The Comprehensive Guide to Website Design, Web Development, and Web Marketing

The Comprehensive Guide to Website Design, Web Development, and Web Marketing
Author: Ron Legarski
Publisher: SolveForce
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2024-09-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The Comprehensive Guide to Website Design, Web Development, and Web Marketing: Online & Offline Strategies, Programming, Software, Devices, and Applications is an essential resource for mastering the digital world. Co-authored by industry leaders Ron Legarski and Ned Hamzic, this book covers every aspect of website creation, development, and marketing. From the fundamentals of coding to the latest in digital marketing trends, this guide is designed to provide readers with actionable insights and practical strategies. Whether you're a web developer, designer, marketer, or business owner looking to enhance your online presence, this guide delves deep into essential topics such as: Web design principles, including UX/UI, responsive design, and visual hierarchy. Web development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and backend technologies like PHP and MySQL. Comprehensive digital marketing strategies, including SEO, SEM, social media, and email marketing. Mobile-first design and emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, and blockchain. Online and offline marketing integration for holistic business growth. The book also includes insights into cloud services, web hosting, and security practices, ensuring that your website is not only functional but also scalable and secure. With their combined expertise, Ron Legarski and Ned Hamzic offer a complete guide for anyone looking to navigate the complexities of website design, development, and marketing, making this book a valuable resource for both beginners and seasoned professionals.

The Web Designer's Idea Book

The Web Designer's Idea Book
Author: Patrick McNeil
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 996
Release: 2008-09-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1440308926

Inspiring Web Design at a Glance The Web Designer's Idea Book includes more than 700 websites arranged thematically, so you can find inspiration for layout, color, style and more. Author Patrick McNeil has cataloged more than 5,000 sites on his website, and showcased in this book are the very best examples. Sites are organized by type, design style, theme, color, element and structure. Each chapter is easy to use and reference again and again, whether you're talking with a coworker or discussing website design options with a client. As a handy desk reference for design layout, color and style, this book is a must-have for starting new projects.

Web Developer's Reference Guide

Web Developer's Reference Guide
Author: Joshua Johanan
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 838
Release: 2016-03-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 178355214X

A one-stop guide to the essentials of web development including popular frameworks such as jQuery, Bootstrap, AngularJS, and Node.js About This Book Understand the essential elements of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including how and when to use them Walk through three of the best and most popular web development frameworks – jQuery, Bootstrap, and AngularJS References for any function you will need in your day-to-day web development Who This Book Is For This book is perfect for beginners but more advanced web developers will also benefit. Laid out so you can refer to as much or as little as you need to, with this book you can exhaustively explore essential concepts for modern web developers. What You Will Learn Explore detailed explanations of all the major HTML elements and attributes, illustrated with examples Take a deep dive into CSS properties and functions and master their usage Find clear, concise descriptions of JavaScript syntax and expressions Recognize various JavaScript design patterns and learn the basics of JavaScript object-orientated programming Implement the latest ECMAScript 6 for client-side scripting in your web applications Discover new ways to develop your website's front end quickly and easily using Bootstrap Write JavaScript extensibly using jQuery-JavaScript's feature-rich library Delve into the key Node.js modules used in JavaScript server-side programming Access AngularJS 's important modules, controllers, directives, and services quickly In Detail This comprehensive reference guide takes you through each topic in web development and highlights the most popular and important elements of each area. Starting with HTML, you will learn key elements and attributes and how they relate to each other. Next, you will explore CSS pseudo-classes and pseudo-elements, followed by CSS properties and functions. This will introduce you to many powerful and new selectors. You will then move on to JavaScript. This section will not just introduce functions, but will provide you with an entire reference for the language and paradigms. You will discover more about three of the most popular frameworks today—Bootstrap, which builds on CSS, jQuery which builds on JavaScript, and AngularJS, which also builds on JavaScript. Finally, you will take a walk-through Node.js, which is a server-side framework that allows you to write programs in JavaScript. Style and approach This book is an easy-to-follow, comprehensive reference guide. Each topic, function, or element is listed methodically along with parameters, return values, and descriptions. Examples are also included to help you put the concepts to use quickly in the real world.

The Roadmap to Building A Successful Website - What You Should Know Before Doing-It-Yourself Or Before Hiring a Web Designer

The Roadmap to Building A Successful Website - What You Should Know Before Doing-It-Yourself Or Before Hiring a Web Designer
Author: Warren Ellerd
Publisher: Emereo Pty Limited
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781742441382

This book walks through the steps needed to develop and build a successful website. It helps with build-ing a highly functional or user-friendly site, with the end goal being to make your site financially successful. It helps you to supervise a web designer/firm properly and not overpaying. You'll find out exactly what you need to do, which is NOT how to program code yourself, and you will know what to look for, the questions to ask, what role you should play and how to find the right people to work with. This book is meant to act as not only a step-by-step guide, but also as a checklist for those who have already started their project. This guide covers all aspects of finding and working with a professional and freelance web designer. So if you are interested in this subject, do not hesitate to buy this book. It is very simple to read, which is just right if you are unfamiliar with the subject matter and repeats all the most important points several times. This in this context is good. It also has specific, practical advice about what you can do right now to move forward. This book Covers: * The Basic Skills Needed to Become a Web Designer - Simple Programs You Can Teach Yourself * What Should We Consider While Choosing A Suitable Web Designer Or Web Design Company? * Hire A Professional Web Designer And Developer To Build Your Web Marketing Program * Choosing a Local Web Designer - A Shrewd Choice Or Should You Go Further Afield? * Is Your Web Designer Going to Finish the Job? Tips For Finding the Right Team * Web Designer - How to Engage the Right Website Designer Based on Your Needs * How to Design Websites and 5 Things Every Beginning Web Designer Will Face * Acquire Website Designing Skills to Shape Your Career As a Web Designer * Outsourcing Success - Tips in Hiring the Most Qualified Web Designer * Web Designer Needed - Should You Choose an Amateur or a Professional * Build Good Rapport With a Web Designer For Effective Website Design * How to Find the Right Web Designer For Your Web Development Project and much more...

Learning Responsive Web Design

Learning Responsive Web Design
Author: Clarissa Peterson
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2014-06-09
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449363695

Deliver an optimal user experience to all devices—including tablets, smartphones, feature phones, laptops, and large screens—by learning the basics of responsive web design. In this hands-on guide, UX designer Clarissa Peterson explains how responsive web design works, and takes you through a responsive workflow from project kickoff to site launch. Ideal for anyone involved in the process of creating websites—not just developers—this book teaches you fundamental strategies and techniques for using HTML and CSS to design websites that not only adapt to any screen size, but also use progressive enhancement to provide a better user experience based on device capabilities such as touchscreens and retina displays. Start with content strategy before creating a visual design Learn why your default design should be for the narrowest screens Explore the HTML elements and CSS properties essential for responsive web design Use media queries to display different CSS styles based on a device’s viewport width Handle elements such as images, typography, and navigation Use performance optimization techniques to make your site lighter and faster

Designing You Way To Sucesss

Designing You Way To Sucesss
Author: Kareem Dawes
Publisher: WebHead
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2023-10-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, a digital presence isn't just a luxury; it's a necessity. The fusion of creativity, technology, and strategy has given birth to a powerful force—web design—that not only captures attention but also drives growth and success. Welcome to "Designing Your Way to Success: A Comprehensive Guide on How to Successfully Start a Web Design Company," a book that unravels the intricate tapestry of running a thriving web design business in today's competitive environment. The internet has transformed commerce, commu­nication, and culture, enabling businesses of all sizes to connect with audiences on a global scale. Amidst this transformative shift, web design stands as a linchpin, a bridge between aspiration and achieve­ment, innovation and execution. This book is not just about designing websites; it's about designing opportunities, experiences, and futures. I've been professionally developing websites for almost a decade for customers all over the world. In the pages that follow, we embark on a journey that transcends the confines of code and aesthetics. This journey is about transforming your passion for design into a thriving enterprise, about weaving creativity and business acumen into a fabric of success. As you delve into the chapters ahead, remember that you're not just learning about websites; you're learning about the intricacies of building digital empires, one pixel at a time.

The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Business Website

The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Business Website
Author: Jason O'Connor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Internet marketing
ISBN: 9780980191202

This resource teaches the fundamentals needed to succeed on the Web, and explains how to hire the perfect Web designer and negotiate a fair price. (Computer Books - Internet)

Learning Wordpress

Learning Wordpress
Author: William Roberson
Publisher: Integrity Web Studios LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-11-09
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780692959602

Hands down, the most straightforward way for beginners to build a Wordpress website, written in easy to understand, everyday English. We provide you with clear, practical guidance, tips, and shortcuts to building out your high-quality Wordpress website on your own without all of the tech-talk. Compared to other complex Wordpress books we have the beginner and business owner in mind. The purpose of this book is to offer a comprehensive guide on setting up, designing and maintaining a high-quality Wordpress website for your business, idea, product or service. This book is for anyone who does not have the budget for a reputable digital marketing agency and requires that ever-important high-quality Internet presence.

Website Design and Development

Website Design and Development
Author: George Plumley
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2010-12-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118013913

A helpful book-and-video package for building and maintaining a successful Web site How do you know that you've done everything possible to create a unique, enriching, and successful Web site, particularly when you're hiring others to do it? With Website Design and Development, you'll feel confident that you’ve exhausted every facet of building a Web site. The clever question-and-answer format walks you through easily overlooked details, acting as a virtual consultant. You’ll get clear, easy-to-follow advice on everything from finding a host, design and layout, creating content, marketing, to staying secure. Each question features a rating as to how critical it is to the welfare of the site, allowing you to pick and choose where to spend your time and money, and the answers contain helpful illustrations as well as action points. In addition, your learning experience is further enhanced by the high-quality accompanying video. Contains professional advice for creating—and maintaining—a successful Web site Features an accompanying video that offers additional examples, commentary, and advice for each question. Lists questions you should ask yourself or your web developer and then presents clear, concise answers as well as helpful checklists Rates each topic as to its importance in the grand scheme of your Web site so that you can determine how to spend your time and money Website Design and Development answers the essential questions that need to be asked before creating a Web site.

The Strategic Web Designer

The Strategic Web Designer
Author: Christopher Butler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2012-08-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1440315043

Expand your strategic capabilities and technological understanding! Your clients are looking for an expert--someone who understands rapidly changing technology and can provide strategic insight into their web projects from inception and development to launch and beyond. Are you that person? Today, designers are expected to provide a level of web expertise that extends far beyond just good design. The Strategic Web Designer provides you with a foundation that will allow you to keep your bearings in an industry filled with constant technological change. You'll learn to: Plan web projects Organize information in ways that make sense Understand analytics Optimize content for search engines and mobile technology And more! More than a book about building websites, The Strategic Web Designer is your guide to thinking about the web in a strategic and comprehensive manner. Be more than just a web designer--take charge of your web projects and make yourself invaluable to clients.