Now there is a nice web gui for making those trendy background stripes you see all over the web today.

Link: Stripe Generator 2.0

Was trying to install a new cert for a client the other day. I bought the SSL cert on GoDaddy and wanted to install it via WHM. I haven’t done it in a while so I googled it to get a refresher course. i found this great site that does it step by step.

Link: Installing Godaddy Turbo SSL Certificate w/ WHM

My buddy Richard over at Akiramedia.com sent me a link to http://westciv.com/xray/

There is a new free tool called XRAY that allows you to view the CSS for any page without having to droll through lengthy html and css pages.

Simpley download the tool, add it to your bookmarks, and then select any element on a web page and a little screen pops up with the css info relating to that element such as width, height, positioning, colors, etc.

Pretty cool huh? Try it out – XRAY

So my wife’s boss always says.

But I have to agree with him on this one – sort of like ‘you get what you paid for’.

If you pay $300 to your wife’s second cousin’s brother who has tinkered with HTML you will get a website that looks like a 3rd grader designed it.

I’ve gotten that phone call before – “I hate the way my website looks”, “The guy who did my website didn’t know what he was doing”, etc.

You wouldn’t expect to get a Mercedes Benz for the price of a Geo Prizm would you?

If you want a professional web site that will be search engine friendly and will be something that you will be proud to show off, send us a shout out.

Link: Professional, Search Engine Friendly Web Site Design

Was talking geek to a web buddy of mine last night and we were discussing new trends in the market and brainstorming on ways to make money online.

He mentioned ‘flipping websites’ and since I had never heard of that, I asked what he meant.

So basically, here’s the process, which is similar to flipping a house:

1. Identify a website to purchase.
2. Evaluate, negotiate and finalize the purchase.
3. Increase the value of the site.
4. Find someone to buy the site from you and sell that sucker.

• Already have a website but it needs an updated look?
• Do you want something fresh and new and Web 2.0 ready?
• Want to add a Blog, RSS newsfeed, CMS to your pre-existing site?
• Do you want the ability to update your website on your own?
• Do you want to increase your ranking on search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, we can help update your current website to a more professional look with all the bells and whistles.

Please visit our main site for more information: Impulse Web Solutions.

This is pretty cool – you can drag and drop the little human icon to a street and then a screenshot pops up. The screenshot allows you to do a 360 degree view of that street. The camera icon appears at locations with available street views.

Also, once you have the Street View open, you can click on the overlaid white arrows in the image and continue to go down the street within the street view, as if you were driving down the road yourself!

You can see it in action at this link

The official Google View page

The vid is pretty cheezy but it is a good demonstration:

I found out about these 3 sites where you can submit your site for free. Only the best looking ones make it so they are good for getting inspired and sparking your creativity.

http://www.screenalicious.com/
http://www.screenalicious.com/
http://www.cssheaven.com/

Saw this on Richard’s blog over at Akiramedia. I know I’ve needed this in the past – haven’t tried this technique yet though. If you get it to work please leave a comment on this post.

Link: Sticky Footer

We can integrate Paypal Express Checkout into your pre-existing shopping cart to give your site users another secure way of paying for their order. Express Checkout redirects the user to Paypal’s site where they can log in using their existing Paypal account and pay for the order using the money in their account. They are then redirected back to your site to complete the order.

Paypal also offers a Direct Payment option where Paypal processes credit card transactions behind the scenes. This option allows users to never leave your site while Paypal automatically charges their credit card and sends the funds to your Paypal account.

If you need help integrating these solutions into your existing shopping cart or would like for us to develop a shopping car system for you, please use our contact form to send us an email.

Link: Contact Form