Since killersites.com is largely a web learning portal, I figured that I should outline my top 5 learning tips.

Tip #1: Making mistakes is normal. Actually it can be a good thing!

When it comes to web design and web programming (PHP, ASP etc) making mistakes is par for the course. Even old web-nerds are constantly correcting errors, so don’t sweat it. Actually, making mistakes can be a great way to learn. I actually recommend that people ‘break’ things on purpose to see how errors occur in a controlled manner.

… This will soon teach you how to better read errors which in the end, will save you a lot of time in your work.

Tip #2: Be patient

Web design can sometimes be a frustrating process, so one of the most useful qualities of character you can develop is patience.

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There are plenty of articles on how to build an e-commerce website. The problem is that they speak to web-nerds and not to the business people who want to build on online business.

This article speaks to those not so tech savvy entrepreneurs.

What we want to do:

The goal is to create an e-commerce website that builds a business using all the cheap and free tools available in the market today. One great thing about the nerd driven computer revolution, is the strong sense of community and desire to give opportunity to the masses.

Because of this freely available cheap and/or free technology, it is just so much easier today to start a business than it was just 15-20 years ago.

These are some of the questions this article will answer:

1. What are the components of an e-commerce site, and how do you best get those components into your web site?
2. What makes an e-commerce website successful?

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With the economic crisis is in full swing, many have been laid-off or are about to be laid-off, and are now looking at new ways to make a living. Web design is a great choice.

Why is web design a good choice?

I imagine people could come up with many reasons (don’t be afraid to list them in the comments) but for me, it comes down to a few simple things:

• Web design as a profession is growing as quickly as the Web itself continues too grow. The future of business is on the Web, and Web technology continues to evolve as well. That means there will be an increasing need for web designers for the foreseeable future.
• Web design is an open market. No corrupt associations and fake certifications are required to jump in. All you need is dedication, a strong portfolio and a touch of talent. You got to love a true meritocracy!
• Web design does not require a huge investment to jump into the game. There is no need for expensive equipment or ultra expensive training. Your home computer and some free or inexpensive software … and you’re on your way!

So, how do you land that lucrative web design job?

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Hi,

Have you ever loaded up a web page and found funny looking symbols in your text where there should just be normal text? Take a look at this screen capture:

Those funky symbols are appearing because you are using symbols (in your web page) that fall outside the normal character space range … you need to tell your browser you want to use international symbols.

To do this, you need to add the UTF8 meta tag:

<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”text/html; charset=utf-8″>

And this is what you will get:

Hope that helps.

Stefan Mischook

www.killersites.com

When looking at building web pages for cellphones, you have to consider a few options these days. Why? Because it is a moving target.

Moving target … what the heck does that mean?! Read on nerds to learn!

Way back, a long time ago …

In the old days, cellphones were only able to read pages built with a language called WML. WML is short for: Wireless Markup Language.

WML is basically HTML for cell phones. Along with WML, the nerds in power also came up with a Javascript-like language for cellphones called WMLScript. I am mentioning WMLScript for no particular reason other than to be complete. Anyway …

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