http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog Web Standards - Web Design Directory Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:07:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When writing your CSS, it is possible to write neater, more readable code by making use of CSS shortcuts. A shortcut is a feature of CSS that allows the developer to specify a number of related properties on a single line rather than specify them all separately. Lets look at ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/30 One of the most common layouts on the web is a fixed width site that stretches to the bottom of the page, with a footer sitting at the bottom. If the content of the page stretches past the bottom, the site container needs to stretch with it. If the content ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/29 As a web designer / developer, it can get very difficult coming up with new and exciting designs to please your clients. Some times, we are lucky enough to have lots of great ideas that we can pick out of a hat and use for our project, but at one ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/28 Link building is one of the most important aspects of website promotion and is also one of the most difficult and time consuming tasks. It is the process of acquiring links that point back to your website. They are so important because search engines basically count each link as a ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/26 With pay-per-click (ppc) costs rising and the marketplace more competitive than ever, it has become increasingly difficult to stand out from your competitors. Spending time choosing and experimenting with the ideal ad format and keywords is vital, but to make the most of your ppc costs and get the edge ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/25 If you have visited the site during the last few days you may have noticed that it was unavailable for a while. This is due to us chaging hosts over the weekend. The only thing left for us to do is update the theme of this blog and then everything ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/24 As you may have noticed, the site has now been redesigned. I hope everyone likes it. The design is not the only thing that will be changing. I have some good tutorials in the pipeline as well as useful pages such as a hosting guide with reviews from web designers. ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/23 I know its been ages since this blog has been updated but I have been very busy working in a new job. The good news is I have started to re-design this site and the new design will hopefully be going live sometime in the next few weeks so please ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/22 This is a really nice technique to make photos look dynamic and interesting. It can be used very well for coloring small, subtle effects like a subjects eyes for example or for more dramatic effects. Step 1 Open up the picture you want to work on in Photoshop. I used this ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/21 Recently, I have been working on the SEO for Real Design Network and trying my best to get good rankings in the search engines. Here are some of the top tips that I found most important: Remember that every page of your site is viewed as a different web page to ... http://realdesignnetwork.com/blog/archives/20