Great Catalog Design Tips To Make Your Customers Jump With Joy

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Sanchit

Hi all,
As promised I am back and this time with something interesting!!

As I browsed through the net I realized that there was not even a single blog that gave tippers on catalog designing!?!??! Weird but true. So, I thought, I would do the net world another favor by adding a catalog design tips and tricks blog…. Enjoy reading another one of my informative blogs… As usual

Let us begin from the beginning of catalog designing. In its initial phase, catalogue design commenced as jam-packed, downscale, big books. But the recent years have seen much more avant-garde catalog designing. The unusual combination of colors, graphics and fonts have changed the entire appearance of catalog designs for good.

Back to the basics. Now, let us start discussing a few catalog design tips and tricks as contracted

Tip #1
 Remember to include the best photographs of the products you wish to sell. Your client wont be attracted to old and rotten products of yours. Whenever you design catalogs ensure to display your best front to them and they would become your immediate clients.

Tip #2
 Always ensure that your catalog design has all the colors of your brands logo or is at least in harmony with it. Suppose your brand logo was in white and you choose your catalog designs background to be white as well. Evidently your logo would disappear in the background making all your efforts futile. Design catalogs whilst choosing a suitable color “combi” to make everything on it visible and beautiful.

Tip #3
 Your catalog designs must have a perfect romance between your product images and description. Imagine what would a dog house with a doll house description look like… Neah… Right?

Tip #4
I am sure you would be the last person to agree if I advised you to create a catalogue design for your jewelery store with nuts and bolts floating around. It would be a big turn off for your clients won’t it?? Obviously, why have something so mechanical where gorgeous pearls and diamonds can do the job. As I said you won’t take my advise on this.

Yeah, yeah. I know I am the best..Now don’t mention it.

I’ll be back soon!!!!

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NetBeans: The Current JSF Application Development King

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Akanksha

NetBeans is now recognized by most JSF developers is the king for JSF application development. Yes, it’s true. Not only is NetBeans is the original free Java IDE but also provides supports various frameworks and languages like C, C++, JavaScript and the such.

Dedicated towards providing rock solid software products based on the JSF development platform, NetBeans, an open source project addresses all the requirements of JSF developers, users and even businesses which rely on Java NetBeans for development of their products.

Some of the application development platforms that the Netbeans IDE aids in are:

1) C, C++ applications
2) Mobile Application Development
3) Visual development of web applications
4) Profiling
5) Composite Applications and Service Oriented Architecture with BPEL

The most adorable feature of this JSF development tool is that Java NetBeans by Sun Microsystems is open source and both the NetBeans platform and NetBeans IDE are free for non-commercial and commercial use. Introduced in June 2000, the NetBeans JSF application development tools’ source code is available for everyone and can be reused as required if utilized within the terms of use.

NetBeans IDE is so much more than just a a JSF application development IDE. The extension packs of NetBeans proffers an array of additional beneficial features that are simply loved by JSF developers.

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Bespoke Website Designing: The English “tailor-made-suit” Web Mantra

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Angel

Well, it takes my life when people ask “What is bespoke website designing?”. “Oh! Come on I say” to such people. I mean have people actually stopped reading web articles?? Anyways…there is no use lamenting on such trivial matters. So, for the convenience of those who ask me such vague and uninformed questions, here goes the explanation for the last time…

“Bespoke” is the web designing mantra of today. A Bespoke website design is much like the English process of stitching hand made suits that are customized to befit the individual.

Doesn’t the very term bespoke websites have a nice ring to it! I would say, it actually suits the very requirement of a website..just like a website must “be speaking” to you, so does the very name. Now the next question that props up is “What exactly does a custom website design comprise?”

For this query I would rather divide my answer into the following points:

#1 A bespoke website is structured and designed keeping the search engines in mind, so as to ensure that they are picked up in search results.

#2 The bespoke website design is created to enhance ease of use for the site visitor.

#3 A custom website design is essentially designed right from scratch. The designers come up with something totally unique yet fulfilling all the requirements of the client. Bespoke Website…remember!

#4 Bespoke website designing must also be able to fetch higher page ranking for the clients. This is done through Search engine optimized content, design, alt tags and HTML.

#5 Most bespoke websites come along with site statistic monitors that can enable the client to see what kind of hits or exits the new site is receiving.

I hope, I have been able to answer all your queries about bespoke website design. So, don’t be a cookie cutter anymore. Liven up, now you know what bespoke websites are all about, won’t you?!

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Tips for successful Website Redesigning

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Sanchit

Now don’t flip from your seat when I say that you need a website redesign. So, what did you think that simply making a single webdesign would keep digging in profits for you always?!?! Well, obviously, in this constant world of rapid change, website redesigning would be the only way to keep your website updated and pouring in web traffic and prospective clients to your business. You don’t want your website to look old and obsolete?!

Right…So, what do you do? Easy keep changing the design, content and alt tags of your website to keep your website redesign upbeat with the changing perceptions and requirements of your customers.

I would give you tips that would help you in a successful website redesign. Here goes….

1) Envision:
Begin by visualizing the objective behind your website. Define strategic goals that you wish to achieve through your site redesign. You better begin by coming up with quantifiable goals for your web site redesign, so that you know what exactly your outcome must be. Being able to articulate what you want would make your job easier by providing you with a step by step strata of how you should go about your web redesign.

2) Do your homework:
 A SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) followed by a check on the visitor behavior would give you a head start decide where to begin your website redesigning from. Try and find out as much as you can about your websites’ current state. Take feedback from the users and make changes accordingly. Learn more about your target audience and their current requirements to make your redesign more accurate and up-to-the-mark.

3) Abide by the Webdesign standards:
 Take expert advise and they would suggest that once you decide upon tearing down the walls of your website and opting for a complete web site redesign you must make sure that you rebuild a webdesign which is compliant with the website designing standards. From the story board, graphic design to usability upwards, your site redesign must be functional in accordance with the industry norms.

4) Add spice: Well, incontestably you are redesigning your website because it didn’t work the right way for you. Now that you are up for website redesigning why not try something new. Give it a zing by adding a little spice, a blog or forum site for instance would give it a bang on entry, pulling web traffic and profits for you

Go ahead, grab the attention of your prospects with new information and website redesigning, lest they bid adios to your webdesign and move on to your competitors website!!

I’ll be back!!

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Branding Basics: Create A Magnanimous Logo Design

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Akanksha

Your logo design is the virtual handshake that makes a first impression of your business. Trust me, a clammy and wimpy corporate logo design would not make much of a beseeching impact on your clients! If you are thinking about tempting your prospects to do business with you, then you better start off right away on creating a custom logo design that catches more than just the eye.

Let us cut the crap and begin with the branding basics I would give you tippers on how to actualize the best logo design. Here goes….

1) Begin by checking your competition:
 It might seem a little sneaky, but the best way to get a horde of customers on your doorstep is to check out what your competitions logo design looks like and reflects. You don’t want your corporate logo design to appear the same as theirs. And of course a better custom logo design than your competitors won’t hurt you Having a thorough look at your opponents company logo design would also give you an extra advantage of creating a unique logo design. Let your custom logo design be a box of all that you wish your customers to know about you.

2) Industry Fitting:
 Get your priorities straight. If your corporate logo design is not relevant to what your business is all about your prospects would leave your website without a second thought. Imagine having a funky and upbeat logo design for a funeral home or a dull, boring and sleepy logo imagery for a Disc Jockey service provider Neither of the logo designs would jive with the business and would make the company logo design absolutely inappropriate. So, always ensure that your corporate logo design befits your industry of work.

3) A Balanced Logo Design:
 Well, as obvious as it may sound to you, but always ensure that your custom logo design does not seem as simple as clip art nor too intricate to make your clients squint. It must be unrivaled and be able to stand out from the crowd, but it should also be as easy as ABC to understand.

Now, make a note of this: Your logo design must never go font crazy. It might look pretty to you, but the swirls and curves might be too confusing for your prospective customers.

That’s all folks!! Chiao

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Pros And Cons Of Adding Forum Websites

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Angel

Have you recently been struck by the lightening idea of adding a forum site to your existing website?? Well, better late than never, I would say.

Yeah, that’s right! Adding forum websites to increase web traffic is now a norm and much appreciated fact. But, you better get disillusioned.. You ain’t gonna attract members instantly. You would have to have to wait for at least six months for your forum site to jump start into its blooming state. So, you better buckle yourself up for the pros and cons that you would have to face after you add a forum to your website.

Con: Whether you decide upon adding a chat forum, a community forum, a travel forum, a phpbb forum, a fan forum, free forums or general discussion forums, the initial stage would be the most difficult one. You would get hardly any traffic or comments.

Pro: Once you have passed this initial phase, people would become devoted to your forum websites and check out their messages on a regular basis.

Con: Your forum websites might be flooded by spammers on a look out for a forum site to paste their useless content. So, you would always have to be on a look out for such spam messages and members who join your forum only for clouting good-for-nothing communiqué and block them from your forum websites.

Pro: Many of the users would also add propitious content to your discussion forums. Such messages would add spice to your forum an attract traffic as well. That’s an added advantage of course

Con: You might also have a problem regarding the management of the site. Once your forum site gets going, it would take extra time and effort on your part whilst registering people, monitoring messages and moderating topics. It might even end up to be a full time job for you. But, you can overcome this problem by taking the help of volunteers willing to become moderators for your forum websites.

Pro: The more moderators you have, the more expertized your forum discussions would be. Crackjack moderators would take care that the relevant topics are running, making your discussion forums more popular as trust worthy resources for applicable info.

Ok. my list can just go on and on, but all I would say to conclude is that a forum site is like an gargantuan stone ball that’s difficult to get started; but once it gets rolling it can make new ways for you towards success!

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Secrets of Blogging: How to get massive blog traffic

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Sanchit

Hi to all my fans out there…I am back by popular demand, with of course my most favorite topic: tipping you guys about the secrets behind blogging. For starters, I am sure, now that you are reading my blog, you are indeed looking for blogging tips that would help you chaperon blog traffic to your blog directory..Aren’t you??

Ok, Ok. Let’s not beat around the bush ‘coz now is the time when I would bestow my insightful blog blogging secrets only for you…Read away

First and foremost thing after you create a blog is to take serious interest in your creation. Yes, you just can’t expect people to discover your island of thoughts, just like that, do you?? As a blogger, it is the initiative which you take that is going to pour in the blog traffic you desire.

Try to capture a suitable, keyword rich domain name for your weblog. This would give easy acceptability to your blogs. The keyword friendly name of your blog directory would also help the blog traffic to remember your blog name, forward them as relevant content and find them for future reference as well. The correct domain name might even commandeer hitters to bookmark or ping it as the best blog or ultimate info guide!!

Bloggers don’t refrain from commenting anywhere do they?? And what could be better than giving your feedback on other weblogs whilst navigating the blog traffic back to your blogging directory. However, before you set about commenting on other peoples’ blogs first create a blog that would act as a base for the relevant blog you are back talking upon. Become a seasoned commenter by giving the correct buzzes and blogging the right versions of information and the blog traffic would navigate directly to your blogs blindfolded!!

Oof!! Giving you blogging tips is surely a hard job..
Enough for today then folks! Keep blog blogging.
I’ll be back…

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Better Shopping Carts For Better Shopping

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Akanksha

Since the ultimate conversion of you creating an ecommerce shopping cart is “purchase”, it is but an imperative for you to rip as many hitches as you possibly can to keep your customers’ search-for-buy cycle running with a steady wheel. As obvious as it might sound, but the crux of the matter is that a better shopping cart is the best bait to hook-in better shopping customers.

For delivering your habitues with the most appropriately devised ecommerce shopping carts that have all the key ingredients that can provide them with a hassle-free and smooth transaction procedures. For that you must ensure that your shopping carts bulldoze your prospects towards hitting the “complete order” tab…

The gospel truth about a great e commerce shopping cart is that it should serve the following purposes:
1) Crowning Search Functionality:
 The A-1 way to make your online shopping cart an instant hit is to create a robust search functionality toolbar. Make sure it caters to the exact requirements of your customers when they seek for products in your online shopping carts. Your tool bar must also be able to provide them results even if the keywords entered are misspelled. Be careful, an internal search engine that is anything less than sublime would only frustrate them.

2) Immaculate Navigational Paths:
 Coin the clearest navigational paths for your customers right from the point they add a product to their online ecommerce shopping cart. Allowing them to have an access to a crystal shopping path that grants them to shop as well as continue their purchasing process would make them happy. Remember a happy customer is always a better shopper!

3) Bucking Up Call To Action Tabs:
Consistently use bucking up, clear calling to action tabs till hell freezes over. Such inciting buttons like purchase now, save for later or post a comment/review would make your shopping cart solutions more entrancing and compelling. They would provide your online customers with options to stick to more than one products available on your ecommerce shopping cart and move forward in the purchasing process.

Nail down, it is not just your products that would boost your sales but your shoppers that are the assets for you as a business. The products you offer through your shopping cart are most likely available on other shopping cart solutions elsewhere and maybe for a cheaper price. So, what your ecommerce shopping carts must provide them other than a wide array of products is an august treatment that they would not get anywhere. Go past their expectations and they would exceed their shopping lists!!

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PowerPoint Presentation Tips- Series: #2

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Sanchit

Ok!! I am Back

Let’s continue from where I left. Read on….

Tip #4
Distance Matters:
Imagine, how would you feel if you were sitting in the last row of the presentation hall, and the one making the Powerpoint presentation has chosen the font size 10 for his presentation slides? Funny right. It would almost seem like he is making the powerpoint presentation for himself, won’t it? Therefore, make a note that whether you are designing a business powerpoint presentation or even a ppt presentation to be given in your class, you would only be able to deliver an effective powerpoint presentation if your font size is readable for all.

Tip #5
PPT Presentations are not Eye Tests:
 Yes! This ones obvious. You are up there to make powerpoint presentation and not punish the eyes of your audience with blaring colors that pinch the eyes. As far as possible avoid severly bright or harsh colors I your powerpoint presentation slides. Except for what is minimally required don’t use dark or pastel background colors. If the room is going to be dark, then your powerpoint presentation ppt might not even be visible because of the dark color selection.

Tip #6
Add Pictures:
Adding visually appealing pictures, animations or images can actually help you establish your point better than words in your ppt presentation. Of course, make sure to use relevant images that can convey your message and assist you in making an effective powerpoint presentation.

That’ll be all for today. I’ll be back..

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PowerPoint Presentation Tips- Series: #1

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sanchit

I am not one of the lame bloggers who beat around the bush…Lets get straight to the point. I am going to help you improve your PowerPoint Presentations through effective tips that actually work. Here are the first set of PowerPoint Presentation tips. Read on…..

Tip #1
CUT THE CRAP OUT:
If you indeed wish to make an effective powerpoint presentation then you must learn how get rid of all the extraneous text. Don’t make your graphs too complex by adding in a few more lines just because you think your powerpoint presentation would look more beautiful with a few added colors. No sir..this ain’t gonna work!!

Tip #2
JUST FOCUS:
 Remember, you are not there on the podium with a stick to torture the audience with powerpoint presentation slides. Whether you have been given the opportunity to make a business powerpoint presentation or are simply teaching a bunch of students through a ppt presentation you must never allow yourself to ramble on and on…. Cut your speech short and make it to the point. If you forget something just cut it out.

Tip #3
LESS IS MORE:
 This is the guru mantra to make powerpoint presentation more effectual. Minimalism must be the essence of your powerpoint presentation ppt. Don’t torment your listeners with long, not required detailed information. Please please please give out separate hand outs if your reeeeaally feel that there is a need of detailing over the subject. Give your powerpoint presentation audience a break and spare them the crucification.

Follow these first few powerpoint presentation guidelines and see the difference. Trust me, the next time you make a powerpoint presentation your audience will be thankful to you for not torturing them.

I’ll be back…..

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