Site Map
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- Where do I Start? - is owning a site really right for you?
- Choosing a Topic - how to keep your interest in your site.
- Why Content is Important - you have something no-one else has... your opinion
- Putting your Site Together - from the ideas in your head to developing a site structure
- Web Site Considerations - things to consider when site building
- Choosing a Web Host - essential for the health of your site!
- Get your Site Published - ways of getting your site on the web
- Web Site Maintenance - ideas on how to keep your site fresh
- Thinking of the Long Term - how to deal with your aging web site
- The Suitable Host - the importance of a good web host
- Building a Checklist - know exactly what you are looking for!
- Shared or Dedicated? - the effects of sharing your server with others.
- Server Software - differences between server platforms
- Basic Hosting Features - sometimes a server package seems too good to be true...
- Data Transfer - plan ahead to avoid hidden costs
- File Support - not all the files you upload may be supported by your server...
- Scripting Magic - scripts can bring more interactivity to your site
- Web Site Databases - find out more about the back end of site content
- Multimedia Support - thinking of adding video or audio to your site?
- Free & Unlimited? - learn the truth about the words in many host's vocabulary
- Building Keyword Lists - learn more about choosing the right keywords for your site.
- Creating Compeling Copy - customise your advert based on keywords and destination page.
- Target Interested Visitors - get the most of your advertising budget by tweaking
- Tracking and Results - make the most of your campaigne by working out your ROI.
So You Want a Site?
Choosing a Host
Google AdWords
Tutorials & Code
- Weaving the Web - the basics of linking one web document to another
- Adding Downloadable Files - want to share files with the world, then link to them!
- Building an Online Form - the building blocks of all online forms
- Speeding up Your Pages - tips and tricks to speed up the download time of your pages
- Frame Breaker - sick of seeing your site stuck in frames? Then break them!
- Simple Banner Rotator - rotate various banners on a single page of your site
- The Time Since - display how long it's been since an event
- Creating Blind Links - hiding the URL of a link from your visitors.
- How to Use FTP - how to upload your files to your web space
- Doing More with FTP - tips and tricks you can use with WSFTP_LE
- Understanding Permissions - learn about unix file permissions and why they are needed
- .htaccess Basics - what is the .htaccess file and what is it used for?
- Building Error Pages - things to consider when designing a custom error page
- Custom Errors (Windows) - setting up custom errors on Windows 2000 using Hosting Controller
- Custom Errors (Apache) - using the .htaccess file to set up custom errors for Apache
- Stop Bandwidth Theft - how to use Mod_Rewrite to prevent bandwidth theft
Making Use of HTML
JavaScript Snippets
Know your Server
Web Help Articles
- HTML Basics - the basic tags that mark the basic elements of a web page
- A HTML Document - the structure of a typical HTML page
- Use HTML as Intended - learn the benefits of logical HTML code
- Adding Consistent Style - how you can use style sheets to clean up your code
- Control your Web Fonts - workarounds for awkward text formatting problems
- Dynamic or Static? - what is the difference between dynamic and static content?
- Keeping a Secret - to keep data safe you need to do more than just hide it from view!
- Preventing Hotlinking - steps you can take to limit the effects of potential hotlinking
- Site Popularity Bubble - web traffic, a blessing or a curse?
- Tables or Frames - the traditional choices for page layout have just been expanded
- The 3 Click Rule - each page of your site should be within 3 clicks from each other...
- Good Navigation - a site without good navigation is as much use as chalk on a whiteboard!
- File Size Issues - why it is important to keep file sizes small, and tips for doing it.
- The Browser Battles - it looks like the days of page tweaking are numbered
- Relatively Speaking - make your site transferable from server to server.
- Common Design Mistakes - even the most experienced web designer has made one of these
- Design Considerations - things to think about when building a site
- Future of Web Design - the benefits of separating your style from your web content
- Things to Look For - Hosting Companies dish the dirt on what you should look for.
- Is Cheaper Better? - comparing features of some of the more popular hosting options.
- Cheap Hosting Economics - why cheap hosting is not suited for business websites.
- 10 Hosting Mistakes - HostVoice.net shares tips on how you can avoid them.
- Bandwidth Calculations - working out bandwidth and data transfer usage with HostVoice.
- Changing your Server - what you should know when changing hosts.
- Researching your Host - tips on picking the right host from the start.
- Value-Added Hosting - how to make your hosting plans stand out from the crowd.
- What is CGI? - its not a scripting language that's for sure
- Why Bother Scripting? - cut and paste techniques just can't keep up with today's web sites.
- Remotely Hosted Scripts - the pros and cons of remotely hosting your scripts
- Do-It-Yourself CGI Scripts - want to have a go at installing a script for yourself?
- Save Time with SSI - learn how to include text into your HTML and reduce the amount of code
- Client or Server Side? - the pros and cons of using scripts on the client and server sides
- Active Server Pages - a natural language alternative to using Perl or PHP
- Scripting and Security - some tips to help you create more secure scripts
- Database Types - learn about relational and flat-file databases and when it is best to use them
- Forget the Search Engines - submiting to search engines can be a waste of your time.
- Content and Rankings - your site content is growing increasingly important to search engines
- Content on Demand - how dynamic pages can increase your findability.
- Power of Paris Hilton - proof that good content draws in new visitors.
- Google AdWords - this is one advanced way of driving relevent traffic to your site!
- It's all in the Name - a good domain is important for your site, but whats the best name?
- Expiring Domain Names - how to make use of dropped domain names.
- Link Popularity - its not just a case of who you know, but also how relevant their site is!
- Articles for Promotion - are they worth your time and effort just to get a few visitors?
- Real Visitors are Human! - don't forget your real audience when promoting your site!
- Accessibility: The Basics - make your site accessible to a wide variety of visitors.
- Usability: The Basics - some simple ideas to help make your site more usable.
- Beyond Usability: Credibility - what is it that makes a web site credible?
- Truth or Dare? - not everything on a page is what it looks like...
- Disabling Right-Click - think twice before doing this on your own site!
- Web Page Cloaking - has it's legitimate uses but search engine spammers gave it a bad name.
- A Question of Trust - simple things you can do to earn the trust of your visitors.
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