Website design matters the most when it comes to knowing what you need to in order to design it well. You should know that an interactive website with customers and forums to talk about, your business could shoot up a lot better and in a direction that is accurate and perfect for you to have. You would have everything you need and the customers would be getting appealed with your services and products within a short amount of time.

Website design should have the elements and features which would force the viewers and the customers getting back to you over and over again for the seam reason and that they should be enticed more than anything else that they have see and experienced so far. The website should be a place where they could find answers to everything and anything and it should be done simply possible.

Names and domains are really crucial to a website and you should know that if you don’t have an easy URL that people could connect to, your business wouldn’t possibly have as much success as you want. You have to be able to make them remember who you are and they would visit you when they need to soon enough. Determine names that could relate to your business and be memorized as easily as well. to keep the website name short and precise being up to the mark, you should also consult different search engines for the cause.

Safety and security of a website is another important feature that you shouldn’t forget or neglect. People would be logging on to your website and it is your job to keep their information and account safe and secure.

A short termed payment method which is feasible should be promoted and implemented as well. Better content, informational backgrounds and animations of the website design are some must have features.

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Designing a website on your own could be a little challenging and daunting but you should know that it is not impossible by any means for sure. You should be able to do it as feasibly and as easily as anything else and more than that, you should be able to derive benefits and advantages out of it too. Designing a website is also different because you don’t have any professional help from anyone around you and you need to research things on your own and build something unique and effective out of anything that people have seen so far.

Here is the step by step procedure of designing a website on your own and figuring out the optimization to run in a positive direction as well.

You need to plan what you are doing in designing a website on your own because if you don’t have a plan and the answers to your questions, you won’t make it through. You should know what, when, how and why are you designing the website better than anybody else and have your thoughts figured out. A lot of research and aiming is required for this one.

You are designing a website on your own because you want to have a business of your own which in most of the cases is true and valid. If you want to have a business of your own, you need to decide what niche you want to work with and go with the flow then. If you like something or want to pursue an interest, then you should work on the website niche accordingly because it is going to be easier writing content, designing information and getting to have customers directed to it.

The next step should be getting a website designing software and using it with the help of a complete guideline that is approachable and easy to understand. You can go with the test trial ones and have the original ones purchased when you have narrowed down the results of the previous ones.

For your website designing, you would need a hosting site as well which would be your next step to be figuring out. There are several hundreds of these kinds of websites out there online that you could compare and choose from.

As the next step, get the domain name registered and start writing suitable content and information for the website compliance and deliberation. Optimization and generating traffic for the website would be your last steps in the website designing procedure.

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Contrary to popular believe building a website and hosting it on the web does not have to be expensive!  In fact, one thing that all of these professions have in common (Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Etc.) is that everyone is looking for the best service as the most affordable rate.

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To show you what I mean, today we will have a "mini case-study" and we will look at three different guitar websites, two that have videos on their site and one that does not.

First, I want to focus on a website that gives guitar lessons for beginners.  This is a good example of using a video to sell a product. Halfway down the website you can see a video that discusses a product that teaches how to be a guitarist.  There are many sites that offer products; however, simply adding a video (like this site did) can drastically increase conversions.

An even better example of using a video on a website would be this site that I found about blues guitar lessons .  This website has a very clean website design with a nice video on the top fold of the site.   NOTICE, this video is not too long, but very affective... I am confident that this video drastically increases conversions for the Blues site.

A Good Example of Using Videos on the Homepage.

Now after looking at the good, we must look at the ugly... Take a look at Guitarlessons.net, this site not only has a terrible website design (in my opinion) but will likely never convert on a sale.

Simply adding a video on your website will not only improve your users overall experience but it will also help your conversions.   So, if you have already bought web hosting, I would suggest designing your page in a way that incorporates a video.   If you have not already purchased web hosting, you can do so at AlreadyHosting.com.

WordPress is one of the fastest growing platforms that is being used to create websites. In fact, MangoOrange.com is the developer of one of the web's most popular free WordPress themes.  WordPress is very powerful and a great tool for anyone looking to create a web presence.

WordPress eliminates the need of paying someone thousands of dollars to build a website.  You can now easily create a web page as long as you have web hosting and a domain name.

The great part of all of this is the fact web hosting and domain names can be purchased so cheap if you choose the right web hosting provider.  My job today will be to point you in the right direction in your search for a domain name for you WordPress website.    The process is very easy; however, I thought I would write a quick how-to-guide explaining how to setup a WordPress website.

Finding A Domain For A WordPress Website:

Option 1:

You can use a domain availability tool to search for a domain name that is free and register the name using Bluehost. The great part about Bluehost is the fact that they make it easy to install WordPress.  In fact, in the Bluehost CPANEL there is an option that allows you to easily install WordPress on your account as soon as you register for a domain name and hosting.   This is BY FAR the easiest way to get a domain name for your WordPress website.

Option 2:

Being that you will need web hosting along with a domain name I would highly suggest that you find a web hosting provider that will give you a free domain name with the purchase of hosting.  So for only $3.95 a month you can host your WordPress site and get a free domain.  Most hosts listed on AlreadyHosting.com will give you free WordPress installation.

If you are searching for a domain name to host your WordPress website I would highly suggest that you take a look at AlreadyHosting.com.

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Today I would like to teach you how to easily create your first website using WordPress and WordPress themes.   Prior to the development individuals looking to create a presence online were forced to either learn how to build and design websites, or they were required to pay a large sum of money to create the site.   This is no longer true.

WordPress is a free application that allows uers to develop blogs, personal websites, or business websites.  In fact, this very site (MangoOrange.com) is powered by WordPress and our very own i3theme.    Today I would like to teach you the very simple steps needed to easily create your first website with wordpress themes.

How To Create Your First Website

1.  The only thing that you will need to purchase is web hosting (your space on they internet).   This will cost around $50 for an entire years worth of hosting, so it is very affordable.   In my opinion the best web hosting provider is HostMonster, so before we get started please take a second and register for web hosting at HostMonster.   Please watch this guide to signing up with HostMonster if you need help.

2. Log into your newly created web hosting account.  Once you are logged in you can scroll down until you see a button that says SimpleScripts. Simple click this button and use Simplescripts to easy install WordPress, for free, on your web hosting server.

3.  Once you have done this you will receive an email with details how to log into your newly created wordpress website.   Simple follow those instructions to log into your account.

4.  Next, you will want to scan the web for free wordpress themes to find a theme that fits your needs.  We offer a very popular free wordpress theme if you would like to use it.   Once you find a theme, download the .ZIP file to your computer's desktop.

5.  Now from your wordpress account you can upload the free wordpress theme and customize your page with any text that you would like to appear.   With wordpress, creating your first website is as easy as typing on Microsoft Word.

Step 1:   Purchase Real Estate Web Hosting
The first step to having a Real Estate Website is to purchase web hosting.  When purchasing web hosting I suggest that you go through BlueHost due to their great customer support and extremely low pricing.  Bluehost supports WordPress web hosting and this is essential to starting your real estate website.  By clicking on our exclusive link you can get web hosting for only $3.95 a month which is about the best you can get!

Step 2:   Install WordPress For Free
After purchasing web hosting with Bluehost you will need to log into your account.  Once you login you will see a button called "WordPress".  Bluehost is a great web host because they install wordpress for you saving you hours.  Just click the WordPress button and install the free application on your server.

Step 3:  Download and Install A Real Estate Website Theme
By downloading a free Real Estate Website theme you can get a professional website design without even having to do any coding.  To find the perfect FREE Real Estate website I suggest looking at these 17 Real Estate templates and choose which ever one you like the most.  You can also search on Google for Free Real Estate website themes.  Once you find a theme all you have to do is download it, extract the zip file, and copy the folder to the WP-Content>Themes folder.   Once you have installed the theme the rest is as easy as 1-2-3... Login to your free wordpress account and type in your business information (easy as writing an email).

Building a Real Estate Website Is EASY!  Follow these steps and you can create your Real Estate website in a matter of an hour or two for only $3.95 a month.  Remember to get started you must purchase web hosting and you can get this at BlueHost for cheap!

As Christmas coming, it would be a great gift to present to all the i3Theme fans and here it is: the i3Theme 1.5. Nothing major has changed except that I have fixed quite a few bugs and guess what? It's now compatible with version before WordPress 2.3. I hope this is a great feature for the non-english WordPress as I believe they are a little behind the english version.

Not only that, I have finally fixed the major problem in IE6 where widgets or images that larger than the sidebar width will pushes the rest of the boxes or main content down. Hope everyone will have little problems with this new release.

Below's a list of changes made:

• SEO-friendly header title
• Enable hierarchical structure for category's sidebar (for Widgets, use the 'Categories' widget)
• Bug Fixed: (Only in IE6) Information overflow in the sidebar destroy the layout
• Bug Fixed: Next/Previous link display the same [special thanks to Jamie]
• Bug Fixed: Category icons missing when using Widgets' categories
• Bug Fixed: Unable to work in WordPress 2.2 or lower [special thanks to mat]

Lastly, I would like to announce that i3Theme has 19,648 downloads since the first release of i3Theme. I hope by Christmas, it will hit the 20,000 mark.

Till then, Merry Christmas to everyone!

Here it is, the next release of the i3Theme, version 1.4. I'm sorry that it took quite a while for me to come out with this release as I was busy finishing up my project assignments as well as preparing for my upcoming final exam.

So, you might be asking, what's new and what's fix...

1. Availability of author credential of each post
   Now you will be able to see whose the author of the post. Thanks to Ken's request and donation.
2. Improved blog header title with better navigation information
3. Able to handle multiple rows of the sub-navigation page (click below to enlarge)
   
4. Able to handle 2 times (over 2000px in height) the current maximum number of items in the box
5. BUG FIXED: Wrong function name used, bloginfo() instead of get_bloginfo() [original iTheme code]

I hope you guys like it and continue to give me the support by downloading the latest i3Theme. More things coming up in December 2007. Keep a look out.

Lastly, kudos to i3Theme users.

Today, I'm very happy to announce that i3Theme has gathered over 9,500 downloads ever since it's first release on 5th May 2007. I have received many reviews and feedbacks about the theme and I'm glad that it has made quite an impact in the blogging arena. Some of them even expressed that because of i3Theme, they are motivated to do more work!

It's been a difficult time for me, juggling my new business, Exoro, studies as well as giving support for the i3Theme. I'm very thankful for those who have been patient with my slow replies and would like to apologize to those who had urgent requests but I couldn't attend to them. Nonetheless, it's all of you who have made i3Theme a great success.

I personally would like to thank the i3Theme donators: staticbrain, The Wood Whisperer and Qikflo. Their contributions have motivated me to continue to provide my best possible support for i3Theme. In addition, I would like to acknowledge Web Hosting Geeks, for its strong support for the i3Theme as well as the upcoming release. I hope all the i3Theme fans out there can benefit from the great reviews they have for web hostings when you are searching for one to host your wordpress with i3Theme

Besides all the thanking, I would also like to announce the release of the latest i3Theme v1.3. It has been fully tested with the major four browsers as well as the latest wordpress 2.3. It even supports tagging, the latest feature in WordPress 2.3. So go ahead and upgrade your blog to the latest i3Theme with no worries. Feel free to see the changes at the changelog.

Thank you for continuing to support the i3Theme and I look forward to your feedback. If you love the i3Theme and want to contribute to its development, feel free to donate! Thanks a million.

Here's a list of them:

1. Current style in web design by Web Design from Scratch
2. The visual design of Web 2.0 by Pixel Acres
3. 2.0 Culture by Naked IT

If you guys have more articles on Web 2.0, do share with me. Hope you guys like this list of articles.

For those who are using i3Theme as well as Widgets, please upgrade your theme as Nadex previously pointed out that the sub-navigation bar does not appear as expected. This only happen when you are using Widgets by Automattic or the Widgets comes with WordPress 2.2 as well.

As for those who patiently waiting for the i3Theme brothers, Left and Right, there are now available here. Grab it whilst hot. Hope this time, everyone can have a chance to use i3Theme as previously only limited to those who only interested in the centre column. (Screenshot below)

Left Edition:

Right Edition:

I do spend some of my personal time working and perfecting this i3Theme and giving some degree of support to those who wanted some modifications. If you love my work, do contribute to my pocket money as I'm currently surviving on my savings due to my newfound company, Exoro. (Donation button can be found on the sidebar, thanks)

Surprisingly, it's much harder than I thought. There are so many things involved around this "Web" subject ranging from the technicality of web server technologies, web standards, HTML, PHP, MySQL, CSS, Javascript, etc. And most of them correlated. Chicken and Egg problem.

I began to wonder, should I take at a high level approach or a low level approach? A high level approach would to be give them a well-finish site, like WordPress, and start exploring parts by parts when they want to make changes to the website, wherelse a low level one will be explain bits and pieces and relate it to them.

What do all of you think? Do you all have any experience in learning or teaching?