Free & Low Cost WordPress Resources

Looking for some help with WordPress? Here are some free and low cost resources that can help.   Beginner WordPress (WP) Beginner is a great source of information on WordPress and it is all FREE! WPBeginner.com You need to create a free account with WPBeginner so you can view these FREE videos: VideosWPBeginner.com You need…

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Domain speak: ‘What is a TLD?’

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Top Level Domains (otherwise known as TLDs) refers to the part of the domain name located to the right of the dot (” . “). The most common TLDs are .com, .net and .org. Others can include .biz, .info, and .ws. Common TLDs all have certain guidelines, but are generally available to any registrant, anywhere…

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Why a picture still speaks a thousand words

If you’ve ever been bored and lost focus during a visual-less presentation, you’re not alone. We are visually wired to understand information faster and better through images than text. Check out Visual.ly’s latest infographic for more below: by infographicly. Explore more visuals like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.

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Principles of Interface Design: Colour

Whether designing graphics for print or the web, there are some basic principles worth noting if we want our designs to be well received. The technicolour horrors of the past can still be seen in the far reaches of the interweb, where these rules were obviously never applied. Murch, G. M. in his book; ‘The Effective Use of…

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Visual Direction in Web Design

Just came across an excellent article that clearly illustrates core design concepts that help inform any website design. Written by Ahmed Hussam  for Web Design TutsPlus (Apr 13th 2012), the following is an excerpt from Visual Direction in Web Design. [br] One of the big secrets of design is learning how to guide the visual direction of viewers.  This…

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Increase Your Website’s Reach with Content Repurposing

Sharing information is crucial to success in the modern online marketplace. Well written and well researched articles aimed at educating, entertaining and engaging your site visitors can help boost your business’ credibility and favourably influence your site visitors behaviour. But what if your audience doesn’t like reading on screen? That’s where Content Repurposing comes in.…

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Best tips and tricks for designing the most visually appealing website

Think of the websites you visit the most — chances are they are clean, professional, and easy to navigate. This is no coincidence: the human mind takes just a millisecond to make a definitive decision as to a site’s credibility, and this initial judgment is based entirely on aesthetics which means a good web design…

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