Important News and Information on the Latest in Design and Development... http://www.newbiehangout.com/ 2003-12-31 So you have decided you want to become a website designer, or more commonly known as a webmaster, but have you really thought about what that decision will mean? Today?s world of site design is more competitive than ever. The global impact makes striking out as a website designer even more difficult. When you think about competition, you have to think globally. Technology makes it easy to be a website designer because you can market your skills to just about anyone and anywhere. The website designer does not suffer from geographical boundaries as most other business types do. Moreover, if you are just starting out and not established, then entering the market will be even more difficult. http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/sanders/website-design-business-index.htm 2004-02-27 Whether you are just starting out in a business or a seasoned "professional" you should have a contract when doing business - if not for your own safety, but for the safety of your clients. Not a day goes by that I don't hear horror stories about misunderstandings on projects that could have easily been prevented with a simple contract. Simply, they state the work you are providing and the cost involved. They should also indicate what is not included, such as incidental material costs and excessive copy changes, etc. Always put into writing your intent and email it to the client. http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/onewayadv/client-contracts.htm 2004-02-22 Search Engine traffic is the #1 source of traffic on the internet today, so a good listing is vital to your sites success and longevity. If you're not listed in the first couple of pages in the search engine's (SEs) search results pages (SERP), you won't be getting many visits from the SE's, if any. Most Search Engine Optimization (SEO) specialists and webmasters can agree that link popularity plays an important part in your websites perceived value (including your Google Page Rank - "PR") What many webmasters don't consider is the QUALITY of in-bound links pointing to your site also plays a role. A significant role in your sites ranking. Lots of high-quality in-bound links can help boost a page from popular to being in the "top 10" of a search engine's search results page (SERP). http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/incoming-links.htm 2004-02-12 One of the greatest challenges for any newsletter editor is not as the job title suggests 'editing', but finding or producing the content. Some people view newsletter editors in the same light as magazine editors. Nice comparison shame it just isn't true! You see a magazine editor probably has a sub-editor, a photographer, a picture editor and a number of reporters or feature writers. They probably still complain that they are badly under-resourced. But they are not compared with you of course. So you've got to learn a few shortcuts! Here's one to start with: http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/newsletter.htm 2004-02-11 The PREsell concept is a principle where you affect the potential customer's mind to make them more receptive to your marketing efforts. PREsell is NOT an overnight solution to catapult you into huge profits and internet millions. PREsell can be a difficult concept to grasp and implement because it takes a genuine concern for others to effectively implement it. Any attempts at the PREsell concept that is not genuinely real will eventually fail over time. PREsell is about TRUST and relationships, and how we use those relationships and others trust to market our goods and services. http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/sanders/presell-concept-index.htm 2004-02-07 In our last article on search engine positioning, we mentioned log analysis to determine when the search engine spiders visited your site. We feel that our readers can benefit from a little more in depth assistance on how to accomplish that suggestion. In this article, we will look into log analysis, the how's, the where's associated with log analysis, and the tools to make your log analysis data tasks easier. We will explore log analysis data, and how to use log analysis data to leverage affiliate strategy. http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/sanders/search-engine-positioning-3-index.htm 2004-01-31 We have been fortunate enough to get a wholesale deal on a fantastic arsenal of software titles. Over 50 in demand software items that sell for $47.00 to $200.00+ individually. We're selling the whole thing with Master Resell rights for only $20.00! We're here to help you suceed online and this is a perfect tool to set you up as a Master Reseller in minutes. Take a look at the page and see for yourself! http://www.newbiehangout.com/webmaster-profit-pak.htm 2004-01-26 If you've been looking for an easy way to get your link on hundreds of websites and increase your traffic, providing content may be your answer. Not only is providing content easy and inexpensive (it only costs your time), but it also has the potential to provide you with massive free promotion and builds your credibility. If you've contacted any webmasters lately and requested a link exchange, chances are, you didn't receive a response. So how do you build quality links? Read on to find out some of the best methods ... http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/link-building-content.htm 2004-01-23 So you've built your site, optimized it for search engine submission, and uploaded it to your server. You've also set up some strategic link swaps with some prominent sites, and submitted it to the search engines, but it isn't showing up, or there is no record your site has even been indexed by Google or Yahoo. Now what do you do? That's what we are going to discuss in this article. http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/sanders/search-engine-positioning-2-index.htm 2004-01-22 Ever designed a site, then submitted it, waited a month or two to find that most of your pages haven't been indexed, or that only the page submitted was indexed? Do you have a text-based site map linked from every page? Did you design your entire site in Flash? Have you written your pages to increase your listing relevance? Does your site link to other sites containing information on your site topic? Do other sites link to you that provide information on your site topic? These are just some of the questions you need to answer to discover why your site ranks where it does in search results, and why your site is not indexed fully. http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/sanders/search-engine-positioning-1-index.htm 2004-01-19 The New site design for B2Phat.com has been completed for 2004. The portal should be completed soon, but for now you can peek at the new design which will be incorporated into the portal as well. http://www.B2Phat.com 2004-01-14 Webmasters everywhere are discovering that making money online is a possibility. Many webmasters have run into disappointments and frustrations and simply given up. You need not walk that path. Earning money from your website can be done and does not have to be as difficult as one may think. There are certain tried and true methods and habits that a disciplined webmaster must take in order to achieve a measure of success online. Jim Sanders takes a serious look into affiliate strategy and the habits that you can develop now that will help ensure your continued success. http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/sanders/affiliate-strategy-index.htm 2004-01-12 Let's take a honest look at how you are managing your time and business. Are you maximizing your time? Are you working harder instead of smarter? Jim Sanders gives some input on time management for the self-employed. http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/sanders/timeconstraint.htm 2004-01-11 NewbieHangout.com is honored to have Matt Paolini as a new contributing editor. Matt is a Webmaster/Tech Support Specialist for FirstPlace Software, the makers of WebPosition Gold. He's also an experienced freelance Search Engine Optimization Specialist and Cold Fusion/ASP.NET/SQL Server Developer/Designer. You can visit his site and check for more information on his services at WebTemplateStore.net You can find Matts first article, entitled "Dispelling the Myths: Will Webposition Get Me Banned from Google?", an interesting read for all webmasters, at: http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/paolini/webposition-google.htm 2004-01-10 NewbieHangout.com is honored to announce a new partnership with Sanders Consultation Group Plus onboard as an official contributing author to the NHO. Jim Sanders, the owner of Sanders Consultation Group Plus is a brilliant author who will be providing weekly content on up-to-date HOT topics that we're sure you'll benefit from and won't want to miss. Sanders Consultation Group Plus offers a full range of web design and optimization services. Their focus is on webmasters, the self-employed and those interested in self-employment. You'll find quality services that the NHO is comfortable recommending and being associated with. The first article "Emotional Marketing" has been published at the url below: http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/sanders/emotional.htm 2004-01-07 NewbieHangout.com has been in the process of setting up a "What's new" page for quite awhile. We're proud to announce that it's done and better than what we had planned. Instead of putting up a standard html page, or even a blog to serve for what's new, we've put up an xml page that can be read by both the Feed Readers and by casual visitors who stop in and end up on the rss pages. Following the outline by the W3C we've implemneted a style sheet that returns the xml data in a simple, yet visual outline that doesn't need a feed reader to view it correctly. http://www.newbiehangout.com/rss/news.xml 2004-01-02 Free Desktop Information Aggregator Found a handy tool that I wish I'd known about when I was still "riding the fence" about RSS feeds and XML. Taken from the homepage at the Syndirella homepage: Syndirella is free software, distributed under the GNU General Public License. Syndirella is a .NET application, and requires Windows 98, Windows 2000 or later, the .NET Framework version 1.0 and Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later. (News archive) http://www.yole.ru/projects/syndirella/ 2004-01-02 Helpful Information to consider when you are choosing a webhost. What should you look for in a host? What should you expect to pay? What options do you need? How much shuld I pay for space? Is your domain name included in the hosting? These are just a few of the questions this article covers. When you go to purchase our domain .... be informed! http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/firstdomain.htm 2003-12-31 Providing information, design tips and tutorials to the new webmaster in HTML tutorials, cut and paste javascript, web site design and revenue sources. (News archive) http://www.newbiehangout.com/articles/newbie-design-tips.htm 2003-12-19 B2Phat.com domain names are your solution to affordable domains with personal attention and the ability to host your site at the best rates on the net. Our domains come with a free month of web hosting and access to our "VIP Members Area" where you can download great software and tools to help you create an interactive site that will keep your visitors coming back. Your success is our goal. Risk free transfers, bulk pricing, private registrations and free parking pages are just part of the reason we're quickly becoming the web's choice for quality domain names. (News archive) http://B2Phat.us/ 2004-01-01 NewbieHangout.com announces a new partnership with Sausage Software. Sausage Software is now the recommended choice of NewbieHangout.com for ease of use. NewbieHangout.com provides tips, tricks and tools for new webmasters. The aim is to save time and money while creating an effective, and profitable online presence. NewbieHangout is recommending that new webmasters try the user friendly software from Sausage Software. The fleet of user friendly software ranges from a child or novice editor - HOTDOG JUNIOR - through to HOTDOG PROFESSIONAL 7.03, which meets the demands of even the most seasoned professional who demands Speed, Precision and Control. The features include HTML, ASP, PHP, Flash, JavaScript and VBScript. It has a built-in Web site management tool, navigation viewer, HTML property sheet and a built-in FTP utility. You can also import, create, and edit CSS style sheets. 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