Archive for August, 2011
Undo: The Best Feature for Everything
Rean John UeharaLet's take a step back and for now relax and indulge ourselves with a feature that may or may not be possible: an undo button for everything. Yes, it's the undo button. Everything needs an undo button. From social media websites, email clients, overwriting files, submitting forms, and almost everything. Don't you just get that feeling that you confirmed too fast and would like to reverse your decision? Well, you are not alone. So, web designers and web developers out there, pretty please?
A Detailed Guide To Write An SEO Optimized Blog Post in WordPress
Salman SaeedIf the content is the King, we can say SEO is the Queen. 1WD has already brought you a lot of articles on SEO to help you optimize your blog and make it search engine friendly so you can increase your traffic and your sales. Today I will talk about WordPress SEO Optimization, being that it's the most used platform by self hosted blogs. They say that WordPress is SEO Optimized which is the reason they use it, but it's not fully SEO Optimized and so to reach the 100% you have to put in a little hard work apart from all the plug-ins we suggested already. Its pretty easy to submit your blog or website to the search engines by just copying your sitemap's URL and hitting the next buttons for their submission process. But in order to make the search engines pick your new posts and inject them into their site's data we need to optimize our posts, just as we optimize our blog. It includes the keywords, that we use in our blog or website's header as well as the Titles and the Tags. So in order to write a perfectly SEO optimized blog post, we need to think about it just as a web page and use some, or all, of my tips below. We will focus mainly on WordPress, for it is pretty easy to optimize for the search engines.
1stWebDesigner’s Life – Your New Must-Read Webcomic. What do you think?
Rochester OliveiraAfter enjoying a good weekend it's good to start your week reading some funny things, right? That's why we bring to you our brand new webcomic: 1stwebdesigner's life. The comic will not just be about common situations every web designer encounters, but we also want to give you some ideas about how to deal with those situations. We're inspired by many web comics and funny websites out there, like A Programmer's Life, FMLife, Vida de Programador(pt-br), WebDesignerDepot's Comic of the Week. But we surely won't steal anyone's idea. Everything written here is about things that I have experienced or reader's submitted ideas :). Oh, Tyron Love is the amazing South African cartoonist that brings this idea to life.
Web Design Symmetry and Asymmetry
Rachel ArandillaBalance is an important concept in web design. To create balance, one must know how to use symmetry and asymmetry to create beauty and contrast. These tools are integral in creating a unifying and aesthetically pleasing web design. It is important to understand this concept properly before you use it.
A 5-Step Checklist for Mobile Website Design
StephanieAs the number of people browsing the web from mobile devices increases, the demand for websites that respond to those devices surges. And still there are websites that aren't equipped with the tools necessary to respond to those changes, whether it be lack of information or just not having the time or money to upgrade. The process of optimizing your website for a mobile device isn't actually as hard as it seems, but knowing the steps in creating an effective mobile website can be the difference between success and failure. In this article I will walk you through five fundamental checkpoints to keep in mind in the creation of your mobile website. Feel free to leave comments if you feel I've missed important steps, or wish to touch upon any of them.
How to be More Productive and Start Earning More as a Freelance Designer
OnibalusiBeing a freelance designer can be a great way to make money with your skills but the time will come when it seems you just can't earn more. A major fear of every freelancer is the fear of not being able to earn more money due to a limit in productivity or effectiveness of the freelancer. I have also been a victim of a situation like this and as professionals we need constant training and tools to stay ahead of the competition, and what this only means is that we need more money to keep ourselves afloat. This kind of situation is very unique and it isn't a result of lack of skills or lack of clients, but it is simply because we can't get more done. If you've been experiencing problems with making more money as a designer due to lack of time then you simply need to learn how to get things done in less than half the time it takes without having to sacrifice quality for speed. Having the right productivity tips and making effective use of them can make a whole lot of difference in how fast you succeed as a freelancer and it can mean the difference in you making four figures in a month or you making five figures in a month. Below are some of the tips that have helped double my productivity and thus increased my income over the months.
The Power of Internet Memes And A Lot Of Fun Along The Way
Internet memes may seem like nonsense, a complete waste of time. That they're something for people with nothing to do but to surf the net all day. But in actuality, these internet memes are big business. They shape popular culture, change the way we live our lives, and continually evolve with modern society today.
Simon’s Google Doodle – HTML5 + JS jQuery Game
Dude, you've heard a lot about Google doodles haven't you? What about that Pacman one? It is just addictive. Company owners know how a funny game and unlimited search powers could be dangerous for productivity. And how it can be a marketing boost. The most amazing thing is that we can create our own addictive HTML game. Actually, this is why we are here today. With this tutorial you'll see how to use some of JavaScript and HTML capabilities to build simple yet funny games. So, let's rock!
GD Auto Service: Learn How to Create an Awesome Landing Page in Photoshop
Michael John BurnsIn this week's tutorial we are going to create an awesome landing page for GD Auto Service as an example. The template will have a cool logo, search bar, navigation, slider gallery, login panel, blog, services, testimonials and footer. Let's combine these all together to make an awesome template. I will try my best to make it easy for you to follow this tutorial. So let's get started!
Landing Page: Tips, Tools and Inspiring Examples
Ruben D'OliveiraLanding pages are probably the most underrated type of web page out there but it's importance is crucial in online marketing. Purpose? Present the customer with a specific and direct promotion or offer in order to achieve a conversion goal (occurs when a customer completes an offer/purpose) of a business campaign. So why are landing pages underrated? The reason is simple. I don't want to speculate that most companies don't give the right importance to their landing pages, but that might be it. Result? A poor, boring and totally wrong landing page design which can't captivate users. To be honest looking for inspiring and really good examples for this article was the toughest part of my week. I looked at more than 100 landing pages ending up with just 15. You will probably do a quick search and find dozens of templates, so why just 15? First free tip: avoid the use of templates on your own landing pages, I've actually found 3 distinct landing page deals with the same layout and that's not good for a marketing campaign. If a company doesn't give the right importance to their platform of promotion why would they give it to their product? The purpose of this article is to give you some insights and help you build a decent landing page. Below I've listed some tips plus 15 stunning and hand-picked examples that are currently implemented to inspire your day. Enjoy it!
