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ArisHost Affiliate Program gets 500th referral
The ArisHost Affiliate Program reached a milestone with the sign up of the 500th referral. Hotelhaciendadelsol.com, number 500, was referred by ArisHost affiliate webmaster@tonala.org early this week. In related news, a review of records by Team ArisHost has shown that the top affiliate is webmaster@clickherefree.com, with 75 referrals so far. Company Officials extend their congratulations.
The Affiliate Program is a partnership program where members earn $5 for every new account they refer to ArisHost. Earning is easy; just refer people to ArisHost and start making money. Anyone can become an ArisHost Affiliate, you don't even need a website to join! Click here to learn more about the ArisHost Affiliate Program.
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AH! Trends
Say What?
You may place design and graphic presentation high on your priority list, but content still has the final say...
Content is arguably a neglected aspect of website development. Site owners tend to focus on eye-catching layouts and design schemes, often forgetting that content is an essential factor in the success of any website. But once wide-eyed surfers get over flashy page design, they are going to want to interact with the website. This is where content plays a crucial role, so you should pay attention to what information you put in and how you present it.
Before we proceed, remember that content is not just the text you read on web pages, it includes how the website works-- links, where these links go, popups, etc.
Go with the flow
In the late 70's, psychologist and University of Chicago professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi did research on a person's engagement with a situation. He then came up with what he called Flow, a theory that defines the factors of ideal "personal engagement." Some factors he mentions are:
*There are clear goals every step of the way.
*There is immediate feedback to one's actions.
*There is no worry of failure.
*The activity becomes autotelic (an end in itself).
And because people who go online "engage" with the Internet, the principles of Flow are still relevant in today's high tech environment. The eLab at Vanderbilt University, using scientific measurements based on these principles, has actually come up with a concept of the ideal Internet encounter. So keep these Flow factors in mind when working on the content and functionality of your website.
Keep it fresh
Ever visit a site with content that was last updated in 1998? If you have, let the experience be a wake-up call. Something like that is never pleasant for the user. It also says a lot about the site's owner.
Yes, constantly uploading can be a bother at times. But overall, keeping content fresh isn't really that difficult.
You might want to try using a blog (from weblog). It's a program that lets you add content without uploading; content you add gets tranferred to your site via the blog program. Another solution is to streamline your website: leave only the important stuff. It'll be much easier to keep content updated this way. If you can't keep up with a certain page, take what you need then remove the page. It also helps a lot if you clearly mark archived material as archived material. Aside from letting people know what's new and old, this makes inventory/documentation easier.
Sources:
Design Nightmares - Molly E. Holzschlag
http://builder.cnet.com
Theresa Marron Grodsky, Bruce Grey Tedesco
http://polaris.umuc.edu/~tgrodsky
Link Up!
http://www.blogger.com
The home of the blogger- a forerunning weblog tool developed by Evan Williams. Here, the blog is King. Get information on the blogger, links to interesting blog sites and more. You can also sign up and get your own blogger for free- even if you don't have a website.Visit the site and blog away!
Our Site!
The ArisHost site of the week:
http://arf-in.com
Though hounded by controversy up to his death in 1993, Frank Zappa still maintains a strong following of loyal fans. You'd be surprised at the number of web sites dedicated to the musician. Arf-in.com is one of them. It strikes a good balance between being a connoisseur site and one for those just browsing around. You can find links to other Zappa sites, photos, postcards and even a couple of MP3 files. Drop by for more on the Muffin Man.
No Tiger
Know someone who takes on a round of golf a bit too seriuosly? Read on then...this one's off the Web...
One day a man and his wife are playing golf at their home course. On a certain par four, the man tees it up and hits a big slice into the woods. They find his ball directly behind one of the greenskeeper's buildings where equipment is stored- so now he can't play toward the green at all. "Darn!" the man says, "I'll have to play sideways to get back on the fairway. I'll make five at best." But his wife, who had been looking things over, said "Look, this shed has double doors at both ends. If we open them up, you can hit a low shot right through the building toward the green." The man congratulated his wife on her cleverness and they set up for the shot. But the ball hit the top of the far doorframe and came whistling back, striking his wife in the temple, killing her on the spot. A year or so later, the same man was playing the same par 4 and hit his tee shot in almost exactly the same spot as before, right behind the building. As he is cursing his luck and preparing to swing, one of his playing partners says, "Wait, look we can open these double doors and..." "No way," the man says, cutting him off. "I was tried that shot last year and ended up making a six."
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