Simple Pointers On Effective Web Design

Here are basic tips for those checking out quick web design:

- Automate, Automate, Automate! The work involved in internet design can be soul destroying. Before you get involved in some lengthy submission, promotion or design process, think about whether you could get a freelancer or a software to do it for you. Or whether it ought to be done that way at all.

- Have More Than One Web Host. Have more than one web hosting account if you have a lot of websites. Spread the websites out over different accounts. That way, if one web host goes ’splat’, it will be a small irritation instead of a twelve-hour slog getting twenty websites back online. You can put the resource-intensive stuff on the good, expensive host, and the subsidiary websites on the $5 p.m. hosts. You can then, using SSH and FTP, backup one site on-server and FTP it to another account directly. This can save a lot of time. It’s also much speedier than downloading a backup to your PC and re-uploading it somewhere else. Have you got a 2MB broadband internet connection? The 2MB is the theoretical _download_ speed. Ever try _uploading_ a fat file? A lot tardier, isn’t it?

- Use Freelances For Jobs You Lack The Skills For. Is your budget tight? Try scriptlance.com or rentacoder.com. The key to getting the best work is to a) be as clear as possible as to what you require and b) write your spec in simple, concise terms. Your work will likely be done by somebody who’s native language is not English. Most people give an inexact spec and receive work they’re unhappy with. Pick somebody who’s had a lot of favourable reviews recently. Pay in stages. Use the freelance site’s escrow service. Don’t expect to acquire more than you paid for, and don’t be cheap; if somebody does an effective job, they deserve a bonus, not carping.

- Use A Popular, Inexpensive Web Host. Here are a few filtering criteria: Google PageRank of at least 5. Send them an email or two. See how long it takes to receive a response. They should have a message board (another indication of popularity and customer support). Lots of features offered (MySQL databases, Cpanel, Fantastico). Recent positive reviews in webmaster message boards. Offers Linux servers (Windows costs more, and offers less). Cost per month can be as low as $10, and still have all the features above.

- Web Host Technical Support. Technical support is as fundemental as the software features a web host supplies. Some web hosts charge $10 per month and reply to back-up tickets in twenty minutes. Some charge $40 per month and reply next day. As long as the query gets answered, this may not be a problem. If the quality of the back-up declines, however, it isn’t. One day you’ll require a quick answer to a very urgent problem. You will thank the gods you took the trouble to find, and pay for, a responsive web host.

- Webhost Features. Most geeks prefer Unix. It’s been around longer, and is more stable. Internet hosts offering Unix variants like Linux have always been less expensive. They also seem to offer a good deal more of toys. I need SSI (Server Side Includes), SSH (secure Telnet), 10 MySQL databases, Cpanel, PHPMyAdmin and a UK IP number. And you can acquire this for $15 a month. Things like MySQL databases, Cpanel and SSH access are real sticking points for many web hosts. If they’re generous with these, you’ve found a rare jewel.

- Selling Something Direct? Use An Uncomplicated Means Of Purchase. An intermediary service like PayPal is perfectly effective to start with. If you have just a small number of products, their HTML buttons are an effective way to test demand. When you make over $1000 a month, acquire your own merchant account.

- Come Up For Air Occasionally. It’s very easy to get mired in the minutiae of this or that web project. There are people whose _lives_ revolve around tweaking addons to open-source software. You should keep your eyes on the prize; what do you want and what’s the most direct, legal way of getting it?

I hope these few beginner tips will help you in getting worthwhile web design and marketing done quickly.

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Software Membership Site Redefines Viral Marketing

These two guys have created dozens of products and software that can be a huge benefit to anyone who is trying to make money on the Internet.

The IM Buzz Software Membership is another brainchild of Calvin and Jonathan. They have taken a membership site and loaded it with software that you can use and even re-brand and sell on your own for 100% commission.

The great thing about the IM Buzz Software is they are offering the Silver Membership plan to you for free. That’s right you will receive free lifetime access on the silver level. This will get you one quality piece of rebrandable software per month. You can use the software for yourself, and you can also re-brand the software with your own links and sell it to make a profit.

However, that’s not all you get with the Silver IM Buzz Software Membership. You will also have access to twelve of Calvin and Jonathan’s previously released software. Once again, you can use this software to make your own Internet business run more smoothly, or you can re-brand it and give it away to build your reputation or you could sell it to make immediate profits. It’s up to you.

But that’s not all you receive when you sign up for this free membership site. You will gain access to video training. This training will take you from the basics to the more advanced methods of making money online. It shows you how to set up domain hosting and how to set up a squeeze page to build a list. There are tons of videos and training materials on this site.

In addition to all of this you will have access to tons of bonuses that are too many to list in this review. IM Buzz Software Membership is definitely a good place to start if you want to really make money on the Internet. Once you get rolling you can upgrade to the gold or platinum membership sites which are paid sites, but you will get access to even more powerful software products that can literally make you rich.

IM Buzz Software Membership site is highly recommended for anyone who is trying to make a living on the Internet. The price is free and you really have nothing to lose with this awesome viral software membership.

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Facebook Username – Do Not Miss Out

Just got to know 24hrs ago that  Facebook started allowing people to grab their username. They should have done this long time ago. On the bright side everyone now have the opportunity to get it now.

So what is this username all about.

Instead of having something like: -
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=xxxxxxxxxx
or http://profile.to/YourName

as your profile address, you can now have:-

http://www.facebook.com/yourname

This is 1st come, 1st served basis, what are you waiting for go grab your name now before it is too late.

http://www.facebook.com/username

I didn’t manage to get my fav nickname, someone got it before me. Have to end up with the norm.
http://www.facebook.com/suhaimi.rahman but I’m ok with it

Who else wants to make $100,000 per year – working from home ?

Increase Your Twitter Followers Today

Alvin Phang just launched a beta version of his new product called “Twitter Online System” and generated well over 37,520 new followers. He mention to me it is just 1 part of what it can do.

There have been increasingly Twitter tools around lately and I’m getting a bit weary about the positive outcomes especially to personal reputation. Having bought some of his products and known him to be quite a decent guy, I assume he would NOT look into some sneaky tactics.

Looking at some of the feature, I ok with it and hope this will work.

Features:

• Totally white hat (NO API)
• Get more followers!
• The more you refer the more followers you get!
• Works with any Twitter account
• It’s FREE!
• See instant results!
• And much more…

Twitter Online System

Messy Email Might Mess Up Your Brain Cells

Keeping track of your email can be a huge headache to manage when your business start to scale up. Most of us have at least 2 email accounts, one for personal and business. Over the years I have about 5 email accounts and some i just closed the accounts. The main email services that I am currently using are Gmail, Yahoo and recently MobileMe.

Just a few days back I realise that my emails have become messy and unmanagable. I could not find a particular email that I was searching for. Frantically login to all my email accounts and finally found what I’m looking for. I could actually save all this time if only i have a better email management system in place.

Compare to the above 3 email services, I prefer Gmail for its feature and ease of use. Each of them have it’s strenghts and I will still be using Yahoo and MobileMe for different purposes. Ok ok… the title of this post might be exaggerated (Just trying to grab your attention). Anyway, I’m going to share with you how I setup my emails management system on later post.

Last Blast Of Fire! Promotion Ending Soon

If you have yet to get Atomic Blogging 3.0 today now is the time to get it as Alvin will be closing the promotion soon!

And there are only limited copies left! Get the Atomic Blogging 3.0 for a massive HALF-OFF the usual price

I heard from Alvin that he may not repeat this crazy sale once it’s gone! So get your copy today before the promotion goes off!

If you have not started blogging, now is the time to get started. Already thousands of people around the world are now adapting to blogging as a platform to run their business online.

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Stop The Jumper Syndrome

One of the biggest challenges in this amazing journey to be a successful Web Entrepreneur  is the ability to stay focus on the task on hand. Never before in this century that we are presented with abundance of opportunities and it can get overwhelming.

When i first started, this is something that I didn’t see it coming. I became addicted to the information and jumping from one opportunity to another. That’s where the “Jumper Syndrome” came to mind for the title.

Five years later, all the information are still there collecting digital dusts somewhere in my external hard disk and NOTHING have been done.

Fortunately, there’s ways to overcome this problem and this phenomena on information overload. Here are some of the resources that assist me:

1) Getting Things Done by David Allen. This book is not about time management but how we can strategically plan our thoughts to execute certain task.

David Allen On "Getting Things Done"

2) A year organiser/management portfolio that i use to plan out my goals and objective. I’ve section into 4 parts: goals of the year, 90 days plans, 30 days plan and daily plan.  I have to thank Alex Jeffrey for explaining this in detail on how this works.

3) Mind mapping tools such as MindMeister and Freemind. Mindmapping is not complicated as it looks. Both tools are free to use.

4) For iPhone, I use Appigo Todo. It is easy to use and interface. Most importantly, I can back up the information to an online service at Toodledo.

Appigo Todo for iPhone Overview

5) By the end of the day, I will list down at least 5 micro tasks that I have successfully completed in my daily project portfolio and have a little celebration.

Do leave a comment if you find any other related useful tools or information out there.