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credit card processing online is very easy and most of us have our information setup for automatic purchases. We do this as a convenience so we don’t have to pull our credit cards out every time we want to make a purchase. This doesn’t go well with kids of any age though.

Here recently there have been multiple major news stories about this happening to several families. There are some way to better protect yourself from accidently purchases from your kids. The first thing to remember is separate accounts.

It sounds like a good idea to have everyone on the same account so you can monitor what your kids buy but this is a bad idea. The solution to this is to buy your kids gift cards or prepaid credit cards. These allow your kids to purchase online materials for their video games consoles and Mp3 players.

If your kids are under 13 there is no reason for them to have one of these types of accounts at all. If you read the news stories out there most of the children involved are under the age of 13. Don’t allow them access to online material period not just for this but for safety reasons as well.

Attracting and keeping readers is not as difficult as it sounds. Whether you have a blog, a news site, or an informational page the way to attract and keep readers will still be the same.

Attracting readers is the easiest part of the process. You just have to market yourself a little bit and give them a teaser. They need to have a small preview of what you will be offering to them. Just sending invites is not enough. People get spam invitations all the time so you really have to put effort into making them want to come Continue Reading »

People get so confused when you start talking Web Design. There are a couple of very simple rules you can follow and make a very functional, visually appealing site. The real trick is finding balance. Here are some starting points to keep in mind.

Remember to keep it simple! Everyone has seen these huge sites with tons of animation and stuff flying across the screen. Yes it is pretty but frequent visitors to such sites try to Continue Reading »

There are basic elements every web designer should be aware of in order to be a good web designer.

When designing web pages keep in mind each web browser may display the same webpage a little differently unless you use elements that are fairly standard across the various browsers.

Use colors that work well together for good readability and do not hurt the viewer’s eyes. There are websites available to help with color schemes and you can even get an idea to what the colors look like together.I found some more information here.

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While “web design” and “graphic design” aren’t synonymous, the second can have a huge impact on the first. That’s why Photoshop can be such a useful tool, and it’s one of the reasons that a blog named the Webdesigner Depot recently launched BrushLovers.com, a directory of exclusive Adobe Photoshop brushes. Not only can you purchase premium brushes starting at 3, but you can also download free brushes for both personal and commercial endeavors. Some of the most recent free brushes include the seasonally-themed “Fall Leaves” and “Holiday Tags Lite,” the stylish “Grunge Stars” and “Dotted Neon Lines,” and the geometrically appealing “Hard Squares.” Webdesigner Depot is run by designer Walter Apai, while Brushlovers features brushes by Liora Blum with website design by Claudiu Cioba.The newest version of Photoshop (Photoshop CS5) was launched in April 2010. This version featured a new mixer brush and bristle tips, a puppet warp tool, a content aware fill, automatic lens correction, and camera RAW grain control. If you’re just getting into Photoshop, you might be wondering what Camera Raw is. It refers to a special first-party Photoshop plugin called Adobe Camera Raw. This plugin reads and processes raw image files so they can be processed by Photoshop. Continue Reading »

A year after Forbes ranked Wofford College 71st in “America’s Best Colleges,” the Terriers have added another top rankingand interested web designers might want to take note. Design blog Fearless Flyer included the school on their list of “25 Awesome College Websites that will definitely WOW you!” The blog applauded the site’s use of “headings, the logo, borders and background elements.” Wofford launched a new website on Labor Dayapparently just in time to make the cut.Other schools included on the list include Leeds Universities Catholic Chaplaincy, Missouri State University, Brown University, and Lethbridge College. School sites are a good barometer of what works in web design and what doesn’t. People come to the site either expecting to find a certain piece of information or looking to be swayed by the presentationthe same two general categories in which users of e-commerce sites usually fall. Colleges are as much about the “brand” as anybody. Look at how Washington University in St. Louis uses typography and graphics to set up its logo. Continue Reading »

When looking into how to set up ads on their website, many people are tempted to register for Google AdSense and leave it at that. AdSense uses information such as the site content and the location to set up relevant ads, paying owners on a per-click or per-impression plan. While this is a valid advertising tool, there are other avenues to explore as well.Marketing companies like Neverblue partner different online advertisers with the sites where they’ll do the most good. Website owners can enter into ad campaigns with these clients and get paid on a per-action basis (with Neverblueother companies may offer different plans). If you prefer going the do-it-yourself route, you can use sites like BuySellAds.com. Here, you can post your open ad spaces, which are added to a large database which advertisers can search through and easily purchase.While there are many options for website advertising, it can be a profitable and rewarding endeavor for both advertisers and website owners. Find out what works for you and your company.