Articles in the Web Design Category

Take 30: For SEO Mistakes Most Bloggers Make
Posted in Web Design on 14 December 2008

At Word Camp 2008 in San Fransisco, Stephan Spencer talked about mistakes bloggers make when it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Take thirty minutes today to learn these mistakes, how to avoid them, and how you can optimize your blog for better search engine results.

What I Know About SEO I Learned From…
Posted in Web Design on 2 December 2008

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has been a concept that has been around for years. It predates Google if you can believe that. I remember, because my first web designs predate Google too. In 1998, Google was small fish against MSN, ruler of IE browser search bar, and Yahoo, the hub of the web. Even then, [...]

Blog Themes: Love That Design
Posted in Web Design on 22 November 2008

If you’ve been by Writer’s Round-About recently (drop by if you’re in a feed reader) you might have noticed I’ve done a little tweaking here and there. Adding the header and buttons has been on my to-do list since I launched the new design. What do you think of the additions? I don’t know if [...]

Word-Of-Mouth Marketing: The Testimonial
Posted in Networking and Social Media on 1 November 2008

Have you considered how important word-of-mouth marketing is to your business? For most freelancers we credit almost 80% of our commissions to referrals. One of the most important reasons to network and socialize with other freelancers is because you might be just the person perfect for an upcoming job or to fulfill a need.
When was [...]

Back Up Now, Back Up From Now On!
Posted in Web Design on 23 October 2008

Yesterday, a very dear online writer friend of mine mentioned on plurk that her blog was acting strangely. It sure was! When I checked it out, along with a dozen other people, what we saw was a page of content that went down in one cumbersome lump. One of the downsides of using Cascading Style [...]

What is Web Tech?
Posted in Web Design on 14 October 2008

A Web Tech has the expertise, technology, and training to connect average users to internet media.

“Bringing “YOU” Online”
“Web Tech: Exploring “YOUR” online options.”
“Web Tech: Expanding “YOUR” online options.”
“Web Tech: Bringing “YOU” to the online world.”

Web Tech’s understand buzzwords like Social Media, Blog, Branding, Domain, Networking, Platform, and more. These things are all about bringing you [...]

A Pirate On The Social Scene
Posted in Markets and Marketing, Networking and Social Media on 23 September 2008

Arr, me hearties! Send up the mainsail and draw in the anchor. All good Capt’ns, ship dogs, and wenches be casting off their harbor shackles for that thar high seas. Ahoy, matey!
Last Friday, September 19th, was International Talk Like A Pirate Day! This unique event created an opportunity for many people around the globe. For [...]

What is CSS anyway?
Posted in Cascading Style Sheets on 15 August 2008

A lot of writers I work with are fantastic writers, but they have no idea how to manipulate a webpage. That’s perfect, because writers aren’t always meant to be web designers. There are two different skill-sets involved, two completely opposed frames of mine. Writers are often using their creativity and resort to their logic as [...]

Plurk Your Way To Action!
Posted in Networking and Social Media on 11 July 2008

When creativity, inspiration, or motivation are floundering it can be hard to push yourself into action. Do you have your own techniques to restart your writing engine? How do you push through your lull periods to continue creating content and churning an income from Freelancing?
One of the means I’ve discovered recently is Networking. It’s vital [...]

Networking, Friendship, and Colleagues
Posted in Networking and Social Media on 26 June 2008

Do you have a powerful network of friends and colleagues who inspire you to keep trying, to push harder, to accomplish all you can be? In the past two days I’ve discovered how motivating and empowering, how VITAL a collection of friends who’ve been there, who truly know how you feel, can be for a [...]