Performance Matters-Optimizing Page Load Performance matters when you have spent time and money to build a website and rely on it to make revenue or retain visitors. Visitors will leave a site if it does not load fast or the performance is lacking in both speed and functionality. Optimizing your website is a valuable necessity that will pay off in both a growth in traffic and revenue. Course Description In this course you’ll learn how to improve web-page performance. We’ll cover what that means, why it’s so important to consider, and how you can optimize your web pages so they perform well. What You’ll Learn What website performance is and how you can measure it. Why the difference between overall and perceived performance is important. How to use Google’s DevTools and PageSpeed insights. How to optimise the overall performance of your sites using server-side optimisation and by reducing HTTP requests. How… read more
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Building WordPress Themes With Bootstrap – In this course you’re going to learn how to convert a portfolio HTML template into a WordPress theme. Along the way, you’ll learn the basics of WordPress theme development as well as more complex techniques, such as creating custom queries and widgets. What You’ll Learn How to prepare the theme files. How to create the page header, blog page content and footer. How to create the blog page sidebar. How to load the necessary scripts. How to create the post page and recent projects widget. Finally, you’ll learn how to create the homepage and contact page. [creativ_button url=”http://themeforest.net/item/building-wordpress-themes-with-bootstrap/14806107?ref=Godserv” icon=”” label=”Download” colour=”theme” colour_custom=”” size=”large” edge=”rounded” target=”_self”]
Landing Page Design Principles As a web designer, I’m sure you’ve had to design a landing page at some point. If you haven’t, you will. So why not get a head start and learn the essentials of landing page design? This course will teach you what a landing page is, what structure it might typically have, and how you should design it for best results. What You’ll Learn What a landing page is, and the difference between a landing page and what we typically call a homepage. How to create an effective landing page structure. How to increase your conversion rate with message matching, freebies, an effective call to action, A/B testing, and other techniques. A detailed guide to designing each element of the landing page [creativ_button url=”http://themeforest.net/item/landing-page-design-principles/15394176?ref=Godserv” icon=”” label=”Download” colour=”theme” colour_custom=”” size=”large” edge=”rounded” target=”_blank”]
Mobile UI Design for Beginners  course provides an introduction to designing mobile interfaces. If you’re new to UI design, or creating your first app, it should be a great place to start. Follow me as I design an app interface, and get familiar with the conventions and basic principles of working on mobile apps. What You’ll Learn The limitations and opportunities in mobile design. How to put together the building blocks of mobile UI design; grids, typography, colour, and anatomy. How to create the skeleton of your design. How to build a finished example site. [creativ_button url=”http://themeforest.net/item/mobile-ui-design-for-beginners/14804643?ref=Godserv” icon=”” label=”Download” colour=”theme” colour_custom=”” size=”large” edge=”rounded” target=”_self”]
Welcome to the July 18, 2012 edition of Christian Carnival. Each week, we bring together a selection of the best articles from across the web. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favorite site, or would like to discover something completely new, this is the best place to start! The carnival deals with a variety of topics, so look through the articles and you should find something of interest. A big thanks to all who sent in their entries. Join our Facebook page, Enjoy! Family Centric – Modern Marriages Posted by Gbenga Owotoki From recent study done in the US, about 49% of all marriages end in divorce and you might think the odds of failure of marriages will be much less for couples heavily involved in the church but I am sorry to shock you, it is not so…. Read More Marriage… read more
I want to change lives! I want to make the world a better place. I don’t know who you are, what kind of person you are, or what you’re trying to get out of life, but If you’re the same as everyone else, you’re probably just trying to find your way through life. Maybe you’re trying to be unique, to be noticed. Maybe you’ve been striving for the approvals of others far too long and you’ve never found it. Maybe you’ve been hiding behind a mask so long that you’ve forgotten who you really are, maybe you just feel lost in this huge world, maybe you’re feeling alone or maybe you just feel invisible. That’s not really who you are, you were built for so much more! You’re beautiful, strong, courageous, loving, and yes, you are unique. Even if these things are hidden deep down, they’re there. And that’s all… read more
I struggled with this photo a lot. Bahar didn’t like “the right side of her faceâ€, so when I came home I started Photoshopping the photo, you know, removing bores, scars, and wrinkles, etc. I did this because as a human I am influenced by worldly standards, we are led to believe that we have to be: thin, muscular, tall, clear skin, shinny hair, golden curls, big and bright eyes, long eyelashes, small and straight noses, full lips, etc. But that’s not God’s standards. The Bible says that we are created in God’s image, maybe not physically, but we should accept the way God created us and be grateful for His wonderful handiwork– not be grumbling and ungrateful. “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.†Genesis 1:27 Also, our Lord does not judge man according… read more
Today I wish to talk to you about something that I think that we all struggle with in life, and that is being content. I am going to start out by saying that I have been a horrible example as one who is content in my past. I have been driving for 5 years and I have had 5 different vehicles, none of them have been totaled. Arguable, my first few cars were not so great, but my fourth was a ’99 Honda Civic with relatively low kilometers. It was a great car that would have lasted me a long time but I had always wanted a Honda Prelude. So I sold my Civic and went a few months without a car so that I could save to get a Prelude. I ended up with exactly what I was looking for, a well-maintained, low kilometer, eucalyptus green pearl Prelude. So… read more