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Stale News

6 months ago I started writing an article on how to decrease the bounce rate on an e-store. Well, I finally got around to polishing it up and posting it! YEAH!

Unfortunately I only have a screenshot of the last (of three) designs that I compare. The first two are just sketches but I hope they will suffice.

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About Me

My name is Joey Marshall. I'm 18 years old. I like python, linux, web development, game development, guitar, chess, lasagna, active volcanos, graphic design and a number of other things. - More about me

Favorite Quote

Better to keep my mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt - my great granddad

So why do I have this blog again... ?

• Tutorial: Styling the navigation

  This tutorial is a continuation of the last one I wrote. And in this one, we will be styling our navigation.

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  Jul 04, 2006

• Constructing Classified Ads for Maximum Profits

  Writing classified ads can be broken down into 4 rather simple steps, "Attention," "Interest," "Desire," and "Action." AIDA is a well-proven formula that all types of advertising can benefit from. It is designed to grab the readers attention, get them interested in what you are trying to sell, make them desire what you are advertising, and then get the reader to take the action necessary for getting more information. It is important when you want your ad to have a good conversion rate to make is easy for readers to see exactly what you are providing and why they should want it. Read full post... Comments (View)

  Jul 02, 2006

• Clean & Simple website design: why it's the best solution

  Many people have the misconception that with websites, the more complex and the more fancy graphics you have, the better. But in reality, it's the cleaner and simpler websites that are the most successful. Read full post... Comments (View)

  Jun 30, 2006

• PHP, the only solution?

  Modern web developers, for the most part, only think in terms of php. Perl was at one time big, but we are seeing less and less of it. Most all new websites and software are in php.

  Is php the only solution for web development? At one time, I thought it was.

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  Jun 30, 2006

• What is CSS and why should I use it?

  CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. It's a simple mechanism for adding style (fonts, colors, positioning, spacing, size, etc) to Web documents (.html files).

  Now that you know what it is, I'll tell you why you should use it.

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  Jun 30, 2006

• Tutorial: How to make a good XHTML layout

  In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to make a liquid xhtml layout. Basic knowledge of HTML and very little or no knowledge of CSS is assumed.

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  Jun 29, 2006

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