1. Don't load your web site with a lot of high tech clutter. Your visitors may miss your whole sales message. 2. Don't use unnecessary words or phrases on your site. You only have so much time to get your visitor's attention and interest; make ever word count. 3. Don't make the mistake that everyone will totally understand your web site message. Use descriptive words and examples to get your point across. 4. Don't write your strongest point or benefit only once. You should repeat it at least 3 times because some people may miss it....

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No, that's not the real question. The real question is "How in the Heck Do You Make a Website???" You do not have to buy software. You do not have to invest $300 in a special online program, either. You can do this for free. My websites were created for free and I did them myself. I knew almost nothing about making a website. I did not use any store-bought programs whatsoever. (Actually, I did buy "Front Page." I never got around to figuring it out. My daughter zipped out a website on "...

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I taught myself HTML back in the mid-nineties and was proud of the fact that I was able to accomplish the design of fairly complex web pages with nothing more than a starter HTML book, an HTML reference book, and the knowledge I had stored in my head. But back in those days, we web designers had what looking back was a fairly limited amount of tools with which to work, and the quality (or lack thereof) of sites on the web was lackluster at best. Fast-forward to today: The hand-coder has more powerful and intuitive software packages available that will still allow us "to get our hands dirty", which brings us to the purpose of this article....

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You just created a new web site but want to pass on thesearch engine rankings of the old one to the new one. Whatis the most effective and spider/visitor friendly strategyto implement your web site redirection? You should use a301 redirect. What is a 301 redirect? It is used when you want to redirect your web site or web pages. The code "301" is interpreted as "moved permanently". After the code, the URL of the missing or renamed page is noted, followed by a space, then followed by the new locationor file name....

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Flash is a powerful technology that can help you create spectacular websites, tutorials and demos. Find out which inexpensive tools are available to you that have very low learning curve. SWFText SWF Text is an author tool of Flash text animation. It embraces 150+ text effects and 20+ background effects, and users may also customize all the properties of a Flash, including font, text color, and layout, etc. With SW FText, a user without any experience of Flash development can easily create a Flash banner or an introductory page within a few minutes....

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One of the challenges of moving a web site up from good to excellent is transforming it from just a bunch of web pages and graphics to an interactive experience. Another term for this is community - a place where people can come to communicate with others. The very best web sites have mastered this transformation, thus attracting return visitors again and again. The whole point of a web site is to communicate ideas and concepts to other people. If you are just putting up pages and graphics, then you are performing half of a communication....

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Everything you say and do says something about you. This has never been more true than in a text based environment like the Internet. You only have one chance to put across what you want to say. Use it wisely. Getting a website right does take work and commitment. If you want it to succeed you must spend time to get it right and present the right impression to your potential customers. During any conversation you can pick up extra clues from tone of voice, the choice of words used, the way it is said, pauses, etc....

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Seeing is believing. One trick to increase your visibility as well as your credibility is to use your photo at your website. Below are a few website promotion ideas to helpyou do this and increase your sales: 1. Use a uncommon hair style. You could style yourhair to stand straight up like you're scared or use awig to wear a mohawk or huge fuzzy hair. 2. Color your hair a bright color. You could color itpink, blue, purple, green, etc. You could even makeit match your web site's colors. 3. Draw lines on your picture....

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I often wonder how serious people are when itcomes to their websites. I thought that mosteveryone knew that the phrase "Build it and they will come" no longer applies on the internetbut I'm not sure how many people really believe it. I look at sites everyday as part of my salesstrategy and I can't tell you how many of themviolate the obvious elements of good websitedesign and submission. What even amazes me more is that they can't figure out why they don't get sales or visitors. Do yourself a favor and attempt to apply the following tactics to your site....

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It starts off simply; a few HTML pages, a few hyperlinks, some affiliate links. Your mother is proud of her clever son. Then you install a forum, some more content, maybe consider using a Content Management System (CMS). Before you know it, you have a monster on your hands. This monster is eating up your time and energy and money. Here are a few tricks I've learned to save you time and money with your web design. 1. Avoid Windows servers, if you can. If you're in business for yourself, consider Unix/Linux....

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Create a different name for these website sections if you'd like to add more personality to your site! For example, your "About Us" page can be titled, "Who We Are" or "Get to Know Us". ? Home Page - (For more information on the design of your home page, click here) (www. elf-design. com/ articleHomePage. html) ? About Us and, if appropriate, About Our President/Principal ? Our Services - A listing of the different services you provide, along with a short description of each. If some or all of your services require a more in-depth description, a link to more information should take the viewer to a separate page for those services....

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Why your site should be developed with CSS and semantic markup One thing that I have learned in over a decade developing web sites is that the Net is continually changing, and to keep up you need to change with it. One of the more recent developments in web design is the use of CSS and semantic markup. CSS and semantic web design has several benefits: clarity in code, browser and other web-enabled devices compatibility, seperation of content andpresentation, smaller burden on bandwith, and better visibility to search engines....

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