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If you are simply dreaming of "having" a Website. It's okay..... But if you are keen on "making" your own mark in the Web, and really interested in authoring it, brand it with your very own style and technique, there are some online tools for you to consider
Browser Compatibility You must design your Web site so that it is viewable on both browsers: Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). Netscape Navigator is very strict when it comes to HTML tag completion, but IE isn't. You need to view your site first using Macromedia Dreamweaver before publishing to the Web. Make sure you've run the command convert to ensure your site is version 3.0 browser compatible. If you're using Netobjects Fusion to create the layout of your site, make sure that all layer objects are converted into tables. This is highly recommended if you want to reach a broader and wider audience.
A) Dr. HTML, located at www2.imagiware.com/RxHTML/ B) Web Site Garage to check your links, located at websitegarage.com C) a variety of site maintenance tools like HTML validator, link checker, server monitor at www.netmechanic.com/
Graphics Optimization Web graphics play an essential part in your Web design, always make sure that all of your graphics are in .gif and .jpg format. Unless your site deals with photography, minimize the use of the .jpg format. You can use Macromedia Fireworks to minimize the file size, especially the slicer feature if you need to place a large photo on your site. Another option is the export preview of Macromedia Fireworks. This allows you to remove unwanted colors in your graphics, thus decreasing file size.
You can also do this online by using one of these online utilities: A) GIF Optimizer by Media Builder, www.gifoptimizer.com B) JPEG Cruncher and GIF Cruncher, www.spinwave.com/crunchers.html C) Windows-based graphics optimizer, CyberView Image Lite (JPEG Compressor), www.cyberviewcd.com/cvimage/index.html D) Advanced GIF Optimizer, www.gold-software.com/ago.html E) Photo Crunch (JPEG Compressor), www.imroncorp.com/photo.htm F) JPEG image compression FAQ, www.faqs.org/faqs/jpeg-faq/part1/
Keeping the Site Fresh I think this is the bulk of a webmaster's work, if you want your site frequently visited. You can keep your site fresh by really working on new content on a daily or regular basis and by making it interactive. As with content, you can make use of www.moreover.com, www.subportal.com, www.newshub.com, and other content syndication sites to provide the content for your site automatically. As for the interactivity, offer your visitors web-based email accounts, a message board with a chat room, a search engine crawler, and banner ad rotation. Cbox.ca is a commenting and chat system that combines the best aspects of forums and instant messaging into a single powerful web component. It's is easy - cut paste of few lines of HTML into your site Pushing Information to Your Visitors A Web site is a "pull" promotion, but as a webmaster, you also need to be thinking about how you can "push" information to your visitors, users, or subscribers. You can publish an ezine on a weekly or monthly basis just to let your users be informed about the latest technology you've added to your site. As for the mailing list, you can get a free mailing list from www.egroups.com, www.topica.com, or you can choose a paid service such as www.aweber.com or www.getresponse.com. As for the content, you can get lots of articles from bbs.weblord2000.com, or try one or more of my articles that can be found on the same Web site.
Driving Traffic Webmasters shouldn't forget to announce your Web site. Accomplishing this is easy for Web sites that already have a lot of traffic, but even sites that are starting out with 5 or 10 members can benefit from the viral marketing of online recommendation software. Services include www.recommend-it.com, www.evite.com, and www.ewomp.com.
Following are some additional suggestions to consider The layout of the website must be clear and direct to the point. It must be able to explain what the page is all about. The content of the site must have a relevant impact on the visitor. It must be able to meet the need of the reader and must be presented in an interesting manner to attract more visitors
The length of your page must be of the right dimensions. Consider how your page will with different browsers. Very lengthy pages or short pages can prove to be unattractive. The images that you incorporate in your website must be of the proper size and resolution. Very large images take a longer time to load and are rarely seen. By the time it has loaded, the visitor is already on another site.
Regular updates assure the reader that they are getting fresh information.
Also, make sure that what you are posting on your website does not contain any typographical errors. Simple errors like these can destroy an otherwise great website. Provide your visitors a means of contacting. It can also serve as a way for people to inform you should your website have broken links

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Vaidehi Ghag, is Web Designer in http://www.maharashtradirectory.com


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