Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category

Hire a web designer

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Looking for a web designer? Looking for a web developer? Looking for someone who can help you update your existing site?

Look no further! We can help! Call us today for a free consultation and quote – 1.910.538.6731

NC Website Builder

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Looking for a website builder? Look no further – we provide a full array of web services from design, development, programming, SEO and more.

Call us today for a free quote! 1.910.538.6731

Fall/Winter theme based websites

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

The seasons are changing, Fall and Winter are on their way; do you need a seasonal website? Seasonal websites exist only for a short period of time and have a very specific goal in mind during a short season.

At Impulse, we can design mini-sites that can fit any theme you can come up with – whether it be for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. These mini-sites can be anywhere from 1 – 3 pages and can be up on the internet within 2 weeks.

Cross Browser testing for web designers

Monday, September 8th, 2008
Are you a Mac-head without a way to test your web designs on the most popular browser, Internet Explorer?
Are you a PC-freak with no way of testing your web designs on the popular Safari browser that is found on all Macs?
Look no further! Litmus is a new web based app that will show you how your web design mockup looks on all major browsers.
Link: http://litmusapp.com/
Straight from their website:
We won’t preach to you about cross-browser compatibility. We know you know it’s essential your sites look great across all modern browsers.
Litmus shows you exactly how your designs look on every platform, across every popular web browser. (And the not-so-popular ones.)
Once you’ve finished testing, one click publishes a full compatibility report ready for review by your client or boss. It’s pretty neat.

I need to accept donations

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

1. You are a non-profit agency

2. You have a website
3. You want to accept donations online
Solution: Paypal Donate buttons – easy to setup and easier to install on website. Paypal takes a small percentage of each transaction and you keep the rest. Then you can transfer the funds to your bank account at your leisure.

HTML/CSS/PHP online forms for websites

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Impulse codes standard and custom forms online in HTML/CSS/PHP such as:

Mailing list forms
Contact forms
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Employment Applications
Event registrations
Online order forms
Party invites
Lead generation forms
Bug tracker forms
Opt-in forms
**your form here**
These are just some examples, but we can code anything you have in mind.
Call us today if you need help adding a form to your website 910.538.6731 or email us: jonathan [at] impulsewebdesigns.com

CSS Classes vs Id

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Sometimes I forget which one uses the # symbol and which one uses the ‘.’ when defining these elements in your style sheet. In fact, when should you use one over the other? What rules govern the selection of classes or id’s?

Here is a nice little article from www.tizag.com that may help you out.
Link? Tizag

Uses of websites Part 2

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

A second use of websites is for multi-media presentations such as Flash, video, Visio presentations, photo galleries, Word and Excel documents, Power Point presentations, Adobe Breeze and much more.

You can easily embed these multi-media rich applications right into your website with minimal code. Some of them even have special export functions that allow you to export the presentation and then all you have to do is copy and paste right into your HTML. Take YouTube for example – if you find a video you like, they provide you with the HTML code necessary to embed that video right into your blog or web  page.

Another big advantage of this ability is accessibility – since the web is on 24 hours a day available all over the world, your clients don’t have to be at your office to make a presentation. Software packages such as WebEx now allow you to have a virtual meetings over the next using web cams and microphones.

Uses of websites Part 1

Monday, July 21st, 2008

So what good is a website anyway? Why is it so important?

A good website will increase your presence on the web and drive traffic to your business, eventually increasing your exposure to the world and hopefully giving you more opportunities to make money. More and more people are using the internet these days to find work, services, goods and products. A website is on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and can provide your end users with a wealth of information about you and your business. Plus, you can reach an audience outside your city limits – a website is visible anywhere there is internet, meaning you can live in Wilmington and have clients in Costa Rica!

More good uses of a website coming soon….

What is web design?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

I have added a new page to the website that contains some of the most common terms used in the web design and development industry.

Some of these terms include web design, SEO, HTML, CSS, etc.

Check out the new page: Common web terms and their definitions.