Archive for November, 2007


Recommended Article: 100+ Untapped Link Building Strategies

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

I came across a great article on link building the other day and thought I’d share it with the virtual world, and in the process give the author a backlink… so make that 101 link building strategies - write a great article that everyone links to. Anyway! Here’s the start, and if it whets your […]

Updating your site from HTML to XHTML

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Now, I know this isn’t exactly the most advanced post in the world and is going back to basics quite a bit, but given the amount of basic questions I get asked on the subject I thought I’d jot down some points on it.
Everyone’s going on about XHTML nowadays, and you’re probably beginning to get […]

The Benefits of Using Semantic Code

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

What is Semantic Code/HTML you ask?
Basically, it’s a way of writing your HTML in a more meaningful, structured and to be honest, sensible way. It’s all about using your header tags (H1, H2, etc) for yep, you guessed it - headers, instead of bolding the text and increasing the font size with the old <font […]

Creating CSS Rounded Corners

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Something I’ve often been asked is how to create a box with rounded corners in CSS, i.e. without using tables. Now, there are loads of tutorials out there waiting to be found, so I’m not going to write yet another one. What I am going to do is point you in the direction of a […]

Not just stripes, but TABS as well!

Monday, November 5th, 2007

As if being able to generate striped backgrounds in a matter of seconds weren’t enough, you can now save yourself the hassle in Photoshop by generating menu tabs with Tabs Generator!
Admittedly, this one doesn’t save you huge amounts of time if you already know what the tab you want to create looks like, but being […]

I love Web 2.0

Monday, November 5th, 2007

I love the whole Web 2.0 concept. It’s so lazy and a dream come true for many a webmaster. It’s like you’re effectively out-sourcing the content creation for your site to as many internet users as you can possibly manage.
One of my Web 2.0 style sites has over 10,000 pages indexed in Google now […]

Web Design Cowboys

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Some may consider it a weakness on my part, but I’m one of those web designers with some morals. I only raise this point after speaking to a friend the other night and learning the astronomical quote someone gave a company he knows for a really basic e-commerce style site.
It’s something that has always irritated […]

Google Pagerank + Knickers = Twist

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

I don’t really know what to say… people are still tying themselves in knots over the latest Google Pagerank Update. People claiming they’re turning their back on Google because Google knocked them down a few PR notches for them trying to increase PR by spending a shed load of money on links - I mean […]

My new favourite site - StripeGenerator.com

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

I love it. Stripes are the new “cool” thing in web design, and they’re a pain in the arse to make in Photoshop. So why bother toiling for hours trying to get the perfect stripe when you can use…

And now for something not very different - WidgetBucks.com Review

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Similar to ShoppingAds, it’s a CPC product thingy. I won’t go into lots of detail, as the main points are similar to the ones made in my ShoppingAds near-condemnation, but there are a few points I want to make.
The CPC is higher for WidgetBucks, which is great, until they check how many sales they’ve done […]