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Change: linking to a page about dog leashes, use something like "Read more about dog leashes," instead of "click here," or "see more." Users quickly scan pages looking for words or topics to pop out at them, plusand searchlinking engineswith treatmore
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Change: b. “Lawn Bowling,” not “My Club” Wrong Way: Right way: 2.) Welcome Your VisitorsWetpaint has a site greeting feature that let's you automatically welcome others the first time they come to your site. This greeting can only be seen by people who are not logged in. Example of
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Change: also prevent the home page from being vandalized. 9.) Keep your home page text short. Long home pages are overwhelming; make your home page less than 2 screens long. Example: Want more homepage ideas? Check out the examples of good homepages section.
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Change: Right way—with links: Wrong way—no links!Site Tip: On the internal links, put the link on the words that the pages are about. Users quickly scan pages looking for
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Change: The right page name will help search engines like Google and Yahoo find your site. Use two to three specific words to describe your site, such as: a. “Scottish Highland Dancing,” not “Home.” b. “Lawn Bowling,” not “My Club”Wrong Way:Right way: 2.) Welcome Your VisitorsWetpaint has
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Change: Since the home page is so important to your site, you may wish to lock the page and prevent general and anonymous users from changing it. This will also prevent the home page from being vandalized.Want more examples?homepage ideas? Check out the examples of good homepages section.
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Change: PageSince the home page is so important to your site, you may wish to lock the page and prevent general and anonymous users from changing it. This will also prevent the home page from being vandalized. Want more examples? Check out the examples of good homepages section.
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Change: pagepages are about. Users quickly scan pages looking for words or topics to pop out at them, plus search engines treat the text in the link as an indicator of what the page is about. Notice in the example above: the link
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Change: Users quickly scan pages looking for words or topics to pop out at them, plus search engines treat the text in the link as an indicator of what the page is about. Notice in the example above: the link wasn't put
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Change: statmentsstatements that tell your members what you want them to do on your site. Example of Calls to Action: "Fill out Fan Pages" and "Help fill out their bio page" are good examples of Calls to Action. "Add photos," "add
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Change: When you started your Wetpaint site, the first page was automatically titled "Home." Renaming your homepage makes it easier for others to find you on the net. You can rename your homepage by accessing the Moderator Toolset menu in the Page Toolbox and selecting "Rename." 1.)2.) Welcome Your Visitors
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Change: Example of Headers and Subheaders: 3.) State Your Site's PurposeFrom your home page alone, a new visitor should be able to gather what the site is about and why they may be interested in getting involved. Example of Stating Site Purpose: Site Tip: Be sure you
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Change: Home pages should be easy to read so use headers and sub-headers to define sections of the page. 2.)3.) State Your Site's PurposeFrom your home page alone, a new visitor should be able to gather
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Change: , which can do a lot of damage to the site before you see it and revert the page. .7.) Rename your Home PageWhen you started your Wetpaint site, the first page was automatically titled Home."Home." Renaming your homepage makes it easier
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Change: Also, as a site creator, you can send an automatic message to new members welcoming them to the site. Learn how to send a new member message. 2.) State Your Site's PurposeFrom your home page alone, a new visitor should
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