http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog The blog of a Student Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:30:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're starting out from scratch, you will probably be wondering how often you should write a new article or post a new blog. My site has been going for a couple of months now and after putting in a lot of hard work at the beginning, my other priorities ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/09/27/how-often-should-i-blog/ So you're writing a blog. You want to get your name out there. You want people to visit your site. But how do you do it? This article outlines a few sites that you can submit your articles to and get recognised. I have had success with a few of ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/09/10/top-10-sites-to-submit-my-articles-to/ When it comes to designing and creating websites, the homepage is one of the most important pages you can create. It acts as the "splash page" for any incoming visitors or potential customers. The first page they see cannot be boring or plain, it has to stand out. Information has to ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/09/06/my-top-5-items-to-include-in-your-homepage/ It really does boggle me. Yesterday, I noticed a sudden jump in the number of visitors I was receiving. I checked where they were actually going to. It turns out, over 50 people had just viewed my blog My top 5 website Layouts. I was shocked. How was there a ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/09/01/googles-search-engine-results/ I've been running a copy of Ubuntu for a while now, from Feisty Fawn to Hardy to the newer 9.04 Jaunty. [caption id="attachment_118" align="alignright" width="202" caption="Tools that can be used in Linux when designing Websites"][/caption] I moved over from Windows at the beginning of my University life and I haven't moved back. ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/08/31/website-design-tools-for-linux/ I have used adwords for a while now, particularly for one of my websites that needed to advertise to local people in the area. I had a look at using adwords to advertise my ability to design websites. This is when I hit a problem.... The Cost Per Click of adverts ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/08/31/freelance-website-designers-advertising-with-adwords-or-not/ Lately I have been doing a fair bit of website design while down at my girlfriends house. The problem with this being the size of my laptop. It's only a 13.1" screen and is quite difficult to do any sort of design on. I do manage, but I struggle. At home ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/08/30/dualtri-screens-for-website-design-up-30/ When it comes to designing websites, one of the early stages is to decide on a layout. Picking the wrong layout can be disastrous for the website. The layout needs to have enough space to display the relevant information, while maintaining the usability of the website. This is why I ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/08/29/my-top-5-website-layouts/ I find the footer of a page really useful for summarizing the contents of your website. The footer is a place where people will look for quick information. For example, they want to find out what country the website is operating from or want your address. The footer allows this ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/08/28/what-should-i-include-in-my-website-footer/ After waking up from the cave this morning, I decided to have a browse around on the Internet for some relevant articles. I came across this one posted over at Blackwater Blog. It outlines a few aspects of website design that should be avoided. After spending quite some time browsing ... http://www.jackwarnes.co.uk/blog/2009/08/28/things-to-avoid-when-designing-websites/