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Web Icon Set Giveaway: 5 Business Subscriptions for our Loyal Readers!
Rean John UeharaAre you designing a website, or planning on a redesign? That’s a tough job, so why not lighten it with the help of Web Icon Set? Today we’re having another explosive giveaway sponsored by Web Icon Set! Five of our lucky readers will have the chance to win 1 of 5 Business Subscriptions worth $99 each. But that’s not all, winners can access all existing icons and upcoming ones for THREE YEARS! That is a big WOW!
TN3Gallery Giveaway Winners Announcement!
It’s been a week since we started the giveaway and now we’re ready to announce the lucky winners of 5 TN3Gallery Pro Licenses Giveaway! Five of our loyal readers have won an amazing jQuery Image Gallery with Slideshow from TN3Gallery. A lot of our readers commented to get the chance of getting their hands on this amazing plugin, but only five are lucky. But don't worry, there are several giveaways in place for this year! Okay, so who are the winners?
Why Your Business Must Go Social [Infographic]
Your grandma is probably on Facebook by now. So why on earth isn’t your business? It’s time to get real, and come to terms with the fact that social media networks are not just for teenagers anymore. Even setting up something as simple as a customized Facebook fan page can enhance your brand online. Studies show that socializing is important for maintaining a happy and a healthy lifestyle. So it kinda makes sense that the same holds true for businesses, no?
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TN3Gallery Giveaway: 5 Pro Licenses of jQuery Image Gallery with Slideshow!
The success of your website depends partly on its presentation. People in the field of designing have little problem, to none at all, dealing with this since most of their works are visual. One way of presenting photographs, illustrations, image manipulations, and other visuals in a very cool way is through an image gallery. But making one for your website does not come free, well there are free plugins for it but they’re not on par with premium ones. It’s a good thing that TN3Gallery is offering 5 licenses for TN3Gallery Pro! Say goodbye to the horrors of coding!
Colorlabs Valentine’s WordPress Theme Promo – Over 70% Discount!
It's that time of the year again when lovers feel a significant increase on their emotions. But whether you feel like showering yourself with positive emotions or not, Colorlabs is here to provide you with over 70% discount on each of their two best themes! The regular price for each theme is $49 for the standard pack, and $99 for the developer pack. With the Super Cool Discount Coupon inside, provided by Colorlabs, you will get each for $14 for the standard pack and $28 for the developer pack. Wow! What are you waiting for? Immerse yourself with love from Colorlabs!
Eenox: Design HTML5 Websites for Desktop and Mobile without Coding
The death of Adobe Flash for mobile was not shocking news for the majority of its proponents, we all saw it coming. With that, HTML5 will definitely gain control of both mobile and desktop websites in a few years. Right now there are a lot of HTML5 template generators, making it easy for designers and developers to create an HTML5 website. A French startup, Eenox, has developed a platform to help create dynamic HTML5 websites without writing a single line of code. If you are familiar with Wix, a Flash website builder with drag-and-drop features, it basically works the same. Eenox is an application that you can use right in your browser. Designing an application/website is easy. It is literally a drag-and-drop, draw and place, kind of application.
Ultimate Guide on How to Host Your Own Blog – For The Non-Technical
Lately there have been a lot of people trying to hire us to create a website for them, others even ask for quotes and present a short plan that they have made. The problem is we're not a company that will design and develop websites for clients, we're an internet publisher focused on writing guides, inspirational articles, reviews, and the lot. My friends, it has come to this. Many have asked for help and now I will walk you through it all, even without knowledge of coding you will be able to create a website in just one hour after reading this. Say you have already grown tired of your Tumblr, Blogger, and WordPress.com blogs and you want to move up the scale. What do you do next? Yes, you read this guide! Remember, you can start your own blog/website now for as low as $10!
Divine Elemente Review and Contest: A PSD to WordPress Theme Software
It appears that the world has just gotten better with the introduction of Content Management Systems like WordPress and their customizable themes, but in order to create a fully functioning WordPress theme you'll need to be knowledgeable in both programming and design, right? Many people don't have all the required knowledge and skills to build a custom theme from scratch, and that includes yours truly. There are many designers out there with great concepts for themes, but their works only remain as JPEGs or PSD files. Good thing there is Divine Elemente that can semi-automatize the conversion of your PSD to a functioning WordPress theme. Don't forget to read through, there's a CONTEST waiting for you here. Winners will receive a License key! We will be choosing 3 winners! Brought to you by Divine-Project.com.
2011 – What A Great Year It Was!
2011 has been a very eventful year for 1stwebdesigner. Several people have shared their expertise with us and wrote amazing articles for our loyal audience to read. We have surely grown tremendously because of people like you. Now is the perfect time to look back at the highlights of the past year, and a brief summary of what we have in store for our loyal readers at the end of this article. Are you ready?
8 World-Changing Innovators That Molded Today’s Technology
The talk about great innovators and visionaries has been hot these past few weeks, with images and articles about Steve Jobs appearing in every corner of the internet world. The focus was on Steve Jobs, and his passing, but should that stop us from honoring earlier innovators, who not only innovated things during their time, but also helped create what we have now? Below you will meet some of the world's best inventors when it comes to disseminating information and improving technology as we know it. I must warn you, all but one have left this world. Still, with new technology booming every month, it surely won't hurt learning about them! As Plato once said, “study the past if you would divine the future,” so we must!
