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After a frantic week of getting the last bits of the re-design ready to go, we finally launch version 2.0 of The Web Squeeze on Sunday morning!

Now I can relax. But not for long ’cause we have 2 GREAT projects in the works. One of them is headed by one of our Team Leaders on the forum (Rakuli) and we are very excited about that. We have a few other projects brewing so it’s very exciting times for all of us at The Web Squeeze.

One last thing… at TWS, we are always on the look out for writers so if you have an Web Design or Development articles or tutorials you would like to post on our site, give us a shout!

So please have a look and let us know what you think! And register on the forum, it’s a great community!

When you’re designing a web site, you want it to be the best right? I mean … not just average looking but something you will be proud to put against those featured on showcased sites right?

You’ll often find me posting and answering questions in forums when my mind needs to be somewhere else for a few minutes. Sometimes I find myself reviewing sites. When reviewing someone’s site, I often point them to CSS Showcase sites (notably CSSMania because of it’s topics) just to give them a view on their competition. I think it’s very important to see what your competition has for a site and making sure you’re up to par with them esthetically. I mean, you’re product might be better than Company B but if your site looks like it was done when Netscape 3 was out … most people won’t look past the first impressions.</p>

Yes … it’s true unfortunately. The classic line of “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” doesn’t work in the Web Design industry. If your site looks great and it’s trendy, clients will come.

So … when you’re designing a site, don’t settle for less! Go look at what the others are doing and aim higher.

As I said in my first blog entry, I have started a business with 3 great friends of mine. Unfortunately, friends I have never met because of the distance separating us. Hopefully, we will be able to change that at one point

The Web Squeeze is a Web Design and Development magazine and forum. We have just updated the design (v1.5) and I think it’s looking really great. Our forum is getting busier and busier by the day so that’s really good news.
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