Online Resource Archive
Stormfront Productions is introducing our daily online business information archive. Our articles and resources are a must read for every online business owner.

Every week, we will post new articles related to web site design, search engine optimization, online business technology and other related fields. We hope you find the information useful as you implement new solutions for your business. If you have a suggestion for a future article or topic, please send us your requests.

Web Design / Usability Resources
Why a CSS Website Layout Will Make You Money
Many of us know about the benefits of using CSS over tables for layout. But did you know doing so could also make you money? Sounds strange but this article explains why and how.

Ten Design Mistakes to Avoid
Avoid these mistakes and your website will be steps ahead of your competition.

How To Design Your Web Site With CSS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allows you to create fast loading pages, increase your search engine rankings, and modify your whole site with one style sheet. So why don’t more people use them?

The Proper Way To Use The robots.txt File Update
When optimizing your web site most webmasters don’t consider using the robots.txt file.This is a very important file for your site. It let the spiders and crawlers know what they can and can not index. This is helpful in keeping them out of folders that you do not want index like the admin or stats folder.

Web Site Turn Ons
A web site for your business has many of the same purposes as a sales brochure. At the same time, it is more “delicate” and requires more attention. It is technically more advanced and therefore more challenging to design as well as to keep up to date. What should you consider when developing your own web site?

How To Choose A Website Designer
When you’re self-employed, choosing a website designer is a crucial decision, as a good website can bring you more business and a bad one can drive away prospective customers. Below are some important things to consider when selecting a website designer for your new site or site redesign.

Increase Sales on Your Website! Use Graphics!
How many times have you clicked on a website only to find a screen full of text? You read a large-scale headline and then all you see is text, much like reading a letter. You scan down the page looking for something to attract your attention.

Love at First Site: Giving Your Website Visitors the right Impression
Think of the people who visit your site as blind dates. When you open the door, your blind date usually knows whether they are attracted to you within the first minute. How do they know? Easy. By how you look, what you say, and how you treat them. If you open the door wearing the same clothes you wore in 1987, say, "Wow, from my friend's description, I thought you would be a lot better looking," and sneeze in your dates face, not only will you never get a second date, your date will run for his/her life.

10 Nifty Ways to Prolong Your Visitors at Your Website
Increasing the length of time a visitor is on your website will dramatically improve your conversion to sales. Use these ten points to check you are prolonging to stay of your visitors.

Logo in the Browsers Address Bar - Favicon
Several people have asked me about logo branding with an image that appears in a users address bar. While I personally removed the Favorite Icon from most of my hosts (In the process of creating a more presentable graphic), it is an important factor for establishing a branding for your Website. There are primarily two benefits achieved with using a favicon.

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