Posted on: 14 May, 2004
Author: Alan Steward
Adding Sound to your Web Site - the good, the bad and the uglyMany ... like the idea of adding ... music to their web sites but most shy away from doing it worrying about slow loading pa Adding Sound to your Web Site - the good, the bad and the uglyMany webmasters like the idea of adding background music to their web sites but most shy away from doing it worrying about slow loading pages and large file sizes. There are many different ways to add background music to your site and some of them don't require large files...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 21 April, 2004
Author: Al Martinovic
Color ... in ... Al ... On the internet we don't deal with face to face selling. The internet is a visual and ... medium. The words, or sales copy, on your website have Color Psychology in MarketingBy Al Martinovic On the internet we don't deal with face to face selling. The internet is a visual and psychological medium. The words, or sales copy, on your website have by far the greatest psychological impact on your visitors and thus becomes your most important communication and sales tool. But another important psychological aspect of your website that is often overlooked are...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 02 April, 2004
Author: Jeff Colburn
One of the biggest problems you will ... and one that visitors really hate, is slow loading pages. This is usually caused by having either too many ... or graphics that are too large. But One of the biggest problems you will encounter, and one that visitors really hate, is slow loading pages. This is usually caused by having either too many graphics, or graphics that are too large. But not to worry, there are some simple solutions.Contrary to what the Internet industry wants you to believe; about 90% of Internet users are still using slow dial-up connections. Download speeds...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 14 November, 2002
Author: Jamie Kiley
Never put form over ... Why? Because it's crucial that visitors actually be able to USE your site. ... you do must be designed to be as easy for the visitor to ... as ... Eve Never put form over function. Why? Because it's crucial that visitors actually be able to USE your site. Everything you do must be designed to be as easy for the visitor to understand as possible. Everything should be functional first.If you put form before function, you sacrifice your visitor's best interest for your own preferences. By definition, putting form over function means you sacrifice...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 24 October, 2002
Author: Dianne Reuby
If you've created web pages, you've probably used the ALT aspart of your IMG tag. When your visitor puts their ... the image, a pop-up ... gives them ... can get exa If you've created web pages, you've probably used the ALT aspart of your IMG tag. When your visitor puts their cursorover the image, a pop-up "tool-tip" gives them essentialinformation.You can get exactly the same effect on other web objects,using "title".Here are some examples.News Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
Continue ReadingPosted on: 01 January, 2002
Author: Joanne Glasspoole
If your Web site doesn't project a ... and polished image to your ... your ... and that of your products and services will suffer. Image is ... online where y If your Web site doesn't project a professional and polished image to your visitors, your credibility and that of your products and services will suffer. Image is everything--especially online where your competitor is only one mouse click away!Before your first HTML code is written, you will need to consider your Web site's navigational structure, color scheme and page layout. Is your content developed? If not, who is going to...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 15 December, 2001
Author: Roger J. Burke
This article may be freely used in ezines, on websites or in e-books, as long as the by-line is left ... of ... would be greatly ... and if ... a copy of the rel This article may be freely used in ezines, on websites or in e-books, as long as the by-line is left intact.Notification of publication would be greatly appreciated, and if possible, a copy of the relevant ezine or newsletter. Please send notification to: mailto:[email protected] -----------------------------It's not my intention to boast - far from it! But, it came as a pleasant surprise to me recently when I...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 05 December, 2001
Author: Jody Hatton
Quick! hink about your website. If I were to pop out of ... in the next few seconds and ask you why you've got one,and what its purpose is, would you be able to tell me on the ... site h Quick! hink about your website. If I were to pop out of yourscreen in the next few seconds and ask you why you've got one,and what its purpose is, would you be able to tell me on the spot?Every site has a purpose, and every site owner has a goal.Regardless of whether you're selling products, information,or nothing at all,...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 05 December, 2001
Author: Shelley Lowery
When ... a website, make sure you include proper META tags in the HTML of each page. META tags are HTML code that enable the search engines to ... what keywords are relevant to a specific When designing a website, make sure you include proper META tags in the HTML of each page. META tags are HTML code that enable the search engines to determine what keywords are relevant to a specific site. About 80 percent of all web site traffic originates from the eight major search engines. It would be a good idea to make sure you've done your...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 03 December, 2001
Author: Matt Hockin
"Viral Publicity" and "Viral Marketing" are really just new buzzwords for the oldest form of publicity in the world..."Referral" or "Word of Mouth."The Internet takes this ancient form of "buzz" and p... "Viral Publicity" and "Viral Marketing" are really just new buzzwords for the oldest form of publicity in the world..."Referral" or "Word of Mouth."The Internet takes this ancient form of "buzz" and promotion andamplifies it with a global network of people connected digitally."Word of mouth" now has an Internet version called "word of mouse"(word of computer mouse). With greatly increased speeds, peoplerefer things to their friends and families spreading...
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