I just want to quickly tell you about my newest course that I’ve just launched.
It’s called Web Graphics Explained and it’s an Online 4 part Webinar series I’m teaching live starting this month.
http://www.Web-Graphics-Explained.com
I’ll be covering how to create the web graphic elements I use for my websites and Ask Campaigns as-well-as some of the top graphic effects you see on some of the web 2.0 websites today.
When you visit the website you’ll see what I’m covering in each of the classes and I’m sure I’ll throw in a many extra’s . I’ll be showing in detail how to create any graphic element that you will use on your website and then some.
And don’t worry if you’ve never done this before because I’ll be showing you step-by-step from start to finish.
The website will fill in all of the details so check out:
http://www.Web-Graphics-Explained.com
But you’ll want to hurry because space is limited. I’m only accepting the first 100 registrants for this webinar series so I can keep the class manageable and to provide the best content possible.
I’m looking forward to seeing you in class.
All the best and much success in everything you do!
Frank Deardurff III - That One Web Guy!
In my recent book “50 Biggest Website Mistakes” that I’ve just launched with Bret Ridgway, we talk about problems with website images one of them being website images being the wrong size and taking forever to load.
If you’ve run into that issue you’ll appreciate this video. If you’d like to find out more about the book visit http://50BiggestWebsiteMistakes.com
In this video I show you how to use Shrink-O-Matic which is a free application you can download obviously I receive no commission for promoting it I simple think it is a good application you’ll find useful.
All the best and much success in everything you do!
Frank Deardurff III - That One Web Guy!
Ok this isn’t what it sounds like…
It’s not some promotion for a website dating service just a quick tutorial on how to add todays date on your webpage.
When creating a sales letter web page we like to include today’s date it creates the thought that the page is fresh and new and is proven to help conversion.
It is really an easy technique to implement.
I use a javascript include to do this, the main reason is to keep the code cleaner for the search engines to spider without having to sort through javascript code.
Anyway to get started just right click on your mouse (mac users ctrl + click) on the link below and download this file to your computer and then upload to your web site.
http://www.frankdeardurff.com/files/date.js
On your webpage insert the following code where you want the date to appear. (note if you have uploaded the script to a differnet location than where the page is you will need to be sure to check the path to the script and put that in the source path (src=”") below.
<script src="date.js"></script>
Another good place to use a similar script is in the footer where you always want the current year for your copyright.
Right click and save this file and follow the similar steps above.
http://www.frankdeardurff.com/files/year.js
<script src="year.js"></script>
I hope you find this useful for your website.
All the best and much success in everything you do!
Frank Deardurff III - That One Web Guy!
Several people have asked what applications I have installed on my iPhone, well that would be a long list so I though I would focus on a couple that I use for my web businesses.
To Keep track of time on projects I use an application called “TimeLogger” really cool and easy to use. Allows me to send time reports back to the office. The next one would be “Things” that helps keep track of project lists. For notes and quick todo’s I’ve been using “Evernote” seems really easy to use and syncs with my desktop and my account on their website. Although I still like the interface of “One Note” on my desktop since it doesn’t sync anywhere it is quickly being replaced.
A must have app is the “wordpress” App that let’s me make posts to any of blogs that I have configured in the app.
For tracking stats I use the “Analytics” app which checks all my Google Analytics accounts. I also use the Google App for utilizing the Goolge services. Since I have a web hosting company (ThatOneHosting thanks for asking) I use the “pTerm” application to “shell” into the servers terminal interface to reboot or restart services and things like that.
A pretty slick app I found recently is “FTPOnTheGo” this app will allow you to connect via FTP to your website download a page make changes and then reupload. Really handy if a we quick change is needed.
I us an app called “WinAdmin” to remote into my home desktop in case I need to use an application that I don’t have access to on my iPhone.
I’ve recently been trying an app called “Photofx” to make minor modifications to images on my phone comes in handy if I’m wanting to make a quick post some where with a pic I’ve taken with the iPhone camera.
Of course as I’ve said I have tons of other applications installed like the different social media apps and games and readers and things. I’d be really interested to hear what iPhone Applications you are using to fulfill your business needs from your iPhone.
Feel free to leave a comment to let me know what your using or suggest one I should try out.
All the best and much success in everything you do!
Frank Deardurff III - That One Web Guy!
“Page Not Found” This is something just about everyone has seen at one time or another if you’ve spent anytime online at all. The “web” term for these pages are called 404-pages.
Now you are probably thinking why is a “page not found” or a 404 error page a website mistake, and that would be a fair question to be asking, so let me explain what this mistake is, how you can benefit from it and how to correct it.
First we’ve already mentioned “what” it is but let me explain how “people” get there. 404′s are usually found either from a broken link on your website some where; or someone has tried to type in a url to a specific page on your site and has either mistyped it or the page is no longer there. It is possible that you will see in your stats that there have been requests for your robot.txt fie which is a common file that search engine spiders look for, and if you don’t have one then a 404 page would be triggered.
Now to explain how 404 pages can “help” you. There is a lot of discussion about what should or shouldn’t be displayed on your 404 page or if you should even display the error page. My personal opinion is to display the page but have key elements on the page, such as a logo or look and feel of your website, along with a message saying that the page they are looking for was not found but click here to go to the home page of your website.
Another option is if the visitor hits your 404 page, automatically redirect them to the home page of your website. This option works really well, but in discussions I’ve heard people say that the visitor is a little confused as to what just happened.
By utilizing the custom 404 page, you don’t miss out on the opportunity to connect with that visitor. With out any information on that page the visitor would just enter something else into the web address bar and go else where.
The easiest way to remedy this issue is to log in to your control panel (cpanel) and look for the icon that says “Error Pages”. This will list all of them, be sure to click the 404 and enter your information there. If you are unsure what to put there you can search Google to see some examples.
If you are uncomfortable doing this you can easily hire a programmer from rent-a-coder.com or getafreelancer.com to quickly do this for you. It is a quick project and once you have a template you can copy and paste it into your other sites.
To find more articles like this one visit 50 biggest website mistakes
All the best and much success in everything you do!
Frank Deardurff III - That One Web Guy!
