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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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Does Your Site Have Stopping Power?


About one in every ten sites I visit succeeds at keeping mearound longer than a minute. I'm usually in a hurry when Isurf the web, and I'm not alone. Actually, the term "Web surfer" is a misleading one. Not toomany people I know actually "surf" the web at a leisurelypace....

How To Keep Visitors On Your Site Longer and Bring Them Back Again and Again


You work very hard to bring traffic to your site. When they finally do get there what happens? Well in a lot of cases they.... leave. Yup, they simply move on to the next site. That click happy mouse You work very hard to bring traffic to your site. When...

A GRAPHICS PRIMER


You’ve ... buttons and ... lines and other good stuff from the web — but — it’s not all exactly what you want. Besides, you have some photos that would spruce up the site, and you want t You’ve downloaded buttons and horizontal lines and other good stuff from the...

Seven Sure Fire Ways to Scare Your Customers Away


Your visitors are your most ... Internet asset. ... you don't have buyers, and without buyers you ... a ... visitors are a fickle beast. Somewhat like a ... Your visitors are your most important Internet asset. Withoutvisitors, you don't have buyers, and without buyers you don'thave a business.But visitors...

Real Audio and Real Video, streaming media for your web site


Anybody interested in creating RealAudio and RealVideo content ontheir sites will find it's a great deal easier than they might haveinitially imagined. The instructions given below are for RealAudio o... Anybody interested in creating RealAudio and RealVideo content ontheir sites will find it's a great deal easier than they might...

Why Do I Need A Database?


If you're not familiar with the term as it relates to the web,a database is a ... ... of data. It can be ... a list of email ... to a set of names, ... andphone numb If you're not familiar with the term as it relates to the web,a...

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,...

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...

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...

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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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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