| LED Digest 1799: Browser Errors and Your Customers |
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================================================== The LED Digest Moderated Discussion List "Effective Online Advertising, Since 1997" pair Networks: The LED's Web Host Hosting and Domain Reg. from a Trusted Leader pair.com for Hosting | pairNIC.com for Domains ================================================== List Moderator: Published by: Adam Audette LED Digest adam,led-digest.com http://www.led-digest.com ................................................ May 10, 2004 Issue #1799 ................................................ .....IN THIS DIGEST..... ====== NEW ====================== --== IE Errors & Customer Confusion ==-- ~ Brigitte Burchett "...Internet Explorer has a bug that loses customers information when navigating a secure site..." ==== CONTINUING ================= --== The Demise of Email? ==-- ~ Jim Winters "It amazes me that so far, I see absolutely no mention of affiliate programs." ~ Craig Herrington "Most hosts allow many mail boxes per domain..." ==== BILLBOARD =================== --== SEO / SEM Companies ==-- ~ Lyn Jolley --== Internal Links ==-- ~ Aaron Wall ======== NEW ===================================== From: Brigitte Burchett Subject: MS IE6 form problem Hello LED-ers! Once again I am asking your for some input for a problem we have encountered. It seems that MS Internet Explorer has a bug build in that loses customers information when navigating a secure (e-commerce) site causing page errors to be generated. This can potentially lose a lot of sales and I was wondering if anyone here has dealt with the problem and how? The MS bulletin can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-004.mspx Since the patch has to be installed on the user site, there is really nothing we can do to help the situation, or is there? For the time being we have put a message on our shopping cart that tells customers they may encounter that problem and how to either a) get around it or b) call us at our toll-free number. I would be interested to know if any of the wonderful minds on this list have come up with a better solution? Best regards, Brigitte Burchett www.pondmarket.com ===== CONTINUING ================================= From: Jim Winters Subject: The Demise of Email > This thread interests me simply because I'm > suffering from the problem from both ends. - Mike Banks Valentine, LED 1797 Hi all, I do not write or post often, however, every once in a while a subject comes up that I follow and after a while, I just have to add my 2 cents worth. This time it is email and spam. It amazes me that so far, I see absolutely no mention of affiliate programs. Ah, just saying the word as relates to spam has probably struck a chord! Seems to me that the vast majority of spam that I receive is from people who are affiliates of one company or another. Perhaps someone can find a way to make the companies that have affiliate programs accountable for the actions of their affiliates. Although I do not know how this might be done, seems to me that if the affiliate can be tracked then from where the lead is generated can be tracked as well. Just having an anti-spam policy does nothing if there is no enforcement. Personally, I have had the oppurtunity to offer an affiliate program for our websites and products, however, I would rather not take advantage of this type of marketing at the exense of the credibility of my company, after all, a "salesperson" (in this case an affiliate) is and should be a reflection of the company they represent. Just my two cents worth! Sincerely, Jim Winters, VP Sales and Marketing/Webmaster Quality Trading, Inc. www.qualitytrading.com ------- new post - same topic ------- From: Craig Herrington Subject: Email demise In regards to Mike Banks complaints [issue 1797] on receiving so much spam that it is hard to find important clients and family emails. My solution to his problem may sound to simple and obvious but it eliminates 98% of all spam for my personal email and preferred client correspondence. I own several commercial web sites that get crawled by everybody and their dog that has an offer but with filters and other tactics you can cut out a large portion of all this spam. But for those special people and customers that you want instant contact and/or the ability to sort them out instantly, I have a very easy method. I also own several domains that are parked with my host that are used for nothing more then to communicate with a select group of people. Most hosts allow many mail boxes per domain, so you can assign almost anyone their own coded email address to reach you. The marketing potential alone with these parked domains are huge and untapped by most marketers. There are dozens of methods and uses for parked domains beyond this simple communication technique. I hope this helps. Craig Herrington patentsecrets.com ==== BILLBOARD ==================================== From: Lyn Jolley Subject: SEO Companies I approached an SEO company to redo my website and one of their suggestions was they would create a highly focused page that would have to be hosted by them for the time we would contract for, and after that we could move the pages to my ISP. Also, they claim they will just redo the source information and guarantee me numerous top rankings, either top 5 or top 10 depending on how much money I want to spend. Is this too good to be true or is it legitimate. Sounds like a doorway page to me. Lyn Jolley Lyn Jolley Photography www.jolleyphoto.com ------- new post - new topic -------- From: Aaron Wall Subject: Internal links > The problem is that your internal links to your homepage > do not include the filename of your homepage... your link > refers to the 'base' URL... - Micah Freezedried, LED 1797 This is incorrect. You should always link to the base URL so that you can change your file paths (if needed) without breaking links. The reason your competitors internal linkage is showing up as backlinks and your internal backlinks are not showing is that the Google link: function has been broken for a while. Generally the Google link: function only shows some of the backlinks which usually have a PR > 3. All links count even though not all of them show up when you use the backlink tool. Aaron Wall http://www.seobook.com ------------------------------------------------------- The LED Digest is sponsored by pair Networks: pair.com for Hosting | pairNIC.com for Domains Copyright 1995-2004 Adam Audette. All Rights Reserved. ----------------------------------------------------------------- "The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." - Mark Twain |
