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Webmasters: Get the Basics Covered

July 23rd, 2007

It is a known fact that webmasters, coders, developers and designers often forget the first rule of thumb for doing anything. The KISS principle (Keep it Simple Stupid). To get you on the way, you need to learn by observation and reading a lot. When time comes, your knowledge and experience will help you succeed.

I have gathered some Links to Articles on my Couple-friends site Liam and Megan, and selected those important things you should know, so instead of repeating it, I’ll just link to these well-written articles and give my opinions.

What are the Differences Between the Internet and the World Wide Web?
Do you know the difference? Many already use the words to describe a singular connotation, “the net”, “the web”. Here in this article you’ll know the difference and perhaps use the words differently now.

7 Simple Rules for Formatting Text on the Web
Everybody knows how important design is for your websites, but remember the phrase “Content is King”? Then don’t forget why it is important to format your texts. The Article is straightforward in giving you insights and fundamentals

11 Practical Reasons to use CSS for Layout
Designers often forget that CSS was made for us, this article explains why Tables are not for layout. It’s not an argument, but the point is, use the tool for what it is made for…

7 Things all Webmasters Need to Know about SEO
After you’ve done with the things you want to do with your site, i.e. make it look pretty, make it fast and validated, put in a boat load of content you then realize you need SEO. No, SEO is not all about your Google PR (Page Rank), it’s more complex as Alexa is, this article covers cover some common misconceptions.

With the basic articles covered, I hope you get to learn more from A Padded Cell, and continue reading their articles as I find them informational, Special Thanks to Megan for Allowing me to Directly link to her articles.

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