The Technology and Web 2.0 Life

I Hate PHP - Beginner’s Guide to PHP

This book is for the lonely people who can’t get a da…hold on…wrong book…”I Hate PHP” is for webmasters and designers who have always wondered what PHP could do for them; someone who wants to “do” some PHP and not outsource it. It is best to be familiar with HTML and writing / deciphering HTML code. You don’t need to be a top-notch “I do it all in Notepad” kinda person - just being able to open up a text editor and understand the code is enough. Copy / Paste knowledge is helpful too.

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Tags: ebook, PHP, web programming

Use Pre-made or Custom Design Template

If you’re a website owner, web developer or just a company looking to make your web presence more noticeable then you might be considering buying a template. You could go out on a limb and get a custom one. Pre-made templates work great, although there are much more opportunities with a custom template.

Depending on what you need the template for, if you are just making a persona site or maybe a mini site then having a pre-made template is not that bad. You can always edit the images and even colors. Some pre-made templates have already been search engine optimized as well, that’s always a plus if you looking to gain ranking in the search engines. Yet with all of the availability you still don’t have the flexibility you could have.

Custom templates can be acquired from freelance designer or maybe even a studio if you have a bigger budget. You can get quality and flexibility that you’re looking for from both, which one you choose matters very little as long as you’re comfortable with them. It’s important to tell your designer exactly what you want before he/she starts, doing so will avoid extra charges and/or wasting time. Always remember to ask for the original design files after completion.

Tags: design, template, website

How To Make Your Blog Look Interesting With Photos

How To Make Your Blog Look Interesting With Photos
This video screencast demonstrates how to use Flickr photosharing and the Flock browser to add photos to a WordPress blog (or any blog or web page, really). Flock makes it dead-simple to upload, tag, and post photos. You can probably download the browser, sign up for Flickr and post photos to you blog faster than you can watch this video (about seven minutes).

Tags: blog, photos

How to Create Your Own Web Site in 5 Days

Do you want your own business web site without having to spend thousands of dollars hiring someone to create one for you? Are you an online entrepreneur who’s just starting out without a thousand dollar budget?

You know that a web site is essential to your online business. But you’re only just starting out and you can’t afford a thousand dollar web site.

Nevertheless, you still need a professional looking, fast loading web site with intergrated automated marketing tools, to be able to compete with the many others in your area of expertise.

If you want your very own professional business web site and save a fortune at the same time, this might be the most important letter you’ll ever read. Creating your own web site will not just save you money, you will also gain an unbeatable feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment plus you will have complete control over your own web site. You’ll know exactly how things work behind the scene. No more helplessly depending on the web designer.

A step-by-step instructional e-book, written in simple and straight forward English, aimed at the absolute beginner.

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How To Use Website Optimizer to Improve a Website

How To Use Website Optimizer to Improve a Website

Step-by-step walk through of how to successfully create and launch A/B and multivariate experiments in Website Optimizer.

Tags: optimization, Web Design, website

Design to Sell by Roger C. Parker - eBook

Not a designer? Don’t have a big marketing budget? Now you can design effective marketing materials yourself with this guide written by best-selling author and design expert Roger C. Parker.

This one-stop guide to marketing gives you the basics for creating effective messages and step-by-step instruction for using Publisher 2003 to design compelling, easy-to-read marketing materials that deliver your message successfully.

Even if you’re not a designer or you have no marketing experience, you’ll get expert advice and learn how to: • Develop a market empathy, think like your market, and solve their problems using their language • Format your message so it’s attractive and easy to read—by taking a crash course in graphic design • Save time and money by using Publisher to create several different types of effective marketing pieces—including postcards to promote your business and newsletters that keep you in touch with your customers • Use techniques for quickly harnessing powerful Publisher capabilities • Do it right from the start and avoid common pitfalls and design mistakes

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Free Database Creation Tutorial Ebook

Free Database Creation Tutorial Ebook - Download here

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