Re: [epub] Website question

["Sam Brooks" <sbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Audrey Ranieri <pepperari@hotmail.com> said/asked:
[edited for brevity]

> I am wondering if anyone can direct me to someone who might be able to
help
> me with that aspect of my site or any recommendations you have since this
is
> my very first website experience.  I would like to have that all in place
> before starting the newsletter but will have no success if my invititation
> to subscribe to my newsletter does not work properly.

Sam's Reply;

In those days prior to the Internet,  a firm's business card and stationery,
said much about a company.  Graphics designers were engaged to put
forth a specific "message" about a firm.  Websites now, have been added
to the "mix."

You say that you can't afford to hire someone to put together a website for
you. To which, I reply, you can't afford not to.

We are a "visually oriented" society.  Like the special effects in THE
MATRIX.

Do you "websurf?"  What happens when you land on a site?  You look around
for maybe 20-30 seconds at most.  If it's not appealing, you move on.

Look at your own website in the same terms.  Does it have eye appeal?
And some content to keep a person around long enough to see a sample
copy of  your newsletter and subscribe?

To save money, have a graphics designer set up website templates.
Then you come along and add your specific ad copy.

When it comes to website submission/subscription forms,
it can be a real headache getting a CGI based form to work right.
Took me several days to get a FormMail based input form working.
Perl and CGI coding is a pain.  So why use it?

There are a number of java script forms running around for free.
They look very easy to implement and don't require access to a CGI bin.

For starters,  try these places.

http://www.javaboutique.com
http://www.codebrain.com

If you need further assistance, please contact me off list.

Sam Brooks
sbrooks@earthlink.net
sbrooks@alist4u.net
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