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Suggest a topic for me to write about!

So, I’ve decided to ask you, dear readers, what topic you would like to see me cover.
I’ll pick the topic I like best, research it, and post it here. Or maybe I’ll put up some of my favorite ideas to a vote (er…poll).
So suggest away using the comments section, or you can email me at: emeraldtoucanet@yahoo.com.

Edit 9/16/10
Note: I will only choose topics that fit in with the rest of the blog, so something relevant to web-designers (could be a topic related to design, freelancing or SEO for example).

The Zen of CSS Design Review: The Best of Both Worlds

From what I’ve found most web-design books fall into one of two camps:

Those that focus on code.

These books go into detail about how to put together the “guts” of your website (which is very important). When it comes to books on JavaScript, PHP, and other programming languages, I don’t really expect a bunch of stunning looking designs, and discussing the graphic design side of web-design would just be off-topic. However in a CSS book, or more general web-design book those things are quite appropriate.

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Advertising Garage Band Style

If you have ever been in a band then chances are good that you’ve had the wonderful experience of designing a flyer (a poster, often advertising a band’s concert, but really a flyer can advertise anything), and then plastering it all over town.

flyers posted on a bulletin board

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Three SEO tools to check out

It’s been a while since my last post, but I’m back, and today’s post is on a few SEO tools that can be found online.
I’ve personally not made much use of keyword density analysis tools, as I generally prefer to eyeball it anyhow. However SEO tools aren’t just limited to keyword density analyzers, there’s also tools that will look at your site and give suggestions for words to use in your PPC (that’s pay per click advertising) campaign, and more.

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