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This is the first HTML tutorial so I figured what better than the standard “Hello World”. If you are new to HTML I will tell you a little bit about it. HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language and is a way to display and format items in your web browser. HTML is a very simple language to learn and you can have a lot of fun with it. Later I plan to add more advanced HTML/XHTML and CSS tutorials for you to check out.

This tutorial will show you how to create a website header similar to the on use on the social book marking site digg.com. I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS3 for this tutorial.

This tutorial will show how to create a very simple abstract shape using a few brushes and effects. For this tutorial I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS3. If you have an older version of Adobe Photoshop, you may still be able to follow this tutorial.

This tutorial is a continuation on the “How to Access a MySQL Database Using PHP” tutorial that showed you how to setup a database using phpMyAdmin and how to read data from the database using PHP. In the tutorial I will show you how to write data to the database directly through a from on your website. This is going to be a very basic writing tutorial. We will get into more advanced stuff later on.

Since CSS has become so popular lately, there has been a lot of bad talk about table. From what I have read using tables is taboo. This article will show you how to create tables using XHTML and explain why I believe there is still a need for tables.

Popularity Contest is a WordPress plug-in written by Alex King. It gives your posts a popularity rating base on these values: Permalink Views, Home Views, Archive Views, Category Views, Feed Views, Comments, Pingbacks, Trackbacks. You also have the ability to change the weight of all of these values. For example, if you value Feed view more than comments, you can adjust the value of Feed Views to be greater than comments. The total of all values added together is the posts popularity. The popularity of the post is then displayed on your page as a percentage.

This tutorial will show you how to create a layout for a web hosting company using Adobe Photoshop.

This tutorial will show you how to sign for a BlogRush account and use the BlogRush widget to generate some extra traffic for your site.

This Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create blue text with a chrome background. For this tutorial I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS2. However, this effect can be achieved with most newer versions of Adobe Photoshop.

In this tutorial I will show you how to display data from a MySQL database on a web page using PHP. This is part two in our MySQL database tutorial. If you haven’t completed the first part of this tutorial you need to do that first. Part 1 is located here: Create a MySQL Database with cPanel and PhpAdmin. When you finish that tutorial, make sure you populate the database with a few entries.

This tutorial will show you how to replace the default search built into Wordpress with a Google Search box through Google Adsense. Adding the Google Search box will help you make money from your website by showing advertisements in the search results. You are paid if a users clicks on an advertisement. The downside to Google Search is that when a user clicks an advertisement they will leave your site.

This Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create a clean looking layout for your personal portfolio website. The effects use here are very simple and novice Photoshop users should be able to follow this tutorial fine. I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS2 for this tutorial. I plan to upgrade to CS3 later this week, so look for more CS3 tutorial in the future.

Face it, running a website isn’t cheap. The main overhead costs for most websites are hosting and domain name registration. One way to offset this cost is by utilizing internet advertising. This tutorial will give new Web Developers and Bloggers insight into how to make money from their website.

This tutorial will show you how to create a clean looking menu header box using Adobe Photoshop CS2.

This tutorial will show you how to create a brushed metal logo with blood splattered over top.

This tutorial will show you how to use the Ekstreme Socializer plugin for Wordpress to help generate traffic through social book marking website. Socializer makes book marking to several different networks very simple. The plugin makes it even easier for your readers to submit your quality content to popular social networks.

This tutorial will show you how to create a simple background that repeat horizontal using Adobe Photoshop. These backgrounds are effectively used in non-fluid designs to give fluid like look, even though the actual size of the page content stays the same.

This tutorial will show you how to create a website header that is similar to the new header at technorati.com. For this tutorial I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS2.

This Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create a simplistic design studio menu.

This tutorial will show you how to generate a sitemap for a Wordpress blog and tell most of the major search engines where your site map is located. Including a site map will increase the amount of pages that get index by search engines, and ultimately increase traffic to your website.

This tutorial will show you how to redirect your affiliate links using a PHP script and a simple edit to your .htaccess file. For some reason users seem to trust links more if the reside on your own server. Using a “link cloaking” technique is an easy way to increase revenue from affiliate offers.

The Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create icon that resemble the new icons included with Adobe Photoshop CS3. This tutorial is quick and easy.

Having too many programs run at startup can slow down the time it takes to log on or restart your computer. It also can be a pain to have 30 different icons in your task bar. This tutorial will show you how to remove the items from Windows XP startup.

This Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create a rounded logo, inspired by the Versus cable network. We will use gradients and layer style to create this logo in Photoshop. This tutorial is great for all Photoshop users from beginners to intermediates.

This tutorial will show you how to setup hotlink protection using CPanel. With this protection enabled, every time someone tries to HotLink an image from your site, you can have custom image displayed instead. It will help save your bandwidth, and send people back to your site to see the original content.

In this tutorial I will show you how to monetize your blog without hassle, using the simple Adsense Injection 2.0 plug-in for Wordpress. With the Adsense Injection plug-in you can randomly place ads from Google AdSense and Yahoo Publisher Network into your content.

In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial I will show you how to create the carbon fiber website header that was used at projectcrankwalk.com . You will use a simple gradient with a pattern overlay to create a unique effect. I hope you enjoy.

This tutorial will show you how to setup Wordpress to use clean URL’s. Using clean URL’s is on of the first step in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Besides that, they just look better. You can see an example of these URL’s on sites like digg.com and more.

This tutorial will show how to create and populate a basic database using cPanel and phpMyAdmin.

This tutorial will show you how to create a dark logo using Adobe Photoshop.