Big Foot Web Marketing

This is My Own Personal Cheat Sheet.. that I have to pull out on occasion. As I have stated MANY times I have a basic working knowledge of html and getting better at php. If I can do this- SO CAN YOU!

How to Link an Image to Page

<a onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outgoing/www.bigfootwebmarketing.com');" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bigfootwebmarketing.com" ><img src="bigfoot.gif" alt="BigFoot Web Marketing Home Page"</a>

How to add alt text , add

alt="BigFoot Web Marketing Home Page" 

as in

<a href="http://www.bigfootwebmarketing.com"><img src="bigfoot.gif" <strong>alt="BigFoot Web Marketing Home Page</strong>"</a>

displaying code on blog (so it won’t follow command, but display the actual code)

<textarea rows=4 cols=50>PLACE CODE HERE BETWEEN THE TAGS</textarea>

to get this
<span class="caps">PLACE CODE HERE BETWEEN THE TAGS</span>

You can play around with the rows= and cols=

Get rid of blue border around active images ( blue border that is around an image when it is linked to something)
add border="0" to img src artrribute, as below.

<a href="www.bigfootwebmarketing.com"><img src="bigfoot.gif" width="" height="" alt="BigFoot Web Marketing Home Page" border="0" </a>

You can also use: style="border-style: none within image attributes, as below
<a href="www.bigfootwebmarketing.com"><img src="bigfoot.gif" width="" height="" alt="BigFoot Web Marketing Home Page" style="border-style: none" </a>

Google Adsense Ads Embedded into Text

How To Adsense Ads To Left of Your Text

To float your Google Adsense code to left use this code:

<div style="float:left">paste your adsense code here</div>

It will look like this:

to float Google AdSense Code to the right, same as above , just replace “left” with “right”

This is not meant as a primer.. I just add things that I used to forget and sometimes still have to think for a second.

A site I started using in 1996 was HTML Goodies, and it is still around. It has some basic primers for NEW to HTML and if you can do first couple of chapters you on on your way. Take an hour of your time to learn- great investment of your time.

Tags: Internet Marketing and Blogs by Lisa Stewart
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I get a ton of questions asking how I got my blog to do this or how do I do this with my blog. One of the great things about wordpress are the plugins. Plugins are basically added features and ALOT easier to install and use than you think. 99% of the time it is a matter of uploading one tiny file to the plug-in file of your wordpress directory.
If you have trouble with this let me know and I will try an help.
My favourite and often used plug-ins:
Static Front Page Allows you to keep the main page or index page of your blog the same- never changing. this is useful for those using wordpress or blog as CMS.

Google Adsense Deluxe Plug is hands down my favourite plug-in This is for sites that use AdSense in their blogs as a way to generate income and makes it SO easy! All you do is paste your Google AdSense code into the options section. Whenever you post adding AdSense code to your site is as simple as one click.
Another trick with the AdSense plugin is that you can use for any code snippets. I use for word wrap code and other often used html code. Theoretically you could use it for anything.

Google Site map Generator plugin is a MUST have. Create a Google site map instantly.

To list recent post try recent posts and comments plugin http://www.ozpolitics.info/blog/?page_id=164#comments. You will see it at work in my right sidebar. I don’t use the comment function.

Tags: Blogs and Blogging, WordPress Blog by Lisa Stewart
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I am a HUGE believer in blogging as a marketing tool. Blogging is no longer an online journal you share with tour family and friends- but is now a key part of marketing your web site.

Here is a great article from Business Week Magazine explaining some of the many benefits a business will reap with a blog. A blog is really a CMS or content management system- as easy way to publish content, articles, pictures and even podcast with the click of a button.
Any business can benefit from a blog. Branding yourself as an expert and becoming a new portal for your niche market will establish credibility and position you as an “authority”. Blogs increase long tail searches in search engine’s. A blog is crawled easily-and often by search engines. And most importantly blogs drive traffic- and not just any traffic but targeted traffic to you web site.
Have an online flower shop? Write about how to care for your fresh cut flowers or what flowers are in season this week. A real estate site with little or no traffic? Write about what makes a house sell- tips on homstaging or redecorating advice or whether or not installing an in ground pool will affect a homes value down the road.
Ideas are endless. It requires very little effort. A successful blog – one that stays current and fresh is one that stay current and fresh- you will need to post at least twice a week.
Populat Blog Software:
Wordpress
ProBlogger
Typepad

We can install a blog for your site easlity and affordbly- email for details.

Tags: Blogs and Blogging, Marketing Your Web Site, SEO Tools, WordPress Blog by Lisa Stewart
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Normally I wouldn’t post something ike this- but this is a nice comprehensive list of freeware available- not trials that expire but really free.
here is site that lists all kinds of freeware
Some of the more useful freeware programs are ad-aware ( to get rid of spyware), pdfcreator, Skype, MOneyManager and many many more. Worth a look.

http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/index.html

Tags: Free Tools and Utilities, SEO Tools by Lisa Stewart
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