Archive for web tips

Template Tuning

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

This is a new term that you may have encountered. If not, it doesn’t hurt to know what it means. Template tuning is a service performed by web graphic specialists to modify an existing template or website. Why is this different from web design?

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Does Page Size Matter?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Over the years as laptop and computer monitor resolutions have increased giving us more detail, a website designed 5 to 8 years ago may appear unusually small. Back in the late 90s it was common to build websites with a page width of 6oo to 700 pixels. The common pixel resolution for the monitors back then was 800 to 1024. So you can see that 700 would take up most of the monitor. Not any more.

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Another Avatar is Gravatar

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

What? Yes, I know. I get it all the time. What’s a Gravatar? An avatar is used in social media to place a face with a name, but it is really just a representation of you. Some people take this to extremes by using photos of celebrities or things that they like. Avatars are small images that add personalization to a media post.

Smart social media users will use avatars that are interesting. Interesting enough to click on. It could be art or something sexy. Don’t be surprised if the sexy female avatar is really a dude trying to get traffic to his web site.

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Many Webs Make Up Your Web Presence

Monday, January 18th, 2010

We talked about web site modularity a couple years ago and it still holds true today. In fact even more so. The idea that one web site is not enough. It doesn’t mean that you need to create more web sites for the purpose of having more, it means that each site may have a special purpose.

Trying to get all the features in one web site is the stuff of enterprise level development and that can be really expensive. If you are a small (very small) business, you may need to look at your web presence in parts.

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