Create great menus that are search engine friendly

The first tutorial on 365 Web Applications is a horizontal drop down menu.  This enables web site users to navigate through the entire site structure from any page on the site.  It also has a secondary benefit of being an SEO friendly sitemap.

Horizontal Menu

Horizontal Menu

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Assessing your risks early can save a project

The creation of a web based application is often a sizable investment for any business. Its success or failure can have a major impact. In todays world, the website might be the business. How do the most successful websites and applications succeed? Why do others fail and disappear? How do we as web developers make sure our clients sites and applications are among those that are successful?
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Do you want to design like the pros?

For some this may be new, but for me it is more a reminder.  Stylesheets save time and that means more time to enjoy life.  Stay displined when it comes to stylesheets and you’ll be designing sites like a pro in no time.

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10 Web Application Lessons from 2008

The ball has just dropped in Times Square!  Welcome to 2009.  This year is going to be a year of change and discipline.  Whether we or our clients succeed or fail will depend on our attitude and behaviors.  We need to have a positive outlook and a constant desire for improvement.  This will require using any setbacks whether they be technical or business related as lessons for improvement.  Application development provides a great opportunity for this as well.  Here are a few lessons I’ve learned from 2008 that I want to carry into 2009.

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