How Does Spellchecker make you Lazy – Writing
How Does Spellchecker make you Lazy
David Parton
It’s a crime what laziness can do. That’s the downside of automation and software tools. People get lazy.
Don’t get me wrong, I love technology and I depend on Spell-checking software to help with my writing. It finds the typos but it does not find all the spelling mistakes.It does not find the contextual mistakes. What do I mean by that
Here’s an example: “The kid’s got heat.”
Maybe, the “kid” is a pitcher with a really wicked fastball. Or maybe, I meant to type “heart” as in:
“The kid’s got heart.”
The absence of one letter can give you two wildly different interpretations. Ol’ Robodunce, spellchecker won’t spot gaffs like that.
Remember, in school how you used to struggle over the proper usage of “there, they’re, and their” Some people still struggle with those. Grammar can be pretty tricky, so tricky that a computer designed solely to correct grammatical mistakes would have to be the size of a Pontiac, or even a cruise ship. It would take a truckload of Einsteins to program it.
That leaves you, my friend, You, the author- the last line of defense.
For the sake of your readers, for the sake of clarity and for the sake of personal pride…Proofread it! Read it out loud. Read it again and again just to be sure. Do you want potentially millions of people to think you are a bonehead
Every day surfing the web I encounter site after site with so many errors; obvious stuff that a 3rd Grader could pick up on. These people are just too darned busy building pop-ups to proofread their copy. Rush, rush, rush.
And these are people trying to sell me things! Do I want to buy from a Bonehead Not bloody likely.
You may have noticed this is a pet peeve of mine. That being said, a person that does not pay attention to the little details of publishing online may not pay attention to all the little details of good service. I can’t imagine that I am the only one that jumps to that conclusion.
It could cost you a lot in sales and/or credibility.
Proofread. Take the time before you upload. Don’t be a Bonehead.
About The Author
David Parton
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Size Does Matter! – Site
Size Does Matter!
Matt Colyer
In this article we will be looking at why you should keep your web page size small.
As any good webmaster knows you should keep the web page size small, but why Its really simple, both spiders and visitors hate web pages that take forever to load because its harder to spider the web page or for the visitor they just dont have time to wait for your web page to come up, after all most web sites are not that great, so why wait if your the visitor
You should keep images down in size, the best way to do this is with image compressors. Image compressors will crush the size to make it load faster, but there is a down side to using image compressors because they can make the image colors look like they are out of place and horrible looking. The best way to prevent this is by only doing this to images that are not photos instead this should be used on art work images and try to use the image compressors on images that are smaller, so its harder to see the image colors out of place.
A web page should use more HTML than images because this helps cut down the size of your web page. Web pages also should not be too wide or long. Instead cut the web page into two or three web pages, this will also help your visitors not to be forced to scroll down the web page to much and help them scan Most surfers scan pages for the info they are looking for. the page better to find the information the visitor is most interested in.
Flash can really slow web pages down even worse robots cant read Flash and if your visitors dont have high speed Most Internet users still use dial up. Internet it can take forever to load, like I said at the top who is going to wait to just see your web page when they can visit someone elses site with almost the same information as your sites Flash really looks great and can really make your site look outstanding, but there are other ways to make your site look great without Flash. If you have to use Flash try to make/get one that loads fast on dial up and dont use a lot of it on your web site.
Java scripts can put a major load on your server and slow it down. Robots cant read Java scripts and robots dislike Java scripts. What makes me mad about some web designers is when they use Java clocks, if the visitors need to know what time it is they can look at the clock on the left side of their computer and even if the computer doesnt have one they can look at the clock in their house, its that simple with the Java clocks you dont need one on your site!
You should try to keep your web page size between 10K and at the most 30K, so both the spiders are happy and most important your visitors are happy.
About The Author
Matt Colyer is the owner of the Marhen.com Network which includes www.linkexchangeit.com and is a part-time SEO. He also is a php, CGI and ASP developer.
Does Your Webpage Grab – Affiliate Programs
Does Your Webpage Grab
Walter E. Pfarr
For each webpage you make available to Internet users, ask yourself the purpose of that particular page and what distinguishes it from the others.
The primary content should consume the majority of the page and be displayed prominently, yet without the Hollywood glitz. The headline should identify this content so visitors can easily ferret out whether or not its useful to them.
The primary content should never be in small font; after all, it contains the product and/or service you are offering. Dont make the visitor go hunting...they wont and theyll be gone with the click of a mouse.
In a world where nearly anyone can publish professional looking material, it is still impossible to tell from appearance alone how credible the information is or how trusting a service is. Every page should, therefore, carry information about who created and published it or a link to that information. Resource boxes are helpful in this arena.
Every page should also be self-explanatory. The headings and subsequent data should provide adequate background knowledge to someone who has seen no other pages on your site.
A company name or logo is an obvious way to provide information about the publisher. Avoid, at all risk, "cutesy" page headings that do not adequately describe the ad copy. You also should affix a date on every page with substantial content and update the page regularly.
Always read and re-read each and every word on each and every page before offering it up to the Internet public. There is such a thing as "spellcheck" so by all means use it. Misspelled words dictate unprofessionalism.
Without a great look, your website sales will be limited and your customers might be annoyed. Remember: they are #1.
About The Author
Walter E. Pfarr possesses over 30 years experience in the print media as well as in grant writing, administration, fundraising, development and public relations. Along with his wife, he has owned and operated many successful and highly ranked safelists and has belonged to many top grade affiliate programs and other online venues.
walterpfarr@lycos.com