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Why you should host your own WordPress site.

Here is a cool infographic by WPBeginner.com outlining why it is best to host your own WordPress site:

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Filed under: Articles on 2011-12-30 by w.L.c Designs

If you are a stylist, you need a website.

 

You get referrals and pass out flyers which sustains your business. You have a Facebook page with lots and lots of friends. So why do you need a website?

Stop one way communication

Most traditional advertising is one way … Read the rest

Filed under: Articles on 2011-12-20 by w.L.c Designs

Your website does not need Flash.

 

Your website doesn’t need Flash. Sure Flash looks great, that’s why it’s called “Flash”. But your website doesn’t need it. Since the emergence of HTML5 Flash has become the equivalent of an old heavy gas guzzler from the 70s.… Read the rest

Filed under: Articles on 2011-12-15 by w.L.c Designs

What is SEO and why it is important for your website.

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. Search engine optimization enables search engines to better index your site which in turn will improve your visibility and page ranking in Google.  SEO is imperative because if no one finds your site during … Read the rest

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Adobe to abandon Flash – stock price slides

Aaron Ricadela, Bloomberg News
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Shares of Adobe Systems fell the most in three months after the company said it plans to stop making Flash technology for mobile devices, raising concern that new programs for digital publishing … Read the rest

Filed under: Articles on 2011-11-10 by w.L.c Designs

PHP – Syntax

Syntax Error

When writing PHP, proper syntax is paramount. If you do not write your code properly, you will receive errors, which means what your script will not work.

syntax |ˈsinˌtaks|
noun
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

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Filed under: A Layman's Guide to PHP, Articles, PHP on 2011-09-24 by w.L.c Designs

Strings in variables.

In the previous article we discussed the basics of variables. Now we’ll get a little more in depth and touch on storing a string or multiple strings in variables.

So what is a string?

A string is simply a string of characters … Read the rest

Filed under: A Layman's Guide to PHP, Articles, PHP on 2011-08-25 by w.L.c Designs

What is a variable in PHP? Broken down in layman’s terms.

Variables. You probably remember them from Algebra. Assuming you took algebra back in high school. Surely you remember:

x+1=2

Where x is an unknown variable which variable you had to solve for. Variables are items that are used to assign … Read the rest

Filed under: A Layman's Guide to PHP, Articles, PHP on 2011-08-24 by w.L.c Designs

A Layman’s Guide to PHP – What is PHP?

php logo

 

You’ve probably heard about PHP. It’s there.  It’s right here in this post you are reading. It’s in the background doing something. You just don’t know what yet. The objective isn’t to dumb down the learning process, but to … Read the rest

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