Archive for the ‘Web Design & Hosting’ Category

  • Some Web Design Basics

    Written by admin on January 16, 2008 – 5:58 pm

    To us, Web Design involves a balance between form, substance and functionality.

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    Good design plays a vital role for your business, as a visual language that can be used to communicate your message in a powerful way to your target audience.

    A website that is well designed should create curiosity and engage your audience…. so that they will take that second look. You would want to: Read more »

  • Choosing a Domain Name for Your Website

    Written by admin on January 15, 2008 – 5:23 pm

    Just think of all those power brands like Coca Cola, McDonalds or Nike. Likewise, your Internet domain name is also your brand. In the Internet, power brands include Yahoo, Google, Amazon and eBay all of which generate huge traffic and revenue.

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    The first step towards e-commerce is selecting the name of your website. Your domain name tells people who you are and how to find you on the Internet. And because no two parties can have the same web address, your online identity is totally unique. Read more »

  • Tips to build Great Content for Your Website

    Written by admin on January 13, 2008 – 5:13 pm

    By Larry Lam

    Getting a good search engine ranking is first and foremost about having quality content in your website. From our experience, many people we speak to in Malaysia seek to achieve No 1 position when launching their websites for the very first time.

    This is usually an unrealistic expectation even if you have great content, as your need to allow time for incoming links to your website to grow and for your domain to age in the search engines.

    In our Web Design section, we mentioned about the CLP Rule for Website Search Engine Optimization. CLP stands for:

    • CONTENT
    • LINKS
    • PATIENCE

    You will need to build up your credibility on the web. Just doing a good job with your web design and web content is not good enough.

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  • The Basics of Successful Web Design

    Written by admin on January 12, 2008 – 5:26 pm

    By Larry Lam

    There is no doubt that the quality of web design services has improved greatly in recent times. Over the years we have seen skills improve throughout the industry, better design techniques being used and a greater awareness on the part of web surfers of what constitutes a good or bad design.

    Web design skills and techniques notwithstanding, what are some of the basics you need to get right?

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