Category Archives: HTML Tutorials

HTML Tuneup Tips to Improve Search Visibility

Posted by on 06/07/2010 Comments Off

Sometimes we’re in such a rush to publish a website, we neglect common issues that may hurt search visibility. An HTML tuneup can help correct these problems and may give a much needed boost to the website’s traffic.

Even if a site is established and generating income, there may be money left on the table if these issues are not addressed. If you want to maximize performance, and do it in an area that you control, a website tuneup will surely help.

Commonly ignored HTML issues

There are many issues that need addressing with the HTML code of a website. Here is a short list:

  • Meta Tag usage
  • Navigation placement
  • Headings and Paragraph tag usage
  • Sitemap usage
  • Sidebar and Footer placement

How to improve in these areas Read more »

HTML5 Audio Tag Tutorial

Posted by on 06/06/2010 2 comments

HTML5 Audio Tag

HTML5 is here and so is the long awaited Audio Tag. They said it would take  a decade or more, but it’s quickly being adopted by popular browsers like Firefox, Chrome and Safari.

Although it’s not a W3C recommendation yet (at the time of this writing), there is enough support to start experimenting and developing websites and applications with the new elements. I’ll cover the HTML5 Audio Tag specifically in this article.

The plain Audio Tag looks like this: Read more »

Using CSS to Display a List Inline

Posted by on 05/28/2010 Comments Off

I’m a developer with several years of experience, but I’ll be the first to tell you, using CSS to display a list inline is not always an easy task.

But first a quick overview. Lists are everywhere. And for two good reasons. One, humans love them. Secondly, they are part of the semantic web. I’m speaking technically of HTML tags ol, ul and li.

Now usually I would shy away from doing a post about such a specific technical issue that only a few would be interested in. But Read more »

What is a Domain Name, Host, FTP and HTML?

Posted by on 06/20/2009 Comments Off

Web Design is a lot of fun, if you know what you’re doing. Otherwise it can be time consuming and frustrating. Taking the time to learn the basic principles of this field is very rewarding. In the process, many new opportunities will present themselves. Read more »

HTML Style Code and CSS Tips

Posted by on 06/13/2009 Comments Off

HTML style code in Web Pages

Many HTML Elements (Tags) accept the style attribute. HTML style code has a large number of rules that can be assigned to it. Style in Web Pages is like paint for a painting, or EQ for a recording. It colors and shapes the output. And just like other mediums, style must be used wisely. In designing web pages, it’s an art form. Read more »

Learn HTML Coding Starting Today

Posted by on 06/06/2009 1 comment

What really is HTML?

Before you start to learn HTML, I must tell you what it is.  It means Hyper Text Markup Language. As per the definition of a language, it is a combination of symbols that serves as a form of communicating.

It allows communication with each other via a computer (machine). Effectively, we talk to the computer using this language and it’s presented to others (users) in a format they can understand. This format is Read more »