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Current SitePoint.com Articles

Design Contests Made Me A Better Designer

The topic of design contests is a polarizing one. In this article Richard Scott, a designer who makes the majority of his living from design contests, reveals why he chooses to ignore the pleas of the NO!SPEC crowd -- and how he's a better designer because of it.

What's Your Web Site Worth?

Many factors affect a web site's value. Do you know what they are? In this article, Georgina interviews a panel of industry experts who break through the sales hype to explain how to place a meaningful price on your online asset.

John Farrar on the COOP ColdFusion Framework

In this, the second of Kay's series of interviews with ColdFusion framework developers, John Farrar talks up the new kid on the Rapid Application Development block -- COOP -- and explains how being "cooped up" is the best thing that could happen to a ColdFusion developer.

Develop Effective Forum Leadership

Your online community can only grow so much while you're moderating everything yourself. There comes a time when you'll need to delegate many of your moderation responsibilities to a trusted team. In this article, Patrick discusses how to select and train these moderators to ensure that your forum becomes successful without losing its community spirit.

Google Web Site Optimizer Tool: I Told You So

Ever wondered whether your design recommendation was actually the best option? Ever disagreed with a stakeholder over the best creative execution? Google's new Website Optimizer tool makes testing different visuals quick and painless, and provides full reports to present to clients, as Alex explains.

An Absolute Beginner's Tutorial On Flex 3

If you're thinking of submitting an article in SitePoint's Flex/AIR competition, but don't know where to start, then Rhys is here to help! In this beginner's article, you'll learn the very basics for using MXML and ActionScript 3.0 to develop Rich Internet Applications in Flex 3.0.

20 Ways to Keep Clients Coming Back For More

Do you have a high turnover of clients? Constantly fighting to win new work? The answer could be looking you in the face every day -- your existing clients! Let Akash explain how and why client retention is key to freelance success.

10 Years On: SitePoint's Co-founder Spills the Beans

10 years ago, an enthusiastic Aussie entrepreneur and a young Canadian webmaster got together to launch the site that would become sitepoint.com. In this revealing interview, SitePoint's Co-founder Mark Harbottle reflects on the highlights since those early days, and hypothesizes on what the future holds.

Xavier Mathieu On The Design Of 99designs.com

Popular crowdsourcing site 99designs.com launched a slick new design last week. In this candid interview, the site's designer, Xavier Mathieu, shares some of the early mockups that shaped the site's design, describes the process he followed, and shares his thoughts on "design contests".

Tomorrow's CSS Today: 8 Techniques They Don't Want You To Know

Sick of hearing about great CSS features you can't use? Find yourself playing it safe with CSS when building web sites? Wondering where went yesterday's promise of a bright future with CSS? Future CSS support is closer than you think! Tim shows 8 advanced CSS features you can use to add some pizazz to your web pages today.

Master Your Keywords, Part 1: Organize Your Keyword Research

In this article, the first in a five-part series on optimizing your site through keyword research, Wordtracker's Ken McGaffin demonstrates how you can maximize traffic by performing structured keyword research, thus optimizing your site for the specific terms that you target.

Enter the Dragon: Develop ColdFusion Apps for Free

ColdFusion development doesn't have to be costly! In this beginner's article, Chris introduces BlueDragon, a free tool for creating ColdFusion web applications. You'll learn to install BlueDragon and use it to create your very first ColdFusion application.

Geoff Bowers on the FarCry Framework

FarCry is best known as an open source CMS, but did you know that it was also a full-blown web application framework? In this interview, Kay Smoljak grills the creator of FarCry on how it came about, where it's being used, and what the future holds.

The Principles of Project Management

Did your last project feel like a three-ring circus? Maybe the project was the problem! Finding good projects is a project manager's first challenge, and in this step-by-step tutorial, Meri explains how to find projects, assess them, and get to know the different people involved, before walking through the process of project initiation. Along the way, she introduces tools and best practices that will help you make a success of your next project.

Portable Apps: A Mobile Office For A Desktop Computer

Regardless of whether you use a desktop or a laptop computer, the benefits of having a portable development environment are numerous. In this article, Joseph walks you through how to set up a suite of useful tools that run from a USB drive -- a literal dev environment on a stick.