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  • Iterating Through Javascript Arrays
    12/30/2009 - 12:19

    Iterating (In the simplest terms) means to go through each item in a group of items.
    An array is a group of items, so to iterate through an array means to do something with the items in an array (But not necessarily all of them)

    Everything you learn here is likely to be applicable to any other programming language you learn, arrays in one language behave pretty much the same in every other language.

  • Basic Javascript Data Validation
    09/29/2009 - 22:23

    Data Validation With Javascript:

    Data validation is the process of ensuring that data (Normally entered into a form of some kind) is in the same format as you want and expect it to be in.
    For example, if you ask someone to type in their birth month and you want them to use the textual label for the month rather than the numerical representation (i.e "February" rather than "2" or "02") then using datavalidation you should test that the end user is typing in the textual label for the month.

  • Getting Started With The Google Maps API
    09/20/2009 - 17:56

    The google maps api is great, there's a lot you can do with it and even with the simplest of creations give your website look quite professional.

    For example, you may have a map of your businesses location on a static map as an image.
    I don't care how fancy you've made the image look, using the google amps api will make it look better.

    In this article I'll go over a quick example of how to set up a very basic google map to put on your website.

  • How To Execute Javascript When the Document Is Ready
    09/13/2009 - 18:38

    The old method of loading javascript code and functions on page load was the following:

    window.onload = function ()
    {
    Javascript code goes here
    }

    This is all well and good and appears to do exactly what you want it to, however it's certainly not perfect.

  • Hello World - Javascript
    09/13/2009 - 17:09

    Learning how to create a 'hello world' script is normally the first step in learning any programming language.
    It's important because it's simple, and it willbe difficult for you to advance to the more advanced javascript features without mastering the basics.

    What we're going to do is very simple, we're simply going to insert the text "Hello World" somewhere in an html document.

    First we want to create an empty script tag that we will use to store our javascript code:

  • 3 Basic Ways To Monetize Your Website
    09/10/2009 - 21:49

    Basic Ways To Monetize Your Website:

    This article assumes that your website is content or community based, as apposed to product or service based.

  • How To Style Unordered Lists
    09/08/2009 - 22:36

    Lists are a fantastic way to display related information and even display navigational elements.
    However a standard list can look a little crappy if it isn't styled to fit in the rest of your website.

  • What Are CSS Resets And Why Should You Care?
    09/08/2009 - 21:58

    What Is A CSS Reset?

    A CSS reset is a bunch of CSS code that reset all (Or most) of the elements of the standard HTML tags to some predetermined value, generally 0.

  • What Are Divs And How Should You Use Them?
    09/08/2009 - 21:44

    A div is like a box, in terms of appearance (if you just attach a border to it) and function.
    You make a div and you put stuff in it, anything at all.

    It allows you to separate content up into separate areas.

    If there are several bits of content that you want to stand out from everything else around them, put them in a div. An example could be a quote from someone, the quote goes in the div, and you style the div however you feel appropriate so that the div stands out.

  • What's The Difference Between Ids and Classes?
    09/08/2009 - 20:48

    ID and class selectors are both used to identify and select html objects, such as a div, an area of text, an image, a link etc, that you want to apply styles to.
    They both function in a very similar way, so you'll be forgiven for wondering why it makes a difference which one you pick.
    You should note that applying a Class or ID (With no predefined styles) to something, doesn't actually do anything by itself, if no styles are applied to the ID or Class then nothing will change and it will look exactly the same, as if you did nothing at all.

  • Top 5 Dos And Donts Of Search Engine Optimization
    09/08/2009 - 18:52

    Search engine optimization is a tricky business, there are things that can very negatively effect your search engine placement, find out what they are, you may already be making mistakes.

     

  • Basic Off-Page Search Engine Optimization
    09/07/2009 - 23:01

    If you've read my article "Basic On-Page Search Engine Optimization" article, you know all about the on-page factors that make a webpage rank highly, but what about the off-page factors?

  • Basic On-Page Search Engine Optimization
    09/07/2009 - 22:47

    There are 2 types of search engine optimization, on-page and off page. Here you'll learn the differences, and basic tips to getting your website optimized for the search engines.

    What's The Difference Between On-Page And Off-Page Search Engine Optimization?

    On-page optimization involves changing things on your actual webpages that most visitors to your site wont even notice. Such as having keywords in specific places or writing the title a certain way. Basically it's tweaking all elements of a page which are a factor for doing good search engine optimization.

  • What Is Article Submission
    09/07/2009 - 20:35

    Did you know that article submission is the most powerful ways to gain free exposure for your site? Read on to find out more.

  • Choosing The Right Keywords
    05/03/2009 - 12:49

    The keywords you select to focus your content on, will be the defining element that will determine how your website will appear in the search engines.
    Selecting the wrong keywords can result in you not appearing in any worthwhile position and getting no organic search engine traffic (Free traffic) from your efforts.

    How do you select the right keywords?

  • What Is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
    05/01/2009 - 23:25

    Search engine optimization is the process of attempting to gain a higher volume or quality of traffic from search engines to a website.
    It is a very broad and complex topic of discussion when there is much debate over what's "best", due to only the search engines really knowing (As they are the only ones who poses the search engine algorithm that determines how well a page ranks).
    Another reason for debate is that no 2 search engines will have the same ranking algorythm, so what may get you to number 1 in 1 search engine, might only get you to number 10 in another.