Web Development Articles

Internet » Web Development | By Musa Aykac @ Saturday, 20th September 2008 @ 3:00 PM

When you think about the difference between web design and web development you can compare it to the difference between architecture and construction. One deals with the appearance inclusive of the layout, colors, interaction between links etc related to a website or application while the other deals with the implementation or the "how" part of the process. This includes method of implementation and programming of the website or software. When designing a website the designer must... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Joel McLaughlin @ Wednesday, 17th September 2008 @ 3:39 PM

Web site development is the art of creating and developing the world wide web. Using tools, graphics and programming toward the development of the world wide web. This article gives you some great resources to get your feet wet in the development field. First, to learn a little about my skills in web development. I am 24 years old and I started my first online business at 12. I started hand coding HTML for fun and learned to love web sites. I have built web sites for small companies to... more...

Internet » Web Development | By seomul Evans @ Tuesday, 16th September 2008 @ 9:45 PM

SEO experts know that all search engines use spiders. But before you reach for that shoe to crush the pesky little critters, you should know that spiders are nothing more than robots, tools used by search engines to scour the web and look for webpages. Once the spiders have collected data, they bring the data back to the search engine for indexing. Since 1996 meta commands have been able to control how these spiders behave. Here are the six most popular commands, along with guidelines o... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Garey Simmons @ Monday, 8th September 2008 @ 11:10 AM

Many people are interested in starting a business on the Internet. Believe it or not, there are millions of people who have started with only a dream and are now fully supporting themselves, working from home. The first step is to get your own website. One of the best solutions for beginners with no prior web experience, as well as for those on a budget, is a website starter kit. There are a lot of people that don't know how to get started and end up spending countless hours lookin... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Jim Janowiak @ Wednesday, 3rd September 2008 @ 2:26 PM

Search engine optimization is a confusing art. It is not a science. It's also a moving target that changes a lot. Experts have written books about it. Software programmers have written programs trying to automate it. SEO consulting firms are constantly testing it. I don't believe anyone really has the answer carved in granite. So, what are you going to do? Understand that search engines send out spiders or bots. Once there, the spider starts reading all the text in the bod... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Ranju Kumar @ Saturday, 23rd August 2008 @ 8:35 AM

The Internet has become a powerful platform for advertisers to reach mass audiences, website is the primary asset of any company or any business in which they provide all kind of information about their company. And everyone wants to make their website by that company who is the best in the website design industry. So how can you know that whether the website design company is professional or not, when you want to create the website for your pet business? Website design and development do... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Bill Protresi @ Friday, 22nd August 2008 @ 9:31 PM

Web development is incredibly popular these days, and web development or web design as it is also known, refers to any activity related to developing a website for the Internet. For larger businesses and organizations, web development teams often consist of up to hundreds of people, who are known as web developers. Having a career field in the web development field has definitely become extremely popular, mainly because it is so financially rewarding and also has such variety that you wil... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Kevin Sinclair @ Monday, 18th August 2008 @ 2:42 AM

Web 2.0 is as yet something of a nebulous term, with as many different definitions out there as people defining it. This naturally can lead to some confusion. O'Reilly Media, an American company who have been one of the leaders in web development book publishing since the internet was in its infancy, came up with the term in a 2003 meeting. Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty, the founders of the company coined the term. You can find a technical definition of Web 2.0 on Tim O'... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Justin Scarborough @ Tuesday, 5th August 2008 @ 1:01 AM

Despite the importance of the Robots.txt file in getting your website indexed with the major search engines, many webmasters don't offer one on their site. What is the robots.txt file you ask? If you don't know, you are far from alone. The robots.txt file is a simple text file (no html) that is placed in your website's root directory in order to tell the search engines which pages to index and which to skip. When a search engine sends its webcrawler to your site, one of the... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Art Gib @ Monday, 4th August 2008 @ 8:40 PM

People on a tight budget usually learn that you save a lot of money by putting in extra hours of work yourself on the projects that need to get done. For example, it is possible to save money by doing your own house work, repairing your own car and growing your own food. If your business needs a website, shouldn't it be possible to build your own website too? Well, you can. And, you can probably accomplish the task with less know-how than it takes to build a house, a car or a garden. All yo... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Mike Nielsen @ Friday, 18th July 2008 @ 10:43 PM

When you have decided that you need a website you find yourself at the next logical step. How do I build a website? From the perspective of someone who has not build a website before this must seem like a daunting task. However, it's not that hard and there are many options for someone who wants to learn how to build a website. Since you probably want someone to host your website anyway you might as well try to find out if they have site builder software. Almost since the beginning o... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Ranju Kumar @ Saturday, 28th June 2008 @ 8:42 AM

Puppy website is a company which creates and develops affordable, enriching pet websites for those who are looking to sell dogs and cats. Here, you can get various strategies in promoting your pets to loving homes located all over the world as well as enhance the success that you are already experiencing in this industry of Puppy Website. It is important that you acquire some level of exposure in your endeavors, if you plan to sell any type of pet animals. If people do not know what you o... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Art Gib @ Tuesday, 24th June 2008 @ 5:59 AM

You've got a business. You've heard about this great thing called the Internet that the entire world is surfing. You figure, "Hey, if the whole world in surfing the Internet, maybe I ought to create a website and get people to surf my way!" But there's a problem. You have no idea how to create a website! Relax. Modern website builder technologies make building a website a snap! The Early Days of the Web Back in the early days of the Internet, you pract... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Sameep Shah @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 12:13 PM

Visitors are the lifeblood of any business. No visitors no sales; no sales no money. This rule is more than a reality for online businesses. Online businesses strive on lots of visitors because visitors on your site mean conversion and more conversion means more sales. So the question is how much is each visitor worth to you? I'm sure you will answer that each visitor means a lot of money. Since online businesses need a solid marketing strategies to bring visitors on the website for... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Bob Withers @ Thursday, 12th June 2008 @ 11:13 PM

Webmasters are often told that publishing more online content, on a regular basis is a good formula for success on the internet. A deep, content-rich website boosts search rankings, positions your organization as a trusted resource, and even helps increase sales. Compelling online content is one of the quickest ways of establishing a direct relationship with the potential online customer and to help draw that consumer into a sale. A new study from the Online Publishers Association ... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Jaquone Jefferson @ Friday, 30th May 2008 @ 4:53 AM

Government's ability to protect their private information, have increased congressional scrutiny and expectations for compliance with federal privacy laws and regulations. Protection of the Government's vast accumulation of personal information begins with the responsibility of federal employees at all levels and in all positions. Government officials such as FCC Chairman Michael Powell are using weblogs to communicate directly with the regulated community. The government of Canada has... more...

Internet » Web Development | By derek smiley @ Wednesday, 16th April 2008 @ 8:12 AM

It is very important to develop content managed websites. For this purpose one can use website content management software. This will in the long term save you much time and money. Any website that can be changed in real time, through a simple web type interface, is classed as a content managed website, the software used is classed as a content management software solution. This could allow you to update the information in your website at any time, without additional time expense and deve... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Ron McNeil @ Tuesday, 18th March 2008 @ 8:20 PM

PHP was formerly referred to as "Personal Home Page Tools" but it is actually an open source server scripting language. It is extremely popular in developing web based software applications. Programmers find it is easy to use to create web pages which have spectacular content and they easily interact with other databases. Here we will take a look at some of the social networking script php products and provide you with some information about their features. Automatic Ad Ma... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Sameep Shah @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 7:16 PM

It's as important today as it was before the invention of ecommerce and the Internet. No matter what business you're in, customer feedback is one of the most important things you'll need to work out if you want your business to grow and become successful. To that end, the Internet has presented the online entrepreneur with a great advantage over his predecessor who could only rely on postage stamps, envelopes and the telephone to get an accurate feel for his customer. Today's... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Kenneth Scott @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 8:19 AM

Your web pages have great content, a nice design. So why are people not clicking through to other parts of the site? In many cases, the problem is the load time. People are abandoning your site for the simple reason that it just takes too long for the thing to load! How Fast Does It Need to Be? Fast load times are extremely important: usability studies say users rate them as one of the most important things about a website. Users would much rather use a quick-loading site of averag... more...