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Here you will find a list of articles and useful links to help you with your web design process. Some of the articles are to help you think about in the site design, the content you create for your site and how to maximise your website for the search engines.

Ultimately to have the best site for your business you need to think about what you want to achieve and work closely with your web company to help you get the best results for your budget.

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Things to think about when designing your site

How to make your website stand out
Is your website outdated?
Universal web design
Your website as your store
Effective website navigation

Content for your website

What is content?
Easy to read web pages
How to write quality content
What is rss?

Search Engine Optimisation

The basics of search engine optimisation
Search engine optimisation - Why you need it
Optimise your website for search engines
Anyone can be an SEO expert

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July 2007 - news and articles

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Latest web design articles and news - August 2007
UK domains are considered more useful for UK customers Nominet conducted a study in April which discovered that UK customers are more likely to visit a UK domain such as .co.uk or .uk.com than a .com domain.
Hiring an SEO Consultant A great article on what you should consider when hiring an SEO consultant. I particularly like the first point which states ... What ranking guarantees do you provide? If the answer is anything but "none," look elsewhere. You might tell them you heard a page one ranking can't be guaranteed, since nobody owns the search engines, except search companies.
First super-affiliate study reveals ineffective programme management is costing industry heavily This first ever study of a cross-section of the top 20 super-affiliates - companies responsible for 80% of sales volume across the affiliate marketing industry ? identifies the need for affiliate programmes to be managed by merchants and affiliate networks on a more strategic basis. The survey finds that super-affiliates believe the root of these problems to be ineffective affiliate programme management. Common issues such as dead or old data feeds and expired offers frequently result in reduced commission for affiliates and loss of sales for brands. Investment into skilled resource to manage and compliment merchants and affiliate networks, however, would entail considerable benefits.