Website Design Builder – Adding Style to your Text
 

build a websiteIn today’s tutorial, we’ll continue to look at the extensive options and effects available to you when adding text to your new website header. Reason8’s fantastic new Website Template designer gives website builders the ability to design whatever look and style they need for their business website. Don’t forget to check out the whole series of tutorials that we’ve created to help you use every aspect of your Website Template Designer. Click here to view all the tutorials so far.
In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at “STYLE” options available when adding Text to your header.

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Website Design Builder – Adding Text 

build a websiteReason8’s fantastic new Website Template designer gives website builders the ability to design whatever look and style they need for their business website. With endless options of colours and styles and effect for images and text the only thing you need to bring is imagination! We’ve started to create a series of tutorials to help you get the very best out of this incredibly flexible and easy to use facility. Click here to view all the tutorials so far.
In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at options available when adding Text to your header.

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Template Designer – Image Edges. 

build a websiteIf you haven’t tried Reason8’s amazing new Website Template Designer yet, login to your website go to Step 2 Style and find out what all the fuss is about!! This new facility offers an unbelievable choice of really clever functions, options and effects to help you create the perfect look when you build a website for your business. Click here to have a look at the series of tutorials we’ve created so far to help you get started.
In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at the “Edges” option available to you when you’re adding images to your header.
 

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Website Design Builder – Add Images - Colour 

build a websiteIf you’re building a website with your own bespoke website header and background using Reason8’s amazing new Website Designer Facility, you’ll no doubt be enjoying the enormous choice of options and effects.  The options within the “Add Images” alone, allow you to do some amazing things and offers the flexibility you need to create the perfect image for your online business.  We’ve started to create a series of tutorials to help you get the very best out of this incredibly flexible and easy to use facility. Click here to view all the tutorials so far. In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at the “Colour” options available to you when you’re adding images to your header.

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Website Design Builder – 3D Images
 

build a websiteReason8’s amazing new Website Designer Facility offers some fabulous effects, which can be applied to both text and images to help you create a website with real presence! The Template Designer makes it so simple for website builders to design their own bespoke website header and background with endless options for colour and style. We’ve started to create a series of tutorials to help you get the very best out of this incredibly flexible and easy to use facility. Click here to view all the tutorials so far. In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at the “3D” options available when adding Images.

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Website Design Builder – Add Images
 

build a websiteIf you haven’t already tried Reason8’s amazing new Website Template designer, then you are missing out!! The NEW Template Designer gives website builders the ability to design your own header and website background with endless options for background colour and style, and editing images and text with styles and effects galore! We’ve started to create a series of tutorials to help you get the very best out of this incredibly flexible and easy to use facility. Click here to view all the tutorials so far.............

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Website Design Builder – Background Style
 

build a websiteFollowing the launch of Reason8’s amazing new Website Template designer, we’ve started to create a series of tutorials to help you get the very best out of this incredibly flexible and easy to use facility. Click here to view all the tutorials so far. The Template Designer gives you the ability to build a website with your own header and website background design with endless options to edit images and text with styles and effects galore! Be careful though, it’s so much fun, it can be highly addictive!
In this tutorial, we’ll be look at the second part of the Background Tab: Size and Style…..

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build a websiteTemplate Designer Background
 

Reason8 have recently unveiled its latest new website facility – The NEW Template Designer. This incredibly clever package of software allows customers to design and build a website along with their own bespoke website header and background. Customers can choose colour schemes, images, text and effects galore to create stunning headers to make their websites stand out from the crowd. Over the next few weeks we’ll be covering all aspects of this new and exciting facility. Today we’d like to introduce you to the Background colour options

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build a websiteTemplate Designer Categories
 

Reason8 are very proud to unveil its latest website facility – The NEW Template Designer. After several months of development, this incredibly flexible facility will allow website builders to design and build their own bespoke website header and background. Over the next few weeks we’ll be covering all aspects of this new and exciting facility. Today we’d like to introduce you to all the categories of Starter templates there are available.
 

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build a websiteTemplate Designer Overview
 

Reason8 are very proud to unveil its latest website facility – The NEW Template Designer. After several months of development, this incredibly flexible facility will allow website builders to design and build their own bespoke website header and background. Over the next few weeks we’ll be covering all aspects of this new and exciting facility. Today we’d like to introduce you to all the functions and options available with a Template Designer Overview.

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EXCITING NEWS !!!!
Build Your Own Bespoke Website Header!!
 

build a websiteJust when you thought your website builder couldn’t get any better, Reason8 have jumped ahead in the technology race again and after several months of hard work and development, are very proud to unveil the NEW TEMPLATE DESIGNER!  An incredibly flexible facility, which will enable you to design and build your own website header and background.

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Search Engine Optimisation Web Tools

build a websiteAs a Reason8 website builder, once you’ve built the basics of your website with all the main content, you should verify your website with Google. Google sends out it’s team of 'robots' or 'spiders' to crawl through websites to capture information but this can take some time. With billions of web pages to crawl, Google won't know that new pages have been created or changed unless they are brought to their attention. Verifying your site with Google does just that and says, Hey! – look at my site, and to make it easy for you, here’s a map to show you around! Click here to view the tutorial on how to verify your site with not only Google but also Bing now too!

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Mobile Internet  Access – Rapid Growth

build a websiteLast year, it was quoted that the number of mobile phone users had reached half the planet! That means that there are now around 4 billion activated mobile phones in use and around 35% of these mobile users are accessing the internet on their phones. Combine this with the fact that shopping carts are supported by quick and easy to use payment systems such as Paypal, means that it’s now even easier and far more accessible to shop online. As a website builder, it’s certainly a great time to have your business online as potential audiences grow and technology is bringing more and more convenience to shoppers!

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Get More Sales by Giving More Choice!

build a websiteProviding your customers with a simple, safe and helpful online shopping experience will  not only encourage more sales but if they find your shopping cart easy and pleasurable to use, they’re more likely to come back to shop with you again and again. As a website builder, you should be aiming to give your customers all the choices and options they need so that they can buy what they want in as few clicks as possible. Fortunately your Reason8 Shopping Basket Wizard offers a host of options and functions to help you create a simple and enjoyable shopping experience for all your customers.

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A Helpful Shopping Experience. 

build a websiteYour Reason8 website works in tandem with the award winning Mals Ecommerce Shopping Cart System. With all E-commerce websites from Reason 8, you are given access to your own shopping cart control, which works alongside your website builder. Built with beginner website designers and online merchants in mind, your Mals system makes it really simple to add a shopping cart to your website. In this tutorial, we'll look at the options you can add to create a really helpful shopping experience for your customers....

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Place your business on Google Maps.
 

build a websiteAs internet surfing and browsing methods develop, website builders should make sure that their websites are moving with the times as well. It’s a proven fact that literally 10’s of Millions of people are using Google Maps every single day when searching for products and services within their local area. The Google Maps list usually appears towards the top of the first page of any search lists so it offers a superb position advantage along with full details about your business, direct links to your website and all your contact details to hand to encourage maximum immediate response from browsers. So what are you waiting for, lets get YOUR business included in the Google Maps search lists now!

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Adding Invisible Automatic Sound to your Website
 

build a websiteWe’ve been asked if it’s possible to add automatic sound to your web pages without the visible player and the answer is yes but you should keep in mind that some visitors can find music annoying and if they can’t switch it off, they will simply click away from the page or worse still, they could away from your site altogether. To add automatic sound without the player visible also requires a change to the html code and so should only be attempted if you are a confident Reason8 website builder. You can change the settings of the sound player so that the audio plays automatically and the player, which your website system automatically creates, is hidden.

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Adding Sound and Video to your Website

build a websiteSeveral Reason8 Website Builders have asked about adding audio and video to their websites. Your Reason8 website control panel allows you to add both very easily and we’ll look at both now. We’ve previously looked at adding Video to your website pages using YouTube, which also includes an automatic player to give your customers full control over the video. Click here to view that Tutorial

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10 Top SEO Tipsbuild a website
 

Getting traffic to a business website is every website builder’s priority. Once you have plenty of visitors clicking through your pages, your content can go to work in encouraging a good response from visitors and of course as many sales and orders as possible. Your Reason8 Website is an expert at SEO and picks out top keywords from the content you place on your pages. It also works together with the information you provide in Step 1 of your website control panel.

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build a websiteWebsite Design Quiz
 

WIN Free Extra Pages for your website!
 

The Reason8 Tutorial Blog pages contain around 100 guides on how to get the best from your website. This series of quizzes have been created to provide a fun way for website builders to learn about the vast, amazing and flexible functions of your website editor. If you get stuck with anything while you build your website, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll find the help you need here. If you don’t, then leave a comment at the bottom and tell us what you need help with.

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Navigation using Links and Anchors

build a websiteThe Navigation of your website is what determines how easily your visitors can find their way around and ultimately find what they are looking for. When you build a website, which has pages with lots of text information, it’s best to create a mini index menu of the information at the top of these pages with links to the respective pieces of information. This will help your visitors find what they need without having to scroll through the whole lot. This is done using links and anchors (Click to view tutorial).  But what if you need to link to a specific section of a page from a different page on your website?

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build a websiteWebsite Navigation Quiz

WIN Free Extra Pages for your website!

The Reason8 Tutorial Blog pages contain around 100 guides on how to get the best from your website. This series of quizzes have been created to provide a fun way for website builders to learn about the vast, amazing and flexible functions of your website editor. If you get stuck with anything while you build your website, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll find the help you need here. If you don’t, then leave a comment at the bottom and tell us what you need help with.

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Boost Word of Mouth marketing of your website

build a website website builderWord of mouth is probably one the most trusted and effective methods of advertising. If you consider the way you’d react to a tv, radio or press advertisement claiming how great something is and then compare that to your response to someone you know and trust telling you about a really good product, service or company that they’ve found and recommend. You’d be far more likely to go with what your friend says wouldn’t you? So when you build a website, how can you help to generate more word of mouth about your company, products or services?

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build a websiteWebsite Marketing Quiz

WIN Free Extra Pages for your website!

The Reason8 Tutorial Blog pages contains around 100 guides on how to get the best from your website builder. If you get stuck with anything while you develop your website, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll find the help you need here. If you don’t, then leave a comment at the bottom and tell us what you need help with. 

All the answers can be found in the “Marketing “ tutorials (click here to view) in case you need a little clue but try to avoid any blatant cheating please!! : )  If you want to have some fun and learn something too then open a notepad document (start > all programs > accessories > notepad) next to your browser window and enter all the answers onto there, then simply paste them into a comment at the bottom when you’ve finished. 

Right then R8 Website Builders… Let’s see how many of you have been doing your homework.
Once you’ve answered the following questions, the first person to send in all the correct answers wins the fantastic FREE upgrade of 5 more web pages for your website!!

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build a websiteTable Layouts

When you build a website you really need to make sure that your website pages are easy to look at and are designed in a way, which actually helps visitors to absorb all your information. Displaying your content as neatly as possible can help you to ensure this. One of the best ways to design neat and structured pages is to use tables. Reason8’s table function is incredibly easy to use and so will help you to achieve perfect structure on all your primary pages.

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Put a spotlight on your images.

build a websiteImages are an integral part of any website, especially an ecommerce site, which will be using images to sell the products and / or services. Presenting your images in the best light is vital to help customers make that all important decision – to buy! If a customer wants a closer look at a product image, wouldn’t it be great if they could simply click on it and a larger version popped up in its own window? Well, brace yourself because your image presentation is about to get really exciting!! Reason8 have made life very easy for website builders with a feature called the Lightbox and you’re not going to believe how simple it is to incorporate this feature into your website.

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Website S.E.Optimization Quiz
 

WIN Free Extra Pages for your website!
 

Your Reason8 Tutorial Blog contains over 100 guides on how to get the best from your website. If you get stuck with anything while developing your website, there’s a very good chance you’ll find the help you need. If you don’t then leave a comment at the bottom and tell us what you need help with.
All the answers can be found within the existing tutorials about Website Text. Click here to view. just in case you need a little clue but try to avoid unabashed cheating!!  If you want to have some fun and learn something too then open a notepad document next to your browser window and enter all the answers onto there, then simply paste them into a comment at the bottom when you’ve finished.
Right then R8 Website Builders… Let’s see how many of you have been doing your homework.
Once you’ve answered the following questions, the first person to send in all the correct answers wins the fantastic FREE upgrade of 5 more web pages for your website!!

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The Domain Renewal Group Scam

build a websiteScammers, Fraudsters, Criminals, Thieves, Liars, Crooks, Con Merchants….. There are several other names we could use but we’re not allowed to put them in print !!! When you build a website, or indeed as part of everyday life, we must sadly, always be on guard to avoid falling for cons. The most recent being a scam on Domain Renewal. Several clients have contacted us to let us know about a company called the Domain Renewal Group who are conning people with false renewals and domain scams. We’d like to thank those customers as this has allowed us to warn you all and hopefully save you from falling victim to these disgraceful activities.

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PLACING YOUTUBE ONTO YOUR WEBSITE PAGES

build a websiteWe’ve received lots of emails from customers asking how to add You Tube Videos to their websites. YouTube was founded in 2005 and is the world's most popular online video community, allowing millions of people to watch and share videos, which have been originally created. YouTube also provides a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers to share the video content. It really is a superb way to add visual impact to your page and furthermore it’s free to add videos from YouTube to your website!!! You can either create or upload your own video or as long as you have permission, you could use a video, which is already on YouTube. With your Reason8 Website Builder, it’s also a lot easier than you may think.

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build a websiteWebsite Text Quiz
 

WIN Free Extra Pages for your website! 

Your Reason8 Tutorial Blog contains over 100 guides on how to get the best from your website. If you get stuck with anything while you or your website builder develops your website, there’s a very good chance you’ll find the help you need. If you don’t then leave a comment at the bottom and tell us what you need help with.

All the answers can be found within the existing tutorials about Website Text. Click here to view, just in case you need a little clue but try to avoid unabashed cheating!!  If you want to have some fun and learn something too then open a notepad document next to your browser window and enter all the answers onto there, then simply paste them into a comment at the bottom when you’ve finished.

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Jargon Buster - What is Java?
 

build a websiteYou may well have had a small window pop up on your screen from time to time, telling you that you need to update Java. And you’ve probably been left thinking “What on earth is Java and why do I need it?” Well… in addition to Java being an exceptionally nice, albeit very strong coffee from Indonesia, it’s also a free piece of software that your computer needs to complete a whole host of tasks. Java is free software or to describe it more technically - a programming language and computing platform, which allows you to play games, chat with people worldwide, watch videos, view images in 3D etc., etc., etc….. you can even calculate the interest on your mortgage thanks to Java! It’s also a vital part of intranet applications and e-commerce solutions. As a website builder a lot of the programs you may use to update your website require Java. In fact you’d be surprised how often Java may be involved in your life.

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NEW Google Search Facilities

build a websiteGoogle has recently revealed a whole new set of exiting features on its main search page. Internet users can now search under various categories to help them find what they need quickly and easily. Businesses are well advised to keep their websites regularly updated in order to take advantage of Google’s new features. As a Reason8 Website Builder, you have all the tools you need to easily keep your site updated. With your live update editor built into your site, you can take full advantage of the New Google!

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First Impressions in Seconds 

build a websiteWhen internet users first click onto your website, you have a matter of seconds to grab their attention and tell them what you do, what you offer and how they can buy from you or contact you. It seems like a lot of information to compress into a matter of seconds but the trick is to pick out the bare necessities of this info and present it clearly and aesthetically on your home page. First impressions last and as a website builder it’s vital to grab visitors attention quickly and completely. One of the quickest ways to provide the bones of your key info is with a bespoke header for your website.

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Add a Safe Mark to your Website. 

build a websiteWe all know that the internet is enormous and that there are many online threats such as phishing emails, viruses, Trojan worms, spyware, malware. It’s a scary list when you really look into it! There are thousands of unpleasant websites out there which are far from safe to surf or browse. But as a website builder how to you tell visitors, potential clients and internet browsers that your website is one of the good guys. One way to do this is with Norton Safe Web. Norton internet security is one of the leading Internet Security Programmes and it offers its customers safe passage and reassurance when surfing the internet. Norton Safe Web does this by labelling all websites with a rating icon.

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Adding a Drop Shadow to images.

We get asked all the time by website builders if its possible to add a drop shadow to images. And of course the answer is Yes it is possible and it does add a touch of depth and life to your pages too. You can use a selection of image editing programmes including Paint Shop, Adobe, etc., etc.
If you haven’t already got an image editing programme, we recommend a programme called Paint.net.

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Shopping Basket Quiz
 

WIN Free Extra Pages for your website! 

Your Reason8 Tutorial Blog contains over 100 guides on how to get the best from your website. If you get stuck with anything while developing your website, there’s a very good chance you’ll find the help you need. If you don’t then leave a comment at the bottom and tell us what you need help with.  

All the answers can be found within the existing tutorials about your Shopping Basket just in case you need a little clue. Right then R8 Website Builders… Let’s see how many of you have been doing your homework.
Once you’ve answered the following questions, the first person to send in all the correct answers wins a fantastic FREE upgrade of 5 more web pages for your website!!

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Avoiding Search engine penalties

Since the launch of the first search engines, website owners have looked for ways to boost their position in thebuild a website listings.

The early search engines used relatively crude indicators to calculate where a website was placed. As the popularity of search engines increased webmasters realised that to attract the most visitors you had to gain a high position in the search listings. Site owners began to work out by trial and error how search engines determined the position of any given site. They used this knowledge to modify their websites and “search engine optimisation” (SEO) was born.

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Adding Video to your website

Since You Tube was launched in 2005, videos have become commonplace on websites big and build a websitesmall. Used properly they can add real value. Videos bring a dimension to a site that’s difficult to achieve with words and pictures alone. If you build a site using a website builder it’s just as easy to add your own videos. It can also be free too!

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Adding Colour to your Website!

When you have such an immense spectrum of colours to choose from, how on earth do you go about choosing the right colours for your website? Your Reason8 website builder makes it so simple for you to choose and set your colours within your pages, on your text and even built into your header and background design. The first thing you need to do though is decide on a colour scheme, which you should stick to throughout your site.
 

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Customising your website

The most popular service we provide at Reason8 is our customised designs. Most businesses have build a websitesome idea how they want their website to look. There may be logos or branding they need the website to tie in with. But most of all they want their website to be unique. The Reason8 website builder gives you the best of both worlds, an easy to use updatable website with a customised look and feel.

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Navigation Menu Redesign
 

We’ve recently been looking at the importance of the navigation of your website. Navigation will determine how easy your customers, viewers and visitors find it to get around your site and find what they’re looking for. One important tip is to limit the number of buttons you have in your navigation bar so as not to scare visitors with a daunting menu to possibly have to go through. All professional website builders know that you should aim to keep it to no more than 6/7. Once you ‘ve whittled it down and have your list, why not give them a facelift to help them stand out and encourage visitors to click them.
 

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Image Issues Quiz
 

The Tutorial Blog contains around 100 guides on how to get the best from your website. If you get stuck with anything while you develop your website using your website builder, there’s a fair chance you’ll find the help you need. If you don’t then leave a comment at the bottom and tell us what you need help with.

WIN Free Extra Pages for your website!!! 

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Familiar Website Navigation.
 

In our last tutorial, we looked at how as a website builder, you can make sure visitors don’t get lost in your site by including a link to your home page at the bottom of all your pages. Now let’s look at secondary navigation, which includes links to your contact page, about us, terms and conditions, delivery and copyright information etc. and the importance of maintaining a familiar structure to your Navigation.

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Don't let your Visitors get lost!

When browsers surf the internet looking for information, they want to find it quickly and easily. The first few seconds after clicking onto a site should at least give them an idea of what the site offers and whether they are likely to find what they are looking for. They’re hoping to find the best product or service that they need at that time and of course the best price. As the website builder for your business, if your site shows no real indication of what’s on offer and / or gives visitors no idea of where to go next or how to get to the primary information pages, then the chances are they’ll click away to the next site pretty much immediately. If this is the case then YOU need to make some changes immediately.

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New Bing Site Verification !!
 

As a Reason8 Website Builder, you’ve recruited an excellent team to help develop and promote your business online. Your website NEVER stops working! Endless processes are always on the go to make sure you achieve the best possible position on the search engine search lists. There are of course several things you can do to give your website a helping hand with Search Engine Optimisation, which we’ve covered in several previous tutorials

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Make editing images a Picnik

It isn’t often that we make a song and dance about websites we’ve found.  But when we find something special we feel it’s important to shout about it. build a website

When you build a website the quality of the images have a big impact on the overall look of the site. To get the very best out of an image it generally requires some form of editing. However, most photo editing packages are expensive and difficult to use.  As a result many small business owners have struggled to achieve the quality of image they require. Now the photo manipulation software provided by Picnik, provides all the facilities of a professional editing package without the cost or technical requirements.

To demonstrate just how good it is, they were acquired by Google last month for an undisclosed figure.

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Bing Webmaster Tools

The search engine Bing was launched in August 2009, as part of a collaboration between Microsoft and Yahoo. Since its launch the search engine has gradually grown in build a websitepopularity.  Although it’s still early days, indications show that Bing could rival the search giant Google.

At Reason8 we’ve always recommended verifying your website with Google. A process we’ve made easy through the Reason8 website control panel. Now using the same easy tools you can verify your site with Bing.

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Jargon Buster – Tags and Meta-tags
 

Meta tags exist to inform web crawlers about your web page and are used for search engine optimization purposes or (SEO). They help web crawlers to index your pages more easily. Correct use of meta tags can help to improve the visibility of your webpage to certain search engines, and may increase the likelihood of your page coming up in the search results lists when people search under keywords, which are related to your content. Your Reason8 Website Builder creates all your tags automatically from the content you place on your pages but should you wish to amend and manipulate them yourself, here are a few guidelines.

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Changing Domain names

There are many reasons why a website owner may want to change their domain name. Usually it is build a websitedue to the business name or focus changing. When building a website using the Reason8 website builder changing your domain name is simple. However there are always important considerations to take into account.

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Choosing your Website Colour Scheme

The colour scheme displayed throughout the pages of a website can either welcome viewers in for an enjoyable stay to read through your information or send people screaming with eyes bleeding into the arms of your competitor. Well maybe not eyes bleeding, I suppose that’s a little strong … but it’s a point to be carefully considered.  Your Reason8 website builder makes it very easy for you to choose any number of colour schemes for your website. The tricky bit is sticking to it throughout your site.

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