Monetisation or Trust- What Should You Do With Your Blog?

When we start up a blog or website there’s a specific reason why we do so. Most of us start up a blog for economic reasons: We want to generate revenue. Whether we do this revenue generation through advertising, selling products or selling services it rarely matters. What does matter in most cases is that we do make a profit off the blog. And so the concept of monetisation comes up very early in your strategy.

Monetisation or Trust- What Should You Do With Your Blog?

Some people say you should monetise your blog from the very start. Others say you would be better off putting off the money and building an audience. So where do you start?

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Dapurkue- Free XHTML/CSS E-Commerce Template for Your Online Business

Once Again, we’ve got something special for our community. We've again came up with cool freebies giveaway as promised. This is our way of saying thanks to our readers for being part of the instantShift community and helping us make it to where we are right now. We never wait for special occasions to announce good freebies. To continue our grateful attitude to our readers and community in general, we are glad to release this Free XHTML/CSS E-Commerce Template DapurKue. It’s our latest high-quality freebies addition for instantShift readers.

Dapurkue- Free XHTML/CSS E-Commerce Template for Your Online Business

"DapurKue" is a XHTML/CSS E-Commerce Template suitable for any online business and has all the requirements and features of a typical online shop. This layout was designed and developed by Tokokoo as an exclusive gift for instantShift readers.

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Filter Forge Giveaway- Winners!

A weeks ago, we created a contest at instantShift called Filter Forge Giveaway had announced the giveaway of 3 Free Basic Edition Licenses of Filter Forge (worth $149 each) which is an excellent photoshop filter creation tool with a strong community spirit.

Filter Forge Giveaway- Winners!

We’ve got more than 70 response comments. After voiding spam and non-legit comments we have left with 56 valid comments. It’s really good to see that how we can able to help in our reader’s life and their profession.

In case, If you missed this giveaway, make sure you are ready for next one as we going to create more such giveaways in future.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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How to Effectively Handle Web Design Criticism

Regardless of where you work or who you work for, taking criticism is part of the job. Sometimes comments demand a response. Other times, ignoring them is better. Determining when and how to respond to negative comments is something that every individual and organization wrestles with.

How to Effectively Handle Web Design Criticism

Despite its negative associations, criticism can be an excellent opportunity to grow—but before you can respond effectively, you need to recognize the opportunities. One certainly experiences criticism in the field of design as well, and we put this article together to talk about how to effectively handle criticism on the social web.

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Collection of Free and Useful Tools for Javascript Developers

Today, JavaScript take a leading place when it comes to client side programming and is used by professionals and web developers all over the world. JavaScript is a powerful language with many advanced features and frameworks like jQuery, YUI, SproutCore and Cappuccino. But it has certain disadvantages that JavaScript is not the same in all browsers and it limits and accessibility of a website. But these factors should not limit the capabilities of this wonderful language.

Collection of Free and Useful Tools for Javascript Developers

Working with JavaScript may be a bit tough for many, but we have got many tools for JavaScript developers which are not only easy to use but bring out the results in a fraction of time. With your JavaScript in hand you can do all the tasks like documentation, editing, testing, debugging and more.

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