Quick Notes
Quick Tips For Newbie Webmasters: Vol. #04!
Written By C-Pimp
Don't Need Graphics...
Snazzy graphics, hot menus and logos can really make a great impression! But I just hate sites that push it too far and make the page too flashy with tons of graphics slowing down page load times. For what? To prove they can use Photoshop?? Please!
The trick is tables and smart use of HTML! An organized layout with the use of HTML tables and hexcode flat colors, you can create a page that is both visually stimulating and quick on load time. If you surf around you'll notice numerous adult webmaster sites like CozyFrog make good use of HTML tables and fonts to create their look with the use of minimal graphics....just gotta play around and try new things!
Scrolling Browser Text...
This code will add a scrolling text animation to the bottom of your visitor's browser. Just copy and paste the code below, there are two parts to making this work. You need to add a little code to your <BODY> tag and another between your <BODY> and </BODY> tags.
Here is what you need to add to the actual <BODY> tag:
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" onLoad="scroll()">
Copy and paste the following code between your <BODY> and </BODY> tags and make sure you put in your text where indicated:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
!--
timeID = 5;
stcnt = 11;
msg = "PUT YOUR TEXT HERE!";
wmsg = new Array(33);
wmsg[0]=msg;
blnk = "
"; for (i=1; i<32; i++)
{
b = blnk.substring(0,i);
wmsg[i]="";
for (j=0; j<msg.length; j++)
wmsg[i]=wmsg[i]+msg.charAt(j)+b;
}
function scroll()
{
if (stcnt > -1) str = wmsg[stcnt]; else str = wmsg[0];
if (stcnt-- < -40) stcnt=31;
status = str;
clearTimeout(timeID);
timeID = setTimeout("scroll()",100);
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
Less Means Better Banners...
Your banners and buttons are key to gettting visitors to your site...try to use colors that will stick out. Keep your banner as simple as possible with as little text as possible. According to me, The longer a surfer has to read, the less chance of earning a click. Remember, you just want their attention long enough for them to click, make them interested enough to wanna see what's on the other end.
The size of your ad is also an important factor! For animated banners sized 468 X 60, 15k or less will do and for buttons size 120 X 60 or smaller, try to keep them under 5k in size. If the file size is too big, a lot of surfers will pass it by before it even gets a chance to load!
For animated banners, try to stick to 2-3 frames at the most and keep your text to a minimum...Just my two cents!
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