We know that resolution on the web is a vast and often confusing topic and some people are struggling to upload the images with correct resolution to their websites.  The fact is uploading an image to the site with incorrect resolution may exceeds the pixels screen resolution and it is an unnecessary waste of resources such as web space and bandwidth. As a result, your website will take more time to download, performing poorly and at the same time, it may put off your web visitors.

Every image you put on a web needs to be optimized.  What does it mean? Well, it means to upload an image with correct screen resolution without wasting any resources which is usually 96 or 72 DPI because that is the resolution of most computer monitors.  Firstly, specify the pixel dimensions of your image and make sure that the image is dpi 72 DPI (as recommended).

We recommend using an image editing softwares like Adobe Photoshop or CorelDraw but we do not expect our clients to pay a high end prices to optimize images for the web.
There is an online image editor tools from third-party site which you can use for your convenient - it will help you to reduce unnecessary pixel dimensions of your images before uploading them to your website. Click here to launch the image editor tools. (When you save the image you can set the image quality as 70 or 80 without compromising its quality, this will help to optimize the image for the web). 

Alternatively, you may download a software called 'Paint.NET' from http://www.getpaint.net/ and install it on your PC'. Paint.NET' is FREE image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools - highly recommended.

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What are the pros and cons of building a website myself? Well, the Do-It-Yourself approach or getting your friend to build a website sounds very appealing, isn't?  At the end, your website fee is inexpensive and you learn new skills, knowing how to build a website and perhaps the coding side.  It sounds good, right?

The fact is that building a website is one thing but do you know how long it takes to maintain a website and to keep it up-to-date with the web technology?  If you have the time to learn and build your own website, then go ahead but don't risk and ruin your business image because you don't know if the finished product is going to be professional or not.

What is the border line between professional and amateur site?  What is the damage if your site is poorly designed?  Well, for a start a great website will reflect well on the business it represents and unfortunately, a poor website will have the opposite effect, damaging the critical part of its brand and the business image.
Also, a badly designed website or a poorly updated website can seriously affect the bottom line of your business when it comes to gaining new contracts.  Don't take the shortcuts, unless you know what you are doing!

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With IE8, Microsoft has enhanced how the web browser displays and renders websites. Previously, the company had been criticised for not complying with internet standards for HTML and CSS; the languages used to create websites. Within the latest version, however, the company claims to have massively improved web standards support, bringing Internet Explorer in line with web browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Safari and Google Chrome.

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