What's Your Link Reputation?Forget Pagerank: as Gord explains, this measure no longer allows us to accurately or consistently predict how a page will perform in the search results. Here, he unravels the concept of Link Reputation, explaining why it's important and what it means for your site's ranking.
Turn a Client Site into Saleable SoftwareYou've just developed a client site? Leverage those hours of work by turning the site into software. In this hands-on primer, David starts at product conception, showing how to choose a business model, develop marketing strategies, manage the product's release, co-ordinate sales and distribution, ensure a quality customer experience, and more.
Beware the Automated Accessibility Tool TrapIf you've been happily using automated accessibility checking tools to ensure the accessiblity of your site, listen up! As Trenton explains, these tools should never be used as a sole solution to accessibility. They're often innaccurate, unspecific, outdated -- and in some cases, they're simply incorrect!
Bulletproof Web Design ContractsFew Web professionals have contracts, and those who do may not be as well-covered as they think. Before you find yourself in the firing line, take John's advice. Here, he reveals the issues that even the most basic Web work agreement should address, and explains why you need to make sure they're in every agreement you sign.
Ecommerce Site Owners' Guide to Holiday SalesYour holiday sales strategy is in full swing, right? Well, even if it's not, you still have time to make the most of the silly season, thanks to Ted's fantastic primer! He covers all bases, and shows you how to do the same, in this step-by-step guide.
Dreamweaver 8 ReviewedStill skeptically holding off from upgrading to DW8? John's review highlights the pros (and outlines the cons) of this recent release to help you make the decision to take the plunge.
Top 7 PHP Security BlundersPHP's availability, ease of use, and support makes it the first choice for many budding developers. Yet the potential for the unwary coder to overlook certain key aspects of security lands countless developers in hot water. Pax explores the key security holes, common issues, and typical oversights in this hands-on primer.
10 Easy Steps to a Horrible Ecommerce SiteIf you're about to launch into the world of ecommerce, or want to boost an existing site's revenue in the coming months, this article is for you. Jason's tongue-in-cheek advice will help you hone your approach to ecommerce, boosting customer satisfaction and your bottom line!
Blog Software Smackdown: The Big 3 ReviewedLaunching a blog? Countless blog software providers compete for your patronage: how will you decide which to use? Vinnie assesses the performance of the most popular self-hosted options -- Movable Type, WordPress, and Textpattern -- as they go head to head in the battle to become *your* chosen blog software.
Fire Up your own Linux Server2006 is the Year of the Penguin! So if you've been toying with the idea of running your own server, now's the time. This comprehensive guide shows you how to get started - from installing Linux, to using the command line, setting automatic tasks to run, and securing the beast!
|
