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A few Website Tips

Create simple web pages.
Simple pages download faster, and make an immediate impression on the reader. This is extremely important on the Web, where people will leave your site (click off) if your page doesn't come up fast enough. Simple pages give a "clean" look, which often makes a nice visual presentation.

Know the difference between GIF and JPEG
Most browsers recognize graphics in GIF and JPEG formats. Just use the .GIF, .JPG, or .JPEG file extension and the browser will know how to handle it. So when should you use GIF and when should you use JPEG?

Choose GIF file format when you have a solid color image, and choose JPEG when you have a photographic image. When in doubt, try both formats and choose the one that gives the best image quality for the lowest file size.

Use smaller graphics files for quick response
Speed makes a difference on the Web - the faster your pages load, the more likely you are to keep the attention of your viewer.

There are two ways to significantly increase the speed of your pages: reduce the number of graphics images, and reduce the size of graphics images. Although reducing the number of graphics images can have a dramatic effect on speed, it also diminishes the content of your site and may not be acceptable to you. Reducing the size of your graphics images is often the preferable way to speed up the response of your pages.

Promote your site
So you've just created a great Web site. Now what? You need to promote your site to get people to come in and see it.

The first thing you need to do is submit your site to directory services.

In addition to directory listings, you can also get other Web sites to link to you. You can exchange links with other sites

Finally, you can place paid advertisements on the Web. Find a site that attracts your potential readers and offers advertising space. Give them a nice logo graphic to link to you, and them pay them for hits.

Add multimedia
Add multimedia to your Web site, and step up to sound and motion like HTML never dreamed of.