Tag: Pitfalls
Costly Link Exchange Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Posted on Jul.15, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
When you are trying to promote your website, you want to make sure that you make as few mistakes as possible. However, there are a lot of mistakes people commit when making link exchanges that can be costly for their websites. Read the following ways to avoid making those costly link exchange mistakes:
1. Avoid Long URLs
If your URL is really long and wraps to another page it will be broken and essentially useless because people will not be able to [...]
3 Ways to Build Your Web Traffic Quickly
Posted on Jul.09, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
It’s a common story. Someone builds a great site, populates it with lots of fantastic content and beautiful graphics. They spend weeks or month making sure everything is perfect before the big launch day arrives. Then in the hours, days and weeks after the upload, a few people trickle in but nothing really explosive. What happened? How can such a great site not naturally take the internet community by storm? Simple ? the marketing of the site was not planned [...]
The Other Side of the Search Gods Abracadabra!
Posted on Jun.22, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Thousands of servers …billions of web pages…. the possibility of individually sifting through the WWW is null. The search engine gods cull the information you need from the Internet…from tracking down an elusive expert for communication to presenting the most unconventional views on the planet. Name it and click it. Beyond all the hype created about the web heavens they rule, let’s attempt to keep the argument balanced. From Google to Voice of the Shuttle (for humanities research) these ubiquitous [...]
Search Engine Traffic Myths, Time Wasters, and Pitfalls
Posted on Jun.19, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Everyone wants to increase their rankings with the search engines and because of this there is a ton of information available on how to go about it. Unfortunately, while some of this information is real, there is just as much or more information that is outdated, wrong, and a complete waste of time, money and energy on your part. So, you can read the following and learn about a few of the myths and pitfalls people believe about search engines [...]
My Experience – Making a Vision into Reality
Posted on May.30, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments
Disclaimer: All the thoughts expressed are my views only! Your perception might differ…
1. How different is product development?
2. What are the fundamentals of building a product?
3. How do I know that I’m at the wrong end of building the product?
4. Will you start building two products, if given a second chance?
5. All of a sudden I go blank, what should I do?
6. But my project is running on a delayed schedule, what do I do?
7. Pitfalls in putting out milestones?
8. [...]
Media Planning: Smart Choices for Your Success
Posted on May.27, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments
Media Planning for Smarties
You say you’re ready to advertise. How are you going to choose whether to place your ad in the local newspaper or a national magazine? Why not do a radio spot or place a banner ad on a related company’s website? Understanding the benefits and pitfalls of these different forms of media will help you get the most out of your advertising budget.
Do you believe that simply placing an ad in the newspaper or a commercial on [...]
Secrets to Using Color on Your Website and Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Posted on Mar.25, 2009, under Web Design No Comments
Colors have long been known to have psychological affects on
mood and interpretation. So, when you are designing your
website, you should keep in mind the influence color might have
on your visitors. Do some research to find out which colors
promote your product and services best as well as which colors
make visitors interested in buying your products. You should
take all of this into account in order to create the best
atmosphere for buying that you can.
Also, keep in mind; colors have different meanings in [...]
Secrets to Using Color on Your Website and Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Posted on Mar.11, 2009, under Web Design No Comments
Colors have long been known to have psychological affects on mood and interpretation. So, when you are designing your website, you should keep in mind the influence color might have on your visitors. Do some research to find out which colors promote your product and services best as well as which colors make visitors interested in buying your products. You should take all of this into account in order to create the best atmosphere for buying that you can.
Also, keep [...]
Custom Web Site Design Strategies
Posted on Mar.11, 2009, under Web Design No Comments
Web site design has certainly, in the past decade, evolved tremendously. More clients now are demanding custom design, as opposed to the ‘cookie cutter’ sites of yesteryear.
Where once there existed a limit as to the types of fonts used, the types of coding languages used, and the styles themselves, there is now the possibility for more variety in Web site design than ever before. This has come about because of the advances in technology that did not exist even a [...]
Eight Website Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them
Posted on Mar.02, 2009, under Web Design No Comments
Clutter: Too much noise, too much text, and too little white space mean that customers ignore the content. Customers often scan pages quickly, only reading titles or input prompts until they reach the content they want. Be concise, break text up with headings, not too many fonts and consider the reading level of your audience.
Confusing navigation: Buttons and menu items should be apparent, links should look like links. Text should not look like buttons or links. Customers do not typically [...]
