A Little Advice From The Mac Lady

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TIPS FOR YOUR WEB SITE If you are a "real" company with "real" products and "real" people,please put your address and phone number on your site (usually on acontact page is best).
Afterall, you put y... TIPS FOR YOUR WEB SITE If you are a "real" company with "real" products and "real" people,please put your address and phone number on your site (usually on acontact page is best).
Afterall, you put your address and phone numberin your city's phone book don't you? You put this information on yourbusiness card too, don't you? Think of your cyber presence the same wayyou do with your earth presence. Most people will be more comfortableordering from a company that doesn't appear to be hiding behind theanonymity of the internet.
An address may not be as important as a phonenumber as some businesses are home businesses and safety concerns may bean issue. Please let your visitors know right up front - before they fill outforms - that your offer is good only in the USA (or wherever).
As well,let your visitors know what currency your prices are in. This isespecially important to Canadian visitors who are burdened with the"dollar that isn't worth a dollar".
And speaking of forms.... pleasecheck them to make sure they work properly.
Make sure you have enoughcharacters allotted to all fields so that the user can correctly input apostal code or zip code, province or state etc. - And, if I spend a lotof time filling out your form, I expect the SUBMIT button to work! Ifyou are using java for your forms, please check that it is compatiblefor both Netscape and Explorer.
TIPS ON EMAIL I get letters all the time from people claiming to have visited my website, and then they go on to say that they have a great offer that is aperfect fit with my site.... Hmmmm...
I don't think my dog Harpo (whohas his own email address) is really interested in selling Golf Clubs!!I have about 50 email addresses and the "harvesters" have a picnic whenthey get to my site! So my DELETE key gets a vigorous workout!And please - this is a MUST - have an easy REMOVAL system in place.Asking me to call a long distance number is not appropriate. Instead,have a special email address for removals.
If you are not sending SPAMyou won't be overwhelmed with removals... and if you are sending SPAM,then you deserve to have your mailbox filled to the brim! TIPS ON SOFTWARE Please, please, please....
put the system requirements right up front!I'm a MAC user and nothing is more frustrating and disappointing toactually start downloading a great piece of software only to find out itis for a PC! And if you're not developing your software for MAC... justtake a look at Apple's quarterly report - you'll see that Macs aregaining in popularlity.
If you don't build it - someone else will! IF YOU'RE SELLING SOMETHING Get a real email account.... and a real web site - a professional onewith your own domain name.
I'd be more inclined to take you seriously ifyou take your business seriously. SPELL CHECK No one is perfect....
but at least take a few minutes to proofread yourwork... after all, if you claim to provide a great product or serviceand you have typos in your emails or web site....
well, it just blowsyour credibility as a professional. The biggest culprits I see are....you / yours, their here COMPATIBILITY Please check your pages in Netscape and Explorer! Tables workdifferently in each browser - incorrect coding can make your sitevirtually invisible in Netscape! And those CSS stylesheets with the verysmall type...
sometimes I can't even see the "l"s on a Mac in Netscapeand the type is so small that it is impossible to read. Please test yoursite on both platforms and with both browsers.
I hope that the information above will inspire you to check out your websites and make any changes that may be necessary. We can all make theweb a better place! Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com The Mac Lady - Nancy O.
Johnson - Vancouver, BC Canada"Oh, what a wicked web I weave...."Web Design / Web HostingINTERNET: http://www.the-mac-lady.com / EMAIL: [email protected].