Google Search Tips And Tricks
We both work and home for most of us as part of our normal daily routine, use the search engine. Many of you have a lot can be done more easily find the idea that perhaps not. Here are 5 or 10 minutes and I invest in a new world of help to open your search using Google. I promise that it used my time!
Did you know that you can limit your Google search to a specific site?
For example, say you want to search only the CNN / Money Web site, "Ford to find information." All you need to do is ... Ford's Web site: money.cnn.com
People tell me all the time, I need to add search to my site. Although I agree and neighbors who did not give it I always tell them, my site and index the search engine, and can search my site. For example, ... "credit card" site: everydollarmatters.com ... the current output of 33 clicks.
Is your search as comprehensive as it could be?
If you are studying the term "website development" you know you may have missed a group of other good sites? There are more than 1.1 million pages indexed using the "site." Try ... "website development" or "web site development "..., you will get back to the top of the page while using different language.
Maybe you are searching for a decent tutorial on html or an online course. Try... "html tutorial" OR "html training" online
Or (no pun intended), you might be shopping for a forum in some areas that are of interest to you.
"living green" forum OR "global warming" forum
OR is a nice expansive google search operator.
What can you do to narrow down your search?
Sometimes looking for a specific phrase. For example ...
Maybe you are studying the Kennedy assassination. You can search for ... "John F. Kennedy assassination," "JFK" video.
You can also limit your google search to specific areas of the internet. For example:
*Google Book Search - Search the full text of books
*Google Code Search - Search public source code
*Google Scholar - Search scholarly papers
*Google News archive search - Search historical news
*U.S. Government - Search all U.S. federal, state and local government sites
*Universities - Search a specific school's website
To access this functionality just click on the "advanced search" hyperlink on the Google homepage. You will find these options towards the bottom of the page.
Often times you will receive page hits back that you are not interested in.
Suppose you were searching for the term Six Sigma and wanted to exclude all references to General Electric and Motorola. You could search the following ... Six Sigma-ge-motorola --
At my site you will find a "Quick Google Search Cheat Sheet". Happy searching.
Do's and Dont's Guide to Great Web Design
When followed, this guide will prove to be quite a valuable web design resource. From the inexperienced to the experienced, this guide has something for everyone.
The Process of Great Web Design Just to make sure we are all on the same page, lets begin with the basic definition for "web design". According to Wikipedia, web design is:
"a process of conceptualization, planning, modeling, and execution of electronic media delivery via Internet in the form of Markup language suitable for interpretation by Web browser and display as Graphical user interface".
In the web design process can be compared to the process of writing research papers. In the conceptualization / planning stage, flowcharts (the outline) to create description of your site's navigation structure. In the modeling stage, create a static frame (rough draft) shows the layout of each web site part of the skeleton. Created after the frame lines, graphics, color and text used to create your Web page design is based on wire frame layout. In the implementation phase, your design into a Web browser, text and content of the supported formats to add, finally, publish your site live to the world on the Internet to see (final draft).
All three stages of the design process are equally important. Many web designers skip a stage in order to save time or because they don't think that is is necessary. However, all three stages are necessary if your goal is to create a successful design and respectable website. Even if the three stages are used, there are many mistakes that web designers can make that will lead to poor-quality, non user-friendly websites.
It's time to clean out the cabinet of bad web design practices and restock it with the good ones.
Stage 1: Conceptualization and planning
This stage is skipped more often than the other two stages. Most writers don't enjoy creating outlines for research papers, and most web designers don't like creating flowcharts either. Don't be lazy. If you put forth the effort and plan out your website, then you will find the web design process to go smoothly with fewer mistakes made along the way.
There are a few things that you will need in order to effectively conceptualize and plan your website:
-a brain
-a pen and paper
-(optional) flowchart software
-a general idea of the different sections of your website
To begin, grab your pen and paper or launch your favorite flowchart software. We use OmniGraffle Professiona for Mac OS X which costs $150 per license but is well worth it if you create websites on a regular basis. If you're on a PC, then SmartDraw is a great FREE piece of flowchart software that you can use. A pen and paper work just fine, though.
There are many methods to creating flowcharts. We are going to show you the most basic way to do it for the sake of time and the length of this article. If you want to learn more about flowcharts search for flowcharts on Google or Yahoo.
View the flowchart that we created when conceptualizing Chromatic Sites. (1) At the top of the flowchart we list the name of our website. (2) Next, we include each primary section of our website: Home, About, and Services. These sections are the main navigation for your website. What the names of each section will be is entirely dependent on the content of your website. Try to use as few sections as possible so that your visitors are not overwhelmedwhen navigatingthrough your website.
(3) Next, add all of the secondary pages (subsections) that will be listed on each of the primary pages. For Home, we have included Professional Web Design, Web Development, and Search Engine Optimization. The secondary navigation needs to be more descriptive than the primary navigation. The deeper your websites' navigational hierarchy goes, the more descriptive each label should be.
The Dos
-Less is more; keep the number of primary sections to a minimum. We use 6 sections on our website which is more than enough -Whether you use a pen and paper or flowchart software, keep things as clean and organized as possible. Although you (and anyone working with you) are the only ones that will be using the flowchart, it still needs to make sense -Your primary sections should use broader terms, while secondary and tertiary terms should be more descriptive
The Donts
Creating a flowchart is pretty straight forward; however, there are a few mistakes that can easily be made:
-Don't use very descriptive terms in your primary navigation unless your entire website focuses on one narrow topic -Don't try and lump multiple topics on the same page. Create a general section for these topics and from that section create subsections. This will make the subsection (descriptive) web pages more likely to have better rankings in the search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask) Once you have created a concise and descriptive flowchart, you're ready to move on to the second stage of the web design process:
modeling.
Stage 2: Modeling
In the modeling stage, static "wireframe" mockups are created. Each mockup illustrates a bare-bones skeleton of the layout for each of the web pages that will be included in your website. This stage is important because it gives us an idea of where different elements will be placed in our design. Some of these elements are:
-logo
-navigational menu
-content
-images, videos
To create these mockups, you can use a pen and paper or your preferred mockup software. In the past we have used Photoshop, but lately we have been using OmniGraffle Professional.OmniGraffle is not as resource intensive as Photoshop is and it allows us to assemble our wireframe mockups much quicker.
In addition, make sure that you have the flowchart(s) that you created nearby as you will need to reference these from time to time to make sure that you are mocking up all of the pages that will appear on your website.
Here is our example of how a wireframe mockup should look. As you can see, there are no colors or graphics included. This is exactly how a wireframe mockup should be - a skeletal layout of your design. The purpose is to be able to have a general idea of where each of the web page's elements will be placed.
We usually begin from the top left and work our way down to the bottom. There is no specific way that a wireframe should look. Use your imagination. However, make sure that when creating your wireframes you don't forget to include the most important elements of a website (logo, navigational menu, content placement, images/video placement).
If some of your pages will be using the same layout, then it is not necessary to mock all of those pages up (although you certainly can).
Just be sure to mockup any unique layout that your website will have.
You'll thank yourself later.
The Dos
-mockup all unique pages
-include important elements(logo, navigation, content placement, images/video placement) -start from the top and work your way down -reference your flowchart created in stage 1 to make you don't forget to mockup any pages -save, save, save - like with anything on the computer, save your mockup(s) every 10 minutes or so
-focus on clean, user friendly layouts -label your elements so you don't forget what they are when you reference them in stage 3, execution -use other web sites as inspiration; there is nothing wrong with taking elements from other sites and making them your own (see "donts")
The Donts
-don't include graphics or colors (that's for the next stage) -don't make your mockups too "busy"; focus on clean, well organized, user friendly layouts -don't skip this stage; it is just as important as the first and the last -if you take elements from other websites, make sure you don't plagiarize; there is a difference between being inspired by another website to create certain elements of your design and blatantly ripping off their layout and colors
Stage 3: Execution
In the third and final stage, execution, the planning from stages 1 and 2 are combined to assist in creating a live, interactive website.
The third stage is by far the most time intensive since you will be 1) creating the graphics 2) creating the content, and finally, 3) converting the web designs from images into code that web browsers use to present your website to the world.
By the time you reach the third stage, you should have a clear idea of:
-how your visitors will get from one place to another (stage 1, flowchart) -how your web pages will be laid out (stage 2, wireframe mockups)
If you don't have a clear idea of these two things, go back to the first and second stagees and continue to develop them. You will find that the third stage is easiest when you have constructed a clear, concise battle plan for designing your website.
Ditch the pen and paper
In stage 3, you need to be using Photoshop or another image editing program since you will be using colors and graphics to create the layout for your website.
We usually begin creating the "home" page (index) first. Use your wireframes that you created in stage 2 as a template for each of the pages you create. However, instead of using solid boxes, use graphics, colors and text instead. Each page must look exactly how you want them to look on the Internet since this is the final stage of the design process.
Be sure to include the background for your navigation (but don't actually add the text to your image). When converted using CSS (cascading style sheets), your navigation should be in the form of text and not images. Images are not crawl-able by the search engines (the keywords used in your navigation won't be indexed in the search engine results pages, meaning fewer people will be able to find your website).
When you are satisfied with your design and feel they are ready will be placed on the Internet, it is time to disconnect the design, so that you can create a CSS layout. For more information about converting your CSS layout or your tag in the CSS, please visit the w3schools.com site information. After looking around the Internet, we can not find a decent image of the CSS tutorials - so we look forward to one of the next few weeks. Convert to CSS of your design is very important, because the table layout is thing of the past.
Here is an example of a nearly-completed website of the layout we mocked up in stage 2. This was taken directly from our web browser and as you can see, there is now a logo, colors, a pretty navigation system, a footer, and a most importantly, a clean, organized layout.
Thanks to the planning in stages 1 and 2, our layout is well-organized and easy to use.
The Dos
-reference your templates that were created in stage 2; though it is fine to deviate from your original layout, you shouldn't need to -do some research before creating your actual design; get ideas from other sites and make them your own (without plagiarizing) -include color and graphics to create the final look for your web pages -use CSS (cascading style sheets) to convert your designs from images into markup understandable by web browsers -reference your flowchart from stage 1 when coding your pages with hyperlinks; it is better to use a drop down menu that includes all (or the majority) of the links in your website on every page; this will allow for easier navigation and also make your pages easier to crawl when the search engine spiders stop by; a great place to get CSS drop down menus is at DynamicDrive.com -finalize your design while working in Photoshop or whatever image editing software you use; it can be a pain to make changes to your design once it is converted into markup (code)
The Donts
-don't include the text in your navigation menus when converting to CSS; instead of using image text, use regular text that is readable by search engine spiders -don't use tables when converting; even if you need to buy a book on CSS, it will be worth it; tables are dead -don't skip the first two stages just to save time; your website WILL be better if you start from the beginning of the web design process (instead of at the end) -don't forget to compress your images when they are cut apart for CSS; there is nothing worse than a slow loading website because of large image files; Photoshop has a "Save Optimized For Web" option (CS3 - "Save for Web and Devices")
Process Makes Perfect
After the adoption, as shown in this article on a website design process, you increase to create a website, well-organized, easy to navigate the opportunities and very convenient. Let's face it - if visitors lost or become blurred, while trying to navigate your site, they may hit the back button to find a more convenient site. People do not like to think that when it comes to their site to find a solution. Do not let them think. You can plan, from the first stage of a phase of your site, the first three ideas, you will find more people like to go to the site.
All you Need to Know About Rss
What does RSS mean?
RSS may mean three different things. The original RSS (RDF Site Summary RSS 0.9) was developed by Dan Libby for Netscape. After a few months, they produced a simpler and easier to use version of Rich Site Summary or RSS 0.91 times. But they later lost interest, so that without an owner. As more and more users were using RSS feeds, Winer has an adapted version of RSS 0.91 for Userland, claiming it as his own. Later in 2005, Microsoft developed Really Simple Syndication in relation to its Simple Sharing Extensions.
What is RSS?
RSS is a syndicated content and news in the XML file format. It is commonly used sites, often need to be updated regularly, such as news websites (CNN, BBC and Reuters) and weblogs content. Because it essentially gives the pages more traffic, are now more widespread use of marketing, online publications and virus reports. Today, large and small sites often have turned to RSS technology.
For example, you are an avid baseball fan, you want to share a little about one of the most recent players. The above things, you can also attach multimedia files, such as video or pictures. By using RSS feeds, other Internet users to subscribe to the RSS feature to your site can read, "the title of freedom." They can also track the changes and the use of news aggregators, which will be discussed later updates.
How does RSS work?
In order to be able to use RSS, you must first download a software (content management system), in which XML format can be read. Headlines and excerpts of articles, and a link to the full article display. Not just words, but also can insert multimedia files of the RSS sources such as pictures, video, MP3 and others. Broadcatching, picturecasting, Photocasting photos and podcasts of some of the features, you can into your feed, but not discussed in this article.
For users to access an RSS feed, they must use an aggregator or feed reader. An aggregator searches for updates on RSS-enabled web pages then displays them. It can be either a standalone program or a web browser extension, depending on your operating system. Broadcast search engines for web content via RSS feed are also available as Plazoo and Feedster.
How can I make an RSS feed?
It is certainly easier to make an RSS feed if you know HTML. If not, you can subscribe to a blog (there are hundreds out there), some of which automatically creates RSS. If using a personal webpage building system, you need to understand more about RSS. Making an RSS feed from scratch is relatively easy.
A RSS feed should always contain an "item", whichever version of RSS you might use. If you wrote about a recent event in your city or a book review, the contents of this article can form an item. An item is essentially composed of three things: a title, its description, and link (where they can find your webpage). In choosing a title and description, use something that will describe the web content best. Although it will be easier for you, it doesn't follow that the title tag of your webpage and the item title are the same.
An item will look like HTML tags. First, you need an opening channel tag that put it as an XML file defined. Then, label the tag as an item by it after the channel tag. Then you can now insert the three essentials of your item:,, and. Just like HTML, we need to close the day in writing and on the ground.
An RSS feed that contains multiple tags looks like this:
Anne Rice's Belinda: A Book Review
If you haven't read any Anne Rice books yet, you will be greeted with shocking romantic relationships forming between unlikely characters...
http://allaboutbookreviews.com/belinda
Harry Potter IV: Darker with More Deaths
The recently released Harry Potter installation has proved dark for its younger readers...
http://allaboutbookreviews.com/harrypotterandthehalfbloodprince
Now, if you're still having a hard time understanding these tags, look for HTML tags tutorial to further grasp the concept. Have fun!
Prep for the Top 10 Interview Questions
Too many job seekers stumble through interviews as if the questions are coming out of left field. But many interview questions are to be expected. Study this list and plan your answers ahead of time so you'll be ready to deliver them with confidence.
What Are Your Weaknesses?
This is the most dreaded question of all. Handle it by minimizing your weakness and emphasizing your strengths. Stay away from personal qualities and concentrate on professional traits:
Why Should We Hire You?
Summarize your experiences: "With five years' experience working in the financial industry and my proven record of saving the company money, I could make a big difference in your company. I'm confident I would be a great addition to your team."
Why Do You Want to Work Here?
The interviewer is listening for an answer that indicates you've given this some thought and are not sending out resumes just because there is an opening. For example, "I've selected key companies whose mission statements are in line with my values, where I know I could be excited about what the company does, and this company is very high on my list of desirable choices."
What Are Your Goals?
Sometimes, the best to talk about short-and medium-term objectives, rather than locking themselves in the distant future. For example, "My goal is to obtain a growth-oriented company. My long-term goal will depend on the company to go. I hope that eventually develop into a responsible attitude."
Why Did You Leave (Or Why Are You Leaving) Your Job?
If you're unemployed, state your reason for leaving in a positive context: "I managed to survive two rounds of corporate downsizing, but the third round was a 20 percent reduction in the workforce, which included me."
If you are employed, focus on what you want in your next job: "After two years, I made the decision to look for a company that is team-focused, where I can add my experience."
When Were You Most Satisfied in Your Job?
Interviewer wants to know what motivates you. If you can relate an example of a job or project when he was excited, the interview will get an idea of your preferences. "I was very happy in my last job because I worked directly with clients and their problems; That is an important part of the job for me.
What Can You Do for Us That Other Candidates Can't?
What makes you unique? This will take an assessment of your experiences, skills and traits. Summarize concisely: "I have a unique combination of strong technical skills, and the ability to build strong customer relationships. This allows me to use my knowledge and break down information to be more user-friendly."
What Are Three Positive Things Your Last Boss Would Say About You?
It's time to leave the old performance evaluation of your boss quotes. This is a great way to brag about yourself through someone else's words:
What Salary Are You Seeking?
If the first range indicates that it is to take advantage of your employer. By knowing the market in your area, preparing to walk to your bottom line, points away. One possible answer would be:
If You Were an Animal, Which One Would You Want to Be?
Interviewers use this type of psychological question to see if you think you can fast. If you answer,
Job Interview Questions? Beat the Personality Test!
Job Interview Questions? Know How to take
Corporate Personality Tests
Web:http://www.personalitytestinc.com
If only the job market, or if the officer is trying to advance your career, trying to land a position as a career, a chance to test-taking personality tests and a very corporate job asks high.
Prepare your resume, practice interview questions for the interview was to get the right clothes to wear to countless hours spent. What, and how to tell through body language, in order to communicate what your interests are and do not know.
Why risk questionable results from the pre-employment personality test?
It's not uncommon. The hiring manager will insist that you are "the one."But if negative test results come in, any corporate executive manager will recommend that the hiring manager "...go with the other candidate."
This is because the managers want to avoid risk. No one wants to explain why they hired that guy is a "tilt" personality analysis. Therefore, their test results show that the selection of candidates is the best option.
Don't let a quiz take control of your career direction. Here's why personality tests are unreliable:
They only measure different attitudes about things from different people. Your attitude about something in general cannot be used to predict how you'll react to business situations.
They cannot predict behavior because behavior is context sensitive. People act differently in different situations.
They associate success with different personality types. In fact, personality requirements are different for different jobs.
YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW YOUR ANSWERS WILL BE INTERPRETED BY EMPLOYERS!
How would you answer the most common question?
"I have never told a lie."
No one could ever make this claim while being honest. Not Abe Lincoln, not George Washington. So when you come across this question, you'll have five answers to choose from:
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neutral
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
If you answer #1 or #2, you're going to set off some red flags.In fact, you'll probably set off some fireworks. Your best answer is #4: "Disagree."
Ironically, this will tell the employer that you're actually a very honest person for answering the question truthfully.
What you need to do is prepare, and study, and understand the psychology behind these tests.
So why are so many employers using these tests today?The answer is simple.
Fiscal year from employment prior to the screening test has increased by 300% over the last five years alone due to complex computer modeling that uses powerful mathematical algorithms, making the results much more accurate than ever.
Another reason employers like these tests simply because there is no other judge you. Your previous employers not to say anything against you, because they may risk litigation. Therefore, today, your previous employer (s) will only be able to confirm employment dates.
You may be asking yourself "Is it ethical to learn how to take these tests?"Absolutely.People will tell you "just answer the questions honestly." But you're only human. If you're taking a test for a job that can really advance your career, you can't help but be a little apprehensive when you take the test.
So what's the next step?That's easy. Let's take a further look at some example questions, and examine exactly how your answers will be interpreted.
Let's begin by putting our questions into segments.For demonstration purposes, let's assume the segment is "reliability."Here are some questions from this area:
How thorough are you?
Will you complete assignments?
Are you the type of employee who always arrives on time?
These are some questions the employer will have about you.
Don't be surprised to see questions like this:
"Work is the most important thing in my life."
How should you respond? Put yourself in the position of the employer. They have goals to meet, and looking for employees who are dedicated. They want to know that it is perfectly willing to go the extra mile. I do not want someone who puts hobbies, children, housework, or pets in the same priority level.
So absolutely select "agree" or "strongly agree" as the answer to this question.
Here's another question:
"I would be interested in learning how people handle stress at work."
This is a trick question.Agree and you could be saying that you can't handle stress.Disagree, and you might think you could be admitting that you don't like to learn new things.In this case, the best choice is actually "neutral."
This means you're it's not an important issue to you. So while you might glance at an article about stress, you don't seek out therapies, books, alcohol, etc. as a way to relieve stress.
Almost all employee experience tension at work. Employers want to know that you won't have extreme reactions like yelling or screaming and that the tension won't affect your health and make you seek medical or psychological assistance.
As with any other part of the job, you must do your homework. You have already selected a conservative, but carry sharp outfit during your interviews. They have spent hours and hours trying to interview about reading issues. They know what questions to expect and how they react.
Your resume is honed and polished, and it highlights all of your accomplishments beautifully.
So why risk losing the job on the personality profile test results?
You don't have to. Do your research on personality test questions, and in no time you'll know exactly how to respond.
For more information go to http://www.personalitytestinc.com
How to Answer the Most Important Teacher Interview Question
As someone who has sat on countless teacher interview committees I can honestly say that I am still surprised at how many potential teachers get the "classroom management" question wrong.
The truth is...how you answer the "classroom management" question can be the difference between getting that perfect teaching job or not.
Without a doubt, at some point in your teacher interview you will be asked some type of classroom management question. Such as, "How do you handle classroom management issues?"
This is an extremely important question.
However, like I said, this is where many potential teachers fail the interview.
Here are some tips...
First of all, make sure you clearly express that classroom management is not about rewards and punishments, but rather it is about keeping your students actively involved in all of your lessons...that you are a proactive teacher as opposed to a reactive teacher.
Please be sure to state your potential employer, the best "classroom management plan" is a powerful "teaching program." In other words, you do not rely on rewards and punishments in order to address classroom management issues and explained the system, but whether you will find a more effective is positive.
Next, at this point in your answer, it is very effective to explain the major reasons "why" classroom management issues occur and "how" you plan on addressing those classroom management issues.
Just to give you an idea, I might say something like this...
"Classroom management issues arise for 2 main reasons: 1) boredom; 2) confusion. Addressing both of these issues starts from the second the students enter the classroom. By keeping students actively involved throughout the lesson the students will not get bored."
Of course, you must clearly explain how you will do it. You must present your interview that you are not all theory, but you can actually apply to what you say classroom. So, your answer must be as specific as possible from the practical experience of the practical examples.
For example, I would explain how I use teaching strategies such as the "all-write" and the "pair & share" to increase class participation from 10% to 100%.
And, I would also "walk" my potential employer through an actual lesson that exemplified how to pull-off a cooperative learning activity, such as a "cooperative jigsaw", without any classroom management problems.
All of these activities keep students actively involved and therefore reduce boredom and therefore limit the opportunity for classroom management issues to arise in the first place.
However, addresses only the
Let your interviewer know that you plan to clearly post your daily agenda and objectives to limit student confusion AND that you will certainly discuss both at the beginning of every lesson. (Remember, these things should not be a surprise to your students.) Also, explain how you "check-for-understanding" throughout the lesson by simply having students repeat back your directions.
By keeping your conversation partner know that you understand why classroom management issues arise and how to tackle these issues before problems arise, you will definitely ace the most important issue in the teacher interview.
Is Internet Marketing and Working at Home the Answer to Layoffs? 7 Questions Answered
More Layoffs Ahead
Just this week it was announced another major release is about to occur in one of the largest companies in the country. With friends and family members who work there, I must admit to some concern, even if it would affect me personally. Since May of last year I worked part-time to keep the wolf at bay, to build an online business on internet marketing. For this reason, some of my family and friends have turned to me for advice, I will answer some of their questions here.
Question 1: How easy is it to get started?
Getting started is easy - make it work, then work. At this point, I do not make adequate attention full-time place of work, although I am beginning to see some small success. When I started, I know this is not a get-rich-quick income, but I do not really need to be rich, just to make enough to pay my bills and to repay student loans. I have learned in this process, although some not to work quickly, trying to make the Internet a long time, months or even years, the majority of people in the market struggle, in the "make."
Question 2: Should I do Internet marketing?
It depends. Are you willing to work at something else, assuming you can find the work, until your marketing efforts pay off? Are you willing to spend hours, days, or even months working through the learning curve? There is a huge learning curve due to having to learn marketing techniques, Internet marketing specifically, keyword identification, copywriting, some technical skills, who you can trust to give you correct information, and much more. Many people are successful Internet marketers, but all they sell is information on how to be successful Internet marketers. They are hard to identify, but most of the time, the content they sell is rehashed material that 1) either no longer works, or 2) has already saturated the market and it is difficult to make money using their techniques--note I said difficult, not impossible. If you have no job and no prospects, you should get started on Internet marketing as soon as possible, and put at least 12 hours a day into it. This will be the best way to succeed, but it won't be quick. You need to have another source of income while you get this going.
Question 3: How can I shorten the learning curve?
Find a reputable organization and sign up with them. There are a few, although not easy to find. It took months for me to sift through the chaff to find the grain, so to speak. Although this does not remove the learning curve, he will give you from someone who actually walks the talk and you can find specific, concrete information. Once you have this entity, all read, which tripled. Then read on the fourth to begin the debate on the steps they propose to take. By reading everything three times, first, build a solid foundation for understanding what they require you to do. If you do not agree to read everything three times, you work the steps in the first reading, but be sure to go back and read it again. There is so much content to absorb, it can not happen overnight, or even in the first week. I'm still learning, and much of it is now slowly making sense.
Question 4: Do I have to know how to build a Web site?
No, you are not required to know how to build Web sites, though some knowledge or experience with XHTML and CSS is helpful. Some organizations provide free Web site software that helps you build a site, even without technical knowledge. The issue is that if something gets broken, without the XHTML and CSS skills, you may have to ask someone else for help. FrontPage, Dreamweaver, and other Web design software can also be used, but I highly recommend that you do not use Microsoft Word. Word puts in a ton of excess garbage, and makes it difficult for even a Web design guru to find and fix errors. Some organizations offer free Web site templates to their members that give the option of developing a site by filling in the blanks. Be careful of these if you don't understand Web design code. There may be some code built into it that does things you don't know about, and could get you in trouble--for instance, Java or JavaScript code that captures and forwards information about your readers/customers to a third party you don't know exists. Worst case, you can find someone to build your site for you. Costs for this service range from $50 to $5000 or more, depending on what you need coded. For a simple one page site, the range should be from $50 to $500, depending on the skill and experience of the designer, as well as exactly what you need coded.
Question 5: Where can I find good information on how to do Internet marketing?
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Make a plan for each day and stick to it. Decide what you want out of Internet marketing, then plan how to get there. It has been said, plan your work and work your plan. This is especially true in Internet marketing. If you don't plan, you will find yourself surfing the Internet looking for things to do, or doing busy work such as dusting your home office for the fourth time in two days, or reading emails. These are some of the ways to trick yourself into thinking you are actually working, when you are in fact spinning your wheels and getting no where. Keep moving forward, working your plan daily, and you will succeed in time.
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You will need to have a computer and Internet access, or at least access to both through the local library or elsewhere. As far as equipment goes, that is all you have to have. You will need a text editor, but WordPad and Notepad, both of which came free with your personal computer, will work quite well. Spreadsheet software is helpful for keeping records, but not required. You can keep records in a spiral notebook, if you need to. A reference to XHTML coding is a good idea, but you can also look this information up on the Internet. Simply search for free XHTML HTML tutorials.
You must be persistent. How many cliches fit here? The early bird gets the worm;
Rome was not built in a day, and remain strong, the press, in the preventive measure and, if a start you do not succeed, try, try again, so you can not slack, never give up, there are many more. These are cliches because they are excessive use of the phrase. They are excessive because they are commonplace. Search, print out, read the daily quotes Calvin Coolidge on Persistent. He turned to history may not be the best president, but he got that right.
To succeed as an Internet marketer, you will have to dive into the literature of the field and read deeply. You will have to be committed to the point that you will persevere when things do not work out the way you expected them to. You will have to learn who to turn to for advice, then pay attention. You will have to do it. Just do it! There is no substitution for rolling up your sleeves and getting to work--yes, I know, another cliche. Again, cliches are cliches because they are so obviously true and they work.
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Posted in: javascript tutorial| Tags: Marketing Internet Question home work quot family layoffs working curveJavascript Validate Name Field
Here is a simple tutorial on how to use Javascript to validate a form's name field. In this tutorial I'll show how to display the error beside the name field rather than pop-up the error message using the alert function. The error will display stating there is no name in the name field (I use a username field; however, the code can easily apply to a name field) in the error region when the user clicks on the submit button. When the user enters a name in the name field and then resubmits the error is no longer displayed.
Here is the HTML form:
<form name="register" method="POST" action="connect2.php" onsubmit="return checkWholeForm(this)">
<fieldset>
<div id="usernameField"><label style="padding-left:20px;" for="username">username:</label><input type="text" name="username" id="username" size="30" maxlength="45" /><span id="errorMesUsername"></span></div>
<div><label style="padding-left:20px;" for="pass">password:</label><input type="password" name="pass" id="pass" size="30" maxlength="45" /></div>
<label for="email">email:</label><input type="text" name="email" id="email" size="30" maxlength="45" /><br />
</fieldset>
<input type="submit" value="submit" name="submit" />
</form>
Basically, when the user clicks on the submit button the browser is expecting some return value from the checkWholeForm() function. The word 'this' is referring to the form as it's an object. In other words, 'this object' is the form. Notice There is a span section beside the username's input field.
<span id="errorMesUsername"></span>
There is nothing displayed to the username when the form is opened as this is where Javascript will return the error message if there is no name entered in the field.
VALIDATE THE FORM USING JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION
Here is the Javascript function for checkWholeForm():
function checkWholeForm(theForm) { with(theForm) { checkUsername(username.value); } return true; }
Notice the above uses a Javascript with() function. All this is saying is that all properties within the curly brackets {} will use the 'theForm' object. In other words, this 'username' is the property of 'theForm' object. The 'username' is the value of the 'name' attribute in the input tag as follows:
<input type="text" name="username" id="username" size="30" maxlength="45" />
If we chose not to use the with() function then we could write the checkWholeForm(theForm) as follows;
function checkWholeForm(theForm) {
checkUsername(theForm.username.value);
return true;
}
If we were to create additional validations such as for the password field and use the with() function then we could write the checkWholeForm(theForm) as follows:
function checkWholeForm(theForm) {
with(theForm) {
checkUsername(username.value);
checkPassword(pass.value);
}
return true;
}
The 'pass.value' is passing the value of the input of the password field to the checkPassword() function. The 'pass' is the value of the 'name' attribute of the 'input' tag. This function is incomplete as it will eventually be validating the password using PREG (Perl Regular Expressions).
function checkUsername (usernameVal) {
this.errorMes = document.getElementById("errorMesUsername");
var error = "";
if (usernameVal == "") {
error = "You didn't enter a username.n";
this.errorMes[removed] = error;
} else if (this.errorMes[removed] != "") {
this.errorMes[removed] = "";
} else {
return true;
}
}
DISPALY ERROR MESSAGE IF NO NAME IS ENTERED
The first line with 'this.errorMes' is simply creating a local variable. You could create a variable as 'var errorMes' instead. I program primarily in PHP so I'm used to using the term 'this' when referring to objects. We are getting the element by the id's value. In other words, the span tag's attribute 'id' has a value of 'errorMesUsername'. The span tag as you will notice is immediately after the input tag of the user field. This is where the error will display if the user did not enter any value in the user field. The reference to this DOM will be used later in the conditional statements.
Then in the next line we make the variable 'error' equal to nothing in case there is a previous value attached to it. Then we check for some conditions. Since this function (i.e. checkUsername()) is checking to see if the user entered any text the first conditional statement is "if (usernameVal == "")". Don't forget the double equal (i.e.'==') signs for conditional statements. This is different than assigning a value to variable where you only need one equal (i.e.'=') sign. If it turns out that the user did not enter any text in the username field then we assign the value of variable 'error' which equals "You didn't enter a username.n" to be placed within the span tag (i.e. innerHTML) where the attribute 'id' equals 'errorMesUsername'.
DELETE ERROR MESSAGE IF NAME IS ENTERED
The second conditional "else if (this.errorMes.innerHMTL != "")" is checking to see if there is any value within the span tag. In other words, if there is any error displayed. We need this conditional when the user then enters a name in the field after reading the error message and then resubmits the form. To further explain, if the condition 'usernameVal == ""' returns false or, in other words, if the there is now some text that was entered by the user in the name field then go to the next conditional which is where we are at. Since there is not some entered text in the name field we need to check to see if there is an error displayed in the span tags and if there is then we need to delete it (i.e. not display it). We do this by assigning the value of the span tag to equal to nothing with this line 'this.errorMes[removed] = ""'.
As an extra precaution could write this "another term, although" as ?else if (this.errorMes [removed]! =
Just as a note we could do the javascript function onchange () are used instead of this conditional statement. Onchange () function checks whether the user's letter to begin any text in the Name box. Once the user then will we be any text value to another function which can return the letter to begin the user base.
The last 'else' conditional is simply a catchall in case the other conditions don't pass for whatever reason.
So the entire Javascript code looks like:
function checkWholeForm(theForm) {
with(theForm) {
checkUsername(username.value);
}
return true;
}
function checkUsername (usernameVal) {
this.errorMes = document.getElementById("errorMesUsername");
var error = "";
if (usernameVal == "") {
error = "You didn't enter a username.n";
this.errorMes[removed] = error;
} else if (this.errorMes[removed] != "") {
this.errorMes[removed] = "";
} else {
return true;
}
}
This is a basic example of Javascript validating a name field. We'll go into more validation checks for the form's fields in upcoming tutorials.