| Projecting a professional image is
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| | your site or something complimentary to
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| paramount to your
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| | it. It will allow for
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| website's success. It can make or break
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| | visitor interaction and will give your
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| your online
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| | site a boost in the
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| business. Use this handy article and
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| | ratings. (Use the link at the end of
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| links to improve
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| | this article if you need
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| the professional look and feel of your
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| | help with setting up a blog.)It will
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| site.First, take a general overview of
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| | also give you a RSS Feed which will allow
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| your site. What is
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| subject matter of your site? Define it
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| | syndicate your site's information or
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| down to a
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| | content. Place an orange
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| particular topic -- your niche.For
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| | RSS or XML button on your site. Since
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| instance, you can have a website on
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| | RSS is somewhat new -
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| Sports.
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| | you might want to place a little note
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| You may have narrowed it down to a
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| | explaining xml or the
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| particular sport;
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| | rss feed. Always place your visitor's
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| say baseball. You may have narrowed it
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| | comfort in the forefront.Send Them to the
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| down even
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| | Doctor6. Doctor HTML. Check the html code
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| further, a particular baseball
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| | and spelling of your
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| team.Whatever the subject matter of your
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| | site. Sites like this one are great.
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| site, keep the
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| content within your site on topic.
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| Obvious, but
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| important. Someone coming to your site
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| | What you're really checking for is
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| to check out
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| | browser compatibility and
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| the Yankees -- don't want to find
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| | broken links. It will also squish your
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| material on
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| | html to save on your
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| 'how to hook a rug'!Make sure that you
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| | load time. It will check the coding and
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| 'keep your site on topic'. This one
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| | any spelling mistakes
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| thing alone will improve the
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| | on your site.Correct any blatant 'faux
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| professional image your
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| | pas' in your site's coding.You can find
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| site projects.Next, consider your
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| | the html doctor here:
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| audience, who is it aimed at? Who are
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| | can also go to NetMechanic to reduce
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| you targeting? For instance, if it's a
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| | the graphics on your
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| general news site,
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| | site. As the net goes broadband, this is
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| it may be the whole world. Everyone is
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| | becoming less and less
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| interested in the news.If it a website on
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| | a problem but it's always better to have
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| breeding dogs -- your audience is
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| | a fast loading site.GifBot by NetMechanic
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| probably other dog breeders or those
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| | Them Browsing7. Next check your site in
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| | all the browsers. You might be
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| breeding. Someone visiting your site
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| | surprised how your site looks in a
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| will expect to
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| | different browser.
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| see content/information on dog
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| | Firefox is increasing it's users, check
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| breeding.Keep your site's audience in
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| | your logs, see
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| mind at all times.Now consider the layout
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| | which browsers your visitors are using.
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| and design of your website. Is it
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| | Make sure your site
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| appropriate for your topic and for your
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| | looks and operates perfectly in these
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| audience. Does
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| | systems.If you have a lot of friends with
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| the color scheme and design suit your
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| | computers, check your site
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| subject matter?
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| | on their operating systems and see how
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| Does the design and layout suit your
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| | it looks. Make any
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| audience?A website catering to young
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| | necessary changes. You can also try
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| | Screen
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| role-playing games is not going to have
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| | Size Tester below. Them Spider Food!8.
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| the same layout
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| | Spend a day or so, checking all your
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| or color scheme as a conservative
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| | keywords. List
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| business site.
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| | down your site's major keywords. The
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| Appeal to your audience and subject
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| | ones you're targeting.
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| matter; again,
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| | Optimize for the search engines. Most of
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| keep them in mind at all times.In your
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| | the traffic on the
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| site design, go for simplicity. Don't
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| | web come from search engines, so make
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| complicate
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| | sure your site is
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| them with too much flash and dazzle.
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| | optimized for them. Make sure you have
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| Provide your visitors
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| | submitted your site
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| with what they're looking for -- and
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| | to all of these engines.Double check
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| make it quick. Don't
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| | your 'title' and 'description' meta tags
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| have your visitors jump thru hoops to
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| | for any
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| get what they're
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| | obvious mistakes. These get indexed and
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| searching for. Have an 'easy to
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| | are often the first
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| navigate' linking structure.Keep the
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| | line of contact with any potential
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| overall design within two or three
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| | visitors to your site.
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| colors. You can
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| | Professionism here could have a
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| even try an old artist's trick, make it
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| | significant influence on
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| almost monochromic
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| | the amount of traffic your site
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| with a complimentary color split to
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| | receives!Find some great Search Engine
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| bring focus to your
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| | Optimization Tools here: Them A Gentle
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| points of interests. Make sure your
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| | Reminder!9. Make sure you have a Bookmark
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| fonts are consistent and
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| | link. Simple, but many
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| easy to read in all the different
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| | websites don't actively encourage
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| browsers. Keep the same
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| | visitors to bookmark
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| logo or brand name on all your pages --
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| | their site. Have a bookmark logo or link
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| don't confuse your
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| | on all the pages
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| visitors.Now, lets get down to some
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| | of your site. Remind your visitors to
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| specific changes or additions
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| | bookmark. It's a
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| that can 'tune-up' your website. These
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| | great source of free traffic.You can get
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| should improve
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| | a free script from Michael Bloch:
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| the professional look and feel of your
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| | Them Some Jazz!10. Jazz up your site!
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| site.Give Them Something to Remember You
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| | Try to find things that will
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| By!1. Make a 'favicon.ico' file if you
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| | make your site more interesting. Give
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| don't have one. Look
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| | your visitors a reason
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| down at your computer's task bar, you
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| | to visit your site other than the great
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| should see a version
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| | content. Offer
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| of a favicon of the programs on your
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| | a free service, like the one the doctor
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| computer. These are small
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| | uses above!
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| '16x16' icons or symbols for your site
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| | Run a contest! Give away free stuff or
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| or product. All major
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| | extra bonuses if
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| sites have them. Here's how you can make
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| | they visit your site. In whatever way
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| them:Use a photo or paint shop program
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| | you can, make your
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| like Adobe or Paint Shop
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| | visitor feel special.Maybe try a
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| Pro. Just take your logo or part of it
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| | headliner from for your rss feed.
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| and reduce it down
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| | This will display all your headlines.
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| to a 16 x 16 image. Adjust the
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| | Add audio and video
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| resolution and play around
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| | "testimonials". Add other graphics like
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| with it. You can just use a single
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| | the ones mentioned
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| letter from your site's
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| | here: favicon, bookmark, sitemap,
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| name and jazz it up a bit. You need to
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| | etc.But don't overdo it with the
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| upload this image
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| | graphics, but add a few to
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| to your website's directory in an ico
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| | make your site visually interesting.
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| file named 'favicon.ico'
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| | Even a visually
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| -- very logical Mr. Spock!Extra help
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| | bare-bones site like Google does this
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| here:
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| | with their logo on
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| Them Eye Candy!2. Make a logo. Or have
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| | special occasions. It adds a touch of
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| someone design it for you. Nothing
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| | style.It is estimated that over fifty
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| says professional than a cool looking
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| | percent of net users
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| logo! A really good
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| | now have broadband so the use of a lot
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| one will brand your site in the minds of
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| | of graphics is not
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| your visitors.
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| | as detrimental as it once was. But
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| Have this logo on all your web
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| | again, don't over do it,
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| pages.Logo building help here:
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| | a little spice goes a long way.But don't
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| Them on the Map!3. Make a Sitemap for
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| | put style over substance. It all boils
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| your site. Extremely important, make
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| | down
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| sure you have a sitemap for your
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| | to content. Give your visitors good
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| website. Place all the links
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| | valuable content or
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| (if possible) to your site on here. It
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| | information and your site will improve
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| will unify your site
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| | faster than with
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| and be of tremendous benefit to your
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| | all the points mentioned above. Don't
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| visitors. It's a common
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| | forget that basic
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| courtesy you cannot, must not ignore.
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| | ingredient while you're fine tuning your
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| Ideally, you should
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| | site.And don't forget your site's
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| have a link to your sitemap on all your
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| | visitors. Make their visit
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| web pages.Redirect Them!4. Redirect Page.
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| | to your site as pleasant and comfortable
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| Create a redirect or error page if your
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| | as you possibly can.Always keep your
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| web host doesn't provide one. This is a
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| | visitor in mind.Each one is a special
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| catch-all page for
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| | guest. Each one deserves the best site
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| the '404 Not Found File' that pops up.
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| | you can produce. Each one is ...A VIP
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| It will make your site
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| | with a cursor! Give them the Royal
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| more professional; plus, you won't lose
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| | Treatment!Your site will reap the
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| all those hard fought
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| | benefits and look good
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| for visitors. Make sure your Redirect
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| | while doing it!To Create a blog within
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| Page has a link to
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| | minutes - visit this link:
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| your Sitemap.Try this link for help:
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| | RSS Report and Create Blog Guide.
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| Them!5. Start a Blog and RSS Feed for
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| | Copyright © 2005 Titus Hoskins of
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| your site. If you haven't
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| | This article may be freely distributed
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| placed a blog on your site -- do it now!
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| | if this resource
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| This is one addition
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| | box stays attached. Visit
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| to your site you should have. Start a
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| | for more simple solutions to your online
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