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By Phoenix Delray

 Designing a website has so much more to it than most people realize. The end result is almost always very aesthetically pleasing, functional, and runs pretty smoothly. The amount of blood, sweat, and tears that go into each website to get it to that point of bliss can be crazy, and here are ten of the many causes for designers to pull their hair and kick their desks.

#10: Fonts. From suddenly not displaying properly to font folders magically losing their system properties, sometimes the hassle required to implement specific fonts just doesnt seem worth it. And woudnt it be nice to have an unlimited number of fonts to choose from?

#9: Tables vs. CSS for Web design. Sure, sometimes CSS can need some tweaking (what doesnt?) but most people agree that tables tend to be easier, but not always better.

#8: Compliance Issues. Whether we are talking about fonts or graphics, what works with one browser may or may not work with fonts and graphics that may or may not work with some other browser, which leads us to issue #7.

#7: Browsers. Time and time and time again, across the boards are oodles of complaints about browsers. This one doesnt work with this and that one doesnt work with that. Refer back to #8.

#6: Lack of standardizations. Wouldnt it be nice if every webpage played nice with every other webpage? Were talking about microformats, here.

#5: Flash. It is much more restrictive than the open HTML format, and it does not operate well with many browser features, such as the back button. Refer to #8 above.

#4: Fixed vs. Liquid Layouts: Depending on the purpose of the content in the site, its all about widths and control, or a lack thereof.

#3: Balance between how the website looks and how the website works. Sure, everyone enjoys a colorful, fun to look at website, but if SEO consultants are smoking from their ears, it may be a sign that pretty might not mean productive. See #2.

#2: Keeping the peace between graphic designers and SEO professionals. Enough said, see #3 above.

And, the #1 Sticky Issue when it comes to Web design is: FORMS. Across the board for years, forms continue to be a main and almost universal frustration in the world of Web Design. The lack of style ability and trying to make them consistent across browsers is enough to send anyone into hysterics.

So, the next time you are surfing the Internet, think about everything that has to come together behind the nice LCD panel that is sitting in front of you, so go ahead and slap your I heart Web designers bumper sticker on the backside of your car.

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3 Key Reasons Why Your Articles Fail To Pull In Massive Traffic
By Richard Taylor

 How many times have you spent an hour or two writing an article only to find you never receive any traffic from it! Article marketing can be sole destroying for sure.

Here are three key reasons why your articles fail to pull traffic to your sites, and the specifics you should be doing to ensure your future articles do get the traffic you deserve.

1. Poor Title

Your article title is the single biggest determinant of how many times your article will actually be read. And one thing you can be sure of, is that if it isn’t being read, you won’t be receiving any click-throughs to your sites!

So how do you write a great title? Firstly, let’s look at it like this. A great title is one that gets an article read by a lot of people. So before you write an article or try and come up with a killer title of your own, do some research! Visit the biggest article directories and take a look at some of the articles written for your niche. Take a look at how many page views they’ve each received. Write down the ones that have received hundreds or thousands of views.

Once you have a list of tried and tested killer titles, write your own titles in a very similar way! It’s obvious really, but not many people do it this way!

And of course it goes without saying that if none of the articles have many page views, then simply don’t bother wasting your time!

As well as actual title research, do some keyword research as well. You may be able to find some keywords that will give your article a chance of ranking for some phrases with reasonable search traffic. If you do, make sure your keyword phrase appears at the front of your title.

2. Poor Distribution

Don’t waste your time submitting individual articles to individual directories because you won’t get big results. I use paid distribution services every time. These paid services will submit your article to hundreds or thousands of directories and ezines. One site even allows you to submit variants to an article, so that hundreds or different versions are actually submitted from just one article.

Another thing to consider is your article length. Try and aim between 400 and 800 words to give your article a chance of being picked up by an Ezine publisher. Getting published in an ezine will definitely boost the number of eyeballs that see your content!

3. Poor Resource Box

So far we’ve concentrated on how to get your article read. Now for the other critical aspect of article marketing, the process of converting the page view in to a click through to your site.

The resource box is also commonly known as the author bio box. What you should actually think of it as is your “sales pitch”. Your readers aren’t interested in reading about you. They want to know what’s in it for them if they click on your link. So get straight to the point in your resource box, tell your reader what they want to know. Tell them exactly what benefits they will receive if they click on your link, or preferably links, always include two, one with anchor text and one plain url. It’s as simple as that.

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Conquer Internet Home Business Confusion
By tanny lahav

 Starting an internet home business is an enormous step in a person life. Most are starting their business to earn additional money online and create a better life for themselves. Nonetheless most new internet home business owners never worked on the internet before and have no previous knowledge about operating and owning an internet business and they get very confused and overwhelmed. Learning to conquer the internet home business confusion is vital for home business success.

Once starting an internet home business clicking the join button is not enough. This won’t help the money grow in your bank account. There is work to do when working online and there are many new things to learn.

First thing any new internet marketer should do is be prepared to the information overflow. You will receive email from different programs, some are programs you signed up for and some are just trying to offer you their big business opportunity. Reading all of them will make no sense since you will get confused from all the information. In those early stages judging which email is important and which is not is harder.

Create a main folder on your computer and in it create subfolder, one for each program you joined, save all the details you receive for future reference. Next, when you have the time to focus choose one program and read. If there is action to take, this is the time to do it.

An additional important thing is reading. The internet is full with many home business opportunities and it is very easy to get distracted at the beginning. If you recognize that your new home business need your attention and you need to work to make money, it will be easier for you to slow things down and read. All those business opportunities are speaking to your heart, they know you want a better life and they want you to join them. Once you conquer this need and stop reading with your heart and start reading the information with your eyes and brain you will be a better judge and less confused and more focused.

Owning a home business is a lot about learning. Once you learn your business and you know what is being expected of you and what to expect from others it will be much easier for you to stay organized.

Maintaining your home business organized will keep the confusion away and let the focus in. Having goals, creating a budget and making lists will keep you focused and get order to your internet business.

Taking a break and clearing your head is a good tip. There is nothing better than thinking about something else for an hour or two, to drive your confusion away, this will refresh your mind and help you see what is important and give some new ideas for your business.

Even more recommended is asking for help. Most home business programs are an affiliate program, which means that you have a sponsor, someone that is in this business for longer time then you are and he or she can help you with tips and tools. They can advise you on dos and don’ts from their and other people experience. If a sponsor is not available an internet marketing forum will give you answers too. Asking the right questions and receiving the correct answer will help you conquer the internet home business confusion and run a successful home business.

Tanny Lahav is 33 years old and the owner of http://www.Learn2Earn2.com. She will help you start your internet home business and conquer your internet home business confusion. Sign up for her newsletter for more internet home business training.

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