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Is There Spice in Your Websites?

When someone visits your web site, do they think, “Wow, here’s ... look at!” Or, “Oh, here we go again, same old thing. Boring.” Youneed to know that a visitor ... their visit or leaving When someone visits your web site, do they think, “Wow, here’s somethingto look at!” Or,...

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Become a resource and they'll return!

One of the biggest ... every person ... business on theworld wide web faces, is how to get ... traffic to return to theirweb site. Business people are always looking for ... One of the biggest challenges every person conducting business on theworld wide web faces, is how to get...

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Content is King!

Content is ... pencil. Yes, a pencil. In my opinion, every great idea has started with a pencil. Sure, lots stay in ... head, but to me a great idea doesn’t have any value until it Content is KingIntroductionA pencil. Yes, a pencil. In my opinion, every great idea has...

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The Top Ten Non-Techie Ways to Drive Traffic to your Web Site

Bring those visitors back for more, ... you and saying BRAVO! They will create a buzz about your great site, bookmark it, and send you many new ... These visitors are your personal market Bring those visitors back for more, applauding you and saying BRAVO! They will create a buzz...

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80% of your Web site is Maintenance

Once your Web site is up, you must maintain it. ... means changes, and each time you make a change, you may make a mistake. Today, someone pointed out a mistake in an entry that was ... Once your Web site is up, you must maintain it. Maintenance means changes,...

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WHAT'S THE QUALITY OF YOUR WEB SITE?

A good web site receives ... of visitors a day. But how many of those turn into ... People sign-up or buy when they feel ... with a web site. If it's down, slow, or broken in any A good web site receives thousands of visitors a day. But how...

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Sites for Budding Beginners

So you want to put up a web page? As a relative newcomer myself to the magical world of web sites - I only went online in July of '99, and I didn't even know how to send emails - I have picked up many So you want to put...

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WAP for Webmasters

What is WAP?The Wireless ... Protocol (WAP) is a standard ... that enables Cellular Phones to connect to the Internet and view stripped down Web Pages and ... WAP uses similar con What is WAP?The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a standard technology that enables Cellular Phones to connect to...

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Do You Know What Your Website Visitors Are REALLY Looking For?

Through the last few years I've tried many ... to anagging ... how to let visitors easily search ... website. Each time I'd try a new service, script ... program I'd run into Through the last few years I've tried many solutions to anagging problem... how to let visitors easily...

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Link Rot Kills

"My site had a severe case of link rot and yours may too!"Have you ever run a link checking program on your website?No, not one of those quickie link checks, but a "full site"link check? What you learn about your website may disturb you. Ithappened to me this week. As...

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Four Ways To Make Your Web Copy SELL!

Is your web site getting ... but not selling ... the most common problem on the ... you check your web site ... you'll notice ... even ... of visitor Is your web site getting visitors, but not selling anything?It's the most common problem on the Internet.If you check your...

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3 STEPS TO PROFITABLE WEB SITE!

1) CLEAN THE ... load your web site with too much ... Your visitors may miss your sales ... flashing and blinking graphics can makeyou page load slow and annoy you 1) CLEAN THE CLUTTERDon't load your web site with too much high-techclutter. Your visitors may miss your sales message.Sometimes...

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10 Reasons To Survey Your Visitors, Subscribers And Customers!

1. You'll find out what type of content visitors wantto see at your web site. This will attract your ... revisit and read the ... You'll find out how to improve existing ... servi 1. You'll find out what type of content visitors wantto see at your web site. This...

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Fix My Website: Copy is Copy is Copy?

Gertrude Stein insisted that a rose was a rose was a rose. And Iwill ... right here, that boring is boring is ... probably heard (ad nauseum) that writing for the web ... diff Gertrude Stein insisted that a rose was a rose was a rose. And Iwill proclaim, right...

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Going Global

It‘s not always easy to think ... yet many of our site‘s visitors ... In fact, most ofthem do. This has forced us to pack a lot of learning into a short time.We edit and publish a monthl It‘s not always easy to think globally, yet many of our site‘s...

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Should You Translate Your Web Site to Another Language?

In 2001, half the users of the Web do not speak English as a first ... more, the number of ... speaking ... is ... a much faster rate than the number of English speakin In 2001, half the users of the Web do not speak English as a first...

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PUTTING THE "SERVICE" BACK IN "CUSTOMER SERVICE"


The future of customer service is here. ... has made seeking out support faster and easier than ever. But, has your digital age company ... true service in the name of ... Today, The future of customer service is here. Technology has made seeking out support faster and easier than...

"The Most Powerful Skills You Could Have as a Webmaster"


What are the most powerful skills you could have as a ... HTML and website creation programs Graphics programs Perl CGI ASP ... ... skills are great, but what many ... What are the most powerful skills you could have as a webmaster? HTML and website creation programs Graphics programs...

Beta Testing


I'm sure as you've cruised around the web you've run across the term "beta release" or "beta test version" or ... to that effect. You may also have heard "alpha test" or "public preview" and oth I'm sure as you've cruised around the web you've run across the term "beta...

Search Utilities


... a web site is hard work. I should know, I support sixteen of them, plus two ... at my day job. If you do ... ... you (or your staff) have to design the site, ... it Supporting a web site is hard work. I should know, I support...

Help Your Customers Buy More – Make Them Feel Safe


You have ... to publish this article free of charge ... or in print, as long as the bylines are ... courtesy copy of your ... would be ... of the big You have permission to publish this article free of charge eitherelectronically or in print, as long as the...

"Making Money, Not Excuses"


Making Money in 2002!So You Want to Make Some Money This ... and small business owners who are lured online by ... profit ... are often ... by the ... of Making Money in 2002!So You Want to Make Some Money This Year?Webmasters and small business owners who are lured...

Keeping Your Website In Top Condition - 5 Easy tips for maintaining a streamline site


Whether you are the master of your own domain or ... for someone else, you want to maintain the most ... website you can. To achieve this takes ... and ... on your part. Her Whether you are the master of your own domain or webmastering for someone else, you...

Real Life Internet Evil: Ezula


Our purpose with this series is to use real life examples ... fraud and other evil to show how you can ... ... The examples cited in these articles ... to ... Our purpose with this series is to use real life examples ofdeception, fraud and other evil to show...

Sins of The Internet: Para-Site


The other day I was surfing the web as normal, going quickly from site to site. I was looking for a good site to present with an ... Site award and I was getting ... because nothing was m The other day I was surfing the web as normal, going...

Is Your Business Running YOU?


I lost a client ... When I asked why he was making a change he said to me, "Your site used to be in the top three results of all the search engines and now it's ... I ... inves I lost a client recently. When I asked why he...

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Is Your Business Running YOU?

I lost a client ... When I asked why he was making a change he said to me, "Your site used to be in the top three results of all the search engines and now it's ... I ... inves I lost a client recently. When I asked why he...

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