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if you want it as simple as it can get....you can do it manually - create an xml file & add new articles as you create them....this would get tedious very quickly though. You don't state what you want the RSS feed to run from...I presume that you have some form of CMS that is having new...

I built a custom RSS feed a few weeks back for the first time. It is straight forward to do assuming that you have some PHP knowledge. There are a couple of approaches - I opted for a method whereby my CMS creates an actual xml file when ever a new file is saved, or an existing one is...

I also go for around 960px as there is a happy place where it divides down into columns nicely. I don't worry about the height either - the height of a page should be able to expand to accommodate what ever content is added in the future...not just for the short term. The argument about the...

Thanks, thats a useful source of information.

I've been to one meeting as a guest of someone...to be honest the experience left me underwhelmed. But... I think they are worthwhile as they can increase the number of people that know about you - business networks are a little inbred & recommend members to people on the outside...so your...

I've always used Wacom tablets on my macs - I have a couple that are quite old now & only small A6 size. I use it mainly for photo retouching these days - I'm not the drawing type. For photo retouching, I couldn't survive without it these days - its soooo much better than using a mouse...

Your designs will be better if you have at least an understanding of how a web page is assembled with HTML & CSS....I think you probably ought to take a proper look at them as they aren't that hard to get the basics with.

Your current logo is pixellated (text & outline) - this makes it look amateurish....it should be clean & smooth edged. I'm not saying that you have to drop your current approach - but it needs refining...& it really needs some colour....the whole page needs some colour or shading. This...

Be aware that a site rebuild can effect your search results positioning....the search engines will essentially see your website as a new site again if you completely rebuild the site - you should look at building it with CSS from the start, starting with an "I'll fix it later" approach is not a...

The most important thing thats needed is whitespace...content becomes hard to read if its all crammed together. Listen to what the others have said above as it is all valid....if this is a proper business & you want to make money from it, it would be worth your while hiring a proper designer...

I agree with most of the above. Space it out a little more - let it breathe. The links in the right column are hard to read....partly because of the font, partly because of the caps & partly because of the dashed line between them I think...I think the category links should be a little...

Nice & clean.....a couple of constructive comments: The green is....very green - almost luminous on my screen & a little jarring on the eye. I find the main menu a little hard to read - it doesn't naturally lead my eye across it...I think its because of the // & use of caps. Normally with...

If you have no previous PHP experience AND want to build it from scratch...you won't do it quickly - there is a huge learning curve that you would have to go through. Your best bet is to use a pre-made content management system (CMS), I'd suggest that you have a look at Joomla which is very...

Its not your every day company branding though is it:icon_tongue_smilie:

Not sure if any of you have heard or not, but Twitter is launching paid for search....a whole new marketing avenue is opening up. We'll just have to wait & see how much spam is generated & what it means as a user. Read more about it here: twitter releases advertising platform promoted tweets/