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Check Website Trust with WOT

This is one plugin all web surfers should install. Wot is a community powered trust tool which can tell you if a website is trusted before you click the link. WOT can help everyone, from children to web shoppers to the most experienced surfers. It’s a great tool to keep you safe online.

WOT integrates nicely into the most popular web browsers, including Firefox, Chrome, IE, and Safari. Sites are rated based on trustworthiness, vendor reliability, child safety, and privacy. Ratings are shown by links on webpages and by search results; green means the site is trusted, yellow is unsure, and red means a site is not trusted.

August 14, 2010   2 Comments

FPS Gaming Strategies

Let’s talk about three strategies in multiplayer first person shooter gaming. Most players prefer and play by one of these strategies, and the mix of players using all these different strategies when playing is what keeps game dynamics like they are. The three strategies are rushing, camping, and tactical (that’s what we’ll call it, for lack of a better name). Before we get into the specifics, remember that we need all of these players to make gameplay fun. Imagine what would happen if we all camped or rushed; we can’t even imaging all of us being tactical players because that’s not possible without the others).

August 10, 2010   1 Comment

Optimize your site for high traffic

Imagine having your webpage go viral on reddit, one of the most popular social news websites. You could get thousands of views and you could get conversions and followers and subscribers – but your website goes down. You miss out on so much traffic because your site won’t respond. This is what happens to many people, but it doesn’t have to happen you.

The time to protect yourself is now. You can optimize your website to handle all those visitors instead of having your site lock up.

August 6, 2010   1 Comment

Choosing Web Hosting

If you’re new to creating websites it can be difficult to choose the right web hosting. Choosing the right hosting is very important; it can determine the potential success of your website. You don’t want a slow loading and glitchy site, but at the same time you don’t want to spend too much and lose money you didn’t ahve to spend.  Don’t panic – just keep reading about your choices.

Free Hosting -  This is the best solution for many startup users. If you’re new to blogging, if you’re keeping a journal online, or if you’re not sure where your site will take you, free hosting is great. Many of the major CMS providers offer free hosting where you’ll never have to worry about server load or downtime.

August 3, 2010   No Comments

Understanding Website Branding

Branding is a marketing and advertising strategy which focuses less on gaining immediate visitors and more on long-term visitor loyalty. It all starts with taking a brand, such as a logo, a name, or even a phrase, and getting users to recognize it. The theory is that if someone recognizes your brand, they’ll automatically think of you and come to you the next time they need your service.

August 3, 2010   1 Comment