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Creating a website design requirements gathering form

Creating a website design requirements gathering form

Download our FREE Requirements Gathering Form PDF, or read on to learn about how to properly gather requirements for a website.

When gathering requirements for a website design project, it is important to cover the right topics in order to gather sufficient information. I’ve previously written about how to set your agenda with a client for the website design requirements gathering session. In this post, I will be covering some of the proper criteria for your project requirements.

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Tutorial: How to Photoshop e-commerce product photos in 3 simple steps (Isolating on white background)

Tutorial: How to Photoshop e-commerce product photos in 3 simple steps (Isolating on white background)

EDITING PROGRAM USED: Adobe Photoshop CC (Note: All of the steps used in this tutorial can be accomplished in Photoshop CS3 and up)

After spending a few years in production art, I've become pretty familiar with the art of retouching. I've come across several different methods for prepping product images to be used for both stand-alone presentation and as part of a larger layout. Whatever the end goal is, I've found that starting with these 3 steps is the quickest way to get professional results using Photoshop.

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Joomla E-commerce Components overview: Hikashop vs. Virtuemart

Joomla E-commerce Components overview: Hikashop vs. Virtuemart

There are many components to choose from on the Joomla Extensions Directory as an E-commerce solution, but the most popular and polished ones are Hikashop and Virtuemart. Between the two, my preference is definitely Hikashop. This isn't an absolute preference, however; I believe that in some cases Virtuemart is an ideal solution, but only if there are a limited number of products you plan to sell, and there aren't many variants/options that these products carry. So, on to the components! I'm going to go over different features of each product as well as their pros and cons.

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Review: Best Joomla Templates & Frameworks

Review: Best Joomla Templates & Frameworks

With all the available options online, choosing the right Joomla template framework can be frustrating. What if you choose one that doesn't suite your needs? Luckily, there are many good options out there, and its hard to say that there's a best one for every situation. There are different features, designs, and specializations that should be taken into consideration when choosing your template, and I recommend trying different frameworks before deciding what you like best. Personally, I don't just use one framework; I pick whichever one works best for the website I am building. Here is a review of some of my favorite frameworks:

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CSS Tricks for Content Management Systems

CSS Tricks for Content Management Systems

It is very common that customizing a component. module, or plugin (or whatever the CMS you chose decided to call it) within a content management system will require some additional CSS editing to get it to look or function the way you intended. Content management systems have many more working parts than a traditional website built with HTML & CSS, and may need some additional tricks to get the job done. The methods shown below should lend a helping hand with that. 

 

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    CORRIE M.

    Aptude

  • "[Virgo Web Design] did an amazing job on my non-profit's website, ghhaven.org. [They] put our site together quickly and with all of the elements we requested - plus, [they] had a lot of great recommendations for things that we hadn't even considered for the site. [They were] very helpful throughout the process of getting our site launched and I found [them] to be quick in responding to all of my questions/requests as well. [They] even helped us get our business emails set up!

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