascinated with and
exchange it with your face instead. The enhancements that can be
made are ...
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Marketing
4th June
2009
Photoshop offers lots of drawing, illustrating and imaging tools
for a web designer to take advantage of. In this tutorial, we
will be given an opportunity to learn how to use the Pen Tool
for tracing images in your computer and apply them to create a
vector graphics effect by tracing.
Everyone of us knows that CorelDraw is the software program for
creating vector graphics. However, with the Photoshop's Pen
Tool, you can create paths over an image and create an equally
passable vector graphics ...
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Internet
4th June
2009
So now we have you pile of images looken real good, nicely
organized in directories with an index.htm file, nice. Are we
ready to publish this on the net? Well, yes'but. There always is
a but. Here are a couple of suggestions that will help you
enhance your online photo album.
1)Make sure your album (folders and all) are in the correct
location with the website contents that you publish from,
usually it is best to create a new folder in the root of the
domain that will display the photo album ...
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Marketing
3rd June
2009
You Attract Who You Are On The Internet! By: Martin Lemieux
Being online is not only about getting your piece of pie, it's
also about what kind of pie you are getting. Your company is
often being measured by many other business people online. There
are many ways that people are keeping an eye on you.
- Search engine placements - Number of incoming links - Alexa
ranking - PR Rating online - Website growth - What others are
saying
The reason why people do this is because, we are all looking ...
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Advertising
3rd June
2009
Everyone is using them now and if you're planning on creating
your own banner ad then there are some things that you should
know.
Standard Size I'll admit I made this mistake. I was too caught
up in creating a really nice looking design that I made
something that was not the standard size. Now it wasn't much off
the norm but when I found out I promptly changed the size. Keep
to standards. I know that if your ad is slightly larger it may
get more attention but if we all start doing this where ...
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3rd June
2009
Is AOL Spam Reporting Banning Your Site? By: Martin Lemieux
As I read the awful truth of the nature of aol's new spam
reporting from their 9.0 version, I left with a knot within my
stomach. Have they gone too far?
Last week I received a message from my hosting company notifying
me that AOL has just banned them completely from ever sending
aol members any e-mail messages. Sadly my hosting company told
me that it was because of my newsletter.
Not only were they banned but in order to lift the ban ...
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2nd June
2009
How To Begin Making Money Online Copyright 2002 Herman Drost
Many people give up trying to make money online these days
because they have been duped by all the quick rich schemes. If
it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Choose a business
in which you will have sustained interest, so you can whether
any little bumps in the road. Then build a theme-based web site.
Here are the steps you need to take for this idea to germinate:
1. Pick a topic you are passionate about. (I'll choose ...
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Internet
2nd June
2009
Many people purchase these great "Information Packets" on the
Internet that list jobs and tell them how to find a
telecommuting job. But, as you've probably already noticed, most
of the information in these packets is free elsewhere on the
Web! It's time to learn how to take the Internet by the horns
and find the jobs that can make you a successful telecommuter.
You can do it all without spending a dime!
--- Information Brokering ---
One of the big things on the Internet is ...
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Internet
2nd June
2009
Let's face it, not all people are good. I know what you must be
thinking, "What a pesimistic person you are!" However, there are
some facts of life we all just have to deal with. There are
people out there who want to scam you, spam you, or do whatever
they can so that they can make a profit.
I've been in the internet world for many years. I've learned
gradually over time how to tell the difference between when
something's true and when it's not. Here's a run-down of things
to watch for on the ...
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Internet
1st June
2009
You probably know this already, but there are generally held to
be four main personality types, which I call: Extrovert,
Amiable, Analytical and Pragmatic .
Let's take a moment to consider each of them in the workplace.
Extrovert: someone who probably has a messy desk; who leaves
projects 75% completed then gets distracted by new, 'more
exciting' projects; someone who communicates their ideas with
enthusiasm and charm; makes instant decisions; hates 'paperwork'
and the 'dull routines' of life, ...
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1st June
2009
© 2004, John Calder http://www.TheEzine.net
New marketers, when finally ready to create and offer their
first product, often decide that it should be an ebook. Whether
the subject matter is for the Internet marketing community or
for a niche market, ebooks are relatively easy to produce,
distribute, and support when compared to software, audio, and
video products, and physical shipped products. One of the more
frequent technical questions is which format to use, PDF or a
Windows executable ...
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Internet
1st June
2009
by Fred Farah
There's a myth that it's easy to succeed at affiliate marketing,
that it takes little effort, and that fortunes can be made in a
very short time.
WRONG!
All those who became successful will admit that they worked hard
to get to where they are. Success in affiliate marketing can be
richly rewarding, but it does takes time and hard work.
The fact is that Affiliate Marketing is an exciting and thriving
business. I love it, and love seeing progress every week and
every month, as ...
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