1. I've started on this site, but I suddenly changed interest. Now I'm going to do another one! Oh, wait, no! I changed my mind again. Argh, what should I do? Oh, I'll just combine all three together and make one large site. There!
If the idea of one topic bores you, perhaps you should rethink about making a site.
2. Ok, I want a site and I want it now. You, you and you, make this for me! Can you make me a banner? Oh and you make me an avatar. Wait, I want this here! I need 10 staff on my site to keep it going cos I don't know what I'd do...
Um, is this your site or someone else's? People can get annoyed by constant requests to make something. Learn about it first!
3. I am super busy and only have about 30 minutes each week to go on the internet! Oh, when you build your site, people would want updates, what will you tell them? If you're busy, then wait for a while. Don't build a site and leave it high and dry.
4. DO NOT give your details (login, password) to a friend unless you trust them 110% if they have revenge or anger issues, they may delete your website. I do not speak from experience, but you never know what people would do.
5. Don't stress yourself out. If your site is big and needs constant demands, then write it somewhere nice and big, and tell people what you will not be doing. You don't need a large amount of pressure built up, then you get so angry about it that you want to just take down the site.
6. Make your site to expect something in return! If that's the case, then you will be disappointed sometimes. Do not make a site because you want something. Do it because you are passionate about the subject, because you can show what you are great at!
7. Get really upset over people leaving rude comments. They are not worth it, seriously! There are so many people that just enjoy saying things to hurt others. If you are a beginner, then you will get better in time, don't believe what those creeps say!
8. Putting personal details there. Everyone knows this one, I hope! DO NOT put your telephone, address or anything personal on there. Email should be fine.
9. Be aware when you buy a domain, you are entering your address and phone number, email and all other details on there. People can acutally check it up using WHOIS. If you don't want people to track you because you have a domain, then get a host that offers Whois privacy. Trust me, this is a really tricky one!
10. Putting a haitus banner when you are away. That is uneccessary. You don't have to close it down because you're away! Just put a note saying you won't be there for a while. Perhaps ask a friend to temporarily look after it. Also, do not put it on haitus continously.
11. Having all these great pages up, but none of the links work. Yes, that's one thing that I do not like. If you have a page you're going to create, leave it as a surprise. Don't have 30 pages with links that do not work yet, as sometimes they never do. It makes me excited to see a page coming, but disappointing when it does not come for 10 weeks.
Showing posts with label website. Show all posts
Showing posts with label website. Show all posts
Monday, March 12, 2007
Friday, March 2, 2007
Dealing with Unwanted Visitors
Have you ever seen messages on your site where people are being rude, or seem to take pleasure in using language, insulting and others?
DO NOT LET THESE PEOPLE GET TO YOU!
Why? Because people who insult others usually are so bored with their lives that they find entertainment making someone else's life miserably. They are not even worth mentioned, and there is no need to take these people seriously.
Plus, people who curse really need an education because they obviously have no sense of language skills.
If there are visitors on your site that leaves insults, or anything similar, think of a way to block them, and possibly say something very smart to them. Or even coming up with a list of comebacks. They always help!
Laugh at these people. Obviously they want attention, most likely they want you upset, so don't give it to them! Laugh about it!
There will ALWAYS be people like that everywhere. Whether you're writing songs, or creating a website, or drawing, working in a business, at school, on the streets. There are people like that, and the best way to handle it is to not take them seriously, or else everyone would have a lot of confidence issues.
DO NOT LET THESE PEOPLE GET TO YOU!
Why? Because people who insult others usually are so bored with their lives that they find entertainment making someone else's life miserably. They are not even worth mentioned, and there is no need to take these people seriously.
Plus, people who curse really need an education because they obviously have no sense of language skills.
If there are visitors on your site that leaves insults, or anything similar, think of a way to block them, and possibly say something very smart to them. Or even coming up with a list of comebacks. They always help!
Laugh at these people. Obviously they want attention, most likely they want you upset, so don't give it to them! Laugh about it!
There will ALWAYS be people like that everywhere. Whether you're writing songs, or creating a website, or drawing, working in a business, at school, on the streets. There are people like that, and the best way to handle it is to not take them seriously, or else everyone would have a lot of confidence issues.
A Website's Popularity
Ever see some sites that just seem to be flooded with traffic and others don't? It's simple, it doesn't matter how many affiliates you get, how many links people make to your site, how many people you tell, or anything like that, if a site hasn't got the contents, it is hard.
UPDATING
That is a must if you want returning visitors. If you make a site, then desert it, so would the visitors. I'm a person who love visiting sites that are frequently updated, I like to see the new things they put up and any news as well.
CONTENTS
The biggest mistake is to copy contents from other sites. If there isn't an ounce of originality in a site, then it's better off that you don't make one, because if I go to 10 sites on one subject, and see exactly the same designs, contents, I am likely to get bored with it. It's important to have a good amount of contents, and not pages that say "coming soon" for months and months. If you have a page coming soon, make sure it acutally DOES, if not, don't put it there.
SEARCH ENGINES
They do a lot getting you hits, but the meta tag and website name is important. Try to write a descriptive sentence about your site there, so search engines like google can display it. Try submitting your URL link to different search engines.
IT TAKES TIME! You can have the world's best website in layout, content and everything else, but it's not going to get a million hits overnight. It takes time, so be patient about it. You may need to do a little promoting at first, such as posting links on forums, etc, to just get you started off.
Remember, always make a site on what you are passionate about, that other people are interested in, and that you have inspiration to keep going.
UPDATING
That is a must if you want returning visitors. If you make a site, then desert it, so would the visitors. I'm a person who love visiting sites that are frequently updated, I like to see the new things they put up and any news as well.
CONTENTS
The biggest mistake is to copy contents from other sites. If there isn't an ounce of originality in a site, then it's better off that you don't make one, because if I go to 10 sites on one subject, and see exactly the same designs, contents, I am likely to get bored with it. It's important to have a good amount of contents, and not pages that say "coming soon" for months and months. If you have a page coming soon, make sure it acutally DOES, if not, don't put it there.
SEARCH ENGINES
They do a lot getting you hits, but the meta tag and website name is important. Try to write a descriptive sentence about your site there, so search engines like google can display it. Try submitting your URL link to different search engines.
IT TAKES TIME! You can have the world's best website in layout, content and everything else, but it's not going to get a million hits overnight. It takes time, so be patient about it. You may need to do a little promoting at first, such as posting links on forums, etc, to just get you started off.
Remember, always make a site on what you are passionate about, that other people are interested in, and that you have inspiration to keep going.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Hosting Ideas
Since making a site, I noticed it's quite hard to find hosting that offers great amount of bandwidth, as well as site hits. I'm just going to share all the latest things I've found. If you plan on having a website that has a lot of hits (I mean over 400000 hits a day), you really should consider either making your site smaller, since that takes up resources and a lot of hosts would suspend the account.
From my own experiences, before you sign up for any hosting, make sure you ask all the questions and find out the facts. Search on google, if that hosting has problems, you're going to find a lot of topics on forums which people discuss about.
If you do a little more research, it will be much better as you have time to make decisions, instead of signing up for something, realising that it wasn't what you wanted, but you've already uploaded all your files onto the server, and they offer no refund. That's going to be quite difficult. A good thing also is to ask the hosting lots of questions before signing up, eg: how is bandwidth calculated, what happens if you have too much hits, does FTP display all the files or just the first 2000, what payment methods. Everything!
If you're looking for a massive host that offers great number of bandwidth, do not go for what you see as 'unlimited'. These usually don't work out the way you want to, because if you are using shared hosting under $20, there is a limit. Try using 10TB a month and it would be a shock to the world if you haven't been banned.
If you truly want unlimited, go for a dedicated server. The price is high, but you know it's reliable.
That's all the hosting talks for now.
Susanna
From my own experiences, before you sign up for any hosting, make sure you ask all the questions and find out the facts. Search on google, if that hosting has problems, you're going to find a lot of topics on forums which people discuss about.
If you do a little more research, it will be much better as you have time to make decisions, instead of signing up for something, realising that it wasn't what you wanted, but you've already uploaded all your files onto the server, and they offer no refund. That's going to be quite difficult. A good thing also is to ask the hosting lots of questions before signing up, eg: how is bandwidth calculated, what happens if you have too much hits, does FTP display all the files or just the first 2000, what payment methods. Everything!
If you're looking for a massive host that offers great number of bandwidth, do not go for what you see as 'unlimited'. These usually don't work out the way you want to, because if you are using shared hosting under $20, there is a limit. Try using 10TB a month and it would be a shock to the world if you haven't been banned.
If you truly want unlimited, go for a dedicated server. The price is high, but you know it's reliable.
That's all the hosting talks for now.
Susanna
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