Blog posts in 'Website design'


Adding more to holding pages using free tools

Published on 14th Oct 2009, have your say... have your say...

A lot of clients ask for holding pages on web projects, but at the same time wish to keep visitors up to date. After all, there is nothing worse than seeing a “Under construction, ready in Feb 2009” when the … Continue reading →

Add a visitor globe to your website

Published on 3rd Jul 2009, have your say... 1 Comment

Revolver Maps offer lots of ways to embed their free visitor map service on your site, including this revolving globe:

Storing your FTP details in WordPress

Published on 17th Apr 2009, have your say... have your say...

If WordPress keeps asking you for your FTP details, you can add them with the following code to your ‘wp-config.php’ file: /** FTP connetcion details. */ define(’FTP_HOST’, ‘add_your_ftp_host_here’); define(’FTP_USER’, ‘add_your_ftp_username_here’); define(’FTP_PASS’, ‘add_your_ftp_password_here’);

Become an online publisher free

Published on 7th Apr 2009, have your say... have your say...

Yudu have the aim of making on-line publishing free and is great for eMagazines, eBooks, eDocuments and much more. You can see an example of this great service on the latest Gig Guide edition, complete with page turning software. Yudu … Continue reading →

Add masking power with Fluid Mask 3

Published on 4th Apr 2009, have your say... have your say...

We recently purchased Fluid Mask 3 and have found it a very useful and time-saving tool to have. For masking hair or fur, this tool is great and really simple to use. Below is a five minute cut-out of a … Continue reading →

Create your Google Sitemaps online

Published on 20th Mar 2009, have your say... have your say...

Here is a useful and free service to create your sitemaps for both submission with Google Webmaster Tools and also to create an HTML sitemap for your human visitors. You can visit them here: www.xml-sitemaps.com

Chat with visitors to your website free with Hab.la

Published on 12th Mar 2009, have your say... have your say...

If you have been to the main Realising Designs site pages, you may have noticed the new chat box in the bottom-left. This excellent service can be used to help customers get the information they need to buy from you … Continue reading →

Facebook Connect and a company Facebook page

Published on 12th Mar 2009, have your say... 2 Comments

The article section of our site has been undergoing lots of updates recently, including the addition of “Facebook Connect”, allowing you to login and comment via your Facebook login details. You can try it out with the “Connect” button on … Continue reading →

Web set to ‘go green’

Published on 8th Mar 2009, have your say... have your say...

The former US vice president Al Gore the Alliance for Climate Protection are set to back the launch of .eco domain names with Dot Eco Ltd. “The .eco initiative, as proposed by Dot Eco LLC, is a unique approach for … Continue reading →

Setting up free FTP with FileZilla

Published on 4th Mar 2009, have your say... have your say...

FTP programs are used to upload files to your website and this posting will guide you through setting up FileZilla primarily with your Realising Designs hosting (though works for all others too, though some settings may vary).