How Infographics Have Changed Marketing Strategies
Infographics are now considered as the fastest growing type of content on the World Wide Web. For this reason, business-to-business (B2B) marketers believe that this format is the best way to influence their target audience. In fact, based on the recent surveys conducted, infographics are now used as a marketing strategy by about 20% of B2B companies. The yearly growth of this communication tool suggests that it will continue to become popular in the coming years. This trend is not really surprising because with today’s digital world, people are more attracted to colorful, eye-catching...
Read MoreMobile Web Development: Understanding Responsive Design
Androids, iPhones and tablets, oh my! The good old days of 2006 when designers only had to worry about the devices with 1024px x 768px and 800px x 600px that accounted for over 75% of the market are gone. In today’s mobile world, that same market share is split amount eight different screen sizes, and none of them dominate the market by more than 20%. Additionally, that doesn’t even count the difference in viewport sizes on devices that can be used in landscape or portrait mode. Solving that problem is where responsive design comes into play. What is Responsive Design? Responsive...
Read MoreSEO Steps to take after Installing WordPress Theme
There are a lot of articles on how to optimize WordPress blogs for the search engines. However, I still haven’t seen any articles outlining actual steps you need to take immediately after you install a fresh copy of WordPress theme. The information below will attempt to do just that. Step 1: Change the permalink structure How to do it: Go to Settings>Permalinks and then select “Custom Structure.” Use /%postname%/ and write it in the box. Why do it: For more information about using %postname%, click here. The reason why you want to use this permalink structure is because you...
Read MoreThemeGrade.com – One of a kind WordPress Theme Review Site
Today, I would like to announce the launch of a wordpress theme directory site that is so different from other theme directories that you have seen! Here, I proudly present ThemeGrade.com that I have been working on for months! In my journey of designing WordPress themes for more than a year, I have downloaded more than 200 WordPress themes to gain insight of how other designers code the themes in order to improve my own skill. During this period, I have found themes using clean coding standard as well as those which are badly designed. It is quite impossible to tell if a theme has clean...
Read MorePremium WordPress Themes from Top Designers
This post will be constantly edited to show the latest update. #1 WpRemixVisit WpRemix Single License: $75 Multiple Use: $275 Main Features WYSIWYG Page editor, smart drop menu, dynamic code, flexibility, add-on module, support forum, color scheme, grid-based layouts, theme admin options List of a few sites built using the WPRemix theme # of themes: 50+ PSD files not included WP Remix a WordPress powered master theme, is completely customizable, quality coded & comes bundled with many layout options that helps everyone create custom websites in minutes. #2 WooThemesVisit WooThemes Single...
Read MoreWhy IE6 Must Die?
The Internet Explorer 6 was released 8 years ago. Because of its ability to tie up with Windows XP, Microsoft was able to lock in an astounding 95% captive market. Since IE6 was launched in August of 2001, the browser was already plagued with numerous problems that led to a plethora of unresolved browser bugs and security issues. Eight years have passed and the same nagging problems remain and it is now time for me to weigh my options and consider the reasons why it is time for IE6 to go. 1. Absence of Transparency Support in PNG IE6 has not been able to resolve the problem about its...
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