Build your own Search Engine with BOSS
Back in July, Yahoo! started offering the BOSS service, an open search platform. Using the BOSS API, developers have access to Yahoo’s entire search index to create custom search engines. The goal with BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) is simple — foster innovation in the search landscape. As anyone who follows the search industry [...]
The Shrek Model of Web Design
Websites are like onions, you see, since websites have layers. And ogres are like onions, since ogres have layers. Websites are designed by web designers. Ergo – web designers are like ogres. So, let’s explore why web designers are like ogres. Firstly, let’s see why we say that websites are like onions, with layers, in [...]
10-step plan for effective website design
If you are thinking about creating a website, there are a number of key principles you should consider before setting out. If you follow this simple ten-step plan, you will be well on your way to sharing your creation with the World Wide Web community. 1. Choose a HTML Editor Before you can begin designing [...]
Seven Crucial Elements of a Successful Web Presence
There is more to an effective website than great looking graphics. In fact there are seven crucial elements every site needs to maximize profits. Balanced Visual Appeal. – Of course your site needs to have a clean, attractive design. The Web is a visual medium and an ugly website is often the kiss of [...]
How To Get Repeat Visitors To Your Website
As the proud publisher of a website I’m sure you have spent a considerable amount of time and effort to attract traffic to your site. It’s not difficult to realize how it is to your advantage to get repeat visitors to your website, rather than to constantly be relying on finding someone new. A visitor [...]
5 Web Design Tips You Can Not Live Without
The web design world is filled with excitement and experience, creativity and skill. Often, experienced web designers utilize a set of solid, proven techniques that others may not notice. Let’s take a look at a few of these techniques and how you can implement them into your own site quickly and easily. 1. Combating Internet [...]
Search Engine Optimizing PHP Scripts
PHP pages have a reputation of being more difficult (or at least different) to SEO than static HTML pages. Here’s an overview of the major issues encountered when trying to optimize PHP script for search engines. While this focuses on PHP much of it is still relevant to SEO’ing dynamic pages in general. PHP Speed [...]
