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Web Design And Development Roundup For 2019

February 19, 2019 By Alex

Almost everything we do in our lives, we do with the help of machines and software. This is the present in which we live and the future will make us even more dependent. The same situation happens for online entrepreneurs, web designers and developers. Finding and having the right tools on your side is mandatory. How can you do it? Very simple, you only have to check the below 39 handpicked tools and services that are covering the most popular fields: website, logo and landing page builders, website themes and much more.

Wix.com

 WIX is the most powerful, all-in-one used website builder on the market that you can also use to create your own logo, with over 140 million users from 190 countries and the numbers quickly increase. Every moment a new stunning website is being created and published with WIX. This tool can be used without having any coding skills or previous experience, having an intuitive and friendly interface, a drag-and-drop builder and many other options that will make your life easy.

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Building Your First Website? Make Sure You Don’t Forget to Include These Three Things

November 27, 2014 By admin

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No doubt about it, building your first website is a big deal. There was a time when only geniuses with a deep understanding of computer science, and access to expensive and complicated software could even consider such a thing. Now, with template-based site builders, crafting your home on the web has almost become too easy.

There really is a such thing as “too easy”. People start to believe that just because a platform has become accessible, they are automatically good at it. If you remember the days when desktop publishing became simple and mainstream, we got a lot of really bad publications. This happens whenever an exclusive tool becomes mainstream.

There is a good reason why the experts are experts. It is not just that they have expensive tools. It is that they know how to use them. So just because website creation has gotten as easy as creating a new document in a word processor, don’t mistake yourself for an expert.

That doesn’t mean that you cannot create a very serviceable product. You most certainly can. Just make sure you include these three things that will give your site the finishing polish it deserves:

Security is Job One

In the early days of our naïveté, we could be forgiven for focusing on the positives as a matter of first importance. What we failed to do was consider all of the ways that people of ill-intent could break in, vandalize, destroy, steal, and misuse our new creation. We were like children with no idea what the real world was like.

Today, we can no longer be forgiven for such an oversight. If security is not at the heart, not to mention the top and bottom of every aspect of your new site, you’re doing it wrong.

Great security requires real expertise. If you don’t have it, you need to acquire it through security software made by those who do. VMware NSX is a secure cloud environment provided by Trend Micro that is compatible with the following features: [Read more…] about Building Your First Website? Make Sure You Don’t Forget to Include These Three Things

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Must-Read Resources for CSS Beginners

May 29, 2013 By Erica

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CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets is a “style sheet language which is used to describe the looks and formatting of a document written in a markup language such as HTML and XHTML”. (Source)

There is a lot to learn about CSS, and any web designer or developer who wants to stay on top of his game has to learn it. Even amateurs, who simply want to DIY their web sites, have a lot to benefit from knowing at least the basics of CSS. Whether you are looking at learning CSS for professional or personal purposes, this is a good place to start. CSS Basics has a step by step guide, which you can use as a starting point, but you can also branch out and look at other articles and books in order to expand your knowledge.

Here are some must-read resources for CSS beginners. [Read more…] about Must-Read Resources for CSS Beginners

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Free Apps and Plugins Web Designers Can Take Advantage

April 20, 2013 By Erica

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Designing an attractive and interactive website today can be a breeze what with the numerous applications, plugins and other resources publishers and designers can utilize. While having some technical background is an advantage, sometimes just knowing how to follow instructions properly would already enable one to create his own website.

To create a great website that is sure to gain traffic moving forward, several important elements have to be incorporated. These involve the content which includes text and images and the layout design. The text element should be able to use eye-friendly fonts while the images should be captivating and crystal clear. With regards to the layout, a simple one that uses colors pleasing to the eyes and with only a few sections is preferable.

New tools are constantly being produced and shared online. Many are free to use while the others require only a small fee. [Read more…] about Free Apps and Plugins Web Designers Can Take Advantage

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