A newsletter is pretty much a update notification used on blogs/websites to remind people to visit your website, and an advertisement of some sorts. The newsletter is where you automatically describe you and your websites abilities as  the design/template is it’s face. Setting up a complex html newsletter is inefficient, but a simple layout which you can google will directly give you a form which will subconsciously make people automatically click it. I found this great article which explains step by step the newsletter designs and will lead you through it’s coding.

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/code-html-email-newsletters/

“Uncover the trade secrets great designers keep to themselves!”

• Design amazing web interfaces from scratch.
• Master key web interface design principles
• Create beautiful, yet functional, web sites.
• Master the interface design principles: research, structure, aesthetics, and deliverables.
• Unleash your own artistic talents

…and much more. Far too many things to mention here!

Overview

Sexy Web Design is an easy-to-follow guide that reveals the secrets of how to build your own breathtaking web interfaces from scratch. You’ll be guided through the entire process of creating a gorgeous, usable web site by applying the timeless principles of user-centered design.

Even if you’re short on design skills, with this book you’ll be creating your own stunning web sites in no time at all.

Throughout, the focus is on simple and practical techniques that anyone can use — you don’t need to have gone to art school or have artistic flair to create stunning designs using the methods outlined in this book.

The book’s full-color layout and large format (8” x 10”) make Sexy Web Design a pleasure to read.

What Will You Learn?

This book will show you how to:

• Define your design goals
• Give balance to your design
• Find design inspiration
• Structure your design using wireframes, sketches, and checklists
• Give your design a mood and atmosphere
• Effectively use color, contrast and consistency
• Create beautiful navigation and interaction styles
• Effectively use photography, icongraphy and illustrations
• Choose the right typography for your design
• Simply make stuff look sexy

1. Time Your Website’s Load Time

• Raven-Seo
  
• Website Optimization Page Analysis
  
• Pingdom

Benefits of Optimizing Website Load Time ?

1. Saves your bandwidth , which also saves you money !
2. Faster Loading times will impress your user’s first time visit
3. Generate more page views
4. Search Engines reward websites with smaller sizes.

2. How-To Optimize images on your Website

Do not use PhotoShop as you’ll fail the timing test that way … use Fireworks for it, and if you don’t have one – download the demo.

Image Optimization Tutorial

Smush.it – another Fireworks like program that optimizes your images to maximum without loosing quality.

To BE Continued ->>>

3. Optimize your Website’s CSS

The best way of optimizing your website would be combining all css stylesheets into a single file for the header.

Remember every little kb counts when you add them all up towards your website.

Blogging Pro already wrote a mind blowing article-analysis on CSS-Optimization so go take a look at that. There’s no reason in me beating a dead horse with a stick.

http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2006/08/17/css-optimization/

CSS Optimization Tools

1. http://www.cleancss.com/
2. http://iceyboard.no-ip.org/projects/css_compressor
3. http://www.cleancss.com/
4. http://www.cssoptimiser.com/
5. http://flumpcakes.co.uk/css/optimiser/

4. Optimizing Your Website’s Javascript

In some cases if you’re using a CMS system such as WordPress , Joomla or Drupal then chances are you’re also using plugins.

If you take the time to count up all the plugins you have you can come to the simple conclusion that all those scripts are gonna hurt your website’s load time !

Javascript Optimization Tools

1. http://www.pinkorange.at/tools/jscompress/
2. http://javascriptcompressor.com/
3. https://jawr.dev.java.net/
4. http://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/9/
5. http://www.jslint.com/

I don’t know why but the Ozh’ Click Counter plugin didn’t work out for my blog, probably has an internal conflict with my theme , so it doesn’t fit. It should have shown clicked links on your wordpress blog, and the exact number of them . The installation is easy and using requires just adding the links you want to spy on and that’s it , but it still didn’t work out. Please comment those who got the plugin working straight .