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All online businesses want traffic. Traffic nets you ad revenue and costumer views, eventually leading to sales and profits. If you are a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, traffic is your paying customer, using your service. In the end, traffic is what the Net is all about, and we work tirelessly to make sure out sites are welcoming and worthwhile. We all constantly read about how to get more traffic, but there are still some things that can cause visitors to flee from your site like it was Godzilla (the monster, not the movie). The Importance of Positive Association An axiom of advertising is association. The human mind evolved to find correlation and causation between different things, to see patterns and accept them swiftly as a survival mechanism, and it still works like this - this is why advertisers advertise their products by placing them next to things we want to have, allowing our mind to form links between the item and the need. Coca-Cola does this by putting "Happiness" in its ads right next to its beverage, letting us understand that the two are connected, allowing us to feel warm, happy feelings when we see the product. This is whatwe want to...

Exciting trend that is not new, but without a doubt based on sheer will power and collaboration of so many web designers and web developers around the world. I definitely have to say that all these have been upcoming trends few years ago, but now all are important web standards.During the last few years, we've published many articles related to open source projects, CMS and software: Top 3 Free Applications for Graphic Design in Browser Top 30 Free Software for Web Designers Start New Web Project on the Right Foot - 50 Web Development Applications And Side Tools Top 3 Open Source PHP CMS During 2013 In this article we will look at some of the latest and most significant projects that are changing the "landscape" with rapid speed. All these projects deserves detailed reviews, I hope in the future I will find a time to prepare a review for each one. Font Awesome https://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/ Font Awesome gives you responsive and scalable vector icons. Excellent features and easy to customize color, size, drop shadow with simple CSS. The current version 4.2 offer 479 icons that are divided in several categories. It is very easy to implement Font Awesome with few lines...

Whether you’re a gamer yourself or you’re thinking about starting your own gaming site, it’s important to know about aesthetic best practices for web design. Understanding what’s painful to the senses (such as the eyes and ears) can help you choose the best site to play, or lure in more customers if you’re running it. There are a lot of outdated practices and elementary errors when people choose themes and add on a little pomp and circumstance. Are you in danger of committing one of these taste crimes? It starts with understanding your target demographics and working the design around them. For instance, if you operate an online casino with table games, that’s going to draw a different crowd from the one you’ll attract if you offer fun, light, Angry Bird-esque games geared to all ages. Some ages and communities enjoy movement, flash, and music more than others, but it’s always a good idea to play it safe. Here’s how. Keep it simple This principle is true for every type of website. Game websites have a tendency to overwhelm. Your target market might be skilled at seeing through the noise, but that doesn’t mean they want to be attacked as soon...

With the increasing demand of developing new websites, website design services are gaining much popularity and demand among users. Also, with the passage of time, these services are being evolved with new strategies for creating websites that are fabulous and functional. There are number of professional agencies that are offering the best services for website design. The first and foremost thing users see while browsing your website is the look and feel of the website. It is a proven fact that our visual senses will act faster and earlier than others and for this reason users register for what appeals to their visual senses. This fact makes it clear that having an attractively designed website is very important for visitors to keep them coming back to your website. So, for this reason it is very important to consider website design services. At the time of looking for professional website design services make it a point to consider following vital factors:   Know your requirements: Before you hire any professional expert or company to design your website, it is very important to know about your needs. It is very important to make your goal and purpose clear, before the design stage of...

We've just added new templates in our premium theme and template shop. More than 80 templates have been updated and about 20 new are added in the last few days. Here is a preview on the latest themes and templates. Volly – Voleyball club WordPress Theme Template #49281 Preview Theme Responsive theme for WordPress 3.8+. Suitable for sport clubs, in this case specially build for volleyball and beach volley. Bright, but soft color scheme that offer excellent typography and readability. Template offer two mobile layouts. Day Care – Therapeutic Consultant/Kids Theme for WordPress Template #49284 Theme Preview Colorful and friendly theme for WordPress 3.8+. “Day Care” is a template suitable for many different kinds of kids/parenting related websites for instance: family and children, kindergarden, school, family consultant, etc... Fully responsive template with excellent font combinations, readability and layout variation. Bikes – Cycling Shop Theme for Magento Template #49313 Theme Preview Move your cycling business to the next level with this well designed Magento theme. This responsive theme require Magento 1.8.1.x+ and it is very suitable for bike parts, cycling accessories, other gears like helmets, etc... Classic “on the road” color scheme combined with perfect typography and readability. Have to mention that...