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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Setting up a website
- Where does a person start when setting up a website? What software is best to use? Setting up a website is not an easy proposition. If you are interested in knowing what the first step is in setting up your own website, continue reading.In fact, it is a good idea to have a solid understanding of how to build sites before attempting to go-live. If you are looking for a professional looking w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Quality web copy is the key to success
- Many websites make the mistake of being all flash and no substance. Nothing irritates potential customers more than visiting your website hoping to find information and instead seeing only blinding color and flashing borders. Of course, you want your website to be attractive, even snazzy, but if there is no useful information included in well-written copy, customers are going to go elsewhere....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Affordable web design in birmingham
- If you have a business, big or small you may be thinking of getting yourself a website.The world wide web is another way of spreading your message or selling your product.First you need to find somebody or a company to build and design your website. Some web designers charge a huge amount of money so it is quite difficult to make the right choice.One area you could try first i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Web copy - what you should know first
- Just what is web copy? Some people think that web copy is anything that is written on a web page. But that is "content" and it is decidedly different than web copy. Simply stated, web copy is the copy that is used to sell anything on a web page. So now you say, but that's "sales copy." And you would be partly correct, but traditional direct mail copy and web copy are two different animals.Y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 benefits of html validation
- You may not bother with html validation or writing simple and clean code when designing your web site. Later you may find your site is slow loading, appears incorrectly in the main browsers and does not rank well for the major search engines.Now there are sites that still do rank well even though the html code has many errors. This is because most of the current major browsers are still ver...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Converting print advertising for use on the web - a how-to
- Contrary to the beliefs of some, advertising for web and print are very different. Converting print ads for use on the web is very tricky. What has been very successful on paper may have no impact at all on the screen. When I am asked "How do I convert my print ads to web?" my answer is simple: don't! Web and print are so vastly different that I believe you should never build your web pa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A landing page is not an order page (and why it matters)
- To explain my point I need to first confuse the issue a bit (you'll see why): While a landing page is not an order page, it can, and in many cases should, contain the order form.So what is the difference? Is this just a question of semantics? Actually, there is a big difference and it can have a big effect on your conversion rate. Generally, the order page is another page on your website. A...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What you should ask a web designer before you hire him
- You've thought about it and you're ready to go. You're ready to give your business an online presence. You want your own website. That's great but unless you are doing it yourself, you would be shopping for a website designer. Some people would design their own websites but most people prefer to save themselves the time and money and hand the job over to the professionals.But how do you cho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dos and donts in web design - part 2 (content)
- Do know your audienceIt's important to know your audience. If you write for a site that sells toys you'll use other words, colors, images etc. compared to a site for online banking. Write and design with your visitors in mind. Don't get tempted to write for yourself.Don't use meaningless wordsDo you have a cool site with hot subjects? Or a hot site with cool subj...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Maximising web site viewability - resolution
- This is my second article on maximising web site viewability. Analysing screen resolution data.With so many different configurations internet users have their computers set up with, it can be difficult to decide how web sitesshould be configured so that it is viewable in as many configurations as possible.So in the last 6 months i have been logging the statistics from my web d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Maximising web site viewability - browsers
- With so many different configurations internet users have their computers set up with, it can be difficult to decide how web sites should be configured so that it is viewable in as many configurations as possible.So in the last 6 months i have been logging the statistics from my web design site to achieve as accurate a result as possible to answer this question.The results are intere...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Web site templates and their benefits
- Unarguably, the most important part of your website is content. To draw in clients or customers, you need captivating content and search engines are blind to web design. They only see content. The images, structure and colors of your website go out the window when it comes to search engine placement, which we all know is the single best traffic generator. Your web design is really only a shell tha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Choose & use the best colors
- The Psychology of ColorAre you using the best colors for your web site? Many web designers often overlook the issues of color in web design. When choosing colors for your web site there are three main areas that should be addressed.1) The psychological effect of colors,2) The effect on the readability of your site, and3) The complementary choice of colors for your backg...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What happened to my website when i deleted the home page by mistake?
- There is a widespread confusion among lots of new website designer concerning the home page.If you get any book, any course, or ask most web page designer how to build a website, they will advise you to build your home page first.It is a good idea, and most website designers start with creating a home page first. The problem is, some web designer think if they deleted the home page, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Browser compatibility
- Internet Explorer, created by microsoft has been the most popular web browser for many years. But the gap is shrinking with the release of Mozilla Firefox, by an open source community.At the last count it is said that there are 64 million firefox users on the internet. Growing in massive numbers by the day.So, the issue with browser compatibility is at its highest importance. The way...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How a custom designed website can help your business
- Over the years, the internet has grown into a marvelous avenue to promote your business.In my last article, "Why Your Business Needs to Have an Internet Presence" (http://www.jvmediadesign.com/info37.html), I discussed 5 valid reasons why your business needs a website. In this article, I discuss some things to avoid and how a custom, professional website can help your business succeed....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Converting traffic into sales
- Making a successful online business can be a long and tiresome adventure. For most new online business's this can just lead to failure and a website that just isnt making sales despite a high number of visitors.One of the most difficult products to sell, is infact Web Design Services. There are potentially millions of competitors attempting to gain customers. All trying to gain the upper ha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Don?t put your slogan in the title tag - optimize your web pages
- Don't just put your slogan in the title tag when you formulate the copy of your website. The formulation of the title tag is the most important single aspect when you fine-tune your website:1. It is what people first read when the listing of your site turns up in Google and other search engines.2. It is the single element of your website that the search engines pay the highest emphas...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Event planning must include an event website
- As part of your event planning you should seriously consider registering a special event domain. That should in fact be the first step for your planning of any event.Whatever it is: - your big wedding event - any other big family event - a festival - a course / training event - a celebration event in your local community - an international seminar or conference even...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why web pages appear in the wrong location after uploading to my website?
- If your are a new web designer, you may face a common problem after uploading your web page to your web server. The problem is that the web page appear in the wrong location on your website, and will not be accessible when you type its address in the browser address box.There are two ways to create a web page at your website. You can either create the web page on the server using the server...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lead capture pages explode your direct sales business online!
- Are you building a direct sales or mlm business online? Using lead capture pages can significantly improve your recruiting results and save you lots of time and money! I have known a few people who earned 5-figure monthly incomes in their mlm businesses and they used lead capture pages for Internet marketing.What is a lead capture page?A lead capture page is similar to a minisite in ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why do images disappear from a webpage?
- In learning webpage design, I encountered many problems that took lots of practice to resolve. Although, I was building web pages using Microsoft Frontpage on my home computer, I used to face lots of issues after uploading the webpage to my website.One major problem was the disappearance of an image file from the webpage. When I created the webpage on my home computer, it looked exactly the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to make a website (minus the headaches)
- There is nothing wrong with making your own website if you are looking to save some money. Be prepared however, for your finished product to resemble an after school project; cutesy, homemade touches and all. It is pretty hard to make your own website and have it look professional; but, there is an easier way that will leave you with fewer headaches in the long run.You must first do some we...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Click here
- See, works every time. Seriously now, for some reason people keep leaving your website and you can't figure out why. Try putting a "Click Here" button at the bottom of your page that does not specify where it will redirect your customer to. This link should lead to a more interesting page; one that you feel should not be missed. It is amazing that people fall for this, no matter how bore...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Keep it simple, stupid: the beauty of a clean cut website
- Don't knock it; "Keep It Simple, Stupid" is a great rule to live by. Nobody likes a website to "yell" at them, with blaring colors and flashing lights. Too many buttons will turn customers off. I had this problem with my homepage at http://www.antion.com. A colleague of mine, who makes a lot of money, pointed out the cluttered look of my site. I had worked so closely on every d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make your web site user-friendly
- You can create a website that attracts customers, not repels them, with a little common sense advice.Everyone wants an attractive professional looking website. But too often businesses think they need a GLITZY site with all the bells and whistles when what they really need is a functional site that attracts customers.Creating a user-friendly website doesn't require a lot of money or ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Choosing your web design
- We would all like to have the best looking website, that's a fact - but if we keep in mind that our main objective is to finally sell our product or service online, we'll realize that maybe design is not the most important factor when it comes to achieve this objective.Professional design is probably the most time consuming part of the web development, so my first tip would be, before you a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 6 reasons why web templates are todays trend
- As the Internet blooms at an alarming rate, so as the number of websites out there. Appearance, layout, presentation and loading times are just a few of the main essential characteristics of a successful website. It would seem that it is generally manageable if you own a wide level of knowledge on web / graphics design. But the main question of today's online trend, is how you can eliminate the ne...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Can a webpage created without html?
- The HTML editor is usually a webpage design software that has a GUI(graphic user interface) which makes it easier to design a webpage using the File Menus. This is good for the non-programmers and non-technical people.There are lots of software for web page design, like MS Frontpage, Dreamweaver which are widely used. however, there are lots of web page design software you can buy.I ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Color and web design
- Color is one of the most important but least understood elements of web design today. Whether they know it or not, visitors to a site respond to colors and other visual elements on the site on a psychological level. Color affects the emotion of the audience, and emotion drives decision-making. An intrigued visitor is more likely to engage in the goal of your site -- whether it is meant to inform, ...