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Web Site Visitor Involvement
From Npadvisors.com
Where do you host your video content?: 8/17/2009
A client and colleague were in a discussion about where the client should host their videos. The colleague rightfully pointed out that if we direct visitors to a YouTube page, we run the risk of having them get distracted. The client likes the ease of hosting there.
>> Read More ... Preparing for Social Networking's Future - NameChk: 7/16/2009
While we continually advise our clients to focus on email, the leading driver of web traffic and donations, there's little doubt that social networking will come into its own someday. Will you be prepared?
>> Read More ... Online Ethics and Standards: an Annotated Review: 10/18/2004
As nonprofits venture deeper into online marketing, they need to be guided by a set of ethical standards.
>> Read More ... Help! I’ve been Blacklisted!: 9/22/2004
I read your articles about how to prevent your messages from getting stopped by filters. But what do you do if it's not the content of the messages that is causing your mail to be indentified as Spam but rather that your IP address itself is identified as Spam on spam lists? What do you do to get off of those lists?
>> Read More ... What Language are You Speaking Online? Use your user's words in your articles: 9/22/2004
Last week I was sitting outside, having lunch with a friend. In her perfect Australian accent she made a comment about how bad the "mosie's" are.
>> Read More ... How to Comply with the Can-Spam Act : 5/26/2004
To best comply with this new legislation, all eMails sent by your organization should:
>> Read More ... Do You Need to Comply with the Can-Spam Act?: 5/25/2004
The CAN-SPAM Act is a Federal legislation effective January 1, 2004 to prohibit predatory and abusive commercial email practices.
>> Read More ... Using different web domains: 5/25/2004
While your main web site should provide access to your entire organization’s purpose and activities, you may want to consider using separate web sites.
>> Read More ... AFP Audioconference Q&A: Software Compatibility with Browsers: 1/28/2004
Are certain software programs more compatible with the different browsers than others?
>> Read More ... Website Navigation Tool: The Breadcrumb Trail: 1/28/2004
We have thus far published several articles about necessary elements of any website, including error pages and site maps. Another significant aspect of a site is its navigation tool.
>> Read More ... Your Website's Site Map: 12/22/2003
A site map is as exactly as it sounds -- it is an organized map of a website, preferably in textual form.
>> Read More ... Your Website's Error Page: 11/12/2003
An error page, also commonly referred to as a 404 page, is an important aspect of any website -- a page that requires some consideration and attention in its design.
>> Read More ... Essentials of Web Site Design for any Nonprofit: 10/11/2003
If you plan to redesign your web site's 'look and feel' here are a handful of nuggets to add into your plans.
>> Read More ... Planning to Redesign Your Site?: 9/9/2003
"We're thinking about redesigning our web site." We hear it frequently. So what does it mean, and is it a good idea?
>> Read More ... 'Cool' Doesn't Count: 9/9/2003
The value of a website, like any system, is based on the number of users, not the intensity of the programming behind it.
>> Read More ... How Well Does Your Web Site Really Work?: 8/26/2003
Does your web site load quickly on all major browsers? Or are you unwittingly frustrating 30% of your potential donors?
>> Read More ... Ask for an Internet Audit?: 8/8/2003
An independent audit of your web site can turn up a host of problems and opportunities -- and many NPOs are finding an outside audit is one of the best investments they can make in their online marketing and information systems.
>> Read More ... Who “Owns” Your Web Site?: 8/8/2003
Some nonprofit web sites are caught up in interdepartmental power struggles. Don't let your site (and users) suffer the same fate.
>> Read More ... Why use the .com domain?: 8/8/2003
There are three good reasons for a nonprofit to register, and even use, the ".com" domain name in addition to the ".org" domain.
>> Read More ... Black on Black is Not a Helpful Web Form: 4/13/2003
Sometimes “great” web programming ideas backfire. To avoid this pitfall, test your site on both Mac OS computers and Windows machines, in both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Then check your site on AOL and WebTV.
>> Read More ... Browser Concerns For Your Organization: 4/5/2002
Whether you hire a contractor to build your site, get someone in-house to do it or develop it yourself, here are a few questions to ask that may not be immediately apparent.
>> Read More ... Planned Giving Web Pages: 4/5/2002
Q: I am in the process of refining our charity's web page to include planned giving information as part of the development information on the site. I would appreciate suggestions regarding what is important to include? What should I avoid? What kinds of information would engage planned giving prospects? Are there vendors that provide this service?
>> Read More ... Could Stevie Wonder use your Web site? Could Helen Keller use it?: 3/25/2002
Despite the fact that fifty percent of all Americans are online, and 76 percent of Americans with disabilities are online, approximately 98 percent of existing Web sites are inaccessible to those with disabilities.
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