The online home of Bentonville, Arkansas freelance web developer, Brandon Cox.
"...for we are His workmanship." -Eph. 2:10
I’m normally not a fan of sticky. Seeing the juice of an apple run down gives me the heebie-jeebies, and one of the most frustrating things to do is get a little bit of sugary soda on the outside of the cup. Remember that scene in Christmas Vacation when Clark Grizwald can’t get the sap off his hands? That scene haunts me to this day - can’t stand sticky! Read the rest of this article »
Here’s a simple tip from the marketing aspect of web site design - keep your bread and butter front and center. Many sites are crowded with extras and bonuses, but the main business of the site is overshadowed. You must determine what a “sale” is in your market, then arrange your design elements around it. Read the rest of this article »
I’ve begun the process of upgrading a dozen or so sites that I manage over to WordPress 2.5 and I’m becoming a big fan already. Most of the differences will be unnoticeable to the general viewing public, but on the backend, there’s a whole new user interface, and it’s awesome. It’s been re-organized and cleaned up in appearance. Even though most people won’t interact with the backend, let me tell you why I think this has been a great development from the WP community… Read the rest of this article »
One of the easiest ways to sell downloadable products (or any products, for that matter) is to use e-junkie. What’s so great about it? You don’t have to operate your own shopping cart script, so it’s great for blogs. They offer javascript-powered buttons that keep shoppers on your site. In fact, they can even view their cart at any time from your site without jumping to e-junkie until the point of sale. Add in the value of a built-in, ready-to-go affiliate program and you’ve got a great solution for a small e-commerce site.
So check out e-junkie!