http://silentavatar.com/blog Speaking Up About All Things Internet Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:24:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:05:25 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=656 Contrary to popular belief, building a website is not just about uploading a website to your web host. More important than many people realise is to ensure the information you present on your site is appealing to both real visitors and search engine spiders. It goes without saying then that you’ll need to educate yourself about the basics of what goes into e-commerce web design. The most important factor which is bandied about the internet with wild abandon (and rightly so), is the premise that content is king!]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/17/does-dlguard-do-what-it-claims/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/17/does-dlguard-do-what-it-claims/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:36:14 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=589 So as far as I am concerned, this little piece of script that works behind the scenes to secure downloads is a real gem. I can set the download time and the number of attempts before those accessing the download link are "locked out". The beauty of DLGuard assigning the number of download attempts goes a long way to stopping files being passed on during the access time. DLGuard won't stop those who pass on the download to their friends, but it does offer a first line of defence against pirated downloads.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/17/does-dlguard-do-what-it-claims/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/11/how-to-safeguard-your-downloads/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/11/how-to-safeguard-your-downloads/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:29:29 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=581 I've been asked to create a website for a company who sells digital media (self hypnosis MP3's), so part of my design of the site is checking out what options are available for securing digital downloads. Of course undertaking a search of download software or download scripts is the first part, but the more important part is finding out how the available products perform, looking at price relativity, and ease of installation.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/11/how-to-safeguard-your-downloads/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:01:04 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=370 Just because a website has been designed to look slick and have all the necessary components to look a credible business, it isn't always the case. There are ways to find out certain information about the site and I will cover those in my next post which I will call "Wankers in Wonderland.. A Guide to Checking Out the Scammers". However, if you are a ligitimate business or hobbist who wants to present their business in a professional matter here are my tips and advice for doing just that.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/09/get-spidered-fast/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/09/get-spidered-fast/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:04:17 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=196 No matter which method you choose to get your web site spidered, you will need a good site map. A site map lists and links to all pages on your site. If your site consists of over approximately one hundred pages, consider using a multi-page site map. Make certain that every site map page links to all other site map pages. You should have a link to your site map on your home page and preferably on each of your pages. You should make sure your web site pages are simple and free of useless clutter.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/11/09/get-spidered-fast/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/my-wallets-not-that-fat/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/my-wallets-not-that-fat/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:55:59 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=113 Look.. I'm not saying that these "systems" are not worth what they are asking for.. but either people are being crazy and digging deep into their wallets until they hit their credit card/s (Ker Ching), or I'm just a tad disillusioned with the whole "up the ante lets rake in the money while we can game". In the space of 3 years I have seen product launches go from $97 to $497 to now $1497 and Rich's latest offering at $2497!]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/27/my-wallets-not-that-fat/feed/ 1 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/02/1000-words/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/02/1000-words/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:08:14 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=96 As someone who designs websites a significant portion of my time is spent on the Internet. Through scanning thousands of websites, will the sole purpose of looking at the site from a designers perspective, I've come to know a good image from a poor image and downright %^$# awful images. Images are the first thing the eye is drawn to, and a website with lots of graphics is encouraging to form an opinion about the website just by viewing the images. ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/02/1000-words/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/24/it_factor/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/24/it_factor/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:32:27 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=94 Only after much learning I have determined what makes a good website, and what makes a great website defines for me the "IT" factor. It's unspoken, but when I come across "IT", invariably the site has all the components of a website which makes you come back again and again.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/24/it_factor/feed/ 1 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/20/robots/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/20/robots/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:24:14 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=88 Many search engine spiders routinely look for the robots.txt file as they arrive on a site and many Search Engine Optimization (SEO) experts agree that including this file makes good sense because it acts as an invitation to crawl and to index your website's content. ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/20/robots/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-anyone-build-their-own-professional-website/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-anyone-build-their-own-professional-website/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:12:06 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=85 His blog is primarily for those in the Internet business who are really just stating out, and I have watched him over the past few years build his business, do various joint ventures with otherInternet marketers, and continue to build his band of faithful followers by offering good advice, and unbiased reviews of products being offering to the Internet marketing "feeding ground". (sorry.. but that's how I see it)]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-anyone-build-their-own-professional-website/feed/ 0