Are You Considering Running a Web Design Business?


Are You Considering Running a Web Design Business?

With the advent of the with hosting options offered by many companies, lots of business people feel like they can do anything that a professional web designer can do.

However, web designers know this isn’t necessarily the case and, even for those novices who can create a website, the cost in time isn’t necessarily worth it. So if you are

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Beauty Basics: How to Launch Your Own YouTube Beauty Channel and Website

Beauty Basics: How to Launch Your Own YouTube Beauty Channel and Website

“Beauty is truth; truth is beauty.” Almost two hundred years ago, romantic poet John Keats expressed this sentiment. Its meaning never changes.

It’s also true that beauty products are one of the biggest profit categories in the world. If you want to be involved in this field, then you should seriously consider launching your own beauty channel on YouTube along with an accompanying website. But setting up something like this can be a daunting task that could potentially scare people away from taking the risk.

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What to Ask Your Client Before You Design Their Website

What to Ask Your Client Before You Design Their Website

Think you know what your client wants? Think again. It might seem ideal when the client says, “Do whatever you want,” but it’s better to go in with a plan.

Why? Because when you go in without a plan, you leave yourself open to delivering something the client absolutely does not want. And that means revisions (lots of them).

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Proper Header Layout – A Look at 6 Different Websites


Proper Header Layout – A Look at 6 Different Websites

When you think about a website header, do you think of the bar at the top where the logo and the menu resides? You’re not wrong, but most recently some may think of the header to be everything above the fold. This means that when visiting a website, if you don’t scroll down, the entire section that is displaying is the header.

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Become a WordPress Developer

The idea of becoming a freelance WordPress developer can sound like an amazing job. Being your own boss, working your own hours, working the projects which interest you, and having the ability to work from anywhere are perks that everyone wants. So how do you go from just working on your own website to becoming a professional WordPress developer? Leaving your 9-5 job to become a freelancer can certainly be a leap of faith. Today, we’re going to answer some of theses questions and give you some tips on becoming a professional WordPress developer.

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How to Design Your Own Website

When you need to create a website, taking the first step can be the greatest challenge. Many online articles share how to build a website using a template. This is all great information, but the main step of building a professional website is the design. The design can be a bit complex. A great design is the core to building a successful website. Some drag-and-drop web builder templates don’t have a clean design, making it hard to communicate the right message to your audience. You need to clearly communicate what you sell or do; otherwise, your site’s existence is for not.

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How To Start Planning For Your Website’s 2016 Redesign

redesignEvery couple of years you need to update your website to ensure it has a fresh, modern look and makes use of the latest developments in web design. A website that looks out of date can damage your credibility and ultimately cost you clients. Before you can begin a redesign, however, you need to start planning what you want out of your updated website and what the finished product should look like. The following three-step process will help you prepare for your redesign and ultimately give you the website you want.

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Choosing a Template: What to Look for and Why

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It’s not exactly news, but choice of template for your WordPress site is extremely important WordPress has an expansive collection of free and premium templates to choose from. But how can you decide which is the right one for you? Some websites, like TemplateMonster.com for example, have helpful filters that separate themes into categories and sort them by functions or features. But even if you do have specialized search capabilities to aid you in your endeavor, it still helps to have a comprehensive idea of your criteria.

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