Web Development Articles

Internet » Web Development | By Jim Pretin @ Tuesday, 27th February 2007 @ 6:37 PM

If you have a website, adding a simple HTML email form to your site, such as a feedback form, contact form, or other HTML email form, can be a tough task. Most programming novices create their first website using pre-developed templates and have no advanced knowledge of HTML programming. As a result, creating a simple form that can email the responses from the form to the webmaster can be a difficult and frustrating task. If you just posted a new website, but you do not have a HTML email ... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Jim Pretin @ Thursday, 22nd February 2007 @ 7:50 PM

If you have a website, adding a simple online form to your site, such as a feedback form, contact form, or other online form, can be a tough task. Most programming novices create their first website using pre-developed templates and have no advanced knowledge of HTML programming. As a result, creating a simple form that can email the responses from the form to the webmaster can be a difficult and frustrating task. If you just posted a new website, but you do not have a web form uploaded a... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Jim Pretin @ Thursday, 22nd February 2007 @ 7:46 PM

If you have recently established a website for your first internet business, adding a simple web form to your website, such as a feedback form, contact form, or other online form, can be a tough task. Most programming novices create their first website using pre-developed templates and have no advanced knowledge of HTML programming. As a result, creating a simple web form that can email the form responses to the webmaster can be a difficult and frustrating task. If you just posted a new w... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Jim Pretin @ Thursday, 15th February 2007 @ 12:33 PM

When the internet was first introduced, all websites were written in HTML. HTML was the only programming language used to describe and display data on the World Wide Web. It was simple and fairly easy to learn. As time progressed, programmers started to realize that they were being stymied by HTML. Web designers wanted to be able to describe data more effectively. This need for a better way to deal with data resulted in the development of a new specification called XML. What is XML? XML ... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Jim Pretin @ Friday, 9th February 2007 @ 8:29 PM

If you need to add an HTML form to your website, then you are going to need a PHP file commonly known as Formmail, which processes the HTML form and sends the results to you via email. Before using formmail, you need to understand how it works and what you need to do before installing it on your website. To create a Formmail file, you can either write the PHP code yourself (which is impossible unless you are experienced), or you can download the code from one of the many sites that ha... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Jim Pretin @ Thursday, 25th January 2007 @ 10:06 PM

If you are creating a web site for the second or third time, then you probably already have some experience with HTML. HTML is a fairly simple language to learn, and most new web designers learn to use it pretty quickly. HTML provides the style, structure, and formatting for a web page. However, HTML does not actually do anything. It is a static programming language. It does not process information or make your site interactive, it just sits there and tells the web browser how the site sh... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Jim Pretin @ Friday, 12th January 2007 @ 1:45 PM

If you are a webmaster interested in adding an HTML form to your website, then you are going to need a PHP file commonly known as formmail.php. This file processes the HTML form and sends the results to you via email. However, there are a number of things you need to be aware of when creating and installing it on your website. If you have never created an HTML form before, then you really need to pay close attention. To create a Formmail file, you can either write the PHP code yourself... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Joshua Spaulding @ Wednesday, 3rd January 2007 @ 10:29 AM

When you start your pursuit of finding an article directory script you must do a little research. If you are happy with a directory that is just like most others then you can just download one of free scripts that are out there. If you would rather have a unique article directory that the SE's love then you will need to find one with good options. There are very few article directory scripts out there that offer a lot of good features but they are out there if you look. Here are a fe... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Adrian Adams @ Wednesday, 27th December 2006 @ 4:27 PM

Web design is a very important part of operating your online business. Since there is not an actual store for people to walk into, the set up of your website will determine if they stay long enough to make a purchase or if they will got to another website. With so much competition in the e-commerce world, the consumer has the upper hand. Getting people to your website is the easy part. Making it attracting and easy to navigate is much harder. The connection speed for your website will mak... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Susan Jan @ Tuesday, 19th December 2006 @ 7:14 PM

Internet has become the greatest source of all kinds of information, whether it is business or literary, academic or hobby-related. Just type in any keyword in your favorite search engine and millions of websites will pop up before you to answer your queries. You may be quite aware that these websites were created by content writers and website designers. However you may be less aware of the contributions of the content manager. The term "content management" may sound new to you, but the... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Susan Jan @ Tuesday, 12th December 2006 @ 4:20 PM

It is hard to imagine a world without e-commerce nowadays, and more and more people are trying their hand at creating websites and earning money online. For anyone thinking of running an e-business, you have to give considerable thought and planning to the content management of your website. The web content management for your website involves a number of defined measures and schemes to optimize your site and your business. Strike A Balance Between Content Management System And Website Re... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Rich Talbot @ Friday, 8th December 2006 @ 12:29 PM

DreamWeaver, a popular web development tool from Macromedia, is currently in version 8. The software package has evolved from a simple What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor to a fully integrated tool, implementing CSS, Javascript, database information and much more. As a WYSIWYG editor, DreamWeaver can hide HTML code from the user, making it easy for people who are not experts in web development to easily create web pages. DreamWeaver has made it easy to create page layouts using ... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Joe Rispoli @ Friday, 20th October 2006 @ 11:01 PM

You may be asking, what exactly is an authoritative site? First, it will reference other web sites that cover the same subject matter. Next, inbound links are important when determining an authoritative site. Your links should be chosen carefully to ensure that they are relevant to your websites subject matter. When developing your inbound links make sure that they contain your top keywords. Last, an authoritative site should contain many, if not hundreds of pages, covering ... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Joshua Spaulding @ Thursday, 28th September 2006 @ 1:15 PM

First I would like to tell you that it is not hard to do. You do not have to have a college degree nor do you need any knowledge of programming. The only thing you will have to do to start making money online by making a website is have an open mind and be willing to learn. I began my first website about one year ago. I had no knowledge of html, marketing, advertising or the tools needed to begin. What I did have was an Internet connection providing me with a wealth of information. I beg... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Mike Lane @ Monday, 28th August 2006 @ 4:42 PM

There is no question that these days you cannot successfully run an Internet business, or in most cases any type of business, without an effective website. Most people, unless they are very knowledgeable about the intricacies of building websites, employ the services of professional website builder software, such as the highly rated XSitePro. The cost is definitely worth it when you are looking to have a website that portrays your business in the most effective way, and want it to be eye-catch... more...

Internet » Web Development | By james lowe @ Monday, 7th August 2006 @ 1:57 PM

Ecommerce actually began long before most of us would have thought. Many years before PCs and laptops were in our homes and doing mobile travel for work, business or play made Internet commonplace, ecommerce existed. The first ecommerce occurred way back in 1984, when electronic data interchange, EDI, was made standard through the use of ASC X12 programming. The internet actually began in 1948 via the CIA for spywork. This was before ahem, Al Gore was born. So if Al invented it ... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Scott Smith @ Sunday, 6th August 2006 @ 4:02 AM

A strong, enticing headline is the single most important element of your Web marketing copy. It is the opening statement and first impression you make. Because Web pages load from the top down, place your headline right at the top of the page so it can be read while the rest of the elements fall into place. If you have a lot of graphics that need to load, your headline should give your site visitors enough reason to wait. Imagine your Web page is a blind date for every first-time v... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Scott Smith @ Saturday, 5th August 2006 @ 3:20 PM

"Give me a big enough lever and I can move the world." Archimedes In the online world, words are your biggest lever. Both behind the scenes in your HTML code and meta tags, and in the all-important text on your Web pages, 'words rule!' Here's a look at how to use your all-important words to maximum advantage. Use Multiple, Specific Headlines Headlines and subheadlines create immediate context when a visitor is exploring your site. Make sure they... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Sameep Shah @ Wednesday, 12th July 2006 @ 12:44 AM

Who here hasn't tried to create and and send an HTML newsletter by email. It sounds easy enough. Create an html page, copy the code, paste it in email and voila. Well it does, until you actually try it. For a long time, I too tried to figure out how to send an html email newsletter. I tried just about every way to send it. One of the ways was to save the html page and then attach it as an html file with the email. I tried just copying the source code of the html file and send t... more...

Internet » Web Development | By Sameep Shah @ Monday, 10th July 2006 @ 8:12 AM

Whether you're an entrepreneur thinking about starting a website business or a website developer who needs to find a good host, its a good idea to know how web hosting works to ensure that your website launch goes smoothly. There are many website hosting companies on the internet, and each offers a different list of services for different types of websites. Here are some of the common features that you'll see on most web hosts and how to decipher them. Website Space: W... more...