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Web Design Tips

Hiring a web designer

by Terry Dunn January 20, 2010

So, you need to hire a web designer for a business website, update an existing website or a new project. Are there any guidelines or tips to get the best designer, and best out of a designer? Yes. Absolutely. To start, you need to understand the scope of the project or work you want done. [...]

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The ultimate web design resource

by Terry Dunn January 4, 2010

I’ve stumbled upon, possibly the biggest list of web design resources I have ever seen. It’s massive. Sitepoint call it a beginners guide to anything and everything. It includes PHP, Perl, C, Java, CSS, Javascript and DHTML, XML, XHTML, .net, visual basic, usability and accessibility, free stock photography, flash, photoshop, fireworks, illustrator, 3D studio max, [...]

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How to optimise your web pages

by Terry Dunn December 11, 2009

In today’s video Derek Armson from apd-marketing provides a quick tutorial on the basics of on page SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). The very first task is to decide on a keyword phrase for your webpage. You really want to make it just one keyword phrase. It’ll be much easier to optimise your webpage for [...]

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How to run a design contest

by Terry Dunn November 23, 2009

As as a Webmaster and website owner, do you do your own design work? I know I don’t, and unless you have design talent, I’m guessing you don’t either. That means you need to outsource the work to a designer. And every time you need to get some design work done, unless you have a [...]

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Logo design step-by-step

by Terry Dunn November 12, 2009

How do you take an idea for a logo and and bring it to life? Graphic designer Chris demonstrates how he works with a client to create an idea and go from free-form sketch to completed logo, step-by-step. I’ve never witnessed this process and found the video facinating. Chris starts by talking to the customer [...]

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Web design with money in mind

by Terry Dunn September 30, 2009

Daniel Scocco is running a poll to ask do you prefer to use paypal or credit card to buy online? Personally, I prefer paypal. I have both a personal and business account with paypal. It’s very secure and I find it quick and easy. The payment interface works well. So far, the poll results agree [...]

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