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Changing your domain name – interesting article

This is an interesting article for those considering changing their domain name, a simple change from nutsonline to nuts caused a drastic reduction in traffic from Google – the author puts it down to 2 main points the first is the old domain had more value because it had been around for longer and the [...]

Websites to help with Colour Schemes

Colour schemes are important when creating a large number of things from websites to business cards and can be costly to change later on, that’s why it important to get it right at the start. Why not help out your Creative Agency by selecting a colour scheme you like via these free to use online [...]

Show and hide content with Jquery

a easy to implement jQuery show/hide plugin for websites, all you need to do is add the code to your head & then place a div with the correct class around the content and the plugin does the rest! http://rpardz.com/blog/show-hide-content-jquery-tutorial/

Convert between em,px, pt and % for CSS fonts

Points Pixels Ems Percent 6pt 8px 0.5em 50% 7pt 9px 0.55em 55% 7.5pt 10px 0.625em 62.5% 8pt 11px 0.7em 70% 9pt 12px 0.75em 75% 10pt 13px 0.8em 80% 10.5pt 14px 0.875em 87.5% 11pt 15px 0.95em 95% 12pt 16px 1em 100% 13pt 17px 1.05em 105% 13.5pt 18px 1.125em 112.5% 14pt 19px 1.2em 120% 14.5pt 20px 1.25em [...]

HTML form – remove default values on click / focus

I found this handy little bit of javascript while creating a HTML form, 1 <input type="text" value="Email Address" name="email" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Email Address';}"  onfocus="if (this.value == 'Email Address') {this.value = '';}" /> what it does is when a user clicks on the field it will remove the default value – this [...]

Firefox spell check single text lines

Firefox has a built in spell checker that simply put is a life saver but it has one problem – it does not work on single line text input fields! this problem is easily fixed: http://tech.chandrahasa.com/2010/06/07/firefox-spell-check-single-line-fields/ Bring up your about:config page. You can do this by typing “about:config” in your address bar and clicking on [...]

Creating a functionality plugin for WordPress

I have read a few interesting articles on creating a plugin for adding additional functionality to wordpress websites for dealing with shortcodes etc, the idea behind it is when you change the theme of the website you can simply install the plugin and not have to extract informaiton from the functions.php file in addition to [...]

32 Pixel Perfect UI Element PSDs

Some very nice user interface kits for designers creating website designs. These kits contain common website elements such as buttons and boxes that let web designers create website designs faster. Make sure you select a kit that contains all of the elements you will need so that your design looks constant. i find these kits [...]

SEO Pricing: 600+ Agencies Share Costs of Services & Pricing Models

An interesting article outlining averages for SEO pricing around the world, a good starting point for people looking for SEO services and professionals looking to price thier services. SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog via SEO Pricing: 600+ Agencies Share Costs of Services & Pricing Models.