Articles in September 2011

An essential element of websites that set a good first impression use great photos. My coworker often says, "the photos you use can make or break your design." A great photo sets a mood or evokes a certain emotion. Don't use grainy, clutter-filled photos from your flip phone. If ... ...read more

Good Design Essentials

Posted: 21 September 2011 at 6:14 p.m.

The first thing a successful website needs is a successful design. Design can be broken down into two parts: graphic design and function design.

Websites that have an attractive graphic design speak volumes about your company. You don't want a poorly designed websites to represent your brand. Great websites ...

10 Ways To Market Your Quilting-related Website

Posted: 17 September 2011 at 6:13 p.m.

Although you may have the best looking website with the most sophisticated programming functions, they will not help you one bit if nobody visits your website. Like any business or worthwhile venture, your prospective customers need to know about your website. Begin by thinking about who your ideal customer is ...

How to get your message to more fans on Facebook

Posted: 7 September 2011 at 10:26 a.m.

One of Facebook's innovations is their news stream. The news stream the the page you see when you first log in that shows you all of your friends and pages activity. Not every single item posted on the pages you "liked" and your friend's profiles appear on your ...

How long before my website shows up on Google?

Posted: 1 September 2011 at 12:10 p.m.

How long does it take before a website appears on Google? The short answer is that it can take a few days or weeks for new sites to appear in search results.

You can tell if Google has indexed (included) your website in their database by going to Google.com ...

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