Praxis Design Studios is proud to announce the launch of two all new sites, developed on behalf of Raleigh, North Carolina business success story, Paul Sedaris: Sedaris Hardwood Flooring and You Can’t Kill the Rooster. (www.SedarisHardwoodFloors.com/
and www.YouCantKillTheRooster.com/).

With a stylized design that is functional and user-friendly, the new Sedaris Harwood Flooring site provides information about the company while also educating the viewer about the craft of installing hardwood flooring. The addition of sample displays, a photo gallery of past work, and an online store selling Sedaris tee-shirts, combine to make the new website a vital marketing tool as well.

Paul Sedaris also commissioned the creation of YouCantKillTheRooster.com. With a good natured view of his role in the stories that made Sedaris a household name, the site gives life to Paul’s alter ego, “The Rooster.” This semi-biographical character was made famous by brother and renowned humorist, David Sedaris, in several best selling books. “The Rooster” was also famously voiced by Sedaris’ sister and Strangers with Candy comedienne, Amy Sedaris, in the corresponding audio books. With all that in mind, the site is an amusing exploration and satirical journey into the mind of “The Rooster,” complete with a Flash-based rooster-hunt game and an online novelty shop.

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There are 2 different types of search engine optimization, on-page and off page. Here you’ll learn the differences between them, and basic tips to getting your website optimized for the search engines.

What Is The Difference Between On-Page And Off-Page Search Engine Optimization

The difference is that on-page optimization involves changing elements of your actual webpages that most visitors to your site wont even notice. For example, having your keywords in specific places or writing the title a certain way. Basically it’s tweaking all elements of a page which are a factor for ranking well in the search engines.

Where as off-page optimization, is partially out of your control. You do have some control over it, but it’s largely dependant on what others think about your website, unless you take an active role in off-page optimization. Off page optimization is quite a large topic, so I’ll talk about it in a separate article.

Basic On-Page Elements You Need To Tweak

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Take a look into the minds of the iPod community; visit the gallery of iPod Concepts at the all things iPod web site iLounge.com.

This growing gallery of iPod concepts is a must see. The collection is filled with over 500 possible designs of future iPods.

Overall, the work is quite good and ranges from real world design to artistic interpretation.

RALEIGH, NC (March 09, 2006) – Praxis Design Studios, a Graphic Design and Web Development company located in Raleigh, North Carolina is proud to announce the launch of the all new Alltel Pavilion VIP Experience website (www.alltelpavilionvip.com).

With a polished, new design that is more user-friendly and better reflects the exciting VIP Experience; the website provides information on the many benefits of becoming a VIP, insider news, upcoming shows, as well as sign up for the VIP Ticket “Insider” email promotions. Naturally, this dynamic, new website is an important marketing tool for the VIP sales team. Praxis has also developed MODUS, a custom content management system that enables clients, like Alltel Pavilion, to quickly and easily add, edit and delete content without having to know complex programming languages. This exclusive backend interface gives website control back to the client. more >>

Microsoft designs iPod packaging. A freakin’ awesome parody of the MS style applied to the simple and clean packaging of the Apple iPod. What if Microsoft marketed the iPod. more >>

RALEIGH, NC - Praxis Design Studios, a Graphic Design and Web Development company in Raleigh, North Carolina announces the completion of a fundamental redesign of their company website (www.praxisstudios.com).

Praxis, which is based in North Raleigh, develops cutting-edge websites and high impact graphic design locally and nationally for clients of every size. Owned by designers and fine artists Dean and Tricia Sauls, Praxis has been operating as a Graphic Design and Web Development company for nearly ten years. more >>

Previously, we talked about the drawbacks of iFrames in Should I Use iFrames in My Web Design?. But we did not delve into better alternatives.

Most all applications of an iFrame have alternatives that will benefit your site in the search engines, benefit you with easier content updating, and benefit your users with a more cohesive web experience. Here are some common reasons people give for wanting to use an iFrame, and better alternatives for each more >>

Finding the right web designer is one of the most important decisions when starting a web based business. You have to make the right choice because your business depends on it. Here are some of the things that are a must when considering your web design firm:

• Basic knowledge of web design

First, you have to have basic knowledge of web design and running a web site. It is a fact that before you enter a business, you yourself must have a good grasp of its importance. When you are educated, you know when a design is functional and useable or when it is not. You also know whether to criticize or appreciate the work of your web designer.

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Andy Budd gives his Web Design and Development Trends rundown filled with predictions about web applications, slick user interface and interaction design in 2006.

Also checkout Camron Moll with his 2006 design predictions of rounded corners, page refreshing and that fisher price look.

At first glance, iFrames may look like a quick and easy hack for your website’s needs, but after weighing the pros and the cons, an iFrame is almost never the best solution.

An iFrame (introduced in HTML 4.0) is an in-line frame that can be placed anywhere on a web page, and is used to hold content. Navigation buttons can reside outside of the iframe and when clicked, only the content in the iFrame changes. An iFrame is a newer alternative to an HTML frameset or “regular frames”. Framesets share almost all of the disadvantages of iFrames and have many additional disadvantages.
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