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Archive for February, 2020

Emails for your business: free vs. domain email address

Friday, February 28th, 2020 by Helge
You are using a free e-mail service for your business  right now? If yes, please read the following. One  benefit of using a custom domain name for your website is the fact that you can easily get a professional e-mail address using mail_kleinyour domain name. In this article, we will show you why using your own domain name for your email address is better than using a free email service provider. Your user expect your business to have a domain name and a website. An email address like marketing@testdomain.net tells people you’re serious about your business. Free email services, are easy to use for private purposes, but when you use a ...

Create nicer looking forms with CSS

Friday, February 21st, 2020 by Helge
Forms are one of the commonly used elements in HTML. It’s a basic functionality for most websites to capture specific information via user input through HTML forms. So why do so many forms look really boring? Why are businesses still missing out on new customers because of unappealing order forms? It’s amazing what you can accomplish with form design. It looks good, gives a serious impression, and attracts users. Examples The images illustrating this article are two examples of beautiful order forms I’ve found online. They are integrated with the rest of the website design, they have a simple layout, there isn’t too much data to be added. Users are ...

Creating dropdown-menus without JavaScript

Thursday, February 13th, 2020 by Helge
Dropdown menus are found on almost every website. The most common place for a dropdown is the main navigation bar, although a website can have dropdowns in almost any context. You can create a dropdown menu with dropdownJavaScript but this often makes it unnecessarily complicated. Let’s explore what it takes to make a simple navigation bar with only HTML and CSS. HTML Structure New designs are usually started by considering the HTML structure, so let’s do that first. The HTML of a dropdown menu is usually quite simple, and we only need three elements: <ul>, <li>, and <a>. You may also want to wrap the whole navigation bar inside a <div> or <nav> ...

Servage account – Create an email alias

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 by Helge
What is an email alias, and why do you need one?Screenshot_2020-02-05 Servage - Email accounts 1000850 An email alias is a way to create an additional name for your email account. This allows you to create alternative email addresses without having to create another email box.  For example, you may want to be able to set up a temporary address to receive responses to an invitation to a party to make it all a little more festive. Or maybe you want an extra address you give out to your customers and another you use privately if you want to split it all into ...