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		<title>Wordpress Theme &#8211; PureCorpWP</title>
		<link>http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/wordpress-theme-purecorpwp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PureCorpWP is professional WordPress theme created for promoting any kind of application, desgined with blog, pricing subpages and more!
It comes with a normal version and an updated dropdown menu version! But, you have to be aware, that dropdown version is slightly different than normal menu version, because Cufon font replaced can’t be applied to Homepage

It [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/purecorpwp-wordpress-promo-theme/51758?ref=pottz">PureCorpWP</a> is professional <a href="http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/category/wordpress/">WordPress</a> theme created for promoting any kind of application, desgined with blog, pricing subpages and more!</p>
<p>It comes with a normal version and an updated dropdown menu version! But, you have to be aware, that dropdown version is slightly different than normal menu version, because Cufon font replaced can’t be applied to Homepage</p>
<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/purecorpwp-wordpress-promo-theme/51758?ref=pottz"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-298" title="Wordpress Theme" src="http://www.affiliateprogramsrus.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pure1.gif" alt="Wordpress Theme" width="361" height="393" /></a></p>
<p><strong>It comes in 5 colour variations!</strong></p>
<p>Tested on Firefox, Opera, Safari on Windows, IE6 and IE7 , works great.</p>
<p>All versions are in fully layered psd files (check screenshots to see structure of psd) It’s complete webpage!</p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Tableless layout</li>
<li>jQuery usage (jQuery cycle on home page, animated Client area on top)</li>
<li>Cufon font replacement</li>
<li>5 colour versions (green, red, orange, dark, blue)</li>
<li>XHTML 1 .0 Transtional</li>
<li>Layered PSD</li>
<li>Help file and step-by-step installation guide.</li>
<li>Advanced Theme Panel Options</li>
<li>Customization without touching code</li>
<li>3 Page Templates</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/purecorpwp-wordpress-promo-theme/51758?ref=pottz">Download now!</a></p>
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		<title>Universal Business Wordpress Template</title>
		<link>http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/universal-business-wordpress-template/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wordpress templates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wordpress theme]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Universal Business Wordpress Template is widgets loaded template with an extremely easy configuration of the  homepage, header, footer, sidebar and many others. You can launch a nice  an clean customer’s website in no time. Our goal was to create a template that you will be able to use for  ANY   [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/universal-business-wordpress-template/89032?ref=pottz">Universal Business Wordpress Template</a> is widgets loaded template with an extremely easy configuration of the  homepage, header, footer, sidebar and many others. You can launch a nice  an clean customer’s website in no time.</strong> Our goal was to create a template that you will be able to use for  ANY   client you have, no matter if you are creating a car business website,  hotel website or website for carpenters <img title=":)" src="http://themeforest.net/images/smileys/happy.png" alt=":)" /> You can use it for your own company as well.</p>
<h3>Main features:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Valid  XHTM  Strict1.0 and  CSS 2 .1, tableless design</li>
<li>Multiple templates:
<ul>
<li>Home Page jQuery Slider</li>
<li>Static Page</li>
<li>Mail Blog Page</li>
<li>Blog Detail Page</li>
<li>Portfolio</li>
<li>Contact Form Page</li>
<li>Error page</li>
<li>Nicely formatted comments, images, tables, all major  HTML   tags, etc.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>jQuery Elements:
<ul>
<li>Homepage banners slider</li>
<li>Nice Gallery using lightbox</li>
<li>Dropdown Menu Navigation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Simple Administration:
<ul>
<li>You can easily add, remove or reorder unlimited homepage  slides</li>
<li>Header and footer modification using widgets</li>
<li>Static box widget on internal pages</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Everything is well documented</li>
<li>PSDs are included</li>
<li>Dummy data export included</li>
</ul>
<p>Template is also available as  PHP /HTML version.</p>
<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/universal-business-wordpress-template/89032?ref=pottz"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-92" title="wordpress theme" src="http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/1_preview-300x123.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="123" /></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/universal-business-wordpress-template/89032?ref=pottz">Download now!</a></strong></p>
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		<title>The PaperCore &#8211; Elegant Wordpress Theme</title>
		<link>http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/the-papercore-elegant-wordpress-theme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wordpress template]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wordpress theme]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“The PaperCore” is an unique, elegant and minimal WordPress theme  and it is here to present your business and work in the best way.
There are 4 different professionally designed and unique styles.  There are 2 stylish Portfolio/ News/ Featured Item sliders that are  great to emphasize and present your products. The PhotoShop [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“<a href="http://themeforest.net/item/the-papercore-elegant-wordpress-theme/89599?ref=pottz">The PaperCore</a>” is an unique, elegant and minimal WordPress theme  and it is here to present your business and work in the best way.</p>
<p>There are 4 different professionally designed and unique styles.  There are 2 stylish Portfolio/ News/ Featured Item sliders that are  great to emphasize and present your products. The PhotoShop files are  easy customizable and well organized.</p>
<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/the-papercore-elegant-wordpress-theme/89599?ref=pottz"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-86" title="wordpress template" src="http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1_presentation_wp-300x152.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="152" /></a></p>
<h2>4 different styles included:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Light</li>
<li>The dark</li>
<li>Grunge</li>
<li>Note Paper</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/the-papercore-elegant-wordpress-theme/89599?ref=pottz"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-83" title="4styles" src="http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/4styles1-300x150.gif" alt="" width="300" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>It is very easy to change between the styles from the admin panel.</p>
<h2>2 jQuery image sliders included:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Accordion image slider</li>
<li>Fading image slider</li>
</ul>
<p>It is very easy to add, remove and sort images for the sliders in  the admin panel!<br />
It is very easy to change between the sliders for the different pages.</p>
<h2>4 Dynamic sidebars included:</h2>
<ul>
<li> page sidebar  – a sidebar for pages</li>
<li> blog sidebar  – a sidebar for blog page and blog posts</li>
<li> home sidebar – a sidebar for home page, alternative home page and  non-blog posts</li>
<li> contact sidebar – a sidebar for the contact page</li>
</ul>
<h2>7 different page templates included:</h2>
<ul>
<li> Home page</li>
<li> Featured Posts Page (Alternative Home page)</li>
<li> Portfolio page – contains portfolio items with images and lightbox  preview</li>
<li> Blog page</li>
<li> Contact form page – contains a working  AJAX  contact form with  validation and a separate contact sidebar</li>
<li> Default template – a page with sidebar</li>
<li> Full width page – a page without sidebar</li>
</ul>
<h2>3 bonus plugins included:</h2>
<ul>
<li>The latest posts plugin- specially designed for this theme which  allows posts from selected categories to be excluded</li>
<li>Portfolio items plugin- displays the latest portfolio items images  in the sidebar</li>
<li>Categories loader plugin- lists all the categories, you can exclude  some of them</li>
</ul>
<p>All the plugins are used on the demo, you can check them out there!</p>
<h2>Key features of the template:</h2>
<ul>
<li>2 Featured Stylish Images Sliders</li>
<li>Multiple Dynamic(widget aware) Sidebars included</li>
<li>Multi-level drop-down menu support</li>
<li>3 bonus plugins added</li>
<li>Easy to translate</li>
<li>Highlighting admin comments</li>
<li>Tableless Design</li>
<li><a href="http://s3.envato.com/files/282424/screens/9-admin-options.png" target="_blank">Advanced  Admin Panel</a></li>
<li> Works and looks similar in all major browsers:  IE6 , IE7,  IE8 , Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome</li>
<li> Working jQuery/php contact form with validation</li>
<li>9 PhotoShop Files included</li>
<li>Very descriptive help file with screen shots and examples</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/the-papercore-elegant-wordpress-theme/89599?ref=pottz">Download now!</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Unite &#8211; WordPress Business, Magazine Theme</title>
		<link>http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/unite-wordpress-business-magazine-theme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unite is a merger of crisp design and powerful communication. It  takes a clean, organized approach to presenting content so it’s easier  to find what you want.
This is a premium WordPress theme with 5 pre-made skins including a dark  theme and textured background theme. The theme is easy to modify and  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/unite-wordpress-business-magazine-theme/90959?ref=pottz">Unite</a> is a merger of crisp design and powerful communication. It  takes a clean, organized approach to presenting content so it’s easier  to find what you want.</p>
<p>This is a premium WordPress theme with 5 pre-made skins including a dark  theme and textured background theme. The theme is easy to modify and  ready to be up and running out of the box. The  PSD  files included have  been customized to allow fast skinning.</p>
<ul>
<li>Valid  XHTML  Strict and  CSS</li>
<li>2 slide show options: jQuery cycle and Gallery View</li>
<li>Superfish Dropdown Menu</li>
<li> PSD  files included</li>
<li>5 pre-made skins</li>
<li>Contact form with dynamic javascript validation</li>
<li>Portfolio with themed preview windows</li>
<li>2 different themed administrative login options</li>
<li>Compatibility (IE 6,  IE 7  ,  IE 8  , Firefox, Opera, Safari,  Chrome)</li>
</ul>
<p>?<a href="http://themeforest.net/item/unite-wordpress-business-magazine-theme/90959?ref=pottz"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78" title="1_Banner-Unite-WP" src="http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1_Banner-Unite-WP-300x152.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="152" /></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/unite-wordpress-business-magazine-theme/90959?ref=pottz">Download now!</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Newscast Wordpress Theme</title>
		<link>http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/newscast-wordpress-theme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newscast 4 in 1 &#8211; Wordpress Magazine and Blog
Newscast is a Wordpress Theme, best suited for Magazines and Blogs. It comes with 3 fantastic Image and News slideshows has multiple Page templates and of course gives you the option to choose from 4 Fantastic skins:
Key features of the template:
* Valid XHTM Strict1.0, tableless Design
* Multile [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Newscast 4 in 1 &#8211; Wordpress Magazine and Blog</h2>
<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/newscast-4-in-1-wordpress-magazine-and-blog/91058?ref=pottz">Newscast</a> is a Wordpress Theme, best suited for Magazines and Blogs. It comes with 3 fantastic Image and News slideshows has multiple Page templates and of course gives you the option to choose from 4 Fantastic skins:</p>
<p><strong>Key features of the template:</strong></p>
<p>* Valid XHTM Strict1.0, tableless Design<br />
* Multile Page Templates<br />
* Automatical Image resizing for Thumbnails<br />
* Contact Form and News Submission Form<br />
* PSD files included<br />
* Extensive Documentation Included</p>
<p>* jQuery Support:<br />
* 3 different Portfolio/Item slider, supporting unlimited items<br />
* Dropdwon Menu, improved with jQuery<br />
* jQuery 100% unobtrusive wich degrades gracefully if javascript is turned off<br />
* Sleek Image preloader<br />
* Working ajax/php contact form<br />
* Working ajax/php news submission form</p>
<p>* Backend Options for:<br />
* both Menus, the Slideshow, Sidebar, Footer, Mainpage, Contact Page, News Submission Form etc<br />
* Sidebar: set the sidebar to either use 2 small or 1 big sidebar<br />
* Sidebar Widgets: You can set unqiue widget areas for each page or category<br />
* Custom advertising Widget<br />
* Custom Sidebar News Widget</p>
<p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/newscast-4-in-1-wordpress-magazine-and-blog/91058?ref=pottz"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-70" title="Wordpress theme" src="http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/newscastwp-300x175.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="175" /></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/newscast-4-in-1-wordpress-magazine-and-blog/91058?ref=pottz">Download now!</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Build Sales Pages Fast And Easy</title>
		<link>http://www.webtemplates.net.au/blog/build-sales-pages-fast-and-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Pages]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[








I know you&#8217;re busy, so I&#8217;ll keep this short and sweet. What is the #1 over-looked online marketing strategy today?
COLLECTING EMAILS!!!!!
*Everyone* should be creating and building targeted email lists.
Preferably, with a squeeze page.
It is something that is overlooked by 99% of new marketers online and even many larger companies, as well.
What are some reasons for [...]]]></description>
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<p>I know you&#8217;re busy, so I&#8217;ll keep this short and sweet. What is the #1 over-looked online marketing strategy today?</p>
<p>COLLECTING EMAILS!!!!!</p>
<p>*Everyone* should be creating and building targeted email lists.<br />
Preferably, with a <a href="http://www.squeezetheme.com/657-5-5-6.html">squeeze page</a>.</p>
<p>It is something that is overlooked by 99% of new marketers online and even many larger companies, as well.</p>
<p>What are some reasons for creating email lists, beside the fact  that targeted email promotions CONVERT AS WELL OR BETTER THAN ALL OTHER PROMOTING EFFORTS?</p>
<p>Hmm, collecting emails&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>Builds a Marketing Base of TARGETED LEADS</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Allows You To Be Intimate With Your Customers and Leads</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Allows You To Easily Share Valuable Information</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Gives You A Platform To Promote Your Products</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Gives You A Platform To Promote OTHER PEOPLE&#8217;S Products</li>
</ul>
<p>Last, but not least&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>Generates Revenue and Profits for YEARS TO COME</li>
</ul>
<p>It rarely gets any better than that in the internet business world.</p>
<p>So, how do you begin building squeeze pages and collecting valuable emails?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.squeezetheme.com/657.html">SQUEEZE THEME</a>!</p>
<p>Squeeze Theme is the easiest way to create squeeze pages (email collection sites) for WordPress!</p>
<p>Squeeze Camp is the 12-week course that will take you from novice or intermediate level, to expert level when it comes to building and managing your email lists.</p>
<p>Check them out: <a href="http://www.squeezetheme.com/657-5-5-6.html">http://www.squeezetheme.com/657-5-5-6.html</a></p>
<p>Squeeze Theme also comes with an incredible Resource Center, including a step-by-step video tutorial guide, and a support forum. If you match that with Squeeze Camp, the 12-week guide to mastering Squeeze Theme and building your email list, you&#8217;re getting a TON of tools and resources.</p>
<p>So, what are you waiting for?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.squeezetheme.com/657-5-5-6.html">Check it out here</a></p>
<p>You can literally set up new squeeze pages (email collection sites) in less than 10 minutes.</p>
<p>Did you hear that? You can literally create an attractive squeeze page within minutes and start sending traffic to it immediately.</p>
<p>This means you will be able to start collecting emails within the first day of purchasing the theme! Then, after you&#8217;ve taken the 12-week course, you will have increased your knowledge and capabilities so that you can MAXIMIZE the number of targeted emails you add to your lists!</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t want to miss out on this &#8211; make sure you head on over to the following page before it&#8217;s too late:</p>
<p>Check it out: http://www.squeezetheme.com/657-5-5-6.html</p>
<p>The top online money makers and businesses use Squeeze Pages to collect emails. Need a list?</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s see, who uses Squeeze Pages to collect emails&#8230;</p>
<p>- John Reese<br />
- Frank Kern<br />
- Rich Schefren<br />
- John Chow<br />
- Yaro Starak</p>
<p>The list goes on&#8230;</p>
<p>I could continue with explaining how important email collection and Squeeze Pages are, but I&#8217;m sure you get it now.</p>
<p>Check it out: <a href="http://www.squeezetheme.com/657-5-5-6.html">http://www.squeezetheme.com/657-5-5-6.html</a></p>
<p>I hope you enjoy Squeeze Theme and Squeeze Camp, and start making money right away!</p>
<p>Wishing You The Most Success.</p>
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		<title>The Importance of Blog Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogs have increased popularity over this past months.  Many people have started to create their personal blogs to express their thoughts and feelings.  Internet companies have also started their blogs to inform consumers on the latest product news and reviews.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blogs have increased popularity over this past months.  Many people have started to create their personal blogs to express their thoughts and feelings.  Internet companies have also started their blogs to inform consumers on the latest product news and reviews.</p>
<p>Because of this, blogs are also being used as internet marketing media.  Before, internet marketing is done by placing banners and links on popular websites, such as news and information sites.  Links were also included on newsletters and marketing letters sent to the members of their mailing lists.</p>
<p>Many people spend time reading blogs.  People read their friend&#8217;s blogs, their favorite author&#8217;s blogs, blogs on topics that they are interested in, and blogs on product reviews.  With the increasing popularity of blogging, it is even feared that people rely on blogs to get the latest news.</p>
<p>While getting news reports from blogs isn&#8217;t reliable, some people look for product reviews through blogs.  In some cases, this is more dependable.  While it is true that some media persons are being paid to write good reviews about a certain product, blog writers write about their actual experiences on products and services from a company.</p>
<p>Since there are many people who read and start their own blogs, blogs are a good medium to market a product.  With the increasing blog traffic means increase in product sales.</p>
<p>Blog traffic can be increased by joining affiliate programs and sites, which will list your blog under a certain search category or name.  You can also have your blog advertised in popular websites.  This, however, will cost some money and is not advisable if you have just started blogging.</p>
<p>A writer who has just launched his/her blog will want as much traffic as possible to increase advertisements on the site.  Also, some advertisers pay every time their link is clicked or the page that has their link is viewed.</p>
<p>When you have increased traffic on your blog, you should try to keep you visitors coming back and recommending your blog to friends and colleagues.</p>
<p>This can be done by having informative or amusing content and good blog layout and design.  You may develop your blog&#8217;s content or you can also acquire the services of a web content writer to provide you with the blog articles.</p>
<p>The blog&#8217;s layout and design also plays a big role.  While most of the companies offering free blog hosting offer pre-selected templates, there are also some that allows customization that if you utilize this feature correctly can increase your blog&#8217;s traffic.</p>
<p>Here are a few tips to make your blog stand out from the millions of blogs out there that have standard designs.</p>
<p>* Customize the banner</p>
<p>The banner usually has the most generic designs that are common to the blogs from a blogging company or service.</p>
<p>You can personalize this banner by having a graphic with the dimensions of the banner.  You can also edit the graphic so that it will also include the title of your blog.</p>
<p>In this case, you can create your own graphic or you can purchase professional looking graphics online for less than $10.</p>
<p>* Personalizing photos</p>
<p>Of course, most of the photos that you will be posting will be your own.  However, if you don&#8217;t customize the photos before posting them, you may miss maximizing the enhancing benefits graphics can add to the page.  Adding photo borders can help the photo stand out from the page.  </p>
<p>It can also add to the design of your blog.  You can choose a standard border or you can also create your own border which can be associated with your blog&#8217;s templates.</p>
<p>* Add a favicon</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t you think sites with icons on the address bar before the website&#8217;s URL are cool?  Many people do.  These favicons add a professional look to the URL.  These easy to do using photo or graphic editing softwares.</p>
<p>* Check out blog templates, layouts, backgrounds, textures and skins from sites</p>
<p>There are sites that offer free blog templates, layouts, backgrounds, textures and skins.  You can make use of these so your blog will not look generic like most of the blogs hosted by the service provider.</p>
<p>* Include RSS feeds</p>
<p>This is a cool way to inform people with newsreaders about your blog headlines.  Tutorials on RSS feeds are available on the internet.</p>
<p>* Audio makes your blog more personal</p>
<p>Not only does audio personalizes the blog; it can also keep your visitors coming back.  You can try having streaming radio stations, mp3 file or playlists loading with your blog.</p>
<p>* Advertisements</p>
<p>If you have signed-up with Google Ad-Sense, which I am sure you would like to do, make sure that the ads are conveniently placed that these will not hinder your readers&#8217; ease in accessing the information on your blog.</p>
<p>Try using these tips and you can definitely increase and retain traffic on your blog.</p>
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		<title>Should I Create a Website?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should I Create a Website? Do I Need One?
People always want to follow the latest thing, be it in fashion, sports, that kind of thing. Websites have become a necessity to almost everyone. Companies, businesses, individuals, even young adults have created personal websites with their respective purposes, be it for profit, or for entertainment.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Should I Create a Website? Do I Need One?</strong></p>
<p>People always want to follow the latest thing, be it in fashion, sports, that kind of thing. Websites have become a necessity to almost everyone. Companies, businesses, individuals, even young adults have created personal websites with their respective purposes, be it for profit, or for entertainment.</p>
<p>What one must consider, however, before creating a website, are the factors in which must be put to thought before doing so, such as the cost, maintenance, use, web host and so forth.</p>
<p>Firstly, associating with the cost, we must always try to find an affordable host, not spending too much, nor too little. A cheap host does not exactly symbolize a credible reliability rating, but we must always look for value for money deals. Also, regarding the efficiency and server/web host reliability, there are many cases of web hosts not providing the service they had assured other people, some had even shut down and were nowhere to be seen. Keep this note in mind, as if you would like a long-lasting website, this would be the first thing to look for.</p>
<p>Next, would hiring a professional be affordable? Is it the best option? For simple websites, we could always pick up the coding, or even use programs, as it is relatively simple. However, when it comes to more complex coding, and when you want it to do a tad more than just providing information, hiring help in doing so would be the best way. Not only in terms of design, but security is also a key factor in assuring a quality website. If the website also acts as a portal for businesses, security would definitely be the issue here.</p>
<p>So, having considered the things to do before building a website, do we actually NEED one? If creating one would boost sales or promote positive implications to oneself, then by all means, go ahead and do what’s best. Yet again, planning is the key to success, in everything we do.</p>
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		<title>Is It Easy To Create Our Own Website?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a website is not so much a feat, if we compare it to the education of other technical skills. Most people tend to give up and pack their bags as soon as they hear the word “programming” and “technical”. They think it`s too much of a hassle to actually learn a whole computer “language”. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Creating a website is not so much a feat, if we compare it to the education of other technical skills. Most people tend to give up and pack their bags as soon as they hear the word “programming” and “technical”. They think it`s too much of a hassle to actually learn a whole computer “language”. HTML, the most basic computer language in building websites, is actually pretty simple to understand, as long as we have the interest in learning new things.</p>
<p><strong>What is HTML?</strong></p>
<p>HTML is the acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. For learning purposes, just think of it as a language that the computer understands. For example, as humans, we were taught different languages; i.e. HTML as a language, is mostly and specifically used to create a website. The web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, will then decipher and interpret the code or rather, language(HTML), and display it in a way we can understand it, just like in a basic webpage.</p>
<p><strong>Coding.</strong></p>
<p>Coding the HTML language might be a bit tough for some people, so we can actually purchase programmes, such as Macromedia Dreamweaver, or even Microsoft Frontpage. These programmes are solely created to help individuals in designing professional webpages/websites. </p>
<p>Furthermore, one could also gain access to online web-builders, website builders that are inbuilt and can be directly controlled from the net. There are many different and specific builders online.</p>
<p>Books and magazines contain guides that can help in offering tutorials and ways to put up our own websites. Even online tutorials are credible, as in the modern world, information technology is the best and most cost efficient way in retaining knowledge, especially in this particular field.</p>
<p>So, you could start and build one right away. If you enjoy coding, it might even become a favourable past-time.</p>
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		<title>Why Hire A Designer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of online business owners start with no money. They have to do everything themselves &#8212; the preparation of a product, the development of a marketing strategy, the actual building of a website to cater to their product&#8217;s marketing needs. As their business expands over time, they will find that their simple &#8220;homemade&#8221; site [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of online business owners start with no money. They have to do everything themselves &#8212; the preparation of a product, the development of a marketing strategy, the actual building of a website to cater to their product&#8217;s marketing needs. As their business expands over time, they will find that their simple &#8220;homemade&#8221; site might not be enough to cover everything, and they will have to take a day or two away to simply dedicate that to the website expansion. </p>
<p>Sounds familiar? Chances are, you&#8217;re someone who started everything with no money too, so you&#8217;re pretty skeptical when it comes to giving away your money in exchange for something that you could have done yourself. However, there is a lot more to hiring a designer than just finishing up a job that you don&#8217;t want to do. </p>
<p>When you hire a web designer to do your job for you, you are doing more than just handing over the &#8220;dirty job&#8221; to someone else. In fact, by paying a little money, you can let the designer worry about the little annoyances that always evade the main picture and only come haunting when you&#8217;re halfway through the job. That way, you will be more focused and have more time to spend on your actual business strategy. </p>
<p>On the other hand, the designers you hire are professionals so they are good at what they do. By outsourcing your web design jobs to them, you won&#8217;t have to worry when problems surface because you can always get them to fix it for you. Again, they will be able to pin point the problem and fix it faster than you probably will be able to. </p>
<p>Also, the work you pay for will turn out more professional than what you can achieve because the designers have been doing it longer than you have. After all, they do it for a living so they have to be good!</p>
<p>So, remember to not just work your business, but grow your business too!</p>
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		<title>When Is The Right Time To Redesign?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you run a website, chances are you often wonder whether it is the right time to do a total redesign of the layout of your website. Here are some points to consider:
Are you thinking of a redesign just for the sake of it? If you answered yes to that question, it is not yet [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you run a website, chances are you often wonder whether it is the right time to do a total redesign of the layout of your website. Here are some points to consider:</p>
<p>Are you thinking of a redesign just for the sake of it? If you answered yes to that question, it is not yet the right time to do a redesign. Remember, a design serves a specific purpose. If you are not sure whether to do an overhaul of your site, keep in mind that your current design might have a specific purpose that you might not know about. You will lose that function if you do a redesign. </p>
<p>On the other hand, if your website has had the same website design since 1990, perhaps it is high time to do a redesign. The last thing you would ever want to happen to your site is when visitors leave your site without taking a look at your content just because the design is old fashioned. If this is your case, here are some points to ponder before doing a redesign. </p>
<p>Redesigning your website is like performing plastic surgery on it. Your website loses its current identity (for the better or worse) and your regular visitors might not recognize your new design at first glance. You risk losing them just because they thought they landed on the wrong page. Hence, it is very important that you retain a characteristic feature from your old layout. Perhaps it is the logo of your site; perhaps it is the same text style for the title for your site. </p>
<p>To play it safe, put a poll on your site to let your visitors do the talking. If they think it is necessary for the website to have a fresh look, give it to them!</p>
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		<title>Web Design Elements You Should Avoid Having on Your Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a web designer, you should design your websites to give your visitors the greatest ease of use, the best impression and most important of all a welcoming experience. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you had the greatest product in the whole world &#8212; if your website is poorly done you won&#8217;t be able to sell [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a web designer, you should design your websites to give your visitors the greatest ease of use, the best impression and most important of all a welcoming experience. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you had the greatest product in the whole world &#8212; if your website is poorly done you won&#8217;t be able to sell even one copy of it because visitors will be driven off your website by the lousy design. </p>
<p>When I&#8217;m talking about a &#8220;good design&#8221;, I&#8217;m not only talking about a good graphical design. A professional web design will be able to point out that there are many components which contribute to a good website design &#8212; accessibility design, interface or layout design, user experience design and of course the most straightforward, which is graphic design. </p>
<p>Hence, I have highlighted some features of the worst web designs I&#8217;ve come across. Hopefully, you will be able to compare that against your own site as a checklist and if anything on your site fits the criteria, you should know it&#8217;s high time to take serious action!</p>
<p><strong>1) Background music</strong></p>
<p>Unless you are running a site which promotes a band, a CD or anything related to music, I would really advise you to stay away from putting looping background music onto your site. It might sound pleasant to you at first, but imagine if you ran a big site with hundreds of pages and everytime a visitor browses to another page on your site, the background music starts playing again. If I were your visitor, I&#8217;d just turn off my speakers or leave your site. Moreover, they just add to the visitors burden when viewing your site &#8212; users on dial up connections will have to wait longer just to view your site as it is meant to be viewed. </p>
<p><strong>2) Extra large/small text size</strong></p>
<p>As I said, there is more to web design than purely graphics &#8212; user accessibility is one big part of it too! You should design the text on your site to be legible and reasonably sized to enable your visitors to read it without straining their eyes. No matter how good the content of your website or your sales copy is, if it&#8217;s illegible you won&#8217;t be selling anything!</p>
<p><strong>3) Popup windows</strong></p>
<p>Popup windows are so blatantly used to display advertisements that in my mind, 90% of popup windows are not worth my attention so I just close them on instinct every time each one manages to pass through my popup blocker (yes, I do have one like many users out there!) and, well, pops up on my screen. Imagine if you had a very important message to convey and you put it in a popup window that gets killed most of the time it appears on a visitor&#8217;s screen. Your website loses its function immediately!</p>
<p>In concluding this article, let me remind you that as a webmaster your job is to make sure your website does what it&#8217;s meant to do effectively. Don&#8217;t let some minor mistakes stop your site from functioning optimally!</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to graphics, most Internet marketers shy away from using graphic templates whether it&#8217;s ebook covers, website layouts or promotional banners because they firmly believe that by using graphic templates, they are tarnishing their own business. They want to own a unique identity and hence will always find a professional graphic designer to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to graphics, most Internet marketers shy away from using graphic templates whether it&#8217;s ebook covers, website layouts or promotional banners because they firmly believe that by using graphic templates, they are tarnishing their own business. They want to own a unique identity and hence will always find a professional graphic designer to do the job. Well, you&#8217;re in for a big surprise!</p>
<p>When you purchase a graphic template, you will be able to customize it to an extent or even build a totally new design based on it! What&#8217;s the point of using the template then, you say? Well, it serves as a source of inspiration and ideas for a totally new design. You can&#8217;t derive anything from a blank canvas, right?</p>
<p>On top of that, you are actually saving a lot of precious time that you can otherwise spend on more important matters like developing new products or market your products. When you buy a pre-made template, you only need to edit a thing or two to give it an identity of your own, and that gives you more time and flexibility to work on other stuff. </p>
<p>Okay, let&#8217;s say you argue that hiring a designer to do the job is equally fast. That may be true but don&#8217;t forget, hiring a professional designer to do a custom design for you will cost you a lot of money. Unless you need a totally unique identity that you are aiming to establish firmly in your niche market, you don&#8217;t need to get a designer to design it for you.</p>
<p>Not all graphic templates are suitable, so you have to be careful when choosing one. Consider quality over the price, and you&#8217;re on your way to creating a positive image for your business while saving more time for more productive chores!</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your website is the hub of your online business; it is the virtual representation of your company whether your company exists physically or not. When you are doing business online, people cannot see you physically like how they could if they were dealing with an offline company. Hence, people do judge you by your covers. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your website is the hub of your online business; it is the virtual representation of your company whether your company exists physically or not. When you are doing business online, people cannot see you physically like how they could if they were dealing with an offline company. Hence, people do judge you by your covers. This is where a good design comes in. </p>
<p>Imagine if you are running an offline company. Would you allow your salespersons to be dressed in shabby or casual clothes when they are dealing with your customers? By making your staff wear professionally, you are telling your customers that you do care about quality. This works simply because first impressions matter.</p>
<p>Similarly, the same case is with your website. If your website is put together shabbily and looks like a 5 minute &#8220;quick fix&#8221;, you are literally shouting to your visitors that you are not professional and you do not care for quality. </p>
<p>On the opposite, if you have a totally professional looking website layout, you are giving your visitors the perception that you have given meticulous attention to every detail and you care about professionalism. You are organized, focused and you really mean business. </p>
<p>On the other hand, you should also have anything related to your company well designed. From business cards to letterheads to promotional brochures, every little bit matters. This is because as you grow your business, these items become the face of your business. Once again, think of the &#8220;salesperson dressed shabbily&#8221; analogy, and you will get my point.</p>
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		<title>Pros And Cons Of Flash-Based Sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flash-based sites have been a craze since the past few years, and as Macromedia compiles more and more great features into Flash, we can only predict there will be more and more flash sites around the Internet. However, Flash based sites have been disputed to be bloated and unnecessary. Where exactly do we draw the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flash-based sites have been a craze since the past few years, and as Macromedia compiles more and more great features into Flash, we can only predict there will be more and more flash sites around the Internet. However, Flash based sites have been disputed to be bloated and unnecessary. Where exactly do we draw the line? Here&#8217;s a simple breakdown. </p>
<p><strong>The good:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Interactivity</strong></p>
<p>Flash&#8217;s Action script opens up a vast field of possibilities. Programmers and designers have used Flash to create interactive features ranging from very lively feedback forms to attractive Flash-based games. This whole new level of interactivity will always leave visitors coming back for more. </p>
<p><strong>A standardized site</strong></p>
<p>With Flash, you do not have to worry about cross-browser compatibility. No more woes over how a certain css code displays differently in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera. When you position your site elements in Flash, they will always appear as they are as long as the user has Flash Player installed. </p>
<p><strong>Better expression through animation</strong></p>
<p>In Flash, one can make use of its animating features to convey a message in a much more efficient and effective way. Flash is a lightweight option for animation because it is vector based (and hence smaller file sizes) as opposed to real &#8220;movie files&#8221; that are raster based and hence much larger in size. </p>
<p><strong>The bad and the ugly:</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Flash player</strong></p>
<p>People have to download the Flash player in advance before they can view Flash movies, so by using Flash your visitor range will decrease considerably because not everyone will be willing to download the Flash player just to view your site. You&#8217;ll also have to put in additional work in redirecting the user to the Flash download page if he or she doesn&#8217;t have the player installed. </p>
<p><strong>Site optimization</strong></p>
<p>If your content was presented in Flash, most search engines wouldn&#8217;t be able to index your content. Hence, you will not be able to rank well in search engines and there will be less traffic heading to your site. </p>
<p><strong>Loading time</strong></p>
<p>Users have to wait longer than usual to load Flash content compared to regular text and images, and some visitors might just lose their patience and click the Back button. The longer your Flash takes to load, the more you risk losing visitors. </p>
<p>The best way to go is to use Flash only when you absolutely need the interactivity and motion that comes with it. Otherwise, use a mixture of Flash and HTML or use pure text if your site is purely to present simple textual and graphical information.</p>
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		<title>Mistakes To Avoid When Using Web Templates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Website templates are very affordable and they save you a lot of effort and time when you want to create a new layout for your website. However, a lot of people make mistakes in the process of choosing and using a web template and end up with something that was unlike the image they had [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Website templates are very affordable and they save you a lot of effort and time when you want to create a new layout for your website. However, a lot of people make mistakes in the process of choosing and using a web template and end up with something that was unlike the image they had in mind. Here are some guidelines to help you avoid those mistakes.</p>
<p>The first obvious mistake you should be aware of is using a template that is very popular. If many people use the same template, your website will not appear unique at all and your credibility as a solid, different website will be tarnished. In other words, you will appear generic just like your next-door neighbours.</p>
<p>To whole point of using a web template is to save time and effort. You just change the title and appropriate details and you&#8217;re done. The biggest mistake one makes is to customize the template beyond recognisation. While that may be good in the sense that you&#8217;re creating a unique graphic, you&#8217;re defying the very purpose of using a web template &#8212; saving time and effort. </p>
<p>However, on the opposite side, if a template you purchase is suitable but some changes must be made to suit your site&#8217;s theme, then you will have to take some time to make the changes. For example, you can find a very nice template that suits your hobby site except the original designer has put an image of stamps in the header. You can find images of garden plants and spades to replace the stamps for your gardening hobby site. However, do only make the necessary changes and don&#8217;t redesign the whole template. </p>
<p>In some circumstances, some people simply make the wrong choice of templates. This is a very subjective issue but you have to be careful in selecting templates to suit your audience. Do not choose templates just because they are pretty, choose them because they serve your purpose.</p>
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		<title>Improve Usability Of Your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how brilliant your website design is, if it is hard to reach the content of your site then your site is as useful as an empty shell. Here are some tips to improve the usability of your website to ensure it serves its functions optimally. 
The first method is to make sure the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No matter how brilliant your website design is, if it is hard to reach the content of your site then your site is as useful as an empty shell. Here are some tips to improve the usability of your website to ensure it serves its functions optimally. </p>
<p>The first method is to make sure the typography of your content is suitable. If you have large blocks of text, make sure to use CSS to space out the lines accordingly. The longer a single line of text is, the greater the line-height of each line should be. Also, make sure the font size of your text is big enough to read easily. Some sites have 10-pixel-tall text in Verdana font; while that may look neat and tidy, you have to really strain your eyes to read the actual text. </p>
<p>Make it easy for visitors to find content that they want on your site. If you have thousands of articles on your site and a certain visitor wants to find one single article from that pile, you have to provide a feasible means to enable visitors to do that without hassle. Be it an SQL-driven database search engine or just a glossary or index of articles that you have, providing such a feature will make sure your visitors can use your site with ease. </p>
<p>Ensure that your site loads fast if you do not want to lose visitors. Most internet users will leave a website if it doesn&#8217;t load completely within 15 seconds, so make sure the crème de la crème of your website is delivered to the visitors as soon as possible to retain their attention. </p>
<p>Last of all, test each and every link on your site before it goes online. There is nothing more effective in tarnishing your professional image than broken links, so be very careful about that.</p>
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		<title>Good Design Practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your website is where your business resides &#8212; it&#8217;s like the headquarter of an offline company. Hence, it is important to practise good design principles to make sure your site reaches out to the maximum number of visitors and sells to as many people as possible. 
Make sure you have clear directions on the navigation [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your website is where your business resides &#8212; it&#8217;s like the headquarter of an offline company. Hence, it is important to practise good design principles to make sure your site reaches out to the maximum number of visitors and sells to as many people as possible. </p>
<p>Make sure you have clear directions on the navigation of your website. The navigation menu should be uncluttered and concise so that visitors know how to navigate around your website without confusion. </p>
<p>Reduce the number of images on your website. They make your site load very slowly and more often than not they are very unnecessary. If you think any image is essential on your site, make sure you optimize them using image editing programs so that they have a minimum file size. </p>
<p>Keep your text paragraphs at a reasonable length. If a paragraph is too long, you should split it into seperate paragraphs so that the text blocks will not be too big. This is important because a block of text that is too large will deter visitors from reading your content. </p>
<p>Make sure your website complies to web standards at www.w3.org and make sure they are cross-browser compatible. If your website looks great in Internet Explorer but breaks horribly in Firefox and Opera, you will lose out on a lot of prospective visitors.  </p>
<p>Avoid using scripting languages on your site unless it is absolutely necessary. Use scripting languages to handle or manipulate data, not to create visual effects on your website. Heavy scripts will slow down the loading time of your site and even crash some browsers. Also, scripts are not supported across all browsers, so some visitors might miss important information because of that. </p>
<p>Use CSS to style your page content because they save a lot of work by styling all elements on your website in one go.</p>
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		<title>5 Important Rules In Website Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to your website, extra attention should be paid to every minute detail to make sure it performs optimally to serve its purpose. Here are seven important rules of thumb to observe to make sure your website performs well. 
1) Do not use splash pages
Splash pages are the first pages you see when [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to your website, extra attention should be paid to every minute detail to make sure it performs optimally to serve its purpose. Here are seven important rules of thumb to observe to make sure your website performs well. </p>
<p><strong>1) Do not use splash pages</strong></p>
<p>Splash pages are the first pages you see when you arrive at a website. They normally have a very beautiful image with words like &#8220;welcome&#8221; or &#8220;click here to enter&#8221;. In fact, they are just that &#8212; pretty vases with no real purpose. Do not let your visitors have a reason to click on the &#8220;back&#8221; button! Give them the value of your site up front without the splash page.</p>
<p><strong>2) Do not use excessive banner advertisements</strong></p>
<p>Even the least net savvy people have trained themselves to ignore banner advertisements so you will be wasting valuable website real estate. Instead, provide more valueable content and weave relevant affiliate links into your content, and let your visitors feel that they want to buy instead of being pushed to buy. </p>
<p><strong>3) Have a simple and clear navigation</strong></p>
<p>You have to provide a simple and very straightforward navigation menu so that even a young child will know how to use it. Stay away from complicated Flash based menus or multi-tiered dropdown menus. If your visitors don&#8217;t know how to navigate, they will leave your site. </p>
<p><strong>4) Have a clear indication of where the user is</strong></p>
<p>When visitors are deeply engrossed in browsing your site, you will want to make sure they know which part of the site they are in at that moment. That way, they will be able to browse relevant information or navigate to any section of the site easily. Don&#8217;t confuse your visitors because confusion means &#8220;abandon ship&#8221;!</p>
<p><strong>5) Avoid using audio on your site</strong></p>
<p>If your visitor is going to stay a long time at your site, reading your content, you will want to make sure they&#8217;re not annoyed by some audio looping on and on on your website. If you insist on adding audio, make sure they have some control over it &#8212; volume or muting controls would work fine.</p>
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		<title>How To Have Websites Built For You The Cheap Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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Normally, if you want to have professional designers custom build your site, you must be prepared to dish out at least a few hundred dollars. All this can change if you know where to find the best deals, the best designs for the lowest price. Here&#8217;s a rough guide:
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<p>Normally, if you want to have professional designers custom build your site, you must be prepared to dish out at least a few hundred dollars. All this can change if you know where to find the best deals, the best designs for the lowest price. Here&#8217;s a rough guide:</p>
<p>First, you must understand that it is a rip off to get companies to design websites for you. Have you ever seen those advertisements in newspaper classified ad sections that offer a 5-page website at $500? These companies are established companies with physical locations, therefore they have to increase the amount they charge to pay off some overheads: office rent, designer&#8217;s wages, advertising costs and so on. </p>
<p>Therefore, it would be wise to find freelance designers who work from home. These people are often working from home so they do not have a high operation cost like that of a company. On the other hand, they will be able to design images with quality similar to those of designers from big companies, so it&#8217;s a &#8220;no-brainer&#8221; choice. </p>
<p>However, choose freelancers with care. The best way to do this would be to go to elance.com. There, you can post the abstract of your project and get thousands of freelancers to bid on your project, so you will surely get the best deal. On top of that, you will be able to choose the designers based on their experience, past transactions and ratings, so your value for money is secured. </p>
<p>Another route you can take is to design your website yourself. Think about it, if you only need 5 simple pages to present some simple information, why waste hundreds of dollars for it? Just spend a little time to sit down and do it yourself. You&#8217;ll be able to design your own sites even if you do not know a single line of HTML code with the help of WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) programs such as Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver and so on.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building a Website? Choose a Template from WebTemplates.net.au
Do you have basic skills in HTML and want to build a magnificent-looking website, but lack the flair of a gifted graphic artist? 
Then our website templates are just the thing for you! Ready-made web designs created for you to use as a basis for fast and high-quality [...]]]></description>
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<p>Do you have basic skills in HTML and want to build a magnificent-looking website, but lack the flair of a gifted graphic artist? </p>
<p>Then our website templates are just the thing for you! Ready-made web designs created for you to use as a basis for fast and high-quality web development. </p>
<p>Just add your text and pictures to our web templates and you will have a functional and individual website ready for upload in minutes!</p>
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