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8 Simple Ways to Tell if your Website is Old: Business Owner Checklist

It’s hard to run a business and stay on top of everything. But you know deep down that your website has been gathering a little dust.  It’s sitting there somewhere on the internet at a host whose name you can’t remember off the top of your head.

But every once in a while, someone reminds you that you don’t look  anything like your website photo these days. So how do you know if it’s really worth the time and effort to update it… or can you just wait one more year?

This Business Owner Checklist will help you decide if it’s time for a website redesign.

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Toddler Steps from XHTML to HTML5 – Contact Forms

HTML5 Contact FormIf you’ve been thinking about converting your XHTML web pages to HTML5 web pages, your contact page may be the easiest place to start.

There are many new interesting features in HTML5 forms, such as new input types, new attributes and basic browser validation. Imagine client-side form validation without the need for JavaScript.

The first thing we need to do to create an HTML5 document is use the new doctype. Doctype is a lot simpler in HTML5 than XHTML. It’s also case insensitive.

<!DOCTYPE html>

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Facebook 101: Pages, Personal Profiles and Facebook Phobias

Facebook PhobiaHave you said this to yourself?

“I don’t understand Facebook. My son set it up for me and now he’s off to college.”

“I have no idea how to manage my Facebook account. It makes me nauseous to even look at it.”

Don’t worry. Here are some helpful Facebook hints to help you overcome your Facebook phobia. Read more…