by Sharon Housley

Globalize Your Website The Internet has unlocked a wide array of markets and knocked down barriers that previously prevented merchants from marketing their products on a global scale. There are a number of ways to ‘globalize’ a website and broaden a businesses general appeal to an international audience.

1. Payment Options - vary from country to country, therefore offering flexible payment options are important. While PayPal might be a good

I taught myself HTML back in the mid-nineties and was proud of the fact that I was able to accomplish the design of fairly complex web pages with nothing more than a starter HTML book, an HTML reference book, and the knowledge I had stored in my head. But back in those days, we web designers had what looking back was a fairly limited amount of tools with which to… Continue reading

Part 1 in a Series on using the HeadSpace plugin for WordPress for maximum SEO impact. This article gives an overview of HeadSpace’s comprehensive features. Next up, we’ll look at SEO tactics using the plugin.

by Scott Frangos, Managing Editor for WebHelperMagazine.com

If you’re a WordPress BlogMaster, or developer who uses… Continue reading

By Micah Johnson

Social Arena Marketing takes time and patience, but when done correctly has tremendous rewards. The following are some ideas and exercises to help you get started in the right direction

Install Web Analytics

As it has been said many times, “you can’t improve what you don’t measure.” It definitely holds true for your web site.

Google provides a perfect solution for tracking your Social Arena Marketing activities: Google Analytics. One… Continue reading

by Tony Turner 

Valid XHTML page title tag method in the interest of search engine optimization.  According to the W3C we must define a character set (charset) for our valid markup. This part we know, and if not, the validation service at W3C will readily remind us.
“In order to use our title or content, the search engine will want to know what language and set of characters we are using… Continue reading

Comparing two commercial newsletter plug-ins for WordPress CMS

By, Scott Frangos - Managing Editor, WebHelperMagazine.com

How do you stay in contact with your website customers and fans when you’re using WordPress as your blog or CMS? A newsletter, when used properly, is a great way to touch base. Yes, even in the era of RSS subscriptions, newsletters are still needed. If you wait for your contacts to check their RSS reader… Continue reading

“Learning CSS” is a tutorial series is for webmasters who are making the transition from straight HTML, or for those who already know CSS a bit and want to hone their skills. It is also categorized at WebHelperMagazine.com under the column, “The Open Source WebMaster.”

Understanding the “Blueprint” for a 3 over 4 column