Category Archives: Web Design

web design tip, scripts and resources

A Couple of Recent Finds

I’m constantly searching for new scripts. I should probably learn to program my own but I just don’t have the patience for hard core scripting in PHP or Javascript.
Here are a couple of good finds:

PDFmyURL.com Simply type in a URL, click the fancy submit button and save the URL to a PDF.
Glider Examples – Easy [...]

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My 10 Year Old’s New Web Site Experiment using XsitePro

The folks that make XSitePro were kind enough to give me a copy of their web design software for evaluation and inclusion in my marketing on this site.  I figured this would be a great time for my son to start his new website, BlindSideCreations.com.
During the web design process my son will act as a [...]

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Google Labs – Browser Size

Google Labs has introduced a useful tool for web designers simply called, Browser Size.  Enter your URL in the search box and see how your site fits in numerous browser resolution sizes.
One thing this tool fails to do is left justify websites who have their designs centered.

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Have a Site With Decent Traffic? Earn Money With Shareasale

Find a sponsor for your web site. Get paid for your great content at shareasale.com.
If you have a website or blog that’s getting a decent amount of traffic each day then you should join shareasale.com. Join 1,000’s of other websites by promoting online merchants products or services and get paid a commission on each [...]

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Open Source Web Design – Free Templates

I can’t believe I did not mention Open Source Web Design earlier. OSWD is a directory of free web design templates. At the date of this posting there are over 2000 designs available. All designs are totally free but some do require links to stay in the footer.

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Shopster makes selling online EZ!

If you wanted to dabble in selling online you may want to check out Shopster.com. Shopster provides drop shipping services for anyone who wants to pay a monthly fee for their service. Currently they drop ship over 1,000,000 products. Shopster does everything but promote your store. You can sell products on ebay too!
Don’t expect to [...]

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EZ way to build a nice site – buy a template

Any small business owner looking to save a few bucks on a nice website should take a look at 321Templates.com.   They offer some great looking templates in a number of categories like real estate, hi-tech, business, themed and flash.
But buyer beware, if your totally clueless about html you will need to pay someone to insert [...]

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EZ way to make a comparison shopping site and import data into MYSQL

If you’re in the market for a nice and inexpensive comparison shopping script, head on over to pricetapestry.com. Based on another script called MagicParser by the same author, you can import any datafeed or xml feed into a MYSQL databases and present that data using price tapestry. The script(s) are very easy to use right [...]

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If You’re New to Web Design Open Source is Your Friend

If you’re thinking about starting a website and have little knowledge of web design then you might consider exploring some open source software/scripts that are available for FREE!
My first choice would be Wordpress. It’s the most widely used blog platform and is very easy to use. Most shared hosts even offer free installation in their [...]

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If You Mod or Administer a forum or Bulletin Board You’ll Like This Site

Stopforumspam.com is a forum moderators best friend. I own and moderate a forum and even after using captcha images and questions to deter spambots some of those pesky devils slip through. I use spamforumcheck as the last line of defense. It’s easy to use, just search using the email address of the potential new member [...]

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