Web Design

Avoid These Common Web Mistakes

Webmasters need to avoid making these common web design mistakes.

Website visitors who have a pleasant experience on a website are more likely to trust the website, and as such they are more likely to purchase products from that website.

Use the following guide to avoid some of the more common web design mistakes…

1. Legibility

Use standard web fonts and normal font sizes. The font color should be dark enough that the reader does not need to strain to read the text, and not so large that it screams at the reader. Bold text should only be used for emphasis and headings.

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The Evolution Of Passwords: What Are The Alternatives?

With the internet being an indispensable part of life, passwords have also become an integral dilemma.

With more and more facilities coming up online, each facility requires different types of passwords based on length and strength.

Some require you to put in a special character, others may want a CAPITAL letter and others may want you to do a back flip as well.

The odd part about passwords is that not many people seem to have invested their time, money and resources into investigating what the alternatives to passwords could be. Some services offer to remember your passwords while others offer to automatically fill them into your web forms, but this doesnt really solve the problem of passwords.

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How To Prevent Spam Through Your Website Forms

We all hate email spam in our email inbox, but rarely try to get to the root of the spam mail’s origin and purpose.

Many webmasters face a problem of receiving spam emails through the forms on their website. These are usually contact forms which are setup for visitor’s to post their inquiries or to give feedback.

Spammers try to hijack these forms to send spam mails, either by manipulating where the forms sends emails or by flooding the webmaster with junk mail.

This article points out some of the ways in which you can fight spam in website forms meant for comments, feedback, inquiries and any other contact.

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Easy Ways Of Speeding Up Your Website Instantly

Many clients wonder why their website is slow and why it gets slower every couple of months. We often assist clients in determining issues with their website and sometimes even need to convince them that it is not related to their hosting service. It’s like having a great car but a lousy chauffeur.

No matter how good the car maybe and how fast it could go, if the chauffeur is not competent, the high-end car is worthless. In the same way, no matter how fast your hosting server is, if you do not have a well coded and well designed website, your website is bound to open with a crawl.

This article helps draw the attention of website owners to the various things that can be done to speed up their website to make it more SEO friendly.

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How WordPress Empowers Social Service Organizations

WordPress has been around since over 10 years and is a leading Content Management System for websites and blogs. A large number of Social Organizations and Non-Profit Organizations use WordPress to establish their online presence. This article explains why WordPress is the preferred choice for most NGO’s, Non-Profits and Social Service Groups.

It’s Free and Quick

The main plus point about WordPress is that it is open source and free to use. No license fees, no upgrade fees, no hidden costs and no commissions to be paid out. This could save upto $500 per year for a small or medium organisation.

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