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Editing Your Website

Editing your website may not be as difficult as you think; if you can edit a Word document then you have the skills necessary to edit your website. Using the skills of a professional web designer can become quite expensive. If all your website requires are some basic changes to the text or images currently present you can make the necessary edits yourself using a word processing program such as Microsoft Word or Works.

Editing the contents

Many word processing programs that are currently available operate in the same way. In order to edit your website, you need to have a copy of the website or HTML file saved to your computer. Once you have located the file on your computer, your next step will be to open the word processing program you will be using and then open the website file. Now you will need to choose the text … Read the rest

by Harris Reel — January 19, 2020 in Retro Graphic Design

A New Online Venture and Complete Web Development

Every company that is planning to do business online has already come to the conclusion that a website is needed, and that website has to do more than just occupy a URL. It has to be the company’s 24 hr a day sales representative, ready to do business and to close the sale.

But getting a website that delivers the results and function in the manor you imagine takes more than a vision, it takes a solid web programming and design skills. Here are some of the services your website may require that a professional web development company can deliver:

Graphic Design, SEO/SEM (online marketing), Custom Software Development, E-Commerce Solutions, Intranet / Extranet Applications, Content Management Systems, Web Portals, Lead Generation Systems, Microsites, Flash Development, Identity Branding and Website Hosting.

So does your company need to partner with a professional web development company? The real question is; why would you … Read the rest

by Harris Reel — December 10, 2019 in Online Graphic Designer

What To Look For In Web Development Services

Most people don’t know where to start whenever they want to develop a website. It can be fairly confusing because there is quite a bit of technical knowledge that must be known to make everything work. This is why many people use web development services to help get their websites operational taking advantage of someone else’s expertise to get the job done. If you are considering using website development services, there are a few things that you should be looking for.

First of all, price is going to be an issue. If it is way out of your budget, you can’t work with that company. Sometimes the costs are very reasonable and other times they are so high that they are only intended for large companies to be using the service. Before asking too many questions or agreeing to anything, find out what the costs are going to be.

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by Harris Reel — December 8, 2019 in Publication Designs

2012 Web Trends

Each year new trends emerge and each year some trends go away. This is the natural cycle of things. Staying on top of, or, at the very least, with the trends can help you, as a web developer or designer, produce creations that are current, that your clients will love, and that are always relevant. Below we will outline just a few of the many current and emerging trends in web development. Look into the ones that interest you further and keep an open mind and eye when surfing the web for the latest ideas to jump out at you.

Social Networking

This one is not going away, folks. I waited for the downfall of twitter, a service I was certain would be a flash in the pan but it hasn’t happened yet. Thank goodness I didn’t hold my breath.

Be aware of emerging social networking trends and services. On … Read the rest

by Harris Reel — November 30, 2019 in Graphic Designer Websites

What Elements Should You Look for in a Web Hosting?

No matter what kind or size of business you have, getting it online and making it visible to the world is important. And your business website is the first step to that. While you want to ensure a great job with the creativity and other technical aspects of the site, you need to pay more attention to web hosting. It is not only essential but also a critical aspect of website management, which will determine its performance eventually.

If you are a site owner, seeking a web host, here are a few things to look out for.

The right platform.

The first and foremost thing that you need to determine is the kind of hosting platform your site needs. Are you running a basic blog site or a static corporate page, which mostly has textual information? Then a shared hosting environment might be good enough for you. But if your … Read the rest

by Harris Reel — November 28, 2019 in Publication Designs