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HTML Goodies : Beyond HTML : Webmaster Tips
Webmaster Tips
Here you'll find an assortment of web development topics that
don't fit elsewhere.
- Email Marketing for MySpace Artists
The competition for attention on MySpace is intense. Many artists want to stand out from the crowd, but it can be difficult to break through the clutter. Enter email marketing, which gives artists the ability to send out newsletters, targeted email campaigns and more.
- Firefox Web Developer Extension is Pederrifick
Remember when cross-browser compatibility was mostly wishful thinking? We were spending hours debugging a Web page, only to learn the culprit was something simple like CSS padding. This week we look at Chris Pederick's Web Developer Extension for Firefox, and you'll wonder how we ever lived without it!!
- Adding Images to Your MySpace Profile
One of the most popular things for people to do on MySpace is posting images on their profile page. Unfortunately, like many things on MySpace, this is not always easy to figure out. In order to help eliminate some of that pain, this article will take a look at how to go about posting images and pictures on a personal MySpace page.
- Partial Page Rendering Using Hidden IFrame
Partial page rendering removes the need for the entire Web page to be refreshed as the result of a postback. Instead, only regions that have changed are updated, speeding up user interaction with the Web site.
- Software Review: A1 Sitemap Generator
Sitemaps are now being used by search engines to index Web sites, which can help improve your site's rankings. To quickly generate a sitemap, you need a script or a program. One of these is the A1 Sitemap Generator, the subject of this review.
- Cost Effective Web Marketing
When promoting your Web site you want to make sure visitors will want to return again. To make that happen, you need to address many aspects of promotion, such as page layout, site preparation, optimization, seo strategies, etc., which are covered in this article.
- How to Get Great Search Engine Rankings
Once you've chosen your business and purchased a domain name the next step is to find useful and relevant keywords. This article gives you ten useful tips on how to optimize your Web pages.
- Must Have: Internet Explorer Web Developer Toolbar
Pucker up, Web developers. You will want to kiss Bill Gates on the lips for this one. In this article, new author Tyme shows us why we won't want to miss this web development tool from Microsoft!
- How to Build a Web Design Business - Part 2
This week we discuss the skills and knowledge needed to succeed as a Web designer, such as knowledge of HTML, CSS, browser issues, programming knowledge, e-commerce shopping carts and more.
- How to Build a Web Design Business
With all the HTML editors available, you too can build Web sites for profit. Time to start a small business? No! While it's easy to publish Web pages, a lot of planning is necessary to create a viable business. In this article you'll learn how.
- How to Write and Publish Articles for the Internet
Want to generate more traffic? Write articles. Articles are a great way answer client questions, drive traffic to your Web site and be seen as an expert in your field.
- A Web Development Primer
In this article, Ahmad Permessur examines a wide variety of Web technologies, beginning with HTML, it's limitations and how to go beyond it. Other topics covered are client- and server-side technologies, networks, JavaScript, DHTML, CGI. and more.
- Domain Name Basics: An Introduction
Most people know what domain names are but few understand what having one entails. In this article, you will learn about the various types of domain names, formatting, registration issues, domain pointing and more.
- How to Build a Web Design Business
With all the HTML editors available, you too can build Web sites for profit. Time to start a small business? No! While it's easy to publish Web pages, a lot of planning is necessary to create a viable business. In this article you'll learn how.
- Web-Related Careers
A common misconception among many people is that Web development and Web design are synonymous. This article explores the distinctions between the two careers, including some of the skills you need to pursue them.
- Book Review: The Designer's Apprentice
One of the great challenges facing computer artists is productivity, especially with repetitive tasks. Fortunately, automation can ease the drudgery of these tasks and that is the subject of this book.
- Review: Ajax Starter Kit
The term Ajax is often referred to as a new type of technology, but is actually several technologies that work together. This review looks at how to get started using Ajax and the different technologies involved.
- Partial Page Rendering Using Hidden IFrame
Partial page rendering removes the need for the entire Web page to be refreshed as the result of a postback. Instead, only regions that have changed are updated, speeding up user interaction with the Web site.
- Facts You Never Knew About Yahoo, Google, Ask Jeeves, and AllTheWeb
Nearly 85% of all knowledge obtained online starts with somebody doing research on one or more search engines. This week you'll learn about the history of some popular search engines and the importance of using search engines to grow your business.
- Getting in on the 'Mobile' Internet
Looking for opportunities to reach new visitors? Check out the explosion of mobile phone users which offers the largest distribution platform on earth. With a registration process that began in 2006, over 500,000 .mobi domain names have been registered.
- MySpace Profile Page Resources
With the recent popularity of social networking sites, there has been a need for free graphics, CSS generators, background images and sources for videos. In this listing, we will provide you with links to many of those resources, all in one convenient location!
- A Technology Roadmap - The Basic Map
To some, the selection of language or programming tool might be obvious, to others it's a complete roadblock. We present.... The Goodies Roadmap! In Part one, we examine the Basic Roadmap
- 10 Tips for the Beginning Internet Entrepreneur
For the beginning Internet business entrepreneur, here are 10 unwritten rules that may well prevent you from 'skidding into the ditch'. Make a point of reading through them regularly to remain focused on the road ahead!
- Choosing Sides
Do you know whether you are processing on the 'client-side' or the 'server-side'? Do you know the difference? Do you know how to determine which side you want to be on? Read this piece and you will!
- The Red X Dilemma
'Why am I getting a box with a red X in it instead of my pictures?' It's one of the most frequently asked questions as folks study the fine art of web page creation, so here, in one convenient place, is the comprehensive answer!
- Tips & Tricks - A Picture Upload in PHP
You can learn the basics of PHP by following our tutorial series (see the index to the left) but once you have a solid foundation, there's nothing quite like a start to finish example, explained as you go, to help you see the language in action. That's what our Tips & Tricks series is all about. Here's a useful example of file uploads accomplished in PHP - in this instance enhanced with some special handling for picture files.
- A Home Server
So you want to run a server at home, huh? What a shame your ISP is making life impossible! Is there any hope? Yes! Read on!
- Patchworking
Once you have your computer set just the way you like it, you should follow the rule 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' and keep it like it is; right? -- Noooo... 'bout as wrong as it gets!
- An Introduction to DNS
You know DNS is vital to your success with a website, but how does it work? Here's a quick intro to help you understand it better.
- Subweb-Subdomain?
- Windows vs. Linux Hosting Services
What are your considerations concerning
the Operating System your potential hosting service uses?
- Index or Default?
What in the URL is an index for?
- A Little Gem of Software
It comes without fanfare in a package along with other software, but it's a shining example of how software should be written. Want to know more? Read on!
- The Website Marketplace
Thinking of Selling Web Development Services? Read on!
- A Halloween Host Story
Newly updated to reflect all the changes in the modern website hosting community, this story is all about finding a ghoul deal for your hosting needs. Happy hunting!
- So, You Want Your Own Domain, Huh?
- Looking for a Text Editor?
Need tools for creating pages
but don't want to go WYSIWYG?
-Read on!
- So You Want To FTP/Download, Huh?
If you transfer a file, you need to transfer it in the correct format, ensuring it will work when it arrives on your server. This tutorial will explain how.
- So, You Want Sponsors/Advertisers, Huh?
What do you have that people want? If enough people want it, you may be able to get advertising banners on your page. I'll tell you how.
- So You Want To Telnet, Huh?
What does it mean when someone says you need to 'telnet into your system'? I put this quick lesson together to explain how to use telnet for those who are not used to this utility.
- SSI: The Include Command
- SSI: Dates and Times
- SSI: File Returns
PERL SSI Returns
- Freebie Web Slideshow
Is Microsoft the Big Bad Wolf,
or your Best Friend?
- So, You Want To Register Your Pages, Huh?
So, You Want Text Commands, Huh?
- So, You Want To Place A CGI, Huh?
So, You Want Text Commands, Huh?
- Hand-Coding Web Pages
To the true die-hard web coder, hand coding is the way to go. Others think that modern tools present a more realistic method, especially for the newer web developer. Whatever you opinion might be, should you chose to do some hand coding, what would be the best way to go about it?
- Radio for help!
When it come to making choices, there are choices to be made! One choice is to use Radio Buttons to let your visitors indicate their choice. Here's a little help with their use, along with some tips for validation.
- Understanding Operators
They're not too complicated a concept really, but operators are not a part of everyday life, except for the life of a computer programmer or web page developer! Here's a little primer of the use of operators in our favorite languages.
- Firewalling
You've heard it said that 'the first level of defense in a modern computer system should be a firewall.' Are the risks really that great? Is this something you need to be paying attention to?
- Page Layout with Tables
While there's lots of discussion as to whether tables are the right tool for the job, there's no doubt that they can be very handy for laying things out on a web page. Here are some tips on how to use them for this purpose -- you'll have to check the rest of the site for discussions about the virtues of using them this way!
- Pricing Development Work
Now that you've honed your web development skills to the point where you could earn some income at it, how do you determine what you should be charging? Here's a little basic advice.
- Computer Security for the Novice
Computer security has become a major issue for everybody who uses one. Allen Kenner, a forum moderator known as 'Gore' at the security site Antionline.com, expresses some of his thoughts and feelings on the subject--and provides advice for those who may be uncertain about their own computer security.
- The Big Picture
There's plenty of advice out there telling not to make your pictures and graphics too large, but what does 'too large' mean, especially when it come to email or a web page? Let's get down to the nitty-gritty and talk actual file sizes.
- What's In a Domain Name?
Are you clear about the elements that go into the make-up of a Domain Name? Do you know the functions of each? Here's a chance to brush up on the details.
- Validating Special Numbers
Want to validate an input field that's mostly numeric, but not entirely? Can it be done? Absolutely! Here's a soup-to-nuts example of just such a validation, done in JavaScript.
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