Wednesday, September 30, 2009

What is My SERP?

When dealing with search engine optimization, a phrase you might hear tossed around is SERP, but many do not know what it really stands for. 
I’ll let you know what it is, and why you need to be aware of it.
SERP is the search engine optimization slang for how well your web site is [...]

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Basic Web Design from Lunarpages

You can get started affordably with a five page web site professionally designed by Lunarpages.  Within the web design plans we offer, Website Package 1 will provide you with your web hosting, domain registration and web site design are all placed in the hands of Lunarpages.  It is the ideal hosting plan for small [...]

Monday, September 28, 2009

60+ Links to Help You Learn CSS Web Design

I have had many people ask me what resources do I learn from, when it comes to being a modern day webmaster.  Now, there are many resources out there â€" but here are 60 of the best links (taken from my own bookmarks to your browser) to assist you in mastering the art of [...]

Friday, September 25, 2009

Basics of CSS in Web Design

Adding a Cascading Style Sheet to your current web site layout and save you time and make your web site look a lot more professional in the process.  Cascading Style Sheets, or sometimes referred to as CSS, is a style sheet language used to describe how a web page should be formatted.
For example, if you [...]

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Speed Up Pages by Combining External CSS

Tell me, which of these would be easier to do? Carry ten pieces of luggage with you on your trip, or put everything into one piece of luggage?  The second, of course.  The same thing could be said for CSS files in your web site’s code. 
The use of multiple external CSS files, can [...]

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Better AdSense Optimization with WordPress

Looking through Google AdSense advice and suggested places to put your advertisements, I often see it suggested to put the ads between your posts on the index page.  Having searched around for ways to get it done, I found none that were easy â€" until I found this page.
This is the guide I followed from [...]

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Powered by Lunarpages? Win Free Web Hosting!

In an effort to give back to our great community, Lunarpages is giving away a free year of web hosting. 
   
   
What do you have to do?  Just add our “Powered by Lunarpages.com” button to your web site, let us know, and then you will be entered into the drawing [...]

Monday, September 21, 2009

Promote Yourself with the Twitter Search Widget

Looking for something to add to your web site to add a little more interactivity?  How about the Twitter search widget?  This is a service I just found out about, and I do have to say it makes for an interesting web site highlight.
All you have to do is go to the Twitter Search Widget [...]

Friday, September 18, 2009

Get $50 of Free Facebook Ads from Lunarpages

Both new and existing Lunarpages customers are getting a fantastic free offer from Facebook.  As part of a promotion launched back in July, as a new (or existing) customer with Lunarpages, you are eligible to receive free Facebook Ads credits up to $50!

If you have wanted to experiment with new ways to bring in [...]

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Web Icons Perfect for Any Layout or Design

Are you in need of a few good icons for you next big web design project?  None get any better than those featured over on iconBin.  Quickly becoming one of my favorite hunting grounds for icons, this web site has tons of free icons you can use on your own layouts and designs.
Here [...]

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Free e-Commerce Theme for WordPress

I am always searching for the best free WordPress themes, and this one might be one of the most unique I have found in a while.  The Crafty Cart theme is a free e-commerce theme for WordPress. 

As you can see, it is great looking and you can test out the demo to see [...]

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

New Web Site Design Solutions from Lunarpages

In need of a professionally designed web site, but lacking the time to do it yourself or hunt down a designer?  Better yet, do you want to skip having to cross you fingers and hope for the best when it comes to finding a new designer for your hosting plan?  Lunarpages as you covered with [...]

Monday, September 14, 2009

Cool Embeddable Widgets for Your Web Site

A widget platform which really simplifies the development, syndication and statistics of the widgets in question is yourminis.  They give you both a gallery of widgets to copy and paste onto your own web site, as well as, the tolls you will need to develop your own customized widgets.
If you need a widget to [...]

Friday, September 11, 2009

Easier E-Commerce Web Sites with MIVA

MIVA Merchant 5.5, Innovative Merchant Solutions (IMS) and Lunarpages have teamed up to help you build a powerful store front easily, and in an instant.  It is no secret that MIVA Merchant is the world-wide leader in e-commerce shopping cart software, and when you mix that with the quality hosting solutions from Lunarpages, this [...]

Thursday, September 10, 2009

More Web Hosting Help, Tips and Tutorials!

The latest and great web hosting newsletter has been released.  From our headquarters and into your hands, this month’s edition has a lot to love.  Be sure to browse though each article, one by one to learn more about how you can get more out of your Lunarpages web hosting account.
We are also announcing grand [...]

Free Photo Editing with Active Pixels

Good photo and image editors are hard to find, especially when you want to find them for free.  When you find one thought that is not only free, but also shares a lot of the same features as Photoshop â€" then that is something to sing about.  Active Pixels is that freeware download.
Here is a [...]

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Add Thumbnail Previews and Content to Your Links

It is always good to search for ways to make yourself different from the pack, and one way to get that done is to perhaps provide your web site users thumbnail previews of the links they are visiting.  Snap Shots provides you with this new web site interactivity, and it is easy to setup.
The [...]

Monday, September 7, 2009

Over 100+ Best Fonts on the Web for Designers

Finding the right font for your next logo or your next web site re-design is not the easiest thing to do.  So with that in mind, I thought I would make your web designing day by giving you a plethora of great “best of” font lists to get your search for the next greatest [...]

Friday, September 4, 2009

Labor Day Special – Web Hosting Discount of $50!

What are your plans for this Labor Day weekend? 
I am willing to bet that web hosting didn’t have anything to do with your last barbeque of the Summer, or final trip to the beach, however after checking out Lunarpages web hosting special for the holiday weekend, I bet web hosting will be a BIG [...]

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Introduction to Mind Maps for Webmasters

When it comes to planning out a brand new web site, organizing your thoughts can be rather difficult.  You might know you want to design a web site about a specific topic, but can’t decide what else you might need in that web site to help it become successful.  Mind maps are one great way [...]

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Better E-mail Hosting Solutions

We listen to our customers and work hard to deliver them services they need to make themselves a success Online.  Our e-mail web hosting solutions are a great example of this.  Both the Mini-Mail and Mega-Mail e-mail plans were created to meet the customer who wanted e-mail hosting, but did not need a web site, [...]

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

10 Legal Eagle Tips for Webmasters

When it comes to issues of the law, many webmasters throw up their hands, because it is either too confusing or complicated to deal with.  However, Lunarpages has a number of resources that does help make sense of some of the legal woes you might be facing or want to look into.
Jeffery A. Cohen [...]