A Collection of Web Design Tips


The following is a collection of articles containing web design tips for Graphics Programs, HTML, CSS, formating menus, making backgrounds and textures, how to find good backlinks, hosting and linking scams, and preventing web page hijacking and content scraping.

HTML Tips

How to prevent spacing around forms and how to set up meta tags on a web page.

CSS Tips

Several CSS or Cascading Style Sheet tips on how to set up CSS to format text, images, border, backgrounds and table cells.

Fireworks Tutorials

Fireworks tutorials showing how to straighten distorted photos, set up vertical backgrounds and a drop shadow tutorial.

Photoshop Tutorials

How to make feathered edges on a photo, design a gradient background or one that's textured or how to emobss an image in Photoshop.

How to Make Backgrounds and Textures

Several samples of background tiles and how to set them up on a web page.

Menu Samples

Several menu samples of both vertical and horizontal menus.

How To Gather Good Backlinks

How to find good backlinks and methods to avoid.

Linking Scams

A list of linking scams that can cause your website to be penalized by Google if you get involved in them.

Directories that Pass PR

A list of directories that pass PR and linking practices that are being penalized by Google.

Directories to Avoid

How to spot a penalized directory and the kind of links that will not be seen in search engines.

Internet Hosting Scams

Several things to watch out for when choosing a hosting company.

Web Page Hijacking

How to spot a web page hijacking and how to get it stopped.

Stop Stolen Content

How to find out if your website has been copied and how to stop it.


There are other Web Design Tips on my SEO Blog


More tips will be added as time permits

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