maiq 
Aug 24th, 08
Internet, Websites 
Internet, Rss
If you are new to the terms RSS or news feeds then you are in the right place, read on and find out a little more about them and how they may offer you or your business a new way of communicating.
RSS Feeds or news feeds are growing quickly and have become a major part of the Internet but many users don’t understand what they are. They allow people to see when their favourite websites have added new content without actually having to go to that website, this can be done through simple, often free pieces of software named RSS readers.
The term RSS is short for “Rich Site Summary” but many people now refer to it as “Really Simple Syndication”. It was mainly used by news groups and sites to quickly share and broadcast their news with people. This proved to be a huge benefit as not only could they reach a huge audience quickly, they found that user’s integrated feeds into their own website, this has been shown by the success of the BBC news feeds.
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maiq Aug 14th, 08
Internet, Web design colors, Internet, Web design
Did you know that the values associated with colors can have a significant impact on your website’s success? And did you know that you can change your visitor’s feeling, mood and reaction by using different colors on your website?
Some professional web designers do not realize the impact that a single color can have on their project when designing a website for their clients. In reality, the meaning of colors will send the first message of your website to your visitors.
What color should you use when designing your website?
Before answering this question you should do some research about your target audiences and find out about their character, behavior etc. All you need to do is find the answer of these two questions:
1. What is the market segmentation that you are targeting?
(Age, Gender, Culture, Geographic location)
2. Why are they coming to your website?
By finding the answer to the second question you can estimate the answer to the first one and make things a little easyer for yourself.
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maiq Aug 2nd, 08
Internet, Tips Internet, Traffic
There are many, different services that offer some sort of traffic exchange. Some require you to click, and browse other people’s web pages. As this is a requirement for everyone, your site will be seen by everyone using the same system.
Other programs - known as autosurfs - are based on the same idea, but instead of clicking links, the script does it for you. The good thing about it is; you do not have to browse, or even watch a single page to earn “page views”. The downside is quite obvious; there is no guarantee your site will actually be seen, you are only getting automated page views.
Another way of exchanging traffic with other websites is thru, so called toplists. You simply send visitors to a toplist - the more you send, the higher your link will be placed - getting you more visitors back.
Yet another popular method is banner exchanges, borderline automated. Often it IS script based, with methods of earning credits much the same as traffic exchanges and autosurfs. But the big difference is in the quality of traffic received. Another big advantage is the free exposure you - and your trademark - will get from having your banner seen all over the web. It is no coincidence large companies spend top dollar on making their trademark(s) well known.
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