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"Just Because Your Dog Loves You, Doesn't Mean You're A Nice Guy"
Just Because Your Dog Likes You, Doesn't Mean You're A Nice Guy. By Bob Osgoodby

4 Tips to a More Visitor-Friendly Website
I remember my very first website. I thought it was the mostamazing thing ever created; it had Flash, Javascript, ananimated graphic I designed all on my own, plus variousbits of 'artwork' placed at strategic locations throughoutthe site. By Angela Wu

HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL WEB SITE
Think you have a successful site? Maybe you really do, but chances are it might needa little mending. Here's some simple ideas to remember when trying to create afriendly, worthy site. 1. Looks aren't everything. Most sites can be categorized in two ways. By Ben McClure

IN SELLING THE SIZZLE, DON'T FORGET THE STEAK
Picture a pink elephant dancing the two-step in a bright blueskirt. Got it? Are you sure? If not, reread this paragraph. By Bob McElwain

RULE BUSTERS LOSE
Slow loading pages are site killers. Splash screens as well. Most webmasters appear to know such things. And most know betterthan to demand the download of some plug in to view their site. Still, many are breaking other rules as if unaware even of theirexistence. By Bob McElwain

Making pages attractive to both visitors and search engines!
We all put keywords in the title and then the meta tags, butwe often forget or skip the next most important place, in aheadline tags. By Bill Quimby

10 Profitable Reasons To Add A Discussion Board Or Chat Room To Your Web Site!
1. You'll be able to communicate with your visitors.They'll begin to trust you and get to know you on amore personal level. People will purchase productsquicker from somebody they already know and trust. By Larry Dotson

AFTER YOU GRAB ATTENTION, TIGHTEN YOUR GRIP!
We know that something like 80% of visitors will abandon oursites without finishing the headline. And we know that "What'sin this for me?" is the question every visitor asks immediately. We know we must demonstrate there is something here that matters. And we must do so quickly. Within seconds. By Bob McElwain

IMAGE IS EVERYTHING - ALMOST
Say you're at a party. One of those Hollywood extravaganzas. Four hundred people wandering contentedly about a five acreestate complete with mansion, guest houses, and pools. By Bob McElwain

YOU AND CRM
CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is on the tip of a lotof tongues these days, of those hoping to break through into anew and better way of doing business. But the real strength ofthis idea isn't new at all. In plain English it simply meansputting your customers first. By Bob McElwain

Webpage Tips
As a working mother of two, I must admit that sometimes my house isn’t ready forcompany. Yes, you might trip over a few pairs of shoes when you walk in and youmight have to wait for dinner while I dig around for some frozen pot pies and someclean dishes to serve them in. By Angela Barbeisch

Speed Up Your Web Site For More Sales
Margaret spent a lot of time and money to get her web site justright. The big photo of a professional at work beckoned visitorsto stay and learn how they, too, could be as successful. By Alvin Apple

Wouldn’t you like to be a Flasher too?
The most basic type of web page is a static one – a page that restsdocilely within your browser window. It doesn’t do anything. You canview it, then hit your browser back button and go away again. By Amanda

Keep Them Coming Back - Update Your Site
If you are anything like me, your website is a reflection of yourself. It contains your thoughts and communications, exposed to the entire world at all times. Look at virtually any non-commercial web site and you will get a glimpse at the person behind the monitor. By Richard Lowe, Jr.

Choosing A Color Scheme
When you begin the design of your Web site, one of the first things you need to do is decide on a color scheme. Although choosing colors seems like a relatively easy proposition, it's not easy at all. In fact, it's hard. By Joanne Glasspoole

Growing Your Business In CyberSpace
A synopsis of Philippa Gamse's Presentation to the National Speakers Association, Washington DC chapter on Saturday, January 10, 2004 By Mark Sincevich

8 Steps to Design a Surfer Friendly Website That Search Engines Love!
1) Crystal Clear Source Code (HTML/CSS) By Venkata Ramana

The Top 20 Web Mistakes Small Businesses Make
My parents made a monster. Little did they know 30 years ago that they would get exactly what they wished for. Like W.W. Jacobs' tale of "The Monkey's Paw", they got what they wanted, for better and maybe even for worse. By Karl Groves

Making The Business Case For Web Standards
Through the explosive growth of the Web, companies have realized the benefit of building a strong online presence. By publishing a website to the Internet, companies are able to build their brand, market their products, support existing customers, release publicity pieces, and even take orders. By Karl Groves

The Top 5 Roadblocks To Web Accessibility
Introduction By Karl Groves

A More Accessible Pop-Up Window
More and more commercial websites are featuring pop-ups these days. In many instances, I'm noticing more pop-ups being used for advertising, probably due to the harsh reality that is "banner blindness". In other cases, pop-ups are used to display supplemental content to the parent page. By Karl Groves

Protecting Your Business From Spam
Even being as careful as possible with my email address, I still used to receive more than 100 email messages a day, which is no exaggeration. Only about 10% of those emails were from people that I knew and the rest of the messages were unwanted email…”spam”. By Edward Robirds

Why You Need A Web Site
"I have a small business with just a couple of employees and I don’t think my product can really be sold online. Do I need a web site?" By Edward Robirds

Having Your Personal Portfolio On The Internet Will Help You Infiltrate The Workforce And Get Your Identity ‘Out There’.
If you’re an up and coming graphic/web designer just out of university, you’ll know it’s quite hard to break into the workforce. You have to contact employers one by one, spend your time traveling and lugging your portfolio to their offices. By M6.net

Affiliate Alternative; Google Adsense
The Rise and Fall of Affiliate Programs By Sharon Housley

Website Design Basic Concepts
So, what's in a website design anyway? And, how do you get a design that is appealing to the broad and varied tastes of all those Internet surfers out there? By Kim Eyer

Five FAQ About Google PageRank
Five FAQ about Google PageRank By Patrick Carlow

20 Tips for Creating a Customer-Friendly Web Site
What annoys an Internet user the most? A quick unscientific survey of a local Internet café suggests the top three turn-offs are: Sites that are very slow to download; Ones that are confusing to use; Sites that do not contain the promised information; By Christopher Smith

In Search of Webhosting: First Understand the Industry
In search of a webhosting company for personal or small business purposes? We advise you to take a look at this article to understand the hosting industry and study its dynamics to know what to look for before you make your choice. By Dax Christopher

Weave Your Own Web
Many elementary school children know the miracle of Charlotte's Web. Weaving the words "Some Pig" into the center of her web, Charlotte keeps Wilbur from the frying pan. E.B. White's story provides some fascinating guidelines for web spinning. By A. Raymond Randall

How To Get Banned From Google Adsense In Just 2 Clicks
The darkest nightmare a hardworking affiliate webmaster fears is receiving a dreaded Google Adsense Warning, or even worse, a notice that Google Adsense has been disabled for the entire account. By Michael Oliver

Profitable Websites for Exclusive Industries
In the region where my company is located, South Bend, Indiana, the demand for web design and associated services could be described as: leery. By Patrick A. McIntire

Conceptualize, Build and Publish a Web site
Conceptualize, Build and Publish a Web site - What's required to get started By Sushanth Bastawade

Managed Hosting
Managed hosting is a dedicated server that is accompanied by a full suite of technical support, maintenance and monitoring services. By Nitin Jain

Learn the Language of the World Wide Web
If you are already on the web or thinking about it then you must know the terminology used on the web. Here is a Glossary of a few must know Web Terms. By Sushanth Bastawade

Color Psychology in Marketing
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. By Al Martinovic

Why You Want to Include an FAQ In Your Site
Congratulations! You've got a brand new site and it's doing pretty well. You check your statistics every day and the hits and page views keep climbing, your links are all in order and everything looks very good. By Richard Lowe, Jr.

Text Is King!
Are you building your website? If so, STOP! Take a look at what you have done so far. How many images do you have? How much text do you have? By James C. Micucci

10 Things You Should Be Monitoring On Your Website
Every business needs to know how it is doing. That's the idea behind exit surveys, customer feedback forms, suggestion boxes and other devices. By David Leonhardt

Cheap Web Hosting - When Cheaper is Better
Anyone who has ever shopped for web hosting knows that you can spend anywhere from nothing up to several hundred dollars to host your web site. So what’s the difference? Well often times if you’re talking about typical shared web hosting in the $6 to $20 range – nothing. By Bob Frazer

Effective Web Design
D.zigns dzignerwebs By Tasneem Rangoonwala

5 Tips For A Better Website
Having an eye catching website is great, but are you optimizing your website to allow the best performance possible? I receive several emails a day from clients asking how they can get more hits to their websites, what can be done to increase sales, and how to prepare their sites for search engines. By Tara Grant

Adding Sound to your Web Site - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Many 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. By Alan Steward

Web Site Optimization: How To Speed Up Your Web Site By Minimizing Your GIF and PNG Image "Bit-Depth"
Web Site Optimization: How To Speed Up Your Web Site By Minimizing Your GIF and PNG Image "Bit-Depth" By Andy King

Email Newsletter Format: HTML or Text
An email newsletter is probably the most effective way to communicate with your target audience. One of the main considerations before you create and deliver an email newsletter is what format to use: HTML or Text. By Mario Sanchez

TEN Tips For Your Web Site Home Page
1. Loading time: try to be below 20kb less number of images specify height and width of images Html with out erros WYSIWYG editors load up your html code. so try using text editor part of your html editors instead of visual editor By Radhika Venkata

Images: How To Make Them To Load Fast On Your Web Pages?
1. Use .gifs rather than .jpgs. GIFs are smaller in size when compared to JPGs. By Radhika Venkata

Autoresponder Tips
An autoresponder is useful for, well, responding to people who send you inquiries through email. They are actually more than just merely useful - they are an essential tool in any webmaster's toolbox. By Richard Lowe, Jr.

Bound To Your Old Expensive Web Host by Fear?
Bound To Your Old Web Host’s Sky High Rates By Fear? By Danielle Bailey

Color Psychology for webpages
Colour is an aspect of a website that is often picked haphazardly and without any thought from a beginner web designer. The lesser known quality of the colour of a website is that it can greatly affect the mood of your visitors. By Bud Smith

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