8:24:00 AM
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WoWeb
IncrediMail
is an email program you can download and use on your computer. The
thing that's different with IncrediMail is that IncrediMail lets you
create and sent beautiful, colourful emails. Some of the things that
IncrediMail include are:
- backgrounds you can use in your emails
- emoticons (smileys) you can add to your emails
- 3D effects
- animated graphics
- sounds and sound effects
- animated email notifiers
IncrediMail notifier
Email
has never been more fun then when you send your emails with
IncrediMail. The first thing you should do when you start up IncrediMail
for the first time is to select your IncrediMail notifier. This is the
thing that will tell you that you have mail when new email comes in for
you. These are really cute and talk to you to tell you that you have a
new email. There are many IncrediMail notifiers to choose from. Here are
just a few examples:
- a duck that waddles up and quacks at you (my son got a kick out of this one)
- a puppy that barks at you
- a butler that says "You have mail madam" (probably says "sir" if you are a man
- a cursor that spells out "message waiting"
- a big happy face that says "you have an email"
- a mail box that says "new mail arrived" while it opens up and puts a letter inside
- random so you get a different notifier each time
The
notifier can have the sound turned off if you prefer. You can also
choose to have it show up on top of all your other screens or in the
background. There are many more IncrediMail notifiers to choose from
too. If you don't like any of the ones in the program, you can download
more online.
Sending a New IncrediMail Message
When
you are ready to send a new message just click on the icon that says
"New Mail". When the message box pops up you will notice a style box
open up along side it. The style box is where you find all the cool
things you are going to use to make your new emails look the way you
want them to. Some of the things you will find on your IncrediMail style
box are:
- backgrounds (so many to choose from, how do I choose)
- animations (cute little characters and other things you can add to your emails)
- sounds (make your emails make sounds, say things or play songs)
- e-cards (send a Happy Birthday or other type of card right in your IncrediMail emails)
Writing Your New Email
Start typing your new email, but first check out a few of the other things you can do with IncrediMail:
- change fonts - This means that you can change the way your letters look. Try it out and see what I mean.
- font size and color - Make your words bigger or smaller if you want to and change the colors too.
- emoticons
- These are those cute little smiley faces you see lurking around chat
boards and forums. You can add them to your emails now. No matter what
you're feeling you will find an emoticon to match.
- insert
picture - You can put a picture right in your email. It doesn't get
inserted just as an attachment either, but is instead embedded in your
email.
- recorder - Record a voice message instead of
typing. This is great for sending messages to small children or people
who can's see or read email.
Just Another Email Program
IncrediMail
is more than just another email program. With all these cool features
you'll feel like a high tech Web designer. Sending cool graphical email
is simple using IncrediMail.
IncrediMail still offers all the
normal things that email programs have traditionally offered too. You
can still send attachments, add a signature and keep an address book. If
you like using a desktop email program, and you want to add graphics to
your emails, then IncrediMail is definitely the email program for you.
12:47:00 PM
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WoWeb
With the advent of Web 2.0, websites have sprung to a new level. The
look and feel along with the types of functions a website could perform
is exceeding our expectations everyday. Webpages that started as a
static page with text and images is turning into a multi-million dollar
industry which could perform functions that were done using softwares on
specific platforms. The advancement is plenty and a lot of us might
feel that it is hard to keep with with the new technologies revealing
everyday.
Rojo.com
is a website that has been impressive. It uses the state of the art
technology to gather feeds and along with it provide social networking.
So, you don't have to venture to a different website like shoutwire to
find the latest news. It is a great place to meet other people who are
like minded.
There are many websites than required to grab the
feeds onto one place. Some examples are bloglines, google reader, feed
lounge, yahoo etc. All these websites use Web 2.0. They differ on
performance and the number of features they offer. I find Rojo rich in
features and performance being excellent as well. Rojo uses tags to
segregate the feeds which is much effective and superior than
categories. Tags are an easy way to find the feed that we are looking in
case we have hundreds of feeds.
The scene of Rojo as a social
networking website is still in the beginning stages. It is yet to gain
popularity and it would strictly be a matter of time before Rojo
displaces websites like netscape and digg off the block.
4:16:00 PM
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WoWeb
Yes, it's true. You can make money from your Web site. How much depends
on how big your site is, how your site is organized and most
importantly, what your site's about. Some subjects just make more money
than others. It's true.
There are a couple different ways you can make
money from your Web site. The obvious way being that you sell something
that people will buy. But that's not what this is about. I'm not
talking about selling items that you have to supply and ship. This is
much simpler.
The first step is signing up for an affiliate
program and the next step is adding affiliate ads to your Web pages.
That's pretty much it. Strategically placing your ads is important too.1
Here are a few of the affiliate programs that you can sign up with to help you make money:
- Google Adsense
- You may or may not be admitted into this program. Google has a lot of
rules about who can and can't use their program. If you do get in
remember, never click on your own ads. This is a pay per click program
and if you get caught clicking on your own ads, and you will, you will
be dropped from the program fast.
- These ads are mostly text ads but
are very eye catching and are self ading. By this I mean that you place
the code on your page for an ad and Google figures out which ads to put
on which pages for you. This is really easy and is a big money maker for
a lot of people
- Amazon.com
- This program is a pay per sale program. You place a link to a
specific product on your Web page. If someone clicks through to
Amazon.com and buys something you make money. A lot of people buy from
Amazon so if you place the right ads on the right pages you just may
make money from this.
- Commission Junction
- Use with caution. This is probably one of the biggest affiliat
programs on the Net. Because of this there are some rules you need to
know. If you don't make money in six months they will charge you a fee
and close your account. I'm not sure of the exact rule but I had this
happen to me once. This is a pay per sale program and they have a lot of
companies to choose from.
- LinkShare
- This is also a pay per sale program. They have a lot of companies you
can choose to use. Place ads to companies that are similar to your site
and don't choose too many. It's tempting to choose a lot of different
companies to place ads to but don't do it. Using the same ads on many
different page is actually better for getting your readers to click on
them.
- Affiliate Fuel
- Some of these ads are pay per sale and some are pay per lead. The
companies advertising here are different than the kinds of companies and
ads you will find on other affiliate programs.
- BeFree - Very similar in structure to LinkShare and Commission Junction. This is a pay per sale program.
3:42:00 PM
Posted by
WoWeb
Getting people to visit your Web site can often be a difficult task,
especially if your Web site is small. There are several main things you
need to consider, and things you need to do, if you are hoping to get
some traffic to your Web site. These are not the only things you can do
to get traffic to your Web site, but they are a good start.
- Keywords
- Every page needs a keyword or keyword phrase. It's best to choose
that keyword or keyword phrase before you start writing the page. Decide
what your page is going to be about and write the page around that
keyword or keyword phrase. If your page is going to be about cat
collars, then make sure you use the phrase "cat collars" several times
while writing the page, especially in the first couple paragraphs.
- Title & Meta Tags
- When considering a title for your page make sure to use the keyword
or key phrase of your page in the title. If you are using HTML, then you
need to be concerned with meta tags. Make sure to use your keywords in
the meta description several times, and the title tags at the top of
your HTML at least twice, and put the keyword in the meta keyword area
too. Meta tags for a page that is about cat collars would look something
like this:
<title>Cat Collars - Cat Collars for your Precious Kitty</title>
<head>
<meta name="keywords" content="cat collars, collars, cats">
<meta
name="description" content="Cat collars for your cat. Your cat will
really love these cat collars. My cat tried these cat collars and really
loved them.">
</head>
- Good Content
- If your page is about something important, is written well, and
includes the right keywords it will probably do well in the search
engines. On top of search engines, other sites will also link to your
page if it is well written.
- Search Engines - Submit your pages to the most popular search engines. Go to each of the search engines and submit your pages to them individually.
- Similar Web Sites
- Find Web sites that are similar to yours and offer to link to their
site in exchange for a link back to your site. If they have a page for
links they will probably do it.
- Forums & Message Boards
- Go to forums and message boards that are about your site and answer
questions or offer advice or even ask questions. Create a signature
under your name for your message posts that links back to your site. If
people like what you wrote on the forum, they may click on your link and
visit your site.
- Update Regularly - If you don't
add content to your site, then why should someone keep coming back.
Update your site regularly with new content and watch your traffic grow.
3:32:00 PM
Posted by
WoWeb
When you sign up for an email address with your local ISP (internet
service provider) you usually also get access to newsgroups. Many of
you may have access to newsgroups and not even know it. Some of you may
know you have newsgroups but not know how to use them. Set up your
newsgroups with Outlook Express
and find some that interest you. Then you can join in discussions about
your favorite topics and even give advice or ask questions of your own.
Set Up Newsgroups With Outlook Express
- Open Outlook Express.
- In the menu at the top of Outlook Express click on "Tools". Then scroll down to "Accounts" and click on that also.
- A
box will pop up. On the right side of the box you will see a button
that says "Add", click on it. A short menu will pop up when you click
on it. From this menu click on "News".
- Another box will
pop up. In this box you will see that it wants you to enter your name.
You don't have to use your real name if you don't want to. Enter the
name you want people to know you by in the newsgroups. Then click
"Next".
- The next window will want you to enter your
email address. If you want people to be able to reply to you by email
from the newsgroups then enter your email address here. If you don't
want people in the newsgroups to know your email address then enter
something else here. Then click "Next".
- In the next
window enter the newsgroup address that your internet service provider
gave to you so that you can access the newsgroups. It will probably look
something like news.isp.com. If you don't know what this is then
look through the paperwork your ISP gave you when you signed up. It's
probably listed next to or with the information you needed to use to set
up your email. If you still can't find it you will need to call your
ISP and ask them for it.
- Click the button that says "My news server requires me to log on". After you enter your news server information click "Next".
- Now
you will need your username and password. You should have also received
these from your ISP. They are most likely the same username and
password you use to get your email. Enter your username and password in
their respective places. If you want your computer to always remember
your username and password click the button that says "Remember
Password". Then click on "Next".
- At the next window click "Finished".
- When that pop up window goes away you will be brought back to the original pop up window. Click "Close" on this window.
Add Newsgroups To Your Account
- After you have
finished setting up your Outlook Express newsgroup account you will be
asked if you want to add newsgroups. Click "Yes". If you don't see this
box pop up then click on the name of your newsgroups in the left hand
column. If the box still doesn't pop up then click on the button at the
top of the screen that says "Newsgroups".
- You may be asked to verify your username and password or it may just log in for you. Log in if you need to.
- All the newsgroups available will start to download. This may take awhile depending on your connection speed.
- When
the newsgroups are finished downloading you can start searching for
newsgroups that you want to join. Lets say you are a cat lover and want
to join a newsgroup about cats. Type in the word cats. Look through the
newsgroups about cats and see if there are any you want to join, you can
always unsubscribe from newsgroups later if you don't like them.
- When
you find a newsgroup you want to join click on the name of the
newsgroup and then click on the button that says "Subscribe".
- Search for and subscribe to more newsgroups.
- When you are finished subscribing to newsgroups click the "OK" button at the bottom of the window.
- All your newsgroups will now be showing in the left hand column.
Add News To Your Newsgroups
- Click on the newsgroup you want to read first.
- News for that newsgroup will now download.
- When all the news is finished downloading just click on the title you want to read and you can read it in the right hand column.
Unsubscribe From Newsgroups
- Click on the button at the top of the screen that says "Newsgroups".
- There
are three tabs in this window. Click on the one that says "Subscribed".
This will show you all the newsgroups you are subscribed to.
- Click on the title of the newsgroup you want to unsubscribe from.
- Click on the "Unsubscribe" button.
- When you are finished unsubscribing you can click on the "OK" button.
- The newsgroups you unsubscribed from will be gone from your left column now.
2:39:00 PM
Posted by
WoWeb
PayPal.com is one of the main ways people pay for Ebay items
and items bought at other online retailers. If you sell something from
your own Web site you can even use PayPal to let your customers buy your
items. By using PayPal to accept orders from your Web site you also
have the ability to accept credit cards. By paying with PayPal you also
have the ability to pay with a PayPal credit card.
Let's say you
want to buy something from Ebay or another site that uses PayPal. You
browse for the item you want and buy it. When you go to pay you plug in
your PayPal username and password and follow the directions to pay for
your item. If you have enough money in your PayPal account to pay for
the item in full then the money will move from your PayPal account to
the account of the person doing the selling. If you don't have enough in
your PayPal account to pay for the item then PayPal will use whatever
money is in your PayPal account and then take the rest from the
alternate account you tell PayPal to take the money from, be it your
checking account or a credit card.
You set up alternate accounts
with PayPal ahead of time so you can do this quickly when buying
something. Setting up an alternate account is easy too. Go to PayPal and
enter the bank account number of your checking account of the number on
your credit card. There is a verification process to make sure no one
uses an account that doesn't belong to them. When you are finished with
the verification process you are ready to go buying online.
If
you buy from Web site's that don't take PayPal you can use the PayPal
debit card. PayPal offers a debit card for free. Sign up for this debit
card and you can use your PayPal account to purchase anything anywhere
that takes credit cards. Best of all, when you make a purchase with this
PayPal debit card PayPal pays you. You receive cash back every time you
make a purchase. It may only be a few cents or it could be a few
dollars but it all ads up.
PayPal also pays interest on the money
you keep in your PayPal account. Every month you will earn interest for
the money you keep in this account. Use your PayPal account as a
savings account if you want to. Or, since you have the PayPal debit card
you can use your PayPal account as a vacation or holiday fund. Let it
earn interest all year and have more to spend when you're ready to use
it.
2:54:00 PM
Posted by
WoWeb
Adding a signature to your emails says
something about who you are. Whenever someone receives and email from
you they will look at the signature to see who the email is from. They
will notice if you have more there than just your name.
If you have a
Web site, and you don't mind sharing it with other people, link to it in
your signature. If you have a favorite short poem or catchy phrase that
you like, add it. This is how it's done.
- Open Outlook Express.
- Click on "Tools" in the menu at the top of the page and then on "Options".
- Click on the "Signatures" tab in the box that pops up.
- Click on the button that says "New".
- Type
your signature into the "Text" box. You can put your name, your Web
page address, your email address, a favorite poem or saying, something
else, or all if these things.
- Click on the "Rename" button and give your signature a name. This can be anything you want, like "Linda's Signature".
- At
the top of the window is a checkbox that says "Add signature to
outgoing emails". If you want your signature on all your emails, click
this. If you want to choose which emails you want your signature on,
don't click this. If you do click this you will also have the option to
choose if you want your signature on emails you reply to or forward to
other people.
- If you have more than one email address on
Outlook Express click on the "Advanced" button. Choose which emails you
want to use this signature with.
- Click "OK" and you're
finished. Now when you click on "Create Mail" at the top of Outlook
Express you will see your signature show up. You can then add your
message to your email and send emails with your signature on them.
