| 471 | The Real Video Format Preview: One of the big problems on the internet is the fact that by far the vast majority of people use slow dial-up connections. In spite of all of the hoopla about DSL and Cable, perhaps 90% to 95% of all of the people in the United States is still on dial-up. In addition, most of the rest of the planet has not been wired for high speed access and ... (more) Published By: Richard Lowe Submitted: 19 January,2002 |
| 472 | Website Design vs. Function Preview: Easily, one of the biggest mistakes webmasters make when first starting out on the web is in the design of their site. This is extremely understandable, considering that, in the brick and mortar world, a business's success is often dependent on it's appearance. The more money put into the look and design of a business, the better it often does. U... (more) Published By: John Buchanan Submitted: 21 January,2002 |
| 473 | Color Your Way To Online Success Preview: Color Your Way To Online Success by BB Lee (C)2002 (378 words) It's a fact, the dominate color on your web-site will either help or hinder your marketing success Online. Why? Behavioral Scientist discovered colors have a deep psychological impact on human emotional response. This is great for the Online Marketer! We can use the basic color theo... (more) Published By: BB Lee Submitted: 24 January,2002 |
| 474 | So, You Want Your Own Website? Is Free Or Paid Hosting Right For You? Preview: You have made the decision to build a website! Good for you. Whether you are simply looking for a way to show off your family, to try your hand at making money from an affiliate program or to go into a full-fledged business, your first decision is going to be where to host it. Traveling the maze of hosting options is a bewildering and time consum... (more) Published By: Sibyl McLendon Submitted: 25 January,2002 |
| 475 | What’s In A (Domain) Name? Preview: Choosing a domain name is a very important first step for anyone starting a business on the Internet. This name is the first impression that strangers are going to have about you and your business. You are going to need to give this decision some real thought. It is very likely that you have a name in mind already. Something catchy, perhaps? Somet... (more) Published By: Sibyl McLendon Submitted: 25 January,2002 |
| 476 | Learn From Their Multi-Million Dollar Mistakes! Preview: Here is a classic example of what NOT to do when conducting business online. That is, unless you can afford to throw away millions of dollars. Have you seen those ads by x10 for that tiny camera that you can hook up to your computer? It is estimated that as many as 1/3 of ALL people surfing online have been exposed to their advertising campaign.... (more) Published By: A. T. Rendon Submitted: 12 February,2002 |
| 477 | NAVIGATION BAR AND BULLETED LISTS Preview: Next, we are going to learn to make a navigation bar so that the Web site becomes "navigable", and then we learn to present point-wise information in the form of "Bulleted Lists". A proper navigation is the backbone of your Web site's success on the Net. If you want the visitors to be able to access all the information you want them to be able to... (more) Published By: Amrit Hallan Submitted: 12 February,2002 |
| 478 | CASCADING STYLE SHEETS AND SERVER SIDE INCLUDES Preview: Highlight: Below, first we learn how to define individual tags with multiple definitions using the Cascading Style Sheets, and then we learn how to include common components on multiple web pages with minimum effort. We packed up with external Cascading Style Sheets in the previous section, and I had mentioned like a sage that their could be a po... (more) Published By: Amrit Hallan Submitted: 12 February,2002 |
| 479 | Putting an "ADD TO FAVORITES" button on your page Preview: It's always better to make your visitor add your page to the "Favorites" folder so that he or she can come back to your site in future. I myself bookmark pages I find useful. Not everybody knows that press CTRL+D does the job, and not everybody feels motivated enough all the time to first go to "Favorites" in the menu and do the task. The code be... (more) Published By: Amrit Hallan Submitted: 12 February,2002 |
| 480 | Set Your Website In Order Preview: One thing that will kill the potential for a website is the lack of order for the web pages - especially the homepage. If you're going to design your own website, be sure that you find a pattern that will be appealing to your visitors and design your website to follow the pattern. You'll be amazed at the difference between the success of an orga... (more) Published By: Candice Pardue Submitted: 13 February,2002 |
| 481 | Untangling Spaghetti HTML Preview: Untangling Spaghetti HTML ========================= by Sunil Tanna, EBookCompiler.com When I was first learning to write computer programs, one of the most important points that was drummed into me was that it's never a good idea to write great chunks of computer code that are repetitions of earlier code. The reason is simple: when it comes time ... (more) Published By: Sunil Tanna Submitted: 13 February,2002 |
| 482 | HOW TO PROFIT WITH FREE DISCUSSION FORUMS Preview: If there's one thing I've learned in my years of doing business online, it's that credibility should be your number one objective. If people know you and respect you, they'll feel like they can trust you with their money. On the other hand, if you're just starting out and no one knows who you are, you're going to have a hard time drumming up sales... (more) Published By: Lisa Lake Submitted: 13 February,2002 |
| 483 | How to Choose a Web Site Designer Preview: It seems that everyone from the 15-year-old kid to their Grandmother is able to design a web site these days. You could also build the site yourself using a word processor or other web site program; however if you choose this route, plan on spending quite a bit of time learning, to get your site to look professional. Creating a web site is not... (more) Published By: Herman Drost Submitted: 13 February,2002 |
| 484 | Using SSI's to Ease Site Maintenance Preview: Before building a site, every webmaster has to make a decision on what layout method to use. Most seem to go with either a frame or a table-based layout, the latter being more popular in these days. While both of these have their advantages and disadvantages, a frame-based site is usually easier to update. If you happen to have a 200-page site wit... (more) Published By: Lauri Harpf Submitted: 15 February,2002 |
| 485 | Advanced 404 Pages Preview: In a previous article, I discussed the advantages of using a customized 404 error page on your site and gave instructions on how to create one. As I explained back then, these pages are highly useful because they enable you to benefit from traffic that would otherwise be lost. They however do have one dark side that can make maintaining your site ... (more) Published By: Lauri Harpf Submitted: 15 February,2002 |
| 486 | 10 Covert Ways To Make People Visit Longer! Preview: 1. Offer a free ebook that's published right on your web site. They would have to stay at your web site to read it. 2. Give your visitors a different free bonus for each link they click-through on your web site. Example: "If you click on this link you'll get a FREE course!" 3. Make your content into a story format. They will want to keep reading... (more) Published By: Larry Dotson Submitted: 15 February,2002 |
| 487 | "How to give your small business web site a corporate look" Preview: The Web is an amazing thing! You can be a 15-year old girl and make everyone believe you are a big-time executive who just can't wait to get home from work after a busy day of meetings and lunches, and relax by your big-screen TV with an expensive Siberian cat in you lap. I am not exactly sure why you would want to do that, but it's certainly pos... (more) Published By: Milana Nastetskaya Submitted: 16 February,2002 |
| 488 | How To Design Your Website For Maximum Sales Preview: 1. Front Page Make it brief and quick loading. Avoid large graphics, fancy Flash movies and hefty Javascripts. Have a sharp marketing focus. Display your most important marketing information on your front page. Avoid filling it with tons of details or hyperlinks. Your front page's primary function is to capture the visitors' attention and generat... (more) Published By: Michael Low Submitted: 16 February,2002 |
| 489 | How to Use Pop Ups Without Annoying Your Visitors Preview: At the risk of losing you before we even get started, I'm going to say a "dirty" word: Pop Up (as in Windows). If you're like me, you've been popped more times than a firecracker on the 4th of July...but that's no reason to click away in disgust. There is a method of using pop ups that won't annoy your website guests and can actually benefit yo... (more) Published By: Merle Submitted: 16 February,2002 |
| 490 | Home Page Essentials: Miss These & You're Missing the Mark! Preview: The home page (also known as "index" or "default" page) is usually the first thing people see upon entering your site. If it doesn't grab them - or contain certain information - many people won't venture past it... and might just leave your site altogether. As my Mom used to say, "You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a Good Impression." This ring... (more) Published By: Merle Submitted: 16 February,2002 |