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Monday, November 09, 2009
Put a Snazzy Header on Your Website
Headers are the first thing the reader sees on your websbsite so they need to grab the readers interest. You can make your own with a drawing program or use interesting fonts with or without flashes. Their are many sites offering free or ones you can purchase. One example is freewebpageheaders.com
Make Your Own Gadget
Google Gadget Maker.
You can make a gadget for your social or business sites. It will open up ON your page. It may contain a map and information. It may just give your readers a pleasant surprise or the ability to do something easily as gift, e.g. a game.
You can make a gadget for your social or business sites. It will open up ON your page. It may contain a map and information. It may just give your readers a pleasant surprise or the ability to do something easily as gift, e.g. a game.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Domain Names
Your site will require a unique domain name. Some of the services that develop sites provide a domain name. Try not to get one with a free service attached to it.
Unique and short, but one that makes it clear what your site is all about is best.
For more info see Wikipedia below. There are many companies that can get you a domain name. They are fairly similar. GoDaddy is a popular one. You must register it every year.
Domain name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GoDaddy.com
Unique and short, but one that makes it clear what your site is all about is best.
For more info see Wikipedia below. There are many companies that can get you a domain name. They are fairly similar. GoDaddy is a popular one. You must register it every year.
Domain name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GoDaddy.com
| General | First Year Price | ||
| .com | The most popular domain! Do you have yours? | $10.69* | |
| .info | Put your information on the Web. | $10.69* | $0.89* |
| .net | The perfect complement to a .COM. | $12.99* | $9.99* |
| .org | Perfect for your non-profit. | $14.99* | $9.99* |
| .me | A domain that's all about YOU. | $19.99 | $8.99 |
| .mobi | Give customers on-the-go access to your site. | $14.99* | $7.99* |
| .us | Get your hands on the all-American domain. | $19.99 | $9.99 |
| .biz | A domain that means business. | $14.99* | |
| .ws | An all-purpose Web Site Domain. | $14.99 | |
| .asia | Reach the growing Asian market. | $19.99* | |
| What's a Domain Name? Want a Web site? Personalized email? How about an easy, affordable way to promote your business, class reunion or favorite hobby? A unique, memorable dot com domain name is the first step to doing all this and more. It's your 'address' on the World Wide Web, and along with your Web site, serves as your 'online identity,' reflecting your purpose and personality. Friends, family, customers - anyone in the world with Internet access - can type your domain name into their Web browser and visit your Web site. | |||
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Etsy :: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade
Etsy :: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade.
Do crafts or photography that you wish to sell? Then this is a must see site.
Do crafts or photography that you wish to sell? Then this is a must see site.
Create custom products and photo gifts from your photographs, images and designs at Zazzle
Create custom products and photo gifts from your photographs, images and designs at Zazzle
No store, but you can sell products online. Again very popular.
No store, but you can sell products online. Again very popular.
Lunarpages Education Program | Free Web Hosting
Lunarpages Education Program | Free Web Hosting
A nice freeby only for schools and teachers. Why not offer your services to a local school?
A nice freeby only for schools and teachers. Why not offer your services to a local school?
websitewizard-guidebook.pdf (application/pdf Object)
websitewizard-guidebook
A helpful PDF worth reading.
A helpful PDF worth reading.
Yahoo! Merchant Solutions
Yahoo! Merchant Solutions
Set up your own store
Ecommerce Software Comparison with Volusion Social
Compare this to Yahoo Stores
Set up your own store
Ecommerce Software Comparison with Volusion Social
Compare this to Yahoo Stores
Site Build It! Video Tour
Site Build It! Video Tour
Very interesting half hour video if you want to start a business based on your interests. Hand holds you through the whole business development process. Uses the Social Networking Approach that we have pursued. If you really want a successful web business you should really listen to this video even if you do not want to use their services.
Very interesting half hour video if you want to start a business based on your interests. Hand holds you through the whole business development process. Uses the Social Networking Approach that we have pursued. If you really want a successful web business you should really listen to this video even if you do not want to use their services.
Amazon and eBay Stores
The Amazon Stores
Gain the power (and cost) of Amazon with an easy to make store.
WebStore by Amazon: Online Store Feature Tour
What's an eBay Store
Set up store and have your items posted as the famous "buy it now" items. Lots of visibility.
Some interesting information available on these pages.
Gain the power (and cost) of Amazon with an easy to make store.
WebStore by Amazon: Online Store Feature Tour
What's an eBay Store
Set up store and have your items posted as the famous "buy it now" items. Lots of visibility.
Some interesting information available on these pages.
CafePress.com : Sell Your Designs, Photos and Images on CafePress.com : Introduction
CafePress.com : Sell Your Designs, Photos and Images on CafePress.com : Introduction
They provide the blank products. You put your imprint on it and sell it. The number one site of this kind. Clubs, teams, and online merchants use them.
They provide the blank products. You put your imprint on it and sell it. The number one site of this kind. Clubs, teams, and online merchants use them.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Make Your Own Website
WIX
We will Start with Wix. It has no surprises and is fairly easy with fantastic capabilities for a novice. You may need to finish on your on computer to have easy access to your own information/images. I have started a site called Contig-Variations. It is not complete. Also just a fun site. Sorry the slide show only held a few phtos.
WIX Support
Weebly
Another free site that is powerful and one you might like.
Weebly Support
Weebly Blog
Yola
Yola and Weebly are quite similar. There is a lot of discussion about which people like best.
YOLA Tutorials
Web.com costs $11.99 and is an easy setup with very complete support. Sort of a classic site of its kind.
Homestead by Intuit is only $4.99/month after 30-day free trial.I suggest this site for making an effective business/charity site easily. This is probably the fastest to set up if you find a template that suits your purposes.
Godaddy is a domain and/or website builder. Lowest $4.99/mo. Very Popular site that has lots of other features. Good site to build both business or personal site.
WordPress is a free blog builder. These can be very impressive blogs. They have pages that are really regular web pages.
Lunarpages Quicksite Web Hosting Plan
Another popular easy website builder.
DreamWeaver
I use DreamWeaver, the most popular program, to build my sites. It is costly, but very effective. They have a free trial offer.
Kompozer
A free program that is similar to DreamWeaver. If you plan to make and manage a number of sites this is the free program you will want. Must be downloaded
Joomla is a free website developer and content management progam. It is especiall good if you need to change content frequently or put in a larrge number of "products"
CoffeeCup is free to schools and there is a free trial. Excellent for a quick store on the net. Program must be downloaded to your computer.
Mobile Phone Store Put your whole store on your mobile phone quickly and easily.
We will Start with Wix. It has no surprises and is fairly easy with fantastic capabilities for a novice. You may need to finish on your on computer to have easy access to your own information/images. I have started a site called Contig-Variations. It is not complete. Also just a fun site. Sorry the slide show only held a few phtos.
WIX Support
Weebly
Another free site that is powerful and one you might like.
Weebly Support
Weebly Blog
Yola
Yola and Weebly are quite similar. There is a lot of discussion about which people like best.
YOLA Tutorials
Web.com costs $11.99 and is an easy setup with very complete support. Sort of a classic site of its kind.
Homestead by Intuit is only $4.99/month after 30-day free trial.I suggest this site for making an effective business/charity site easily. This is probably the fastest to set up if you find a template that suits your purposes.
Godaddy is a domain and/or website builder. Lowest $4.99/mo. Very Popular site that has lots of other features. Good site to build both business or personal site.
WordPress is a free blog builder. These can be very impressive blogs. They have pages that are really regular web pages.
Lunarpages Quicksite Web Hosting Plan
Another popular easy website builder.
DreamWeaver
I use DreamWeaver, the most popular program, to build my sites. It is costly, but very effective. They have a free trial offer.
Kompozer
A free program that is similar to DreamWeaver. If you plan to make and manage a number of sites this is the free program you will want. Must be downloaded
Joomla is a free website developer and content management progam. It is especiall good if you need to change content frequently or put in a larrge number of "products"
CoffeeCup is free to schools and there is a free trial. Excellent for a quick store on the net. Program must be downloaded to your computer.
Mobile Phone Store Put your whole store on your mobile phone quickly and easily.
Google for Webmasters
Google for Webmasters
If you are realy serious about your site use these tools. They often come with the site-builders. Not useful if you just want a site that friends can pull up using your URL.
If you are realy serious about your site use these tools. They often come with the site-builders. Not useful if you just want a site that friends can pull up using your URL.
Friday, October 30, 2009
How to Create Your Best Website Layouts Ever |
How to create your best website layouts ever | News | TechRadar UK
This is for the serious designer who is willing to use a little HTML. The idea of using a sketchpad and creating a map of the site is useful for those developers who do not use a pre-made template. First, look at lots of websites to see what you like.
This is for the serious designer who is willing to use a little HTML. The idea of using a sketchpad and creating a map of the site is useful for those developers who do not use a pre-made template. First, look at lots of websites to see what you like.
Photos/Images: Photo Programs,Online Photo Albums and Photo Editors
If you are going to use your own photos/graphics you will need some place to edit and store them. You have My Pictures on your computer. I suggest you keep a separate folder for each site labeled images. Also it is a good idea to put backup copies on the web or a CD. Images placed on the we are usually jpg.
You can edit pictures in Paint by right clicking on the picture and clicking on edit.
You also have Windows Photo Gallery on your computer. Very basic but makes it easy to tag, caption and burn to CD's' Also Windows Media Center.
I really like Irfanview as an editor and viewer. It is free to download and is a most complete editor. You can scan and do batch editing and change your photos in a great number of ways.For Photoshop effects free download Gimp.
InkScape is illustration software similar to the commercial packages Adobe Freehand and Adobe Illustrator, but without the cost.
Godaddy: Photo Hosting Made Easy
by Godaddy.com has a small cost. If you like Godaddy it is worth it.
Picasa is a free site that must be downloaded to your computer. It is very complete and gives you an online web album.
Snapfish is free online site that is quite complete. Not as good editing, but you can do all sorts of things with your photos.
Photobucket is another excellent free site that has a very interesting feature, Scrapbooks.
There are other good sites, and many of the free editor sites, like Godaddy, have image storing and editing capabilities included.
You can edit pictures in Paint by right clicking on the picture and clicking on edit.
You also have Windows Photo Gallery on your computer. Very basic but makes it easy to tag, caption and burn to CD's' Also Windows Media Center.
I really like Irfanview as an editor and viewer. It is free to download and is a most complete editor. You can scan and do batch editing and change your photos in a great number of ways.For Photoshop effects free download Gimp.
InkScape is illustration software similar to the commercial packages Adobe Freehand and Adobe Illustrator, but without the cost.
Godaddy: Photo Hosting Made Easy
by Godaddy.com has a small cost. If you like Godaddy it is worth it.
Picasa is a free site that must be downloaded to your computer. It is very complete and gives you an online web album.
Snapfish is free online site that is quite complete. Not as good editing, but you can do all sorts of things with your photos.
Photobucket is another excellent free site that has a very interesting feature, Scrapbooks.
There are other good sites, and many of the free editor sites, like Godaddy, have image storing and editing capabilities included.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tools to Boost Your Social Media Productivity � SocialOomph.com
Tools to Boost Your Social Media Productivity � SocialOomph.com
Advanced. An integrated set of apps. Free or Premium.
Advanced. An integrated set of apps. Free or Premium.
TwitterLocal
TwitterLocal
TwitterLocal is a purely Adobe AIR based application that allows you to filter Tweets by location. Download required.
TwitterLocal is a purely Adobe AIR based application that allows you to filter Tweets by location. Download required.
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