A short but sweet list of guidelines to follow while building a web 2.0 website. Learn XHTML. Make sure your pages are XHTML transitional or strict. This will help with your visibility to search engines and cross-browser compatibility. XHTML Tutorial by W3Schools Learn CSS. With CSS, you can start separating content from appearance and CSS is more cross browser friendly than tables. One thing to avoid while programming with CSS is to use too many nested divs. If you start using too many, it’s kind of pointless to start using CSS rather than tables in the first place. If you are just...

Getting a dba (doing business as) can be good if you want to start a company but can’t come up with a name for it yet. I created an LLC which was just my last name, LLC until we could come up with a name for our new web company. When we did find a name for the company, all we did was file for a dba so we could do business as the LLC, just under another name. This way, you only have to have one bank account when you create the holding company. I am not a lawyer, but it seems like a good idea for the future if you want to create new companies under your original business name.

Just Do It! If you haven’t done it yet, it’s really easy to set up a company. 1. Come up with a name (this is the hardest part). 2. Visit your state’s website and do a preliminary search to see if the name you want to use already exists. 3. Apply for a corporation online on your state’s website! 4. Call the state and get your employee identification number over the phone. 5. When you receive your articles of organization from the state in the mail, go to the bank and open a bank account with your newly acquired papers and EIN. Easy! I think the whole process minus waiting...

Welcome to my first blog! After realizing that I spend a good amount of each day researching weblogs such as 9Rules (my favorite), I decided to start my own blog and share my research with everyone. I can start by providing links I found useful today. WordPress - www.wordpress.com 9Rules - 9rules.com P.S. Don’t try to use Safari 3 with WordPress 2.2!!