14 Days of Bootstrap 4 – Introduction

October 22, 2018February 5, 2020 Cristina Conacel 4 Comments

Introduction

This is a Bootstrap 4 Tutorial for beginners. The idea for it comes from “24 days of Rust” and “24 days of Hackage“. As the titles might suggest, this kind of article series features daily blog posts with tutorials on how to use a language or library.

14 Days of Bootstrap 4 consists of daily tutorials focusing on basic parts of Bootstrap 4. Each article has coded examples and extensive descriptions. We also recommend extra resources that you can use to dive deeper.

The purpose is for you to learn something new everyday. At the end of the series you will be a well-prepared Bootstrap 4 developer, ready to create any website that you desire.

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Migrate from Bootstrap 4 to version 5

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Bootstrap has been an essential tool for web developers over the years and has maintained a high standard. One of the most significant advantages of Bootstrap is that it is relatively easy to use and understand. The effectiveness of a thing, especially in this technological universe, does not mean that it is ultimate and perfect, and therefore immune to improvement. Everything can be improved upon, and that’s why despite the brilliance of Bootstrap 4, there is an upgraded Bootstrap 5, which has better code qualities. Some of these are; expanded color palette, CSS variables, faster and almost independent JavaScript (JS) integration, better API, and redesigned form controls and additional custom properties.

Another cherry on the top of this pile of news is that Vanilla JavaScript will be used from now onwards in place of jQuery as Bootstrap had stopped further support and approval of Internet Explorer 10 and 11. Apart from this, the only noticeable difference between Bootstrap 4 and 5 is that the logo had changed. The change is a little tweaking of the B in the logo. This article focuses on the new features of Bootstrap 5 and how to migrate from version 4 by paying special attention to the changes in the functionality. And an operational guideline of both the new and the old-keeping in mind is that the article deals solely with the available alpha version that might have changed upon the beta version release.

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6 Strategies To Help You Increase Customer Engagement

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Dave Schneider Leave a comment

In today’s digitalized world, customers expect brands to foresee their needs and meet them in real-time. They want to know they’re heard, that their problems will be fixed, that they’ll get answers to their questions. In other words, they want to feel a connection to your brand.

In fact, it is safe to say that customers have become somewhat spoiled, which makes things quite difficult for business owners and marketers. Now, besides marketing and outstanding customer service, brands also need to focus on customer engagement.

Here are 6 ideas to help you pull off a solid customer engagement strategy to enhance brand growth and loyalty.

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How Good Web Design Improves Content Marketing

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 admin Leave a comment

In order for a marketing campaign (any marketing campaign) to do well, it often needs to merge several different aspects together. For example, quality content and active social media promotion. Or targeted blogger outreach and an interesting affiliate program. But at the same time, none of your marketing efforts can be as effective without a quality, well-designed website. It’s the very foundation of your online presence and the key link between all marketing campaigns.

In this post, we will be looking at how good web design can help improve your content marketing efforts, and why content marketing backed by poor web design will not yield the same results.

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SEO Optimisation Takes Time, How to Check If It Gives Results

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 admin Leave a comment

How to check if SEO optimisation gives results? Unlike some other marketing strategies that are instant in terms of results – such as Google or Facebook campaigns – SEO optimisation takes time. And that’s time for the actions taken to show a better position on Google.

Sometimes it takes a couple of weeks, and sometimes it takes months depending on the search engine itself, the competition, and other factors. This leaves website owners in an awkward vacuum when they don’t know whether the money they’ve invested has been used wisely or not. But, while the real effects take time, that doesn’t mean we can’t check if the work entrusted to SEO experts is done properly (or if we did it the right way ourselves) and if the SEO optimization yields results.

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5 Valuable Benefits Of Email Marketing In All Business Sizes

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Marketing plans necessitate a consistent understanding of the manner in which potential customers think and move every day. Companies seek to learn what most consumers do so that they know what the right tactics to use in reaching them are, and email marketing is one of those useful strategies.

Email marketing offers a reliable means of contact between your business and clients. It is a widely used tactic that is used by businesses since every transaction can now be done virtually. This is proof that there are no small or big spaces in business as long as where the customers are, they go for it.

Its efficacy in this sector has already been proven, and due to its utility, it continually creates remarkable noise anywhere. Now, if you are up to know more about the benefits of using email marketing to your business and how valuable it is as a marketing tactic, below is the list of its five benefits that you need to learn about. This might get your interest.

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How to Set Up A Great Digital Presence for Your New Business

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 admin Leave a comment

New businesses need to do so much more than open their doors. Ignoring the online element businesses need to invest in today is folly. Recent times have proven how a digital arm to your business can keep customers engaged and boost your sales in every situation. It is smart, it helps you grow, and it is so easy to do when you follow this guide:

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The Importance of Nailing Your Web Design for Successful Link Building

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 admin Leave a comment

So you have your website. Your content is great, it helps your audience. Yet, the number of your website visitors isn’t growing. If you find yourself in this situation, perhaps you should consider link building. And, more importantly, you should check if your website’s design is at the top of its game.

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Top Web Hosting Trends For 2020 and Beyond

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The hosting provider is an unsung hero, and the backbone of the internet. These are the repositories of the web as we know it, but very few realize the immense work that goes on behind the scenes to render on screen the glitzy websites that are so appealing to customers.

The shape of the hosting industry is changing. From being a mere warehouse storing data, web hosting services are becoming a vital chain in the link that sends petabytes of information streaming across the internet every second.

What are the top web hosting industry trends for 2020? We take a deep dive and discover.

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5 Challenges Facing Students in the Web Development Industry

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Web development has been a fast-growing industry over the past decade. In most cases, web developers work as employees or contractors for creating web applications for organisations. Several techniques and skills, such as programming and interface design, are required. Web developers are also responsible for determining a website’s content together with implementing other tools such as links. However, many have not put into consideration some of the challenges students face while learning and putting into practice web development technologies. Different students may have different web development learning experiences. Also, most students often wonder about what are the major constituents of an outstanding modern website.

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3 Awesome Digital Marketing Strategies to Boost Your Web Presence

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Dave Schneider Leave a comment

There are more than 300 million internet users in the United States alone, with that number reaching more than 4.5 billion worldwide.

With so many people browsing the web, it’s no surprise that businesses are more eager than ever to establish and grow their presence online as well. However, with increasing competition, merely having a website is no longer enough.

To make your business visible online today, you need to use a variety of different strategies and be visible on multiple platforms. What’s more, you need to have a deep understanding of who your audience is if you want to break through the clutter and create meaningful messages that people actually respond to.

To help you make 2020 the year when your online efforts finally pay off, let’s go through some of the most important digital marketing strategies you should consider.

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