Introduction to Design Patterns Using PHP

What are Design Patterns Design Patterns are simply defined solutions to common problems. Design patterns are not created by someone who sits in a room and decides to make a design pattern instead design patterns are proven solutions that are implemented over and over again through different projects. This re-use of the solution itself becomes a pattern. Don't be intimidated by the fancy names given…

Why Personalization Hasn’t Worked Online

Personalization hasn't worked because most people don't have a compelling reason to personalize. It hasn't worked because the cost of doing it well usually significantly outweighs the benefits it delivers. It hasn't worked because managers have seen it as some Holy Grail of content management.

Search Engine Optimization – A Must

As you surf the web take a look around at many of the sites you see. Do you notice anything that seems strange? Well, let me point it out to you. There are hundreds of thousands of web sites that just don't get much traffic. Some of these sites house hundreds of articles, reviews, tutorials, tools, products, forums to mention a few things, yet still…

Newsletter Publisher’s Secrets

When a long-time reader wrote to me about my apparent ability to expand my thoughts into articles, he called it "a special talent that a lot of people do not but wish they had" and my head started swelling from the flattery.