dom4j Blog

Outsourcing: Do You Need a Web Designer?

dom4j — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:46:10 +0000

Well, we just added a web design/web development section on our site – and here’s a great video of Web Celebrity Lisa from 2CreateaWebsite.

We’re working on the PHP tutorials

dom4j — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:39:57 +0000

We’re working on our PHP tutorials page. Expect us to add the first five to ten PHP tutorials in the coming few weeks, but keep in mind: we can always use pointers. If you find ANYTHING in these PHP Tutorials that is NOT up to speed: shoot us an e-mail, and we’ll gladly change it!

We’ve updated our site with blogging platforms…

dom4j — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:07:26 +0000

Check out our “Blogging” page with information on blogging platforms:

We’ve also added a couple new info-articles on choosing a web design company, outsourcing web design and starting your own web design company.

Recent additions to the site… (12/02/2010)

dom4j — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:23:50 +0000

We’ll be posting a list of recently added new pages to our site on this blog every once in a while. As we only added this blog a couple weeks ago – we’ll list the pages we’ve added since we first posted on the blog…

An introduction to CSS
HTML Tutorial: Making forms in HTML
What can Social Media do for your business?
Is Advertising on Facebook worth it?
DMCA Information (Found a great site about the DMCA too, while researching this, by the way!)
Where to find copyright-free stock photos for your site?

More to come when we update this with a new list somewhere in March!

Using Google’s Wonder Wheel as a Keyword Tool

dom4j — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:16:39 +0000

Keyword Research is vital for any serious webmaster – and Darren Rowse posted a great video explaining how to use Google’s new Wonder Wheel functionality to your Keyword-research advantage!

Darren Rowse talks about distractions

dom4j — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:02:38 +0000

The thing that surprises me most is this statement from Darren: “You can waste a lot of time on Search Engine Optimization”. I don’t necesarily disagree though – yes, loads of SEO techniques people use take a lot of time, yet have close to no ROI.

More professional blogging tips on our main site!

Photoshop Tutorial – Virtual Weight Loss

dom4j — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:48:10 +0000

There are some really impressive showcases on Youtube by Photoshop artists when it comes to “improving” female forms. This one, however, is incredibly well-done, and can actually be done by close to anyone on close to any photo. When I first saw this video myself – I tried it out instantly in my own Photoshop – and got reasonable results on the first go!

More Photoshop Tutorials on our main page!

What You Need to Know in Choosing a Web Hosting Plan

dom4j — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:32:49 +0000

There are various web hosts available and many of them offer the same basic features. When it comes down to it, you need to figure out what features you need for your website, always keeping in mind the long term potential. Also note that it is easier to upgrade than to downsize, so go with the most appropriate plan.

To start off, let’s talk briefly about the few types of web hosting plans that you can choose.

How about free web hosting?

Yes, I said free so put your wallet away. However, being that this is free, there are restrictions and rules. This is not a web hosting plan that is recommended for online businesses. Free hosts are a better fit for small personal web sites that will never gain a large following of visitors. Any web site that has a steady flow of traffic should always opt for a shared hosting account that allows for some knowledge of how much you can use.

And the next choice on the list, shared hosting

This is the most commonly used, affordable web hosting choice for the up and coming webmasters. More options are offered with this plan as opposed to dedicated web hosting. The price is much cheaper and the specifications are normally enough for most web sites.

Last stop, dedicated hosting with the big boys

This is more flexible and allows you to have full control because of the fact that you are not sharing servers. Your website will be able to handle a large amount of visitors without missing a beat. Dedicated hosting is only necessary after gaining a large following for your web sites, or if you have a very CPU intensive script to run. The costs are high with this form of hosting, which make if the final necessity.

Now that we have gone through the several different types of web hosting plans, you need to get a bit more in depth with your needs. There are five major components that make up the web hosting that also aides in your decision making. Memory space is important, since you will need to figure out the size of your websites and then you can use that to determine the approximation of the disk space that you will need.

Bandwidth is the next component on the list. Depending on the amount of visitors and the complexity of your website, you may not require much bandwidth. Remember to think about how fast your sites might grow, and what that will mean for your hosting. If your load time begins to deteriorate, so will your following, so make sure to keep up to date with the numbers.

Support is a big issue when it comes to deciding on a web host. When you are in need it is extremely helpful to have the professionals waiting around for your call. It can be very stressful to have to worry about the problem that you have and have to wait till office hours to deal with it. Some web hosts have 24/7 support, while others you have to wait until they can get back to you. With all these things kept in mind, it should be no problem choosing a hosting plan.

More info on picking the right web hosts and making the right key decisions can be found on our main site, or on the Web Hosting Tips Blog.