Archive for June, 2008
Running a Contest - Do & Don’ts
Hi everybody!
In the past few months, there has been a large wave of competitions going on at many blogs and sites out there. Authors, writers and sites’ owners are giving away a great variety of prizes to their readers in order to reward them for their loyalty and to keep new visitors coming back for more.
Why is it so good to run a competition, anyway?
Running a contest is a great way to build loyalty among your existing readers and it might also attract some new ones to your site. Think of it as a win-win relationship: give your visitors something back for their loyalty and they’ll reward you with traffic, popularity and even income from advertisements and sponsorships. Keep in mind that rewarding your visitors is also a way to show respect for them. Make them feel a part of your site.
Summary: why should I run a competition? (more…)
7 Usability Tips to Make Your Sites Load Faster!
Posted on June 10, 2008, under Design, Tutorials, Web Development.
Hey peeps!
Content is king and there’s no doubt about it. Good stuff will keep bringing people to your site. That’s a fact. However, have you ever thought of Usability? What’s usability, you say? In short: it refers to the quality of a system (eg. a web site) and the process of designing a system.
A common usability problem among most webmasters is about loading times. Most visitors will leave your site inmediatly if it’s taking ages to load. Sometimes it our host’s fault. Most of times it’s our fault, even if we’re not aware of it. Read on, I’ll tell you why. (more…)
Damn! I didn’t know that this was so effective!
Hi peeps!
It’s been a long time since I last posted something here at Rauru.com so today I’m going to show you something that I recently found and that blew up my mind! (more…)
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