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How to Design A Landing Page That Really “Converts”

Last updated on October 1, 2020Param Chahal

Fancying about steady conversions from your website’s landing page, but with no or little success? Do you want to send traffic to campaign-centered specific pages and expect the visitors to turn into buyers as soon as they arrive or “land” on your page?
We guess- Yes! High converting landing pages is an inherent wish of every inbound marketer out there to promote a business online whether it’s B2B or B2C. Also true is that it is one of the biggest challenges faced by the marketers.

Magento Performance Optimization: Top 11 Effective Ways to Skyrocket your Sales

Last updated on May 25, 2021Amanda Brown

Magento 1 was the first version of the platform which was originally released in the year 2008. The designers of the platform had the intention of building an open-source software suitable for the needs of small and medium scale businesses. From the results, it is evident that the designers achieved their goal since more than a quarter of small and medium scale businesses with an online presence use Magento. However, people complained about Magento 1 which had many limitations. Consequently, the designers developed another better version of the software. The designers wanted to release Magento 2 in the year 2011 but they stopped the production because of other problems behind the scenes of the public. A lot of acclamation accompanied the eventual release of Magento 2 in the year 2016 because the developers had carefully taken into account the customer feedback.

Joomla! 3.7 : A Leap Forward with the latest version Update

Last updated on January 6, 2021Deepak Singla

All new Joomla! 3.7 hit the shelves recently which is set to impact the virtual world and in a better way! The constant struggle to make the task of web designing easy for the webmasters keeps fueling the minds of software developer teams and Joomla! makers are serious about it too! Joomla! the latest version has come power-packed with some blazing features and optimizes ranging from improvements in TinyMCE and Multilingual Associations manager. Not only this but Joomla! 3.7 is fully optimized for easier workflow and enhanced user-experience.

Choosing the Best Option to Build a Website for your Business

Last updated on May 7, 2024Deepak Singla

It’s a known fact that the world spends most of its time glued to the internet, which in turn also means that if your business is not ‘online’, you are losing out on a huge customer base. Since you are here, we know that you are already aware of this fact and want to know about the best options that will help you build a website and take your business to another level.

WooCommerce 3.0 Update! “Bionic-Butterfly” has Arrived

Last updated on June 14, 2021Param Chahal

WooCommerce users have finally gotten the long awaited update. Yes, WooCommerce 3.0 is here. With more than 22,189,854 downloads, WooCommerce is proud to be the backbone of nearly 28% online stores making it the most popular e-commerce platform.

Top 8 Must-know UI Trends of 2017 (Infographic)

Last updated on September 30, 2020Alice Jackson

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In today’s digital world, it is essential to create a website that enhances your brand identity, boosts customer engagement and drives more traffic towards your business.

The customers are no more mere spectators. They expect a great user experience from all brands. You need to understand what customers’ tastes and preferences before you design your product. The product should be easy-to-use and efficient.

Therefore, it has become increasingly important to create websites that are user-friendly.

Dreamweaver Alternative: Microsoft Visual Studio Code – Free and Open Source for Windows, Linux and Mac

Last updated on September 30, 2020Param Chahal

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Dreamweaver, launched around two decades back, was one of the big Adobe releases till date. Packed with a heap of functionality and smart features, it took the web designing industry by storm. Only price users had (still have, though) to pay for this all-in-one package is its hefty subscription fee. With time, however, a lot of open-source Dreamweaver alternative tools came up which gave the paid ones a run for their money (literally speaking), but were soon overhauled for some reason or the other.

Web Development Tools

Last updated on April 21, 2021Deepak Singla

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knowing all web development tools can help you build a strong online presence. Have you have ever landed on a website that looked spectacular with some amazing features, and then you thought of designing a similar website? Well, if so, you are at the right place. A well-designed and well-performing website is all about the tools you have used to create your website. Also, it involves tools you are still using to maintain your website. So, in this guide, I will show you the best and most widely used web development tools to establish your website. So, let’s get busy!

WordPress Settings API: Creating Custom Theme Options Yourself

Last updated on January 31, 2024Param Chahal

WordPress Settings API How to Create Theme Options

As a Theme Developer/Designer, you must always be thinking about what additional you can provide to your customers or clients. Well, the answer is Custom Theme Options! Yes, you can customize your theme with WordPress Settings API which helps users with options to seamlessly modify its appearance. This is what you need right now and stay ahead in the game.

Squarespace vs WordPress + TemplateToaster: The Solo vs The Fusion

Last updated on April 19, 2021Param Chahal

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WordPress, the first thing that strikes in our minds every time we think of website building. WordPress is an immensely popular open source Content Management System(CMS) and is very intuitive. But, you need to have a good knowledge of coding to explore the possibilities to the fullest i.e. you need to be an expert or hire one to bring the best out of it.

GIMP vs Photoshop: Key Differences and Which Is Better for You

Last updated on December 11, 2024Deepak Singla

GIMP vs Photoshop: Which is the better photo editing tool for you? While Photoshop is the industry standard for professionals, GIMP offers a free, open-source alternative with robust features. In this article, we dive into the key differences between these two programs, covering pricing, features, system requirements, and more to help you decide which tool best fits your creative needs.

WordPress Frameworks: Designer’s Boon or Bane?

Last updated on September 30, 2020Deepak Singla

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Are you a web designer or developer looking forward to quick setup a well-designed WordPress website with all the finest and cutting-edge features? Are you contemplating on whether to use WordPress Theme Frameworks for simplifying your design and development experience? Look no further, in this article, we help you demystify WordPress Frameworks and understand the pros and cons of using a Theme Framework. We also explore the best Theme Frameworks, their top-rated features and a framework comparison to help you evaluate and choose the best.

Wix vs Weebly vs TemplateToaster: Comparison Guide

Last updated on September 30, 2020Param Chahal

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Picking the right website builder is primitive. Most users face a dilemma choosing the right builder. To help you in this pursuit, I’m sharing my experience of using all the three (Wix, Weebly, TemplateToaster) to ‘sail you through’. Here, first, I’ll highlight various advantages and disadvantages of using these tools and then I’ll be comparing these tools on various metrics. All this will help you make a sound decision and choose the best out of best.

The What, Why & How of “Sticky Elements” for WordPress Theme

Last updated on April 20, 2021Deepak Singla

Learn how to make Sticky posts in WordPress

Sticky content is what will make or break your website. These days, if your website is hard to navigate or looks outdated, you can be sure to lose your audience. Sticky content can be used in sticky pairs or inside a container.
The main purpose here is to ensure that the sticky content remains constant. So if you’re building a WordPress site, you might want the sticky posts in WordPress to be visible to the browser viewport while another column filled with content is visible on the web page.

10 Components Top WordPress Developers include in their Themes

Last updated on December 8, 2020Deepak Singla

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Content management systems like WordPress have radically transformed the web design industry. Instead of spending hours on building a website from scratch, you can now conveniently use a theme that already has the features you need to reflect in your website. As a web designer, you can build a theme using a template building tool and then deploy on your website. But before you embark on creating your WordPress theme, you might first want to consider the top 10 components that top WordPress developers include in their themes.

UX Design: How Animation Ideas Drive Conversions on Payment Page

Last updated on April 21, 2021Nitin Kacharia

animations drive conversions on payment page

Motion design has been with us for years now but it is only recently that it has become so prevalent and the hardware we have now can easily support them fluidly. Animations give life to static content and their behaviour represents real physics which humans perceive as second nature. We have meaningful animations on almost every aspect of an app or a website that are relevant, embellish content and produce delight to the users. We experience these animations on onboarding screens, landing pages, products page and even shopping carts but rarely do we experience them on payment page where conversions happen.

Why Designers must know that Culture influences UX?

Last updated on October 30, 2019Nitin Kacharia

A good designer always designs with the end user in mind, which we now usually term as user-centered design meaning designing with empathy. However, when we design for a broader range of audience, a number of variables need consideration such as gender, age, education, etc.

The Thought behind a thoughtful web design

Last updated on April 22, 2020Nitin Kacharia

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We are all too familiar with the challenges we face when we have to think of something from the scratch. Sure, we do sit down with a pen and paper but it is always hard to start penning what we visualise. Same is the case for UX/UI designers; they sure have the idea of an interaction but even they have a hard time sketching things down.

Even UXers with a proper wire flow in front of them faces emptiness when they start to sketch a web design or a mobile orientation for that matter.

How to design a user interface?

Last updated on September 30, 2020Nitin Kacharia

Now that you have decided to start a career in User Interface Design, you must be wondering where to start from. One of the biggest milestones in designing an interface is getting inspiration. After having thought of an idea it is time to sketch it up and convert what’s on paper into digital. This article will take you through all these steps and also suggest specific software to use for that “picture perfect design”.

Handpicked Frameworks and Libraries for Web Design

Last updated on September 30, 2020Nitin Kacharia

When it comes to development it is very easy to be distracted from the actual development of a web application. Putting too much effort into attention to details sometimes leads to unnecessary time and energy consumption. The solution to the problem is custom CSS Libraries.

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