Top 10 jQuery Plugins to Improve Your Website – Feb 2013 List

Top 10 jQuery Plugins to Improve Your Website  - Feb 2013 ListAre you looking for some great jQuery Plugins which can add some flair to your website or improve your website visitors experience. We’ve made it easy for you and found some of the best jQuery Plugins.

1. Lightbox 2
http://lokeshdhakar.com/projects/lightbox2/

Lightbox 2 is a popular plugging which can be used to expand an image overlay on top of a current webpage. We often use lightbox to create interactive image galleries.

2. Windy
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/10/09/windy-a-plugin-for-swift-content-navigation/

Windy is a great little jQuery Plugin which allows you to create an animated section of your website which can contain information such as your latest news items or examples from your portfolio. Each time you select the next arrow button the animation will execute and the content will fly off-screen. (more…)

Tip for Ecommerce Global Product Distribution

Tip for Ecommerce Global Product DistributionSo you’re planning on distributing your products to a global consumer market via your e-commerce website. This article is written for UK-based businesses distributing products overseas however this article can be used by businesses in other locations using a similar logic.

Weighing your products – It is important that you weigh all of your products which you are planning to sell online to overseas customers. As your customer add products to a shopping basket, you need to know the total weight of the order, the total weight of an order needs to be accurate so the weighing of your products must also be accurate. Distribution costs become much easier to calculate once your e-commerce software application knows the total weight of a given order.

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Tips for building a decorator website

Tips for building a decorator websiteSo you’re planning on building and decorating website for your business, that’s great!

This article aims to help you understand some of the key elements you may require on your website. Have you considered the structure of your website and the type of content which you may want to display?

Website structure – almost all websites whether they are decorating websites or not will have a common structure. I suggest the minimum you should have is a home page, a services page, showcase projects page, add testimonials page, and enquiry page (get a free quote) and a contact page.

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What is a CMS website

What is a CMS websiteThis article aims to describe what a CMS website is and how a CMS website can help your business. So let’s first start of with what CMS actually stands for:

CMS = Content Management System

A CMS website can be developed in many different ways, it all depends on what your business does. For example if you are selling products online you may decide to build an e-commerce CMS website, this will give you the ability to add categories and products to your website using a secure control panel. A CMS website is not limited to just and e-commerce shopping website, you may be running a different type of business which does not sell products online, for example a business consultancy company, accountancy company or events management company but we would still like to be able to make updates to your website yourself. A content management system (CMS) website gives you the ability to take control of your website and make updates as often as you like.

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What is HTML 5

What is HTML 5

HTML 5 is a markup language which is used for creating structure and presentation of content within a web page. HTML 5 is the fifth version of the HTML markup language. HTML 5 provides a set of rich features which aim to help the design and development of websites for the latest multimedia devices such as smart phones and tablets. HTML 5 can also be used to design and develop websites for traditional desktop computers and laptops. In essence HTML 5 is a single markup language which can be used to develop websites for multiple platforms. The majority of smart phones and tablets now supports HTML 5 out-of-the-box.

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Tips for building a restaurant website

Tips for building a restaurant websiteThis article is dedicated to restaurants owners who are planning on building a new website. The article aims to give you a fundamental structure for your restaurant website.

All restaurants have something in common, you’ll want to generate new customers visiting your restaurant. If you have a website which is informative then you have a great chance of getting new customers through your restaurant doors.

Before building your website you should consider what website structure you need in order to get all the information about your restaurant to your potential customer.

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Skype – Business Communication Tool

Skype – Business Communication ToolUse Skype to communicate with your staff and clients for free.

Skype is software that enables you to make free calls anywhere in the world. Skype uses innovative P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you with other users. It offers several features, including SkypeOut calling from Skype to regular and mobile phones worldwide, conference calling, and secure file transferring. Skype calls have better sound quality than your regular phone and are highly secure, with end-to-end encryption. Improves video quality for video calls.

Visit Skype website for more information: http://www.skype.com

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Basic steps for creating a good website

Basic steps for creating a good websiteThe first point you should consider is understanding what information your website should contain. In most cases your website should have at least the following basic structure:

Home page – An introduction to your business, services and / or products
About page – An overview of your business, future vision
Services / Product page – An overview of your services / products
Contact page – Provide all your business contact information, address, email, telephone

There are many other web pages which you can add to your website but these pages will be determined by the type of business you own. Below are examples of other pages you may require for your website:

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Guide to Website Content Management System

Guide to Website Content Management SystemA Website Content Management System is simple terms allows you to update your website without the assistance of a web designer / developer. Initially you will require the assistance of a web developer to create the Website Content Management System for you business, but after this process is complete you should have the ability to add new pages, add images, update text information, change your meta tag data and re-structure your website navigation if required. Many other functions (features) can be added to your Content Management Systems but these function (features) will be determined by your development specification (requirements).

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What is CSS 3

What is CSS 3CSS 3 stands for cascading style Sheets. Cascading style sheets are used commonly when designing a website. Cascading style sheets (CSS) allows a designer to separate the written content of a webpage from the design elements such as content layout, fonts and colours.

CSS (cascading style Sheets) allows a web designer to easily change the style and design of a website without having to edit every single page separately. In essence the cascading style sheet provides a central location which can be updated in terms of style and design, this can then be applied to a website with ease.

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