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Design Notes: A CSS Web Designer's Blog http://blog.designdelineations.com A Web designer discusses CSS Web design, Internet Marketing and e-Commerce issues. Strategies for getting the most from a Web site. Thu, 15 May 2008 21:32:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Will Global Warming Cause Flooding? Yes, this is way off the topic of web design, but it was funny and thought provoking: The main argument is that since ice is 9% bigger by volume than water, it's not likely that the polar ice caps melting would cause flooding. I have no idea about the validity of ... http://blog.designdelineations.com/2008/04/15/will-global-warming-cause-flooding/ New Pricing for CSS Sage XHTML/CSS Coding Service After evaluating other offerings in the marketplace, I've lowered my initial page fee and per page fee. I also added a minimum project size. Check out the details here. After careful thought, we're removing all commodity based pricing from our services for the time being. CSS Sage services are being offered ... http://blog.designdelineations.com/2008/01/19/new-pricing-for-css-sage-xhtmlcss-coding-service/ CSS Menu Maker - Menu Making Contest for Web Designers Russell Taylor of cssmenumaker.com. The purpose of the site is to provide a library of CSS Menus that webmasters can customize and download. In order to jump start the site and increase the library of available menus he is holding a Menu Making Contest. The grand prize is a free ... http://blog.designdelineations.com/2007/09/17/css-menu-maker-menu-making-contest-for-web-designers/ The Open Source Web Design Toolbox: 100 Tools, Resources, and Template Sources Looking for free & open source design tools, advice, and design resources? Design Vitality has published, "The Open Source Web Design Toolbox: 100 Tools, Resources, and Template Sources." I recommend taking a look. http://blog.designdelineations.com/2007/07/19/the-open-source-web-design-toolbox-100-tools-resources-and-template-sources/ HTML Email Design Advice On occasion I get asked questions about HTML design techniques and technical constraints. The bottom line is that keeping it simple and using a proven email broadcasting provider is key. Some very smart people have researched HTML email design guidelines and their advice should also be considered. I found ... http://blog.designdelineations.com/2007/07/10/html-email-design-advice/ 5 Reasons to Email Your Past Customers One-to-one conversation is one of the most powerful forms of communication. Email messages can be personalized easily to tap into relationship building potential. Email remains a dominant form of communication on the Web. Email can renew customer relationships. Customers who have forgotten about your business, or who have stopped visiting your ... http://blog.designdelineations.com/2007/06/11/5-reasons-to-email/ SEO Is Not the First Step in Online Marketing On occasion, I talk to prospective clients who have a relatively low amount of cash flow. Some of these are ready to spend many hundreds of dollars on Web site re-designs, SEO experts, and pay-per-click campaigns. If you are becoming desperate at the lack of growth in your sales base, ... http://blog.designdelineations.com/2007/06/09/seo-not-first-step/ Quick Tips on Learning to Design with CSS from softwaredeveloper.com These guys pulled together most of the current information on CSS tools, tutorials, templates, and more in and excellent CSS beginner's guide. Take a look if you're just beginning Web design. http://blog.designdelineations.com/2007/06/04/quick-tips-on-learning-to-design-with-css-from-softwaredevelopercom/ Online Payment Alternative - Bill Me Later A new payment option available to allow customers to pay off line by sending a check. The risk is absorbed by the Bill Me Later service. This may be appreciated by risk averse customers. If you're using this service and have any feedback as to how it has affected your ... http://blog.designdelineations.com/2007/05/24/online-payment-alternative-bill-me-later/ Be Like The Internet How can a business thrive in a culture based on immediacy and interaction rather than the hierarchy and order that used to characterize company-client relationships? An interesting powerpoint presentation by Lane Becker and Thor Mulle provides some food for thought. http://blog.designdelineations.com/2007/05/09/be-like-the-internet/