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01.17.13
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UPLOADS


In computer networks, uploading can refer to the sending of data from a local system to a remote system such as a server or another client with the intent that the remote system should store a copy of the data being transferred, or the initiation of such a process. The words first came into popular usage among computer users with the increased popularity of bulletin board systems (BBS), facilitated by the widespread distribution and implementation of dial-up internet access in the 1970s.

Downloading is the inverse operation of uploading which means to receive data to a local system from a remote system, or to initiate such a data transfer. Examples of a remote system from which a download might be performed include a web server, FTP server, email server, or other similar systems.

A download can mean either any file that is offered for downloading or that has been downloaded, or the process of receiving such a file.

The use of the terms uploading and downloading often imply that the data sent or received is to be stored permanently, or at least stored more than temporarily.   Downloading would imply that the data is only usable when it has been received in its entirety. Increasingly, websites that offer streaming media or media displayed in-browser, such as YouTube, and which place restrictions on the ability of users to save these materials to their computers after they have been received, say that downloading is not permitted. In this context, download implies specifically “receive and save” instead of simply “receive”. However, it is also important to note that downloading is not the same as “transferring” (i.e., sending/receiving data between two storage devices would be a transferral of data, but receiving data from the Internet would be considered a download of data).

When applied to local transfers (sending data from one local system to another local system), it is often difficult to decide if it is an upload or download, as both source and destination are in the local control of the user. Technically, if the user uses the receiving device to initiate the transfer, then it would be a download and if they used the sending device to initiate, it would be an upload. However, as most non-technical users tend to use the term download to refer to any data transfer, the term sideload is sometimes being used to cover all local-to-local transfers to end this confusion.

When there is a transfer of data from a remote system to another remote system, the process is called “remote uploading“. This is used by some online file hosting services.

Uploading is also used in situations where the computers that need to share data are located on a distant high-speed LAN, and the remote control is being performed using a comparatively slow dial-up modem connection.

None of the hosts are located on the user’s local network.

Without remote uploading functionality, the user would be required to download the file first to their local host and then upload it to the remote file hosting server.

Where the connection to the remote computers is via a dial-up connection, the transfer time required to download locally and then upload again could increase from seconds to hours or days.

01.17.13
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HOSTING EMAIL


Almost any hosting deal normally includes some sort of email solution. However, with email hosting you will get functions, an all supporting service and features you didn’t even know existed. Get anti-virus and anti-spam protection. Get email hosting that supports POP3, IMAP, SMTP. Find the best web mail interfaces with easy and quick access to all your domain email account.

For many businesses setting up a website and looking for proper web hosting, a good email solution is very important since much of today’s customer communication goes through email. But even as a private website owner, having a user-friendly email-account attached to your domain and accessible through you hosting account can be very useful. That is, if you choose email hosting. No more hassle with slow webmail platforms or complicated account preferences. A web host dedicated in providing the best email services will not allow any customer aggravation. Offering great webmail solutions, unlimited email accounts and supporting POP3 and IMAP, what you could ever want and need email-wise the email host will provide.

An email hosting service offers premium email, as opposed to those webmail offerings supported by ads. Small businesses can make excellent use of the services provided by an email hosting provider:

  • Custom email configurations
  • Large number of email accounts
  • Email authentication for variations and subsets within the domain name
  • Identification and channeling of incoming email based on custom email name conventions

The most important duty a provider of an email hosting service does provide is the management and operation of the email servers that provide the email services to you. You no longer have to worry about server hardware, OS service packs or software upgrades. What you get is standard POP3, IMAP or SMTP email based on open source email server applications that work with standard email clients, including Outlook and any other POP3, IMAP or SMTP email client. Anti-virus protection and spam filtering are standard features on the server side.

If you are subscribing for a email hosting then these are features you should look for:
Scalability, performance and reliability are all integral components of these email systems at a cost much less than running the same system in-house. Standard features to look for in a provider’s offering of an email hosting solution are:

  • Email forwarding
  • Custom vacation messaging
  • Unlimited number of attachments
  • Unlimited attachment size
  • Global access via Internet
  • Shared calendaring
  • Shared contact list
  • Administration of group and user lists
  • Accessible company directory
  • Purge or recall within spam folder

24×7 support should be a given for any provider, though they may choose to implement such support not only by phone, but also via email and online. Support should also be available for migration from other email platforms.

Various companies which provide email hosting are iPage, InMotion, FatCow etc.

01.17.13
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MONEY MAKING WEBSITES


The internet offers endless ways to make some extra cash.

The internet is not only useful for saving money by web hosting; it’s great for earning some extra cash too. Example:

1. If you can take a good photo then you should Sign up to a stock photography website and you could get paid for your pictures.
Stock photography websites are used to source photos in the media by other websites, blogs, articles and advertisers. Lots of sites accept good amateur photographs in addition to professional shots, and pay on a per-download or a per-sale basis.

2. If you’re good in that case you can use Etsy, Folksy or Coriandr. It’s like an online craft fair where you can sell anything handmade example jewellery, art, ceramics, knitting, furniture and many more things. You can also sell vintage items, which need to be more than 20 years old, and have ‘vintage appeal’.

3. If you shop online then you can use a cashback website to make some extra cash if you already buy goods and services online. Cashback websites like Quidco, GiveOrTake and GreasyPalm are essentially advertising sites that link through to hundreds of popular retailers. When you click through to a retailer’s website to purchase something, it pays the cashback site a lead fee for generating your business.

You’ll get a portion of this fee, so you’re effectively being paid to shop. The amount of cashback you can earn depends on how much you spend, and it varies between each site and retailer. Read the small print before you sign up as each sites works a little differently.

4. If you are good at writing then u can probably earn money through blogging where you can share your views on life or a particular topic. Writing a blog in itself doesn’t pay – you’ll need to introduce advertising in order to earn money. Google’s AdSense is one of the most popular programs. It allows you to run relevant ads alongside your blog, which will generate revenue on a per-click or per-impression basis, the more traffic your blog gets, the more money you’ll make.

5. If you’ve got junk then you can sell it out online with the help of various websites. The biggest example of this is eBay. It is nothing new but it really is a handy way to turn your clutter and junk into a money-spinner without the hassle of organizing a car boot sale or going to an auction.

Even if you think no one will be interested in your ancient, bulky TV or that slow cooker you’ve never got around to using, try it out – you’d be surprised what people want.

These are few ways of making money online. And these are few sites which would help you make easy money.

01.17.13
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ONLINE WEBSITE BUILDER


Website builders are tools that allow the construction of websites without manual code editing. They fall into two categories: on-line proprietary tools provided by web hosting companies, typically intended for users to build their private site; and software which runs on a computer, creating pages off-line and which can then publish these pages on any host.

On-line website builders typically require customers to sign up with the web hosting company. Some companies provide examples of what a fully functional website made with their website builder looks like. The range of services varies anywhere between creating basic personal web pages or social network content (Widgets) to making complete business/e-commerce websites, either template based or – on the more flexible platforms – totally design free.

The main advantage of an online website builder is that it is quick and easy to use, and does not require any experience. Often a website can be built and be up and running live on the Internet quickly. Technical support is usually provided, as are how to video and help files. This makes online website builders ideal for the beginner.

Sites are generally created using either HTML or Adobe Flash. HTML is a standard format supported by all browsers. Flash has a growing popularity, mainly since it has overcome some limitations such as not being seen by web crawlers such as Google and Yahoo, and thus being indexed. Flash is more resource intensive than HTML. HTML tools are divided into those that allow editing of the source code and those who only have a WYSIWYG mode.

Examples of online website builders are

  1. BaseKit : BaseKit is an Internet-based website design service, allowing W3C code compliant websites to be built using a Photoshop file as a design template, overlaid with various ‘widgets’ to perform various popular functions such as inserting text, RSS feeds, Twitter feeds and videos. The intention of the software is to allow a web designer to create a visually engaging and functional website without a detailed knowledge of CSS or other code languages.
  2. uCoz : uCoz is a free web hosting with built-in content management system. The modules of uCoz CMS can be used together to build a fully featured website, or separately, e.g. as an online shopping platform, blog, webforum etc.
  3. Wix : This tool is the right choice for those developers who want their websites to be looked and functions the way they want. It is a free online that allows you to build your own Flash website. The interesting factor is that no any design or programming experience is needed to use it. This drag-and-drop Wix editor allows you to create any kind of content like backgrounds, blogs, widgets and even entire websites and the content created by WIX can be embeded into any social networks easily.
  4. Weebly : This has to be one of the best places to get yourself either a free website or blog and whatever your need for a website is, Weebly will allow you to create it. There are now more than 6 million people that use Weebly for either personal or business use and the results are great. Hosting is included and it uses a powerful drag and drop interface.

Other then these there are many more online website builders.

01.17.13
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READY-MADE WEBSITES


A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a set of related web pages containing content such as text, images, video, audio, etc. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet address known as a Uniform Resource Locator. All publicly accessible websites collectively constitute the World Wide Web.

A Readymade website is a website which are made by someone else and sold to someone else who uses them. These websites are provided on internet for free or by paying some premium.

Readymade websites are provided on affordable rates that are by paying premiums. These websites can be customized and one can choose design to suit their needs. Some websites don’t sell just templates but deliver customized website at a price of a template.

One can choose from a variety of simple website layouts to fit their and theirs organization’s needs. Then one can adjust the layout to include one’s imagery and upload their new website to the internet. Then one can add functionality so that one can make text edits quickly and easily to their website whenever one want. All this at a price that you can afford.

Features of a readymade website are:

  1. A simple, affordable website.
  2. Provides a professional designer to build your website to completion and guide you through the process.
  3. Text that is easy to edit, update and manage yourself directly on your website.

A premium source low cost Readymade Website Templates may include flash templates, flash intros, logo templates, osCommerce templates, website templates, design, HTML web templates, corporate identities and php-nuke themes.

Readymade websites offer — Document Transcript

There’s a lot you can do with ready-made website templates and it can be completely changed to give a unique special design to your website. Here are the things you should look at doing when you purchase a template.

  • Add Your Logo
  • Change The Pictures
  • Customize the Colors of the Template
  • Customize the Navigation Links
  • Add a unique homepage
  • Add Scripts or Design Elements

Website builders and ready-made templates are a way for everybody to create a site even if he or she has absolutely no knowledge of HTML, coding, or design. They are a relatively simple and a relatively cheap solution to get a decent website fast. In a sense, they are a quick solution when a client wants a not so complex but good-looking site and when he or she doesn’t have the money, the time, or both to have a site created especially for him or her.

01.17.13
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PROFESSIONAL WEB DESIGN


Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system. No generally-accepted definition of “design” exists, and the term has different connotations in different fields. In some cases the direct construction of an object is also considered as design.

Web design is a broad term covering many different skills and disciplines that are used in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include; web graphic design, interface design, authoring; including standardized code and proprietary software, user experience design and search engine optimization. Often many individuals will work in teams covering different aspects of the design process, although some designers will cover them all. The term web design is normally used to describe the design process relating to the client-side design of a website including writing mark up, but this is a grey area as this is also covered by web development. Web designers are expected to have an awareness of usability and if their role involves creating mark up then they are also expected to be up to date with web accessibility guidelines.

Professional Website Design helps you to attract more customers to your websites. It differentiates your company from your competition and keeps your customers coming back for more.

A good professional website drives the customers from the home page to the order or contact page. It uses basic psychological design and copywriting triggers that build familiarity, gain trust, and promote company and product identity. It includes all the elements that build credibility.

A professional website design reflects your company, your style, and your customers’ preference.

Usually a successful and professional website design has only a few typefaces which are of a similar style, instead of using a range of typefaces. Web pages should be well laid out to improve navigation for the user. Also for navigation purposes, the sites page layout should also remain consistent on different pages. When constructing sites, it’s important to consider page width as this is vital for aligning objects and in layout design. The most popular websites generally have a width close to 1024 pixels. Most pages are also centre aligned, to make objects look more aesthetically pleasing on larger screens.

When creating a site it is good practice to conform to standards. This includes errors in code, better layout for code as well as making sure your IDs and classes are identified properly. This is usually done via a description specifying what the element is doing. Not conforming to standards may not make a website unusable or error prone, standards can relate to the correct layout of pages for readability as well making sure coded elements are closed appropriately. Validating via W3C can only be done when a correct DOCTYPE declaration is made, which is used to highlight errors in code. The system identifies the errors and areas that do not conform to web design standards. This information can then be corrected by the user.

A great looking professional website is a necessity for every business.

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01.17.13
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PERSONAL WEB PAGE DESIGN


Personal web pages are World Wide Web pages created by an individual to contain content of a personal nature rather than on behalf of a company, organization or institution. Personal web pages are often used solely for informative or entertainment purposes.

Also often used interchangeably with the term “personal web page” are the terms; “personal web site,” “personal home page,” or most commonly just “home page.” These terms don’t usually refer to just a single “page” or HTML file, but to a collection of pages and related files under a common URL or Web address. In strictly technical terms, the site’s actual home page often only contains sparse content with some interesting or catchy introductory material and serves mostly as a pointer or table of contents to the content-rich pages inside, such as to résumés, family, to a blog, opinions, online journals and diaries or other writing, work photos, or to any other interests. Many personal pages only include information of interest to friends and family of the author.

Now these days every one need personal website as small business, portfolio, moments, and other valuable things. So many free websites, blogs and wordpress is there on internet to design a personal web page.

Many people maintain personal web pages because they are the most effective medium to express their opinions or creative endeavours that, otherwise, simply would not have an outlet. These types of sites may contain short fiction such as short stories or samples of artwork.

To design a personal web page one can use online site builders or can take help from web designer. Web designers use a variety of different tools depending on what part of the production process they are involved in. These tools are updated over time by newer standards and software but the principles behind them remain the same. Web graphic designers use vector and raster graphics packages for creating web formatted imagery or design prototypes. Technologies used for creating websites include standardized mark up which could be hand coded or generated by WYSIWYG editing software. There is also proprietary software based on plug-ins that bypasses the client’s browsers version, these are often WYSIWYG but with the option of using the software’s scripting language. Search engine optimization tools may be used to check search engine ranking and suggest improvements.

Other tools web designers might use include mark up validators and other testing tools for usability and accessibility to ensure their web sites meet web accessibility guidelines.

While designing a personal web page one should keep in mind the purpose for which the web page has been created and who all will be the visitors of that page and accordingly the design should be made. The design should fulfill all the needs of the owner and should be under the web designing norms.

01.17.13
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REAL ESTATE WEB PAGES


Real estate is “Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or housing in general. Also: the business of real estate; the profession of buying, selling, or renting land, buildings or housing.”

A web page or webpage is a document or information resource that is suitable for the World Wide Web and can be accessed through a web browser and displayed on a monitor or mobile device. This information is usually in HTML or XHTML format, and may provide navigation to other web pages via hypertext links. Web pages frequently subsume other resources such as style sheets, scripts and images into their final presentation.

Web pages may be retrieved from a local computer or from a remote web server. The web server may restrict access only to a private network, e.g. a corporate intranet, or it may publish pages on the World Wide Web. Web pages are requested and served from web servers using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

Web pages may consist of files of static text and other content stored within the web server’s file system, or may be constructed by server-side software when they are requested. Client-side scripting can make web pages more responsive to user input once on the client browser.

So basically real estate web pages would establish a real estate agency on World Wide Web.

Property realtors want to convey the message that they’re reliable and well-established. They want home buyers to feel that they will be purchasing property from a company that’s dependable, steadfast and time-tested. That’s why most of them opt for a classic and sophisticated theme for their websites, rather than a sleek, modern theme.

DOMAIN NAME : One of the most important things in a web site is the domain name. In a perfect world the perfect domain for you will be realestates.com but nowadays you have to satisfy with some additions like myname-realestate or realestate2000 or other that matches you specific activities.

WEB SITE DESIGN : The next step is to make the site design. It’s important when a visitor comes to your site you have to keep his attention it can be done by using light, soft colors and a slogan like “We are probably the best …” These things will put you in better position in your visitor’s mind.

Structure of a web site:

WEB SITE MENU : The site must have a main menu near the header where the visitors can find basic information about your company.

Don’t put in that menu secondary information like Terms and conditions, you can put it in additional menu.

SEARCH FACILITY : The search engine is very important especially if you have a big number of properties. It’s good if it keeps the visitor’s previously search – for example if he search for all properties of type Apartments and he gets 120 results then it’s good if he can choose region London and the search engine shows him all the apartments from region London which are 90. Then if he can choose the property price range the search will tighten the results to 20. And here is his apartment!

If there are a lot of common characteristics of the properties you can place all of one kind in the left or right column.

NEWS : The news section is useful for the search engines, they like to know if your site is being updated recently and they will thank for your efforts in their search engine results.

NEWSLETTER : The same is for your visitors. You can send them your latest properties or you can just send them greetings. So they will know they are important for you and you hold on them.

PROPERTY LISTING : In the property listing – for example in the home page as Special Offers or in the search results usually the visitor gets a number of properties and you have to help him to decide which property is for him. Usually you put a part of the information here – for example the property name, a short description, price or other.

Once he had chosen a property there you must show him complete information.

PROPERTY DETAILS : Every visitor will be pleased to find complete information about the property he is interested in. Give as much detailed information as you can. Place an image of the property also.

You can also add some files for download such as price lists, brochures or other key information; it would be good if you place your contact information in case of further visitor’s interest.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES : In your real estate web site you can place also many other helpful information which can be useful for your visitors to reach you easily. Such as:
Property enquiry form – where the visitors can send their enquiries

Submit property form – where they can submit their own property for sale or rent. Etc.

01.17.13
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MORTGAGE WEB DESIGN


The word mortgage is a French Law term meaning “death contract”, meaning that the pledge ends (dies) when either the obligation is fulfilled or the property is taken through foreclosure. Mortgage web design means to take a web design from a company which gives that design to the user temporary for usage and takes money as rent or other kind of things from them.

The web sites which provide web design to mortgage provide the most complete, easy-to-use and cost-effective mortgage web site solution. They have solid product line, superior internet marketing services and world class customer support.

Our web site templates feature: Professional Customizable Designs (Optimized for Lead Generation), Content Management System, Lead Capture & Management Tools, Search Engine Optimization, Mortgage Marketing Services, Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Hundreds of professionally-written mortgage related content pages + Fresh Daily Content, Pre-Qualify Engine, Unlimited # of Email Accounts, Developer and Reseller programs, 99.9% uptime.

In today’s competitive environment, it is not enough merely to build and host a mortgage website solution. You must use effective mortgage marketing tools and ideas to promote your mortgage website in order to get the best return on your investment. Your mortgage website is not just a mortgage lead generation tool. It is also your online identity and the extension of your business.

Type of Mortgage :

Depending on your situation, different types of mortgages will be better suited to address your needs. Common mortgage options include :

Fixed Rate – With this option, the website owner is given a fixed rate interest amount. This gives them peace of mind, because they know that ten or fifteen years down the road, their interest rate is going to be exactly the same as it is now.

Adjustable Rate Mortgage – The opposite of the fixed rate mortgage, the adjustable rate would allow individuals to experience seriously low rates. It’s a bit of a gamble, but if interest rates go way down, individuals will be able to enjoy the break. There is always the risk that the rates will increase, though.

Cashing out Equity with Refinancing – This option allows individuals to cash out their equity and use it for major purchases, improvements, bills, etc. Individuals who decide to go this route can often still choose from a fixed or adjustable rate mortgage and can sometimes increase the term of their loan, making payments smaller and more affordable.

Creative Terms – Some companies offer creative terms for refinancing, such as interest only refinancing and more. The refinancing company should work with each individual to determine what kind of creative terms would best benefit their situation.

The companies which provides mortgage web design has expertise in web design, internet marketing, and skilled programmers which allow individual to have a web presence which fulfills all of their needs. From the first moment a potential borrower goes to your site until the loan is closed they help make sure your web site and internet presence gives you an advantage. Keep in mind that first second someone sees your site. Is it professional – is your logo professionally integrated into the site or mismatched on it. Those little subtle cues often make the difference between a person continuing on to use your lead generating tools or a quick exit to a major site they trust. A mortgage broker’s web site design needs to be professional to instill confidence in the borrower.

By:
Harshita bhambhani
(harshita.bhambhani@yahoo.co.in)

01.17.13
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CREATE A WEB PAGE


A web page or webpage is a document or information resource that is suitable for the World Wide Web and can be accessed through a web browser and displayed on a monitor or mobile device. This information is usually in HTML or XHTML format, and may provide navigation to other web pages via hypertext links. Web pages frequently subsume other resources such as style sheets, scripts and images into their final presentation.

To design a webpage we use HTML or XHTML with style sheets and functionalities and effects are added with the help of javascript which is a client side scripting language.

Web pages may be retrieved from a local computer or from a remote web server. The web server may restrict access only to a private network, e.g. a corporate intranet, or it may publish pages on the World Wide Web. Web pages are requested and served from web servers using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

To create a web page, a text editor or a specialized HTML editor is needed. In order to upload the created web page to a web server, traditionally an FTP client is needed.

The design of a web page is highly personal. A design can be made according to one’s own preference, or a premade web template can be used. Web templates let web page designers edit the content of a web page without having to worry about the overall aesthetics. Many people publish their own web pages using products like Tripod, or Angelfire. These web publishing tools offer free page creation and hosting up to a certain size limit. Other ways of making a web page is to download specialized software, like a Wiki, CMS, or forum. These options allow for quick and easy creation of a web page which is typically dynamic.

A web page, as an information set, can contain numerous types of information, which is able to be seen, heard or interact by the end user.

A website typically contains a group of web pages that are linked together, or have some other coherent method of navigation. The most important web page to have on a website is the index page. Depending on the web server settings, this index page can have many different names, but the most common is index.html. When a browser visits the homepage for a website, or any URL pointing to a directory rather than a specific file, the web server will serve the index page to the requesting browser. If no index page is defined in the configuration, or no such file exists on the server, either an error or directory listing will be served to the browser. A web page can either be a single HTML file, or made up of several HTML files using frames or Server Side Includes (SSIs).

When creating a web page, it is important to ensure it conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards for HTML, CSS, XML and other standards. The W3C standards are in place to ensure all browsers which conform to their standards can display identical content without any special consideration for proprietary rendering techniques. A properly coded web page is going to be accessible to many different browsers old and new alike, display resolutions, as well as those users with audio or visual impairments.

By:
Harshita Bhambhani
(Harshita.bhambhani@yahoo.co.in)