Meatloaf Studio - CT Web and Graphic Design http://meatloafstudio.com Custom web and graphic design. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:56:05 +0000 en hourly 1 Limited Time Offer: 350 PR4+ Backlinks http://meatloafstudio.com/limited-time-offer-350-pr4-backlinks/ http://meatloafstudio.com/limited-time-offer-350-pr4-backlinks/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:18:40 +0000 admin http://meatloafstudio.com/?p=121 We create backlinks for you on 350+ sites with Google page Rank 4 or higher. These links are permanent and are never removed. After we add these links you start seeing new backlinks within a few days, and the amount of links will steadily increase for next 1-2 months. Owing to this fact such slow increase in amount of backlinks looks safe and natural for search engines.

  • Submission to over 350 blogs with Page Rank 4 and higher
  • Permanent One-way Links
  • Complete in 7 business days
  • Detailed Submission Report

FAQ

Will my website be penalized for getting so many links?
No, your site will not be penalized. It takes us only several days to build backlinks, but the point is that profile backlinks are indexed for a long time (up to two months). Owing to this fact such slow increase in amount of backlinks looks natural for search engines and thus brings better results.
How long will it take before I can see the backlinks?
After we add your links you will start seeing new backlinks within a few days, and they will steadily increase for the next 1-2 months.
Can I split my links between multiple sites?
No, each package (350 backlinks) is limited to one website.
Can the buyer use multiple keywords and anchor texts?
You can give up to 5 keywords, but keep in mind that if you are trying to rank for a competitive search term, we recommend that you focus on a single keyword.
What PR do the linking pages have?
From PR4 to PR6. We create profiles on thousands of different forums.
Will the number of the backlinks be guaranteed or even over delivered?
Yes, and we always create on 10-20% more.
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 The good:

 Interactivity

Flash’s Action script opens up a vast field of possibilities. Programmers and designers have used Flash to create interactive features ranging from very lively feedback forms to attractive Flash-based games. This whole new level of interactivity will always leave visitors coming back for more.

 A Standardized Site

With Flash, you do not have to worry about cross-browser compatibility. No more woes over how a certain css code displays differently in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. When you position your site elements in Flash, they will always appear as they are as long as the user has Flash Player installed.

Better Expression Through Animation

In Flash, one can make use of its animating features to convey a message in a much more efficient and effective way. Flash is a lightweight option for animation because it is vector based (and hence smaller file sizes) as opposed to real “movie files” that are raster based and hence much larger in size.

The bad and the ugly:

The Flash player

People have to download the Flash player in advance before they can view Flash movies, so by using Flash your visitor range will decrease considerably because not everyone will be willing to download the Flash player just to view your site. You’ll also have to put in additional work in redirecting the user to the Flash download page if he or she doesn’t have the player installed.

Site Optimization

If your content was presented in Flash, most search engines wouldn’t be able to index your content. Hence, you will not be able to rank well in search engines and there will be less traffic heading to your site.

Loading Time

Users have to wait longer than usual to load Flash content compared to regular text and images, and some visitors might just lose their patience and click the Back button. The longer your Flash takes to load, the more you risk losing visitors.

The best way to go is to use Flash only when you absolutely need the interactivity and motion that comes with it. Otherwise, use a mixture of Flash and HTML or use pure text if your site is purely to present simple textual and graphical information.

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When I’m talking about a “good design”, I’m not only talking about a good graphical design. A professional web designer will be able to point out that there are many components which contribute to a good website design — accessibility design, interface or layout design, user experience design and of course the most straightforward, which is graphic design.

I have highlighted some features of the worst web designs I’ve come across. Hopefully, you will be able to compare that against your own site as a checklist and if anything on your site fits the criteria, you should know it’s high time to take serious action!

1) Background music

Unless you are running a site which promotes a band, a CD or anything related to music, I would really advise you to stay away from putting looping background music onto your site. It might sound pleasant to you at first, but imagine if you ran a big site with hundreds of pages and everytime a visitor browses to another page on your site, the background music starts playing again. If I were your visitor, I’d just turn off my speakers or leave your site. Moreover, they just add to the visitors burden when viewing your site — users on dial up connections will have to wait longer just to view your site as it is meant to be viewed.

2) Extra large/small text size

As I said, there is more to web design than purely graphics — user accessibility is one big part of it too! You should design the text on your site to be legible and reasonably sized to enable your visitors to read it without straining their eyes. No matter how good the content of your website or your sales copy is, if it’s illegible you won’t be selling anything!

3) Popup windows

Popup windows are so blatantly used to display advertisements that in my mind, 90% of popup windows are not worth my attention so I just close them on instinct everytime any manages to pass through my popup blocker and, well, pops up on my screen. Imagine if you had a very important message to convey and you put it in a popup window that gets killed most of the time it appears on a visitor’s screen. Your website loses its function immediately!

In Conclusion

In concluding this article, let me remind you that to make sure your website does what it’s meant to do effectively. Don’t let some minor mistakes stop your site from functioning optimally!

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