8 Ways to Promote Your Work Through Internet Collaboration

March 10th, 2010 by Alex Mathers | 21 Comments

Promoting our products and services can be a time consuming and daunting task. A lot of us get tangled up in online self promotion without realising the value in collaboration more often with other people through the web. It can be a wise way to expand your network, pool resources and save time, money and work.

8 Ways to Promote Your Work Through Internet Collaboration

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How to Increase Conversions on any Website in 45 Minutes

March 9th, 2010 by Andrew Follett | 26 Comments

If you’re anything like me, it’s easy to "finish and forget" when it comes to web development. Once a website is live and the boss or client is happy, we close the project, kick off our shoes and crack a beer.

Part of the problem with this approach is the ever changing landscape online. Something that converts visitors today, might not be working two months from now (in some cases, it may not be working in the first place, but no one took the time to test it).

How to Increase Conversions on any Website in 45 Minutes

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A Look into Color Theory in Web Design

March 8th, 2010 by Shannon Noack | 58 Comments

Unarguably one of the most important aspects of any design is its colors. Designers create the style of a site, as well as the movement it makes, the emotion it creates, and its purpose based largely upon the color choices they make. Colors are powerful tools and an important thing all designers should understand when creating websites.

A Look into Color Theory in Web Design

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The Winners of MooTools 1.2 Beginner’s Guide Books

March 7th, 2010 by Jacob Gube | 6 Comments

Last month, Packt Publishing set out to give away five copies of my book, MooTools 1.2 Beginner’s Guide. Over 200 Six Revisions readers participated to win a copy of the book by leaving a comment on why they would like a copy. Today, I’d like to announce the readers that will be receiving a copy (in either paperback or eBook format) from Packt Publishing.

The Winners of MooTools 1.2 Beginner's Guide Books

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The Ingredients of a Successful Website

March 6th, 2010 by Jacob Gube | 26 Comments

The first published article on Six Revisions was about the things you need for a web project to succeed. Two years later, the site has reached a point that I would consider "successful".

The definition of "success" is different to everyone. To me, I define success as having a large audience that consists of readers from all over the globe that love and enjoy your work as much as you do.

The Ingredients of a Successful Website

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6 Critical WordPress Plugins You Should Have Installed

March 5th, 2010 by Jacob Gube | 69 Comments

WordPress, the ubiquitous open source publishing platform that powers many of your favorite blogs and web publications, also powers Design Instruct and Six Revisions. By using WordPress plugins, site owners can extend and tailor their WordPress installation to meet their needs. However, using many plugins can affect a website’s performance, and thus, you must be highly selective in choosing the plugins you install.

Design Instruct and Six Revisions only uses six WordPress plugins. We’ve kept our plugins to the bare essentials—any other features we add to our WordPress installation, we develop ourselves specifically for our sites.

6 Critical WordPress Plugins You Should Have Installed

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We Asked a Simple Question: “Why are you here?”

March 4th, 2010 by Isaac Gube | 10 Comments

"Why are you here?"

I was asked this question a couple of years ago. It is a question that is meant to have an easy answer and yet I found myself at a loss for words when I tried to answer it. The concept is simple enough. However, as I started thinking about what the question actually meant and what it was actually asking, it started to take on a life of its own.

We Asked a Simple Question: "Why are you here?"

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