The Importance of Patterns in Semantic CSS & HTML
You often hear developers talk about the importance of semantics, but do you know what “semantic” means? I’ve noticed that it tends to be an arbitrary word that’s thrown around the web by people trying to sound smart (I’m guilty of that too). You often hear that semantics are good for SEO and essential for proper and...
Read more…Useful (and free!) Code Snippets
I reviewed Coda a few months ago and have been using it ever since. It’s an awesome all-in-one IDE with Transmit for FTP and great plugin support. My favorite feature of Coda is Coda Clips, a similar feature was also introduced in Dreamweaver CS4. Coda Clips allows you to store snippets of code you use...
Read more…Building A Custom Subscriber Panel With Stats In WordPress
I’ve had several people ask me how I created the subscriber panel with stats on the top of my sidebar and how I have them separated out. It’s a great way to track which subscribing method people prefer and I’ve noticed that a lot of people no longer prefer to subscribe via RSS but through...
Read more…Should Designers Know How To Code? Thoughts From A Developer
Last week, Elliot Jay Stocks set off a pretty heated argument, when he tweeted: Honestly, I’m shocked that in 2010 I’m still coming across ‘web designers’ who can’t code their own designs. No excuse. To be honest, I’m not shocked. I know lots of web designers who can’t, or won’t, code their own websites. In...
Read more…Making Your Code As Beautiful As The Design Itself
A website’s design gets all the glory. When someone visits a site, you’ll hear them talk about how awesome the design is–but, do you ever hear someone talk about how awesome the code is? Never! Regular people can’t see code, nor do they care to see it or what it looks like. It’s precisely this...
Read more…SEO 101: Basic Search Engine Optimization
Search engines can be a huge referrer of traffic when used properly. In this post I would like to explain exactly how these search engines rank and how you can improve your search engine ranking. I would like to begin by saying it will take time for search engines to index your site after you’ve...
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