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Common Advertising MISTAKES
One of the mistakes most often made, is not looking at your productor service announcement from the point of view of your customer.Stand back and look at what you are offering, how can you presentthat service or product in such a way that it will appeal to you. By jim Peters

How to get your own Website for under $15 a year in 3 Simple Steps
Yes in today’s article I’ll show you how you can have your own personal or even a business website for under $15 bucks a year plus that includes a one year of domain registration and hosting with all the bells and whistles. By Ali Zain.

How to Design and Setup a Website
Note that the online version of this article containsscreenshots that are helpful but could not be included inthis article. To view ithttp://dollarware.us/websitedesign.htm By John Wilson

The Seven Deadly Sins of Web Site Design
Before you take a road trip it is usually a good idea to know where you are going. It is the same when you are building a business, creating a marketing plan or building your web site. By Caterina Christakos

Nine Indisputable Rules for Creating A Killer Website
Nine Indisputable Rules for Creating A Killer Websiteby Caterina Christakos By Caterina Christakos

Four Easy Steps to Establishing a Website
Are you ready to establish a web presence for your organization or business, but overwhelmed by what appears to be a process that is complex and expensive? Unfortunately, this process does indeed seem confusing, given the variety of companies selling their services and the By Steven Boaze

Website Maintenance: What does it take to manage your website?
Every action has a beginning phase where you launch your activity, a middle period in which you must sustain and develop it and a conclusion. Many people set up a website enthusiastically but then they find that they don't have the skills or knowledge to maintain and develop it. By Donald Nelson

The 3 Musts for Running Your Web Design Business Efficiently and Effectively
There is no shortage of Web sites and books on how to create graphics for Web sites and how to use HTML or programming software. However, in order to run a Web design business efficiently and effectively you need to know a whole lot more than just how to design great looking graphics and Web pages. By Scott Marriott

Is your web site ready for its visitors?
There’s a great interest among the Internet entrepreneurs about how to promote their business on the Web. There’s always a quest for new and innovative ways of promotion that promise greater results at lower cost and in shorter time. By Serge Gusarov

Pitfalls of Web Redesign
Now that we are a half-decade into the web as mass media, it is apparent that redesigning is a necessary part of the business of web development. Most sites are redesigned multiple times -- getting better, and occasionally worse, each time out. By Eileen "Turtle" Parzek

4 Tips For Building A Website In A Hurry
You want to build a website but your not quite sure where to start. It can be confusing to say the least. You have a really great idea for a hot website that will bring you in a load of cash but you have no idea how to build the site of your dreams. Here are some options for you to consider. By Lisa M. Cope

Why Re-Design
Why Re-Design? By Craig Kistler

Hiring a Professional Designer
The reasons for hiring a professional designer are the same reasons as hiring any other professional. You want someone who is knowledgeable in design, understands the needs of clients, and is able to accommodate any issues that arise. By Craig Kistler

Is There Benefit to Green in Web Design?
John Deere tractors are painted green - so are encoders produced by Gurley Precision,rental equipment from Sunbelt, and metering pumps from Pulsafeeder. Manymanufacturers report that they sell more products when they are painted green. Why? How could this trend impact the Internet Design Industry? By Jake Gorst

The MAYA Stage
The word ?Maya? may call to mind the peoples of Central America. One may think of ancient ruins and the bold stonework and murals of Mayan culture. Some may think of religion or colorful Mayan history. Most people do not think of design. By Jake Gorst

Does The Color of Your Site Matter?
You are driving your car through a rural area, enjoying the countryside. At some point you come to an intersection in the road. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a green stop sign. Do you stop or drive right through the intersection? By Jake Gorst

Advantages for Using FrontPage (Part I)
Ever since I've been doing SEO work, I've always griped andcomplained about FrontPage and all the extraneous code it putsin the section of the page, etc. By Robin Nobles and Dave Barry

Advantages for Using FrontPage (Part 2)
Another benefit to using FrontPage is being able to createvirtual directories with ease. As you know, when you specify ahome directory, all of the subdirectories beneath the homedirectory automatically become subdirectories of the Web site aswell. By Robin Nobles and Dave Barry

Ten Secrets for Building a Winning Web Site
A professional-looking web site goes a long way to establishingyou and your product as legitimate and trustworthy. It doesn'thave to be fancy (shouldn't be, actually), but a nice, cleandesign is essential. By Andrea Wilson

3 Things You Must Do To Create Personal Web Pages
Almost everyone I have known since getting on-line five years ago has a driven ambition to design their own web site or sales pages for some project of theirs. Yours is a special design or article that makes it tough to design everyday web-pages for it seems. By Jim Kelley

Plan Your Web Site for Profits
Most businesses fail to plan for online success. Knowing your purpose, audience, and uniqueness are the first steps to developing a successful web site. Follow these three steps to position your web site for Internet profits. By Leva Duell

9 Easy Ways to Skyrocket Your Online Sales
Article Title: 9 Easy Ways to Skyrocket Your Online SalesAuthor Name: Leva DuellCopyright: © 2003Email: webmaster@profitablewebstrategies.comURL: http://www.profitablewebstrategies.com/skyrocket. By Leva Duell

Increase Sales with Easy-To-Read Web Pages
Article Title: Increase Sales with Easy-To-Read Web PagesAuthor Name: Leva DuellCopyright: © 2003Email: webmaster@profitablewebstrategies.comURL: http://www.profitablewebstrategies.com/easytoread. By Leva Duell

Attract Buyers to Your Web Sitewith Power Words
Article Title: Attract Buyers to Your Web Sitewith Power WordsAuthor Name: Leva DuellCopyright: © 2003Email: webmaster@profitablewebstrategies.comURL: http://www.profitablewebstrategies.com/power. By Leva Duell

Turn Prospects into Buyers
Article Title: Turn Prospects into Buyers Author Name: Leva DuellCopyright: © 2002-2003Email: webmaster@profitablewebstrategies.comWord Count: 369 wordsCategory: Internet Marketing/ Web Design/ Internet/URL: http://www.profitablewebstrategies.com/return. By Leva Duell

Keep your navigation simple!
Navigation must be simple. Since it's the backbone of your site, it's imperative that visitors be able to understand it. Here are two tips on how to make simplicity a reality in your site: By Jamie Kiley

Make your site's navigation options highly visible
Effective navigation stands out. It's clear, obvious, and highly visible. By Jamie Kiley

2 tips on effectively organizing your navigation
Not all links are created equal. While all of your links may be important, you must sort and prioritize to come up with an effective navigation scheme. Here's what you should keep in mind: 1. Sort your links Your links should be organized according to their relationship to each other. By Jamie Kiley

Make a Winning Home Page
Title: Make a Winning Home PageEmail: mailto:les@zmoon.com Copyright: Copyright © Les Goss2003 Web Address: http://www.zmoon.com/ Word Count: 1127 By Les Goss

Sell Your Freelance Web Services to Businesses That Don't Have a Web Site
As you are probably already aware - there are many more freelancers out on the net than there are employers. Consequently, freelancers often find that they are bidding for a job along with hundreds of other web professionals. By Rachel Goldstein

Steps of a Project for a Freelance Web Builder
Submitted by http://www.allfreelancework.com/ - Freelance Jobs By Rachel Goldstein

Maintain Your Site with Page Include Files
Maintain Your Site with Page Include Files by Larry (Momp) Poch By Larry Poch

Web Accessibility. . . Making your Pages Friendly to People with Disabilities
Did you know that nearly 20 percent of all Web users have some form of disability? By Robin Nobles

Find a Hidden Fortune in Your Website 'Stats'
Most people never bother to look at the statistics programthat comes with virtually every website because few realizethe goldmine of information it contains. By Jim Edwards

Designing Above the Fold
The most value part of any web page is that part which is shown in your browser before the need to scroll. This is generally known as "above the fold." By Rich Baker

I don’t need a website!….Do I?
Once upon a time, in a small home office, a busy entrepreneur wondered why he wasn’t quite as busy as he would like to be. “I market my business as much as possible”, said the entrepreneur, who has implemented many marketing procedures while running his business. By Janice D. Byer, MVA

More bread and butter for Graphic Designers
As a graphic designer myself, I know the benefit of regular studio work, the sort of work that keeps the studio alive, not the most exciting, usually referred to, in designer's terms, as ‘bread and butter' work. By Alec Ellis

Where Is My Pizza?
Customer Service starts with the customer ... in applyingjust a little thought. Let me try a scenario ... By Pamela Heywood

Website Updates are a SNAP With Server Side Includes
If you ever had to make a change to your website that neededto be carried onto every page, you know what a tedious job itis.Well, have I got news for you. It doesn't have to be. Welcometo the world of Server Side Includes, also known as SSI. By Merle

Develop and Host Distributed Applications on Your Apache Server
iConductor is a new Apache server module that allows you to develop and host distributed applications on your Apache server. Through its unique Variable Management System and extensible tags, iConductor provides the robust power required for today’s electronic business systems. By Tara Rinke

Building Your First Web Site
Having your own domain name and your own web site can do alot for your business. It gives you a definite web presence andmakes your business more credible. By Joe Bingham

Can Your Web Site Win The Tour De France?
It's over. After three grueling weeks of racing, Lance Armstronghas won what some call the world's most difficult sporting event,the Tour De France. By Ken Hablow

How to Create an Effective Navigation Structure for Your Site - Part 1
A ship captain traversing the open seas without a goodnavigation system will surely get lost. Maybe he'll strike sharprocks and his ship will sink. A visitor who arrives at yoursite and can't navigate it for the information they seek, willsurely get lost also and leave in frustration. By Herman Drost

The Home (Page) is Where the Heart Is
I know your online business has heart... miles and miles and miles of heart. But how come when I visit your site, I can't find it? By Heather Reimer

Would You Buy There?
So you have a product that you want to sell on theInternet. What is the first thing you think about?Some may be thinking, "I need to set up a linkdirectory, or maybe fork over some cash to overtureand get some traffic in here. By Jason D. Huhtala

Route to a Publicity Bonanza
Inc. magazine is currently in the process of judging sites for its annualsmall business Web award winners. Since I was a judge last year, I thoughtI'd offer some observations on how and why to enter your Web site forprestigious awards like this. By Marcia Yudkin

How to Create an Effective Navigation Structure for Your Site - Part 2
Searching for information on the Web has recently become like amine field. You find the site you want, only to be greeted bypop-ups when you enter, pop-ups when you are on the site andpop-ups when you leave. By Herman Drost

Finding the Errors on Your Site
When you are building your site, and try to test it in a browser, do you sometimes (or perhaps more often) get an error message telling you that your site contains a script error, and would you like to continue running scripts on the page - yes or no? By Paulina Roe

Is a picture really worth a thousand words?
The great debate: how much copy you should have on your site, particularly on the home page? By Jamie Kiley

The immutable laws of effective navigation - part 1
The first immutable law of effective navigation: It's gotta be readily available. By Jamie Kiley

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