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Hi,
Now we are in 2004... I fill like getting older.. :)
Past year we have been through tin and tick, with all that's
happening in the world this day's..
People should realize that pulling together in the same direction,
will achieve more good and prosperity verses being an individual
player..
Anyway...
My mother in law visit is getting shorter by days and I will
miss her wonderful cooking..
But enough of this small talk and like my friends are saying..."Give
me the meet."
So here it is with out the fluff
NOTE....
I try to keep the Ezine as short as
possible and direct to the point..
If you have suggestions, questions, needs (soft,ebooks,etc)
or have a tip, resource that you want to share,
please e-mail
me.
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1)Web Design Tip
2)Resource
3)Download of the Day
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(1) Web Design Tip
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HTML Don'ts
Probably the #1 rule is that you should not use "Click
here" to point to a document. It is best if the text
of the link actually has something to do with the content.
It also makes bookmarks/hotlinks work much better.
Make sure that all graphics and client side image maps on
your pages have alt tags for use by people who browse without
graphics. Definitely make sure that anything a visitor needs
to use to navigate your site is readable in all browsers.
Try to use browser specific tags only when appropriate on
your web sites- and try to provide alternatives for browsers
that don't support these tags (e.g. make sure to provide a
noframes option for people without frames capable browsers.)
Don't overload your pages with graphics- if you need to use
them to enhance the look of your pages, or if they are an
integral part of the content on your site, go ahead, but put
image sizes on the graphics tags so that they won't slow down
loading, and try to reduce the size of the graphics you use
as much as possible (the Bandwidth Conservation Society has
useful information on this).
Don't make everything a header just because you want it to
be bold, this is not portable and looks really awful unless
the user has exactly the configuration you use.
Don't use Netscape (or any other browser specific markup,
including MS Internet Explorer) specific markup in public
documents. As Netscape proved against Mosaic the life of a
browser only exists until the next better browser comes along.
Why do all that work only to have to go back in a year or
so and redo everything. However, if you are building a private
web for some specific purpose it might very well need something
that is browser specific. But you should still be aware that
by using browser specific features you are going to be stuck
with that browser.
There are also obviously the cases where public pages simply
cannot be done any other way than by using some browser specific
feature and by all means, do what you have to do. Basically,
I'm just asking that you keep in mind your target audience.
And finally, the biggest style error I see (which actually
has little to do with HTML) is that people do not pick URL's
for their pages that are permanent. How many links have you
tried to follow where it ended up that the other end was simply
gone or worse, the author had simply renamed the page and
makes you hunt for it.
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(2) Resource of the Day
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Signature Creator
Ever wonder how most Internet marketers get that scanned
signature on their sales page??
Well I found this tool that lets you create your signature
image online for free..
Check it out
http://www.vletter.com/design_visitor.htm
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(3) Download of the Day
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Internet Success Ladder
http://www.calindesign.com/down12021/ladder.zip
If you can follow simple, easy-to-understand instructions,
then you can join the 5% of web business owners who are successful!l.
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Well, that wraps up this months issue. I hope you like the
tips, resources, downloads and I really hope you try them
out.
Until next time,
Calin Dinu
calind@calindesign.com
http://www.selldaily.com
http://www.calindesign.com
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