Impulse codes standard and custom forms online in HTML/CSS/PHP such as:

Sometimes I forget which one uses the # symbol and which one uses the ‘.’ when defining these elements in your style sheet. In fact, when should you use one over the other? What rules govern the selection of classes or id’s?

A second use of websites is for multi-media presentations such as Flash, video, Visio presentations, photo galleries, Word and Excel documents, Power Point presentations, Adobe Breeze and much more.

You can easily embed these multi-media rich applications right into your website with minimal code. Some of them even have special export functions that allow you to export the presentation and then all you have to do is copy and paste right into your HTML. Take YouTube for example – if you find a video you like, they provide you with the HTML code necessary to embed that video right into your blog or web  page.

Another big advantage of this ability is accessibility – since the web is on 24 hours a day available all over the world, your clients don’t have to be at your office to make a presentation. Software packages such as WebEx now allow you to have a virtual meetings over the next using web cams and microphones.

So what good is a website anyway? Why is it so important?

A good website will increase your presence on the web and drive traffic to your business, eventually increasing your exposure to the world and hopefully giving you more opportunities to make money. More and more people are using the internet these days to find work, services, goods and products. A website is on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and can provide your end users with a wealth of information about you and your business. Plus, you can reach an audience outside your city limits – a website is visible anywhere there is internet, meaning you can live in Wilmington and have clients in Costa Rica!

More good uses of a website coming soon….

I have added a new page to the website that contains some of the most common terms used in the web design and development industry.

Some of these terms include web design, SEO, HTML, CSS, etc.

Check out the new page: Common web terms and their definitions.

Here is a great article from Susan Greene on writing home page copy.

Because the home page is the first page most of your visitors will see, it’s also the most important page. Its purpose is to grab the readers’ attention and help them find information quickly and easily. If your home page lacks facts or is confusing, your visitors will click off before they ever gets a chance to know you. Here are some tips for ensuring your home page is effective:

Visit Susan’s web site here: http://www.susangreenecopywriter.com

We recently helped a local business implement a creative web solution by putting a Visio diagram presentation online.

The presentation is hosted with a 3rd party hosting company using an ip address only (this way they don’t have to buy a domain name).

The presentation is password protected and is only accessible by those with the correct permissions (username and password).

The presentation can be viewed anywhere a client or employee has internet access.

Does this sound like you? Do you need help doing this? If so, let us know we can help – 910.538.6731.

Or feel free to use our contact form.

Impulse Web Solutions offers affordable websites for Christian churches, ministries and para-church organizations.

Using affordable templates that have already been designed, we can keep your project costs low since we do not have to spend time designing the site from scratch.

Give us a call today at 910.538.6731.

Here is a site we did for Christian Surfers Costa Rica.

Here is a site we did for ProPapa.

Impulse provides database driven web design services for users looking to create a dynamic website. Instead of having static content, a database is the engine that drives a dynamic site so the content stays fresh and updated.

Database driven websites manage date-sensitive information such as events, news and products so that your information is always up to date and relevant.

Contact us today if you are in need of a database driven website.

Impulse Web Solutions provides e-commerce development services to help you sell your products online.