1. Using a font size or style that is unreadable.
With screen resolutions getting higher and an aging population on the internet you should be careful to ensure your pages on readable. The best way to do this is use a standard font and make it large enough for people to easily read. I recommend…
1. It tells your customers you're committed.
Everyone knows Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, and other email service providers will give anyone an email address for free. This makes your customers wonder you'll really be around in the long run or whether you're business is an experiment. Having an email address that matches your domain let's them…
It's tempting to hire a web designer to build your website for you but in this article I want to explain why hiring a web designer is usually a bad decision.
1. It's expensive.
Web Designers typically charge anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars just to initially create a website. Once you start asking them to…
Have you ever wanted to continuously play audio on your webpages. This is something you can easily do with WebStarts when you follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Login to your WebStarts account and choose to edit the page you would like to add the looping music to.
Step 2: Upload your music to your file manager…
In a day and age where it's vogue for software and tech companies to serve the environment we at WebStarts are committed to taking care of the actual human beings. That means providing basic necessities like food and clothing to real people in developing countries. When you build your website with WebStarts you're not only…
Youtube is a terrific source for driving traffic to your website. More people than ever are flocking to Youtube to perform searches that used to take place on Google. The increased number of searches combined with the fact fewer people know how to create videos than text has created the perfect storm for driving traffic…
Running an effective email campaign is a critical part of any online business. Email is the most efficient way to keep in communication with your customers and remind them who you are and what you're all about. But if your emails never get delivered they'll never be read and your email campaign will fail. So…
If you haven't already setup a mailing list for your online business you best get busy doing so. Sending email to your leads is critical for converting your site visitors into customers. Most people won't buy from your website the first time they stop bye so you're going to have to figure out a clever…
This month we're giving away an iPad 2. All you need to enter is like our Facebook page by going to facebook.com/webstarts and click the like button at the top of the page and enter to win the iPad 2. We'll randomly select a winner on the first of July. The winner will be…
Keeping your website updated is critical for attracting new customers. There are millions of websites across the internet and many of them are not updated regularly. I'm sure we've all had the experience of reading an article we found on Google just to find out the information is super old and outdated. Your website visitors…
Have you ever used a service like Google Images? Many search engines now feature the ability to search specifically through images. Image search is a relatively untapped resource you can use to drive more traffic to your website. In this article I'm going to provide you with step by step instructions on how you can…
More and more frequently search engines are ranking websites based on the feedback they can gather from social activities on the web. Search engines like Google figure if someone likes your page it's more relevant. Therefore they're more likely to rank that page well amongst their search results. When a visitor to your webpage Likes…
Have you ever wanted to put samples of your music on your website? How about a whole song? In this article I'm going to walk you through you can use a new service called SoundCloud to do just that. Not only can you upload music to your website but you can also make a voice…
We recently added a new tool panel making it easier than ever to find the tools you need to build a truly unique and dynamic website. The tool panel can be moved or hidden so it will never interfere with your workspace. Login today and see what's new with your WebStarts account.
Now you can add Twitter buttons to your webpages using WebStarts. All you need to do is login to your account and choose the page you'd like to add the buttons to. You'll now see in our new tools panel a Twitter icon. Click on it and choose the type of Twitter button you'd like…
