Focus on Web Development

Web Developer Links 

Essential Sites for Developers

Chew on the content at these links... and you will become The Master. Need I say more? Surf through these important links to get an overview web development... then choose the ones at which you need to spend more time.

CSSZenGarden.com

Go through this site carefully to see what is possible using CSS for well-designed web work. TIP: View the CSS for each of the entries using the FireFox CSS viewer/editor... described in next link...

Article on Firefox for Webmasters

Learn to use free extensions for FireFox to analyze, troubleshoot and edit HTML and CSS in your FireFox Browser, and manage your sites with FireFTP -- a File Transfer utility. When you wonder about choice of colors for your sites... try the next link...

Color Tools Laboratory

Use this free online laboratory to test for compatible colors at your website. Maybe you'd like to get some more training in web development? Take a look a the classes in the next link...

MasterWeb Classes

Dynamic HTML, Blogging, CSS, DreamWeaver, SEO... it can be hard to keep up sometimes. Check out these classes you can take at home... in your bathrobe, and earn CEU certificates to advance your career. Need more choices for your clients? Take a look at the next link...

FastStartTemplates.com

Now you can find all the templates you need to get your web sites started fast, and affordably. There are Flash, PHPbb, PHPNuke, OSCommerce, Photoshop templates in over 80 categories here. PLUS... download a FREE sample template to play with as you hone your skills.

What is AJAX?

AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript And XML. Ok. Why is that important? Well, the article at this link will give you a handle on the answer -- note that Mr. Bill Gates just mentioned it also as a key component to where he sees the internet moving. You can learn how to work with AJAX at the next link...

Learning AJAX

W3Schools.org has a series of exercises on AJAX to help you learn how to implement it. They have one of the best learning sites on the web. But what if you're not ready to learn this scripting yet, and simply want to try implementing JavaScript in your sites? Try the advice in the following article...

Adding JavaScript Effects

Reading this article you will see that you don't even have to know JavaScript to make use of it in your websites. You can insert scripts in your pages (see links in article). Maybe your next step is to learn JavaScript before you learn AJAX -- the industrial strength version... just follow the next link...

Learn JavaScript...

Start here to build your knowledge of JavaScript. Then, you can add in XML skills and you'll be able to write AJAX code. Again... this is training available at W3 Schools.


Do you have clients that like to see options for their websites? Need some programs to help you write code? Take a look at the next link...

SweetPickleJar.com

There's a huge pack of 100's of templates, web graphics, flash banners, stock photos, and webmaster programs (like a drop-down menu maker, a java pop-up maker, and more) available at this link for a very reasonable price -- choose an immediate download, or order it all on a CD from the publisher (EagleOtter Press).


Now what about RSS? Well besides, AJAX, RSS is the hot new technology... and Mr. Gates likes it too. "You can think of RSS as the start of the programmable Web. As Web sites start exposing their APIs, amazing things happen," he said, at Mix '06 in Las Vegas this past March. Follow the next link to RSS resources...

Archive of RSS Articles

How do you get RSS subscribers? How do you use it for marketing? Can you earn money with RSS? Find out in the tutorials and articles you find at this link. And guess what folks are adding into their RSS feeds nowadays? Podcasts. You'll learn about that at the next link...

PodCasting Article Archive

How do you earn money with your Podcast? How do you keep listeners coming to your Podcast? What is a Podcast? How do you start a Podcast? Learn all this and more at this link.

PHP is a technology you should know more about. Along with its database partner program MySQL, these two open-source (free) scripting languages power many dynamic websites, sometimes called "Contact Management Systems" (CMS)...

CMS Matrix

CMS stands for Content Management System, but don't worry, if you've ever used a Shopping Cart program you were using a sort of content management solution (your "content" -- products, items in your cart, etc. -- was "managed" by the program). Follow this link to explore 100's of free scripts for powerful portals (JOOMLA, Drupal, PostNUKE, e107, etc.), blogs (WordPress, Moveable Type, etc.) and more. What is PHP? Learn more about it at the next link...

Using PHP on your Sites...

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, better known as PHP, is a highly popular, server-side scripting language that can be embedded directly into HTML coding. PHP can do anything that CGI can do, such as process form data and auto generate dynamic content, but PHP can do much more. Find out at this link, packed with links to useful scripts and resources.

WebMasters' Directory at WebWinX.com

WebWinx.com is a leading directory of Blogs, PodCasts, and Websites with a focus on resources for BlogMasters, PodCasters, WebMasters, Entrepreneurs, and SiteOwners. All listings feature your Google PageRank, and Alexa traffic Statistics, so you can monitor key Search Engine benchmarks for your website. You may also receive feedback from visitors who may post comments.