641. Is Your Website Unfriendly? Part 7 of 9 - 09/09/2005
The following tips will help make sure you don't inadvertently make your page, or part of your page, invisible to visitors: 1. If you use a textured background GIF make sure you also specify a background colour that is similar to the main ...

642. Is Your Website Unfriendly? Parts 5 & 6 of 9 - 09/09/2005
Part 6: Feedback. You DO want people to tell you they like something? 1. Make it easy for visitors to tell you how much they enjoyed a particular item on your site by putting an email link on every page. Not everyone wants to sign a gues...

643. Is Your Website Unfriendly? Parts 3 and 4 of 9 - 09/09/2005
Part 3: Sound Files If you must put MIDI sound files on your page make them so that visitors have to ask to hear the file--maybe by pressing the "start" button. Apart from the fact that visitors may find the music objectionable,...

644. Is Your Website Unfriendly? Part 2of 9 - 09/09/2005
Part 2: IMAGES: make every one count Don't load your page with graphics, especially those "under construction" things. If the graphic has nothing to do with the content of your page it is best left out. "Why," I hear y...

645. Is Your Website Unfriendly? Part 1 of 9 - 09/09/2005
First, let's pay a virtual visit to a web site that is my definition of unfriendly, although it doesn't have all the faults I will cover in this series of articles. On a group to which I subscribe, someone posted an invitation to check out ...

646. Internet Tip - Honor Your Viewers - 09/09/2005
If you own a web site, you never know who has saved a page from your site to their favorites file (bookmarked it). It might be your home page, a great article, or a terrific resource. And since you don't know, every time you remove a page, you...

647. 10 Tips for a Better Website - 09/09/2005
There are just some things that need to be included in every website. If you integrate these tips into your site your visitors will "thank you" for it later: 1) Navigation: Keep it simple (KISS), and make sure it's consistent from pa...

648. 10 Tips for Better Web Site Usability - 09/09/2005
Making a web site easy and convenient for visitors to use is a commonly overlooked key to selling more from it. The following tips can help you do just that... 1) A lesson for marketers is to make our web sites, products, etc., compatible ...

649. I Wouldn't Start From Here! - 09/09/2005
In the old joke, a man goes up to an old-timer and asks how to get to the local library. The old man thinks for a minute and then says "It's quite simple really, but I wouldn't start from here!" Sounds silly? Well why do so many pe...

650. Headlines: Your Big Opener - 09/09/2005
The headline is probably the most important thing on the most important page of your web site. Yet far too many web designers ignore its power and simply put up a meaningless statement: "Welcome to my site." If your headline doe...

651. "Let Your Little Website Shine" Part 5 - 09/09/2005
Thanks for joining me again. In this part of the series, we’ll talk about trying to keep from looking like a clone. 9. Presents an appearance in keeping with what you're selling: This step just takes a few minutes of objective observ...

652. "Let Your Little Website Shine" Part 3 - 09/09/2005
Thanks for joining me again for this series! One more note about your website before we move on. To enable faster loading, make sure you designate the size of your graphics in your code and create alternate text (the alt tag) for those ...

653. Let Your Little Website Shine, Part 2 - 09/09/2005
I discussed the speed of your website load, and now we'll discuss element 2: 2. Looks great: Please remember that this subject has so many opinions among so many people that it really is up to you in the end. What you think looks great, m...

654. Let Your Little Website Shine, Part 1 - 09/09/2005
One of the great things about the World Wide Web is that even the "little guy" can be big. Your website can give the appearance of a large organization, even when it's just you and the family dog, sitting in your kitchen in your...

655. Ten Basic Steps for Building a Web Site that Works - 09/09/2005
Assemble a Web site development plan that is integrated with your overall marketing processes. The content should be consistent with offline materials; the graphics/images don't have to be identical with traditional media, but should be consis...

656. Basic Marketing Principles: Don't Put Up Your... - 09/09/2005
So you think you've created the perfect website. It looks great, loads fast, and you perform marketing and promotional duties on a regular schedule online and off. There seems to be only one problem....no one is buying your products. Did you...

657. Focus Your Web Site... Or Get Out Of Business - 09/09/2005
Last November, I was jumping up and down absolutely excited about my new idea. I was going to create a web site filled with articles, links and resources on just about any topic you could imagine. This way no matter who finds my site and for...

658. Website Designers and Designing - 09/09/2005
How many times have you gone to a site someone recommended, only to have it take "forever" to load? You had been told it was a great site. But how long are you going to wait for fancy backgrounds, 300 dpi jpegs, or animated gifs to ...

659. Quick Web Site Start-up and Promotion Guide - 09/09/2005
The biggest problem I've always had promoting my web site is keeping myself focused. After all, what should I be doing? Publishing my own e-zine, placing classified ads, looking for link exchange partners, writing articles... My head is beginn...

660. A Little Advice From The Mac Lady - 09/09/2005
I am a web designer, and an internet junkie and I have a few pet peeves that need purging... TIPS FOR YOUR WEB SITE If you are a "real" company with "real" products and "real" people,please put your address ...