Velvet Blues Web DesignVelvet Blues offers a wide variety of website-related services such as: complete websites, eCommerce, design, XHTML/CSS slicing, search engine optimization, and content management with custom or open source software such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. Take a look at our portfolio and see for yourself.5 Free Ways To Get A Surge In Traffic- September 17, 2008 As a website owner, you are probably always looking for new and creative ways to promote your website and generate traffic. But sometimes, such as around the holiday season or around the launch of a new product, it is especially important to generate even more traffic than the norm. In this article, we list 5 free ways to create a buzz around your website and get new visitors coming.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/5-free-ways-to-get-a-surge-in-traffic/ How To Make Money With Your Blog- September 15, 2008 We have all heard of those successful bloggers who are able to make a great living by blogging fulltime. But now that there are many many bloggers online, a lot of people think that this kind of success is out of reach. In truth, however, there is still a lot of money in blogging, but many people do not know how to tap into it.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-make-money-with-your-blog/ Googles Popularity Is No Accident!- September 13, 2008 Google is the king of all search engines, used by 53.6% of internet users. If you are wondering how Google did this, it wasn't just by creating a great product. In addition, this was achieved via strategic partnerships, company acquisitions, and support of the developer community.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/googles-popularity-is-no-accident/ Why You NEED To Update Your CMS Software- September 12, 2008 Those of us who use, create, or manage websites with content management systems are sometimes annoyed when new versions are released because of the pesky upgrade messages and the implied need to update. And while you might ignore these messages, it is very important to upgrade for the added security and efficiency that a new version may give you.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/why-you-need-to-update-your-cms-software/ The Myth of the Google Sandbox- September 11, 2008 For many years now, webmasters have questioned the existence of the dreaded Google Sandbox. And while Google will neither confirm nor deny the concept, there is substantial evidence to indicate that it does indeed exist.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/the-myth-of-the-google-sandbox/ How Much Is SPAM Costing You- September 10, 2008 Spam is everywhere. Within the last few years, for example, it has expanded from simple email spam to search engine spam, instant message spam, comment spam in blogs, forum spam, guestbook spam, and even text-message spam. And while it may annoying to get these pesky messages, it is even more annoying to think of what it may be costing us in terms of time, productivity, and ISP charges. In this article, we discuss automated methods to prevent and eliminate spam.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-much-is-spam-costing-you/ Is Shared Hosting A Good Choice For Your Website- September 9, 2008 There are three choices for web hosting: shared, dedicated, or VPS (virtual private server). And depending on what you want your website to do, it may be necessary to opt for something more robust than shared web hosting. In this article, we consider the pros and cons of each type of hosting.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/is-shared-hosting-a-good-choice-for-your-w... WordPress 2.6.2 Is Here!- September 9, 2008 Today, another version of WordPress was released which contains an important security update. Read this article to see if you should upgrade.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-262-is-here/ Safari and Flash Dont Play Well Together- September 8, 2008 Flash is used across the internet to achieve many great effects. Unfortunately, not everything that you want to achieve such as div overlays is cross-browser compatible. In this article, we address how Safari treats transparent flash elements using the wmode parameter.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/safari-and-flash-dont-play-well-together/ 1 Big Reason To Use Standard Fonts- September 7, 2008 Recently, we ran into a problem which caused text to disappear on two browsers. The culprit Non-standard fonts. In this article, we discuss the problem and give alternatives for using fonts which are not widely supported.http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/1-big-reason-to-use-standard-fonts/ |