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Five Signs of a Bad Client
Working as freelance web designer can be rewarding and frustrating at the same time. And most of this depends on the clients that you have, and how your working relationships with them are. And so, as most folks will know that the ones you enjoy working with can be broadly classified as ‘good clients’ while the others, are well, unfortunately ‘bad clients’ that you wish you hadn’t met. So,... [Read more]
3 Applications for Freelance Web Designers
Almost every freelance web designer depends heavily on apps to carry out daily tasks. Whether it is managing productivity, your finances or even communication with your clients and employees, there are apps that you can make use of – some of which are free or paid. So, here are three applications that can make the lives of freelance web designers easier than usual: #1: BaseCamp Considered to be... [Read more]
The advantages and disadvantages of dedicated server hosting
Written by Rack Alley In the hosting world, there are several packages and types of hosting. Starting with the basic la web hosting packages all the way to a dedicated server. There are times when a site owner will want to upgrade from a hosting package. The choice at that point is to move to a higher capacity hosting package or a dedicated server. Often, users will opt for the dedicated server option... [Read more]
Handy Tips For Web Designers
Web designing is not as easy as it is made out to be. Since browser and operating system incompatibility remains one of the largest issues in this area for some time now, it has become obvious to the experienced and the rookie web designers that there are more challenges to this field than what is presented. So here is a list of handy tips that a web designer must keep in mind in order to succeed in... [Read more]
Online Privacy Explained
Privacy is one of those modern issues that is in fact as old as time. In our guide to How the Digital Age is Impacting Our Personal Privacy, we look at this age old problem from a new perspective. That is how our online digital personas, our personally identifying information, and our social identity are becoming a free for all. The guide looks into the entire area of online privacy and how it has... [Read more]
Design and miscellaneous free web tools
Here is a list of tools and resources that you can use on your website that are free. W3Schools – This is the official guide to proper XHTML and CSS markup. Aspect ratio calculator – This calculates the proper dimensions of images and video. Perfect for when you want to crop or resize and want to maintain a certain aspect ratio. Javascript kit – They have a lot of free scripts that you might... [Read more]
The difference between cloud computing and datacenter colocation
Written by Rack Alley At a basic level cloud computing and colocation are the same thing. They both involve running applications on servers that reside in data centers connected to the internet. These facilities are built with a focus to redundancy, security, cooling and power at a cost that is economical to the client. There are some factors that differentiate the two. The first is in the provisioning... [Read more]
Top Website Design and Copy Mistakes Commonly Made
Since there are a score of websites these days, there is no doubt that web design and writing good copy is something that has to be thoughtfully handled as this can result in the success or failure of a business. While web marketing also plays an important role in this success or failure, there are some mistakes that can be made in website design or when writing copy that can annul the good work that... [Read more]
Designing a Fast Responding Page
Responsive design is a complete must for any modern website. The rise of mobile devices has given more importance to the need for responsive websites. However, a responsive website is not easy to get right. There are a lot of factors to consider. Here are a few elements that are almost considered crucial: Adapts to each screen size This is fairly straight forward. Everyone knows that responsive design... [Read more]
Introducing “You’ve Got Mail”, an Ultimate Guide to Email
Email has touched every aspect of our lives since it’s inception over 45 years ago. There hardly seems to be an area of our lives where email doesn’t come into play. It has touched both our work and personal lives revolutionizing how to communicate with each other. We even have to login to social platforms, like Facebook or Twitter using our email address and a password. Email is firmly part of... [Read more]