Monthly Archives:July 2009

Horizontal Accordions with MooTools

As the average monitor resolution and width increases, the real estate of the browser window changes. When browser windows are often wider than they are tall, it makes sense to focus on new ways to display data, such as tabs, and accordions.

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How To Add News Articles and Press Releases to Magento

One of our clients asked for a standard Press Release section for their Magento site. With the majority of their website built on the Magento platform, it made more sense to build an extension to handle the press releases, rather than add a whole separate CMS. The rationale was that having a single CMS to log into will increase productivity and eliminate confusion. Since Magento has a decent CMS and user role/permission interface, it just made sense to enhance the CMS functionality.

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10 Ways to Improve Your Search Engine Ranking Without Spending a Dime

Many clients ask me about how to improve their search engine ranking. There is a certain mystique about search engine optimization (SEO) among business owners. The purpose of this article is to demystify search engine optimization and lay down a simple framework for businesses to target their SEO efforts.

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