web development

  1. Alhazred De Sane

    Dodgy Link Exchanges

    I'm not sure how many of you do your own linking, hopefully plenty as paying someone to do it can lead to some bad linking experiences, especially when outsourced to companies in countries that begin with a capital I and are in Asia. I've grown weary of one particular technique, so today I...
  2. php.allstar

    Google Sitelinks

    Hi, Does anyone on here know how Google decides whether or not that it will give your domain sitelinks on its serps? Can anyone offer any pointers? I'm aware that this kind of information might be a google secret as if not, everyone's domain in the serps would have them?! My understanding of...
  3. A

    Help with Subversion Server

    Hi all, I am looking for some advice. I am in the process of setting up subversion to manage my source code and documents that I have for different clients. I do some web development in my spare time and want to operate some form of source control and in turn a means of back up of the...
  4. S

    Hosting Company refuses to hand over site!

    Hey all, Quick question - I have been approached by a new client to overhaul his existing website. His hosting and domain have expired within the past week. The hosting company in question produced the same website for him some time ago. They are now refusing to send him the old site unless...
  5. S

    iQ Boot Camp 2009: 9th - 11th June, Dublin

    The line up: 23 workshops over 3 days (including 9 NEW courses) Future Now seminar Aprés Boot networking event Registration fees are 10% lower than 2008. And if you book before May 20, you'll get an Early Bird discount of up to 20%. More on the iQ Content website. This year's...
  6. miralize

    Hi

    Hey Im Sean O' Grady. I'm an 18 year old web designer from Limerick, Ireland. I'm in college in Clonmel doing Creative Multimedia. I've been doing web development and design for at least 4 years. I am proficient in xHTML, CSS, some Javascript, jQuery, PHP. I mainly use Wordpress for clients...
  7. gav240z

    Rounded Div's Best Method?

    Hi Everyone, Looking for advice on rounded edge web design. I'm not too fussed if a small percentage of browsers won't show them properly so I'm considering Javascript solutions. I'm wondering what everyone has tried. I personally hate having to cut and splice images all the time so something...
  8. Donagh

    Greetings to all

    Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself, Well....Hello :)
  9. L

    Web Marketing Pricing and Public perceptions - Rant!

    Why is that so many Irish people will happily blow €20k or more on a car, especially cars that will devalue within seconds of buying it, but baulk at spending €2k on a really good, effective website and/or marketing campaign? I just don't get it. I have people calling in every week, sometimes...
  10. Dotwebs

    Meta tag keywords & phrases questions

    Is it necessary to repeat words that make up different but related phrases? For example: web website web design web development web marketing The phrases all use 'web' - is this spamming? Is it better to use: web website design development marketing Also, what's the maximum number of...
  11. Alhazred De Sane

    Ridiculous English

    Can anyone better this for utter nonsense: "Your website is the ofttimes the prototypal notion you intend to attain on your clients. We a possibleness computer visits your website, what are they feat to find? Will it be an manifest pre-packed website, or module it beam the traveller the correct...
  12. G

    How do you set the minimum height for a div with a background image

    Hi all, I got a problem and I was wondering if anyone could help. I'm designing a php blog site for a college project and I need to have a div that can grow in height if a user places a different sized background image into it. I've not yet started on the php side of the site I'm just trying...
  13. S

    Charging clients for hosting

    I am just getting started in web development so apologies for the simple question. When I host a client's site on my own (at the moment shared) server space do I charge them for the service? Is it normal practice to host their site on your server space? Really I am just a little confused as to...
  14. C

    Introduction - Cignus Web Services India

    Hi, This is webmaster of Cignus Web Services, a premier IT/BPO company located in New Delhi, India. I am here to introduce our online services to you. We are a premier IT/BPO services provider in India. We offer cost-effective Data Entry and Processing, Data Mining, Web Design, Web Development...
  15. L

    PageRank - would you really miss it

    Google publishes Toolbar PageRank quarterly (or thereabouts) on a scale between 1 and 10. This toolbar pagerank is often obsessed over by many SEO's and website owners across the globe. Many people are quick to jump on the fact that Toolbar PR is not related to SERP's and many even rubbish it...
  16. G

    Problems with a site

    Hi Lads, So one of my sites ratemypub.ie I have worked on over the past couple of years with a friend of mine (therein lies the problem) I've done the code side of it integrated the new features and came up with a few ideas. My friend came up with the idea (I wanted a ratemy she came up with the...
  17. C

    Creating a Web Host?

    Does anyone know where I could find some good information on setting up a web host?
  18. T

    New

    Hi All Long time browser first time poster Work mainly in web development with PHP and recently .NET Am finally getting the hang of CSS Find this resource very helpful and with some very good advice and posts Hope some day soon the finish up the day job and concentrate fully on my different...
  19. M

    Tell us your story

    I saw a similar thread to this on boards.ie about how entrepreneurs started up their businesses. So how did you all get started in business? How is business going for you now? Do you have any tips for new startups? I'll start with a short one. I moved back from London to Dublin 6 months ago...
  20. G

    Hosting 365 down at the mo :(

    FYI anyone who has sites hosted there. G
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