Archiv for May, 2010


published: May 27th, 2010

For all web developers out there!?

School Questionnaire!!
Of course I will give you 5 stars to answer these thoroughly! 10 pts!! And also an automatic best answer when you following my question trails

THANK YOU SOO MUCH!!! :)

General Information

1. What is the name of your company and your current
(or intended) URL?

2. Who are the primary contacts from your organization,
and who has final approval on the project?
Please list names, titles, email addresses,
and phone numbers.

Current Site (if applicable)

1. Do you feel your current site promotes a favorable
user experience? Why or why not?

2. What specific areas of your current site do you
feel are successful? Why are they successful?

3. What shortcomings exist with the current site,
and what three things would you change on the
site today if you could?

4. Have you conducted usability tests or gathered
visitor feedback for your current site? If so, how
long ago? Please include any reports or findings.

5. How important is it to maintain your current look
and feel, logo, and branding?

Reasons for Design/Redesign

1. What are the main reasons you are designing/redesigning
your site (new business model, outdated site,
expanded services, different audience)?

2. What are your primary online business objectives
with the site design/redesign? What are your secondary
objectives? (Examples include increased
sales, marketing/branding awareness, and
fewer customer service calls.) Please discuss
both long- and short-term goals.

3. What is the main business problem you hope to
solve with the site design/redesign? How will you measure
the success of the solution?

4. What existing strategy (both on- and offline) is in
place to meet the new business objectives?

Audience/Desired Action

1. Describe a typical site visitor. How often are they
online, and what do they generally use the web
for? Give basic demographics: age, occupation,
income level, purchasing habits. (Use as much
detail as possible in profiling your target user.
Profile more than one type if appropriate.)

2. What is the primary “action” the site visitor
should take when coming to your site (make a
purchase, become a member, search for
information)?

3. What are the key reasons why the target audience
chooses your company’s products and/or
services (cost, service, value)?

4. How many people (as far as you can tell) access
your site on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis?
How do you measure usage? Do you forecast
usage to increase after the site launch and by
how much?

Perception

1. Use a few adjectives to describe how your site
visitor should perceive the new site. (Examples
include prestigious, friendly, corporate, fun, forward
thinking, innovative, and cutting edge.) Is
this different than the current image perception?

2. How is your company currently perceived
offline? Do you want to carry the same kind of
message through your website?

3. How does your company differentiate itself from
competitors? Do you think your current audience
differentiates you from your competition? Please
list competitor URLs.

4. List the URLs of any sites you find compelling.
What specifically do you like about these sites?

Content

1. Will this site use existing content from the current
site? If so, what is the source, who is
responsible for approval, and has the content
been audited? If not, will you be creating content
in-house or using an outside provider?

2. What is the basic structure of the content, and
how is it organized? Is it a complete overhaul of
the current site or an expansion?

3. Describe visual elements or content that should
be utilized from your current site or marketing
materials (logo, color scheme, navigation, naming
conventions, etc.)

4. How will the content of this site (along with functionality
and navigation) expand or differ from
your current site? Do you have an existing
sitemap for the outgoing site structure? Do you
already have a sitemap or outline for the proposed
redesign?

Technology

1. What is your target platform and browser?
Whom can we talk to in your organization to help
respond to technical issues?

2. Are there specific technologies (Flash,
JavaScript, DHTML, etc.) that you would like to
use in the site? If so, how will they enhance the
user experience? Please describe in detail.

And I’m not a salesperson!! This is a school task! I have my student ID!!!

How much work do you think someone is prepared to put in so that you don’t have to do your homework yourself?

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published: May 27th, 2010

Video email marketing software recommendations?

I am preparing to start a video campaign – some instructional/explanatory on how to use our site, some entertaining promotional, and some pitching for other businesses to partner up…

I’m pretty proficient in creating videos, but I need a way to make them look professional to viewers, as simple as clicking a link for them to open, and be able for me to track the results. I would prefer software that automatically notifies me when the recipient watches the video, so I can follow-up immediately (i’ve heard of software that can do that).

I also wouldn’t mind if the software had video conference and live chat features.

I have a mac.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

check out interspire email marketing software: http://www.interspire.com/emailmarketer

there is also a hosted web based version that you can try out for free:

http://www.bigresponse.com

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published: May 27th, 2010

Has anyone else had this email from another user?

I have just got the following email and i don’t know what to make of it.

From: HolyG

Subject: Re: "Tank" Cheers & an alert:

Message: I know you are a wise user of this site:

But you need to know this information, perhaps you can pass it on to others for their safety & their little ones.. This is true, it is not of hoax or slander of any kind, you may ring the station if you wish & report anything out of the ordinary this user Tank so called does. If you would be an inside contact,it would help officer James to catch this man at his work. Please read this message & reply with confidentiality.

I am writing asking that if the user as Tank,with presently a photograph of himself, Kevin Costner or Hugh Jackman as currently,formerly Mojo, & many other ID’s, solicits you or corresponds with you or any of the other writers to ring Scunthorpe Police Station at
08456060222, Ask for Risk Management, tell them if he has solicited you,written you &, what exactly was said. Your name & telephone number will be asked also.

Please write other users with this message. If you would mark this user & pass it on to other female users, it would help.

Thank you for your help as there is an open case on Charlie Gilsenan in Scunthorpe (# 418), use this number when responding to the station.

Thank you for your help confidentiality & in cooperating.

To continue the conversation, click this link:
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What do you think and what should i do about it?
I got the message through Yahoo! Answers so it is someone on here. I just got another message below.

From: Al

Subject: Regards!

Message: Please remove that question, if you do need any information ring the Scunthorpe police department. The user will see that & be even harder to catch!

that letter was only intended as a warning to prevent people on this site from falling so that the police can set up a decoy!! Just call & ask for case #418. That information is true, Please remove the question quickly!!
Thank you for the link Stephanie. It was very useful. I am obviously not the only person to receive this mail. I have forwarded it to Yahoo! who should now be looking into it.

I received more messages from other users telling me to delete this question now. It seems funny though that alll the people who emailed me all have hidden profiles. I cannot see their Q&A or their contacts. What have they got to hide? Are they just trolls?
I have now forwarded the original email to my local police station who will be looking into it.

Apparently quite a few users have had it. Its weird, I would ignore it.

I’ve Googled for the user ‘Tank’ and cant find anyone using that username right now.

Forward it to Yahoo and forget it.

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published: May 27th, 2010

Email from Yahoo customer care about confirming account?

Has anyone else received this message in their Yahoo! email?

"Account Alert

Dear Valued Member,

Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all unused Yahoo Accounts, Yahoo would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.User Name: :…………………………………..
Password:…………………………………..
Date Of Birth:……………………………………
Country Or Territory:…………………………

After Following the instructions in the sheet, your account will be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your home page.

You received this advertisement from Yahoo! because the information for the account carecustomer25@yahoo.com indicates that Yahoo! may contact you about staying in touch with friends and participating in online communities.. Please do not reply to this message to unsubscribe. If you do not want to receive further commercial mailings from Yahoo!, please use this link to unsubscribe. If you would like to change or edit your communications preferences for this or other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences page. To learn more about Yahoo!’s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089."

Is this legit? I’m asking because it came in my Bulk mail…and usually emails like this come to my Inbox. Plus, they always use my ID rather than "Dear Valued Customer", and I cannot for the life of me fathom why they would need to confirm accounts that we are using actively. Isn’t signing in a confirmation of sorts? I don’t like that this email wants you to supply them for info. that they already have…it just seems rather suspicious. I’ve always been told that when someone asks for this info, you should NEVER give it to them…and why would Yahoo!, a place that commonly tells us NOT to fall for scams like this tell us to do it now?

Scam or legit? Anybody know? I’m going to be REALLY angry if I lose my email accounts because I’ve had them for two years or more, and I have a LOT of things saved on them. But I’m not going to chance having my accounts hacked either!

DO NOT GIVE INFO, it’s a scam

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published: May 27th, 2010

Designer laptop bags marketing methods. Looking for trusted and effective email marketing companies!?

I am a fashion designer just launched my own website that’s selling my own line of casual laptop bags (retail and wholesale). I am looking for ways to efficiently market my line. But i don’t know where to start. Can somebody suggest some good and cost-efficient ways? email marketing? post on forums? Feel free to post any ideas or marketing companies! Thanks!!

rentalist
you can do targeted emails and
they guarantee 50% participation or they resend it
All top online earners use it
also provide tracking of ips and clicks …..etc

http://www.rent-a-list.com/s/i/ukeerick

hope this helps you…… this is what I use it for
http:/www.earnmorecashonline.com
works great

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published: May 27th, 2010

Help! How do you find your TARGET MARKET?

I need to find my Target Market in home-based-business, work-from-home, and/or MLM enrolees for my eBiz. Do you have any suggestions on where I should go? Please keep it online. Please email me at digitech58@yahoo.com. Thanks.

What is your product? Nobody can hit a target he can’t see.

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published: May 25th, 2010

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published: May 25th, 2010

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published: May 25th, 2010

boost opt-in response – autoresponder email trick

http://controlposition.com – Simple way to increase “compliance” from new subscribers by giving them an option to sign-up for a membership on the confirmation page. Special trick.

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published: May 25th, 2010

MobiF5 by AttainResponse: Mobile / Email Marketing Campaign

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MobF5 from AttainResponse, is the future of marketing & advertising. Capture customers mobile phone numbers & email addresses. Drive customers to you with marketing & advertising campaigns to their mobile phones (SMS) & email boxes. Include video in your email campaigns, total statistics, tracking & interactivity. Blast out offers at anytime to customers cell phones & email boxes. A complete marketing system that’s cost effective & works. Go Green to, don’t be a tree killer, any form can be sent as an email, not an attachment.

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