The blink of an eye! That’s how long it takes a visitor to assess the overall look of your website. Research has recently shown that a site visitor will decide whether or not they like your website in 1/20th of a second. That’s less than the time it takes to blink! And in less than 10 seconds they decide to stay at your website or leave! read full article…

The blink of an eye! That’s how long it takes a visitor to assess the overall look of your website. Research has recently shown that a site visitor will decide whether or not they like your website in 1/20th of a second. That’s less than the time it takes to blink! And in less than 10 seconds they decide to stay at your website or leave! read full article…

Web site builders are a relatively new addition to the web hosting company’s mix of products and services. Website builders have been introduced mainly to service the majority who don’t know how to program in HTML or any other programming knowledge but still want to control and flexibility that comes from creating and maintain your own website. Using a good web site builder can make your life much easier. read full article…

There are many reasons to have a website. They range from personal vanity websites to photo galleries to full blown e-commerce sites. Making money on the web costs less than almost any other type of business you could start. There are countless ways to make money online. Learning to create a website that sells will get you started on the e-commerce journey. read full article…

Building web sites by hand takes time. More than that it takes knowledge. Many people don’t have the time it takes to learn HTML so that they can build their own web sites. While a person can use something like Frontpage to build their web site, it still leaves some to be desired in its professional results and ease of use. What other option does a web design beginner have? read full article…

Back in the late 1990s, “stickiness” was the big term; how to get web visitors to return to your site – hopefully, again and again. Today, the strategy has evolved into “Outbound Stickiness” – going out and pulling that visitor back in.

Going back in time, there were many sticky techniques including the hosting of tools, calculators, forums/bulletin boards, and of course – my favorite – “favorites”. read full article…

There are a lot of directories on the internet and there is probably room for a lot more although building a directory that is beneficial to the users, webmasters who add their site and yourself takes a little bit of forethought and a lot of work.

There are many types of directories including general directories and niche (often reffered to as vertical) directories. There are also many ways these can be structured. read full article…

THE ROBOTS.TXT FILE

You know that search engines have been created to help people find information quickly on the Internet, and the search engines acquire much of their information through robots (also known as spiders or crawlers), that look for web pages for them. read full article…

2 years ago I left my job as a sales manager to start a home based Internet business. I had already bought a lot of books promising substantial incomes within days or at least a month.

Nothing could stop me now – I had several project up and running in no time.

First mistake to avoid is rushing into a home-based business that program that you know little or nothing about. read full article…

Advantages: free, user friendly, lots of cards to choose from
Disadvantages: some cards are a bit too mushy and cute

In the age of the internet, e-cards have quickly replaced the traditional paper greeting cards as the means of greeting others or simply telling them you care. There are numerous websites offering electronic greeting cards but I have to say that 123 Greetings (http://www.123greetings.com) is one of the best out there. read full article…