Full Version: Do you have a website and who set it up?
From: gt350ed [#11]
16 Nov 2005
To: Jo (OAAE) [#1] 21 Nov 2005
We have one for the imprinted mug & stein portion of our business. It's been up for almost 5 years. I built it myself. It's the only part of our retail business in which we sell nationwide.
I'm so busy these days that I don't have time to expand it to include the rest of our "stuff".......awards, trophies, personalized gifts and promotional products. But I do intend on it.
Our website address and link is below my signature.
From: gt350ed [#12]
16 Nov 2005
To: gt350ed [#11] 16 Nov 2005
Message 2303.13 was deleted
From: Peter [#14]
16 Nov 2005
To: Rodney Gold (RODNEY_GOLD) [#4] 20 Nov 2005
Keep telling you Rodney,
I reckon you could go on the circuit in the USA and make a squillion..
write a book, write for magazines, make a DVD or 5..sooner or later you'll click that the big moolah is there.
regards
Peter :-)
From: Peter [#15]
16 Nov 2005
To: gt350ed [#12] 17 Nov 2005
how do you make the web address at the bottom of your signature a link ?
Peter
From: Shaddy [#16]
16 Nov 2005
To: Peter [#15] 16 Nov 2005
OK, looks like you have to include your own HTML tags. "A HREF" is the HTML for linking. HTML tags need to be opened and closed... closing involves using a "/". so it'll look like this.
<a href="http://www.shaddysengraving.com">What you want underlined here</a>would look like this
What you want underlined here
Add that into your Sig.
Shaddy
EDITED: 16 Nov 2005 by SHADDY
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#17]
17 Nov 2005
To: Peter [#14] 17 Nov 2005
Peter,
The big moolah used to be in the U.S., but now it's in China. (devil)
EDITED: 17 Nov 2005 by DATAKES
From: logojohn [#18]
17 Nov 2005
To: Shaddy [#16] 17 Nov 2005
Being html challenged, I just composed it in an html editor with a wysiwyg view. You can format your text, select your text or jpg you want to link
to and enter the url.
You then switch to source mode, copy and paste the lines between the
"body" tags and paste it into the signature box.
Don't get carried away with unusual fonts unless you save it as a jpg
and link to it. If the font is not also on the viewers computer it will default to something else and they won't see what you see.
I use the Netscape composer that downloads with the Netscape browser.
Actually I just thought of a quicker way if you are just linking to text.
Hit reply to a message here.
Type in or paste in your text and format it with fonts and color choices.
highlight the words you want to link to.
click the hyperlink icon which is the 3rd from the right above if
you have enabled the html in message button below.
When you enter a link and return to the message, it shows you
the html code.
Select it and copy it.
Cancel the sending of the message.
Go to your control page for signature.
Paste in the code.
EDITED: 17 Nov 2005 by LOGOJOHN
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#19]
20 Nov 2005
To: Jo (OAAE) [#1] 21 Nov 2005
Jo,
I have a website up now, but have not gotten product entered. www.americanpacificawards.com
We worked with John Fish ( of EE forum fame). He is reasonable, fun and knowledgable.
I could have taken the time to learn to do it myself, but I have a theory that one should pay folks to do what THEY do well, and YOU do what YOU do well, and you will come out on top.
I realizes it's a kick in the pants to do ones own website, and fairly easy also, but how much money could you be making in your business in the same amount of time you would spend on your website?
My website will be my showroom once I get products entered and from what I have heard from others in this industry is that a website is almost a necessity.
Another site that John Fish has helped on is David Takes's site, www.expressionsengraved.com
Just my two cents, want change?
From: logojohn [#20]
20 Nov 2005
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#19] 20 Nov 2005
Some sites have three columns with links text and pictures all over the place. You have to sit and stare for a long time trying to figure out what of substance is there.
Yours is very uncluttered but you can easily figure out where you want to go.
.
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#21]
20 Nov 2005
To: logojohn [#20] 20 Nov 2005
From: UncleSteve [#22]
20 Nov 2005
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#19] 20 Nov 2005
Something for you to nip in the bud..... The SSL image on your page indicates it is a secure site. I didn't see the lock on my bar so I clicked on the SSL logo to check for a secure server certificate.... I was sent to a web site called Country Images in Kansas!!!!
I would get this fixed before going public...... I don't know if that is your old site or another site that John did, but it sure isn't APA!
From: Da Big Fish (JOHNFISH) [#23]
20 Nov 2005
To: UncleSteve [#22] 20 Nov 2005
Ooops, my fault, that's Aleta's page from CImages. I was installing them at the same time, I must have missed that link.
Thanks, I'll fix that....
From: UncleSteve [#24]
20 Nov 2005
To: Da Big Fish (JOHNFISH) [#23] 20 Nov 2005
From: Da Big Fish (JOHNFISH) [#25]
20 Nov 2005
To: UncleSteve [#24] 20 Nov 2005
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#26]
20 Nov 2005
To: UncleSteve [#22] 20 Nov 2005
Steve,
Thanks for pointing that out. Nice to see that Fish is on top of it. I never would have caught it.
Other than that, what did you think of the site?
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#27]
20 Nov 2005
To: Da Big Fish (JOHNFISH) [#25] 20 Nov 2005
Yo! Fish!........
What standard content do you have? How can I ok what I have not seen? Huh? Huh? Huh? Sheesh............work with me here.....throw me a bone people......wait disregard that.......some bald guy will latch on to that for sure.....
:D
From: Da Big Fish (JOHNFISH) [#28]
20 Nov 2005
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#27] 20 Nov 2005
We could probably steal it from David T's site, he has good content....
JUST KIDDING DAVE.
But seriously, you might ask Dave if we can use his as a template. Or we can steal it from somewhere else....
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#29]
20 Nov 2005
To: Da Big Fish (JOHNFISH) [#28] 20 Nov 2005
John,
I just e-mailed Chuck with some thoughts and copied you.
From: Da Big Fish (JOHNFISH) [#30]
20 Nov 2005
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#29] 20 Nov 2005
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