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02/05/2012 16:55
A Plus On Google: The Google+ Share Button
Nowadays, in the World Wide Web, it is all about sharing. People all over the world share all kinds of news, photos of people, memes and almost anything under the sun. Because of this reason, social networking sites like Google+ have come up with something that makes this easier: the Share...
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11/04/2012 16:03
Wix HTML5 Website Builder – Is it really that good?
As the first maker of a website builder, Wix released their HTML5 editor by the end of March. Over the Easter holidays we finally took the time to experiment with this new powerful tool. Here’s what we think of it.
Flash versus HTML5
The fact that one of the largest website builder makers...
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03/04/2012 17:21
Alternatives to Etsy and Ebay for selling your handmade products online
It’s the classic challenge for young start-up design or crafts businesses: you have a great new product – but how do you sell it?
Whether it’s shoulder bags made from old rubber dinghies, jewelry from recycled materials, or organic cotton T-shirts: there is no shortage of new product ideas –...
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15/03/2012 14:47
How to create a favicon and install it on your website
What is a favicon, anyway?
A favicon is a 16x16 or 32x32 pixel small icon, symbol or logo that is usually located left of the address bar of the browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Firefox). Just like here:
When you have many browser windows open, you can easily and quickly find a...
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07/03/2012 15:37
Our review of Yola’s new online store
More and more small-business owners are using platforms like eBay or Etsy to sell their products online. And many do so very successfully.
For a lot of them it also makes sense to create their own online store so that they are more independent when, for example, eBay decides to increase their...
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18/01/2012 14:59
Our latest website builder video reviews and tutorials
For the past two weeks or so we have been busy creating new videos.
I think videos are by far the best way to present website builders as a good screencast can tell you so much more about a software tool than text. The only two disadvantages are that video production is a lot more...
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20/12/2011 16:52
Discontinuation of Office Live Small Business – Microsoft, are you kidding us?
Microsoft used to offer a neat website builder called Office Live Small Business (OLSB). It was never perfect but it was free, easy to use and the name Microsoft promised a solid company behind it.
In late 2010 Microsoft announced that the service would be discontinued leading to more than...
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13/12/2011 14:57
BaseKit review - first impressions and a comparison with Squarespace
BaseKit started out in 2008, so is still a relative newcomer to the website builder market. The British company has positioned itself in the high-end category, somewhere between Wordpress.org and Weebly.
BaseKit doesn’t use a Freemium model, and in this it is similar to the longer-established...
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22/11/2011 15:34
Four months of continuous testing: Server availability of five major website builders
How often does your website look like this?
A website that’s off-line is not a great first impression for your business.
With online website builders we usually have no control over where the site is hosted. We are therefore at the mercy of the web host chosen on our behalf by the...
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20/10/2011 15:28
Meeting the website makers #2: Jimdo talks about the US market (and cookies)
The next stop on my road air trip was San Francisco.
Jimdo's office is located in San Francisco's Mission district, where a lot of start up companies are based. Very interesting place.
I had the chance to talk to Powen Shiah who is Jimdo's US Country Manager. Enjoy the interview (and sorry...
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18/10/2011 14:01
Meeting the website makers: interview with Squarespace in New York
We've tested their products again and again, but who are the faces behind the website builders?
On a recent trip to New York and San Francisco I stopped by the offices of Squarespace, Jimdo and Weebly. My first visit led me to Manhattan where Squarespace calls home. I was very happy to met Nic...
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26/09/2011 17:17
Create a backup of your website easily - works for Jimdo, 1&1, Webs and most other site builders
If you've ever had a hard drive failure, you'll know that a backup can be the ultimate life-saver.
If you've built your website with an online website builder, all your data is stored in the "cloud". Your provider will take great care to make sure nothing ever gets lost. But sometimes...
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07/09/2011 19:01
How to add a free search engine to your website
In this tutorial you will learn how you can add a free Google-powered search engine to your website. Many website builders either don't feature a search engine at all or only offer a very simple one at best.
We are going to use Google's custom search, which will look like this once...
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15/08/2011 18:15
Free website builders: the best ones, and what you need to know about them
Free website builders from Jimdo, Webnode and Weebly
Plenty of online providers offer free plans for you to build your own website. These are usually based on free website building software, and because hosting is included, you don't even have to worry about web space.
This sounds like a...
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18/07/2011 17:06
Mobile-friendly websites: do website builders pass the test?
Mobile internet usage is on the rise: projections show that by 2015, more people will use mobile devices than computers to get online. Thanks to the iPhone, iPad and Android devices among others, this market segment is growing at an unstoppable rate.
Mobile versions of websites will soon be...
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05/07/2011 14:18
How to add a free forum to your website
You want to add a forum to your own website? Getting a basic forum is super easy - and even free!
It works with website builders like Jimdo, Weebly, Webnode and many more. As long as you can add a HTML widget to your website it will work just fine.
The video explains how you can get your own...
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13/06/2011 15:19
7 Ways to Add Something Special to Your Website, at Very Low or No Cost
To make a website stand out is hard these days. Great content can be found everywhere, you just have to look for it. But how about something really special? Something like this:
No one here at WebsiteToolTester is able to do something like this. But fortunately there are nice people who do...
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27/04/2011 11:34
Best of Photography: 9 Inspiring Sample Websites
Presenting a portfolio in a professional way is particularly important to a photographer. A website can be the best way to showcase his or her work to prospective clients and to the rest of the world.
We went searching and found 9 great sample websites that have been created with easy to use...
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15/04/2011 10:20
Twitter, Facebook & Co: Why you should integrate them into your website
Want to drive more visitors to your website? Then you'll probably need social media to help you.
Search engines Google and Bing recently announced that they would include criteria from social media channels to determine their website rankings.
What does this mean for bloggers and website...
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24/03/2011 11:11
1&1 MyBusiness Site: how to remove the advertisement in the footer
Every new 1&1 MyBusiness Site features this advertisement:
"This website was created using 1&1 MyBusiness Site."
Not only does it look unprofessional, a pricey product like this one should be completely ad-free. This short video will show you how to remove this footer.
Find...
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