What the Heck are iFrames?
iFrames are actually different from the older frame which was once the basis of building websites. Frames were built around specific content so that each piece would load separately. Unfortunately, while it would help to separate elements of the page for the viewer it also made it more difficult to rank in the search engines and the page wouldn’t always load efficiently. Frames are out. But iFrames (inline Frame) are a bit of a different... [Read More...]
In the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave
My daughter and some of her friends recently came home from a 10 day mission trip to a South American country. She walked in the door wishing she was back with her friends and co-workers. It was a life changing event for her and one she’ll treasure for years to come. But, on her return I heard more about how we, as Americans, are spoiled and coddled than I did before she left. It was an education for me to hear how she felt about spoiled... [Read More...]
What’s in an Autoresponder?
Autoresponders – As online marketers we can’t live without them. Whether we are communicating with the great mass of people who follow our every move (*grin) or we have an offline brick and mortar business and just want to communicate our newest sales and offers – we gotta have an autoresponder. For those not acquainted an autoresponder is a server side (loaded to the server and not on your desktop) script that allows you to send... [Read More...]
Are Your Affiliate Links Legal?
Well, the FTC is putting their finger in the pie once more. In a perfect world there would be no scam artists. In a more perfect world everyone would be honest and do business in a moral and ethical fashion. But… we don’t live in a perfect world. So, in an effort to “protect the citizens” the FTC is going to monitor the advertising, recommendations and reviews that bloggers are passing along to their readers. You can find... [Read More...]
Depression is for the Rich
I have a friend named Liz who experienced several very difficult years in her life. She was married when she and her husband decided to adopt two children from Russia. They wanted older children, siblings, and not infants. Then, just a short time before they were to travel her mother was diagnosed with cancer and her husband decided he wanted another woman. In a matter of a few short days her life, the life that she had planned, was changed forever. She... [Read More...]
