A Recap for our New Listeners

For our new visitors, welcome. Be sure to download and listen to our first 8 podcast episodes that have proven to be very popular at iTunes. If you have already listened to them, you may want to refresh your memory with Podcast #001: Starting Out Right and Podcast #002: The Backwards Website Development Trap. Both episodes discuss setting goals and targeting your market which should always be the first things you do BEFORE developing your website. Unfortunately, this is the #1 mistake most website owners make and it puts webmasters on the wrong track from the get-go.

Many people who have written us have said that once they start listening to our podcasts, they can't stop because they learn so much. They learn things that totally make sense to them - finally. Shockingly, what they discover is the exact opposite of how they were taught to develop a website.

Even the most seasoned web developers are writing us with many thanks. They are saying they had an epiphany and are running with dozens of new ideas regarding what a website should really be doing for them and their clients.

If you are not a Mac oriented person, iTunes is compatible with Windows now or you can download our podcasts directly from our website. Our podcasts are also available at many podcast directories and from the Podcast Directory at Yahoo.

So until our next podcast, ...

Keep it Basic!

BasicSusan, Co-Founder
BasicTemplates.com
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Yahoo Podcasts: Effective Website Secrets

Great news! Our popular podcasts are now listed in the Yahoo Podcast directory. Actually, we've been listed there from the first day Yahoo started their podcast directory. I guess Yahoo likes us too but that's no surprise to 1000s of our loyal podcast subscribers.

Anyway, if you are not fond of iTunes or Mac products, you can now subscribe to our audio podcasting shows via Yahoo Podcasts or listen to all your favorite podcasts (including ours, of course!) through this fabulous directory that grows larger every day.

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Podcasts Climbing iTunes Top 100

Hello loyal listeners! After a much longer than anticipated hiatus, we will be producing our next podcast (#009) soon. Not to worry. I am live, well, and lending a helping hand with a great deal of behind the scenes activites over at BasicTemplates.com.

Even though we have not produced a podcast in what ... nearly 6 weeks?! Yikes! ... our podcasts are still climbing the charts over at iTunes. Today we ranked #78 in the Top 100 Podcasts. Now that is the Top 100 Podcasts in *all* of iTunes - not just our related category. We just surpassed Larry David, former producer of "Seinfeld" and currently producer of the popular TV show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm". We also recently jumped ahead of George W. Bush's weekly podcast which is now ranked at #93.



In our next podcast I'll be sharing a great deal of mail that continues to come in. I'll also give you some tips on what you can do to maximize your time during those periods that are a little slower than most. Give me a little bit of time to organize all of our mail to include in the podcast, and I'll back with you in no time.

Keep it Basic ...
BasicSusan, Co-Founder of BasicTemplates.com

Your Competition: How Well Do You Know Them?

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Website Design Critique & Review

Podcast 008: Website Design Critique & Review - Getting Back to Basics

Listen to Podcast 008 > Listen in on our first "Back to Basics Web Design Critique and Review" provided free to all podcast listeners and view an accompanying 3-minute video presentation.

Learn the important differences between a graphic designer and a website developer.

Would you like your website critiqued for FREE so you too can start moving toward the development of an effective website? If so, contact us with the following information:

- Your Full Name
- Your Website's URL
- Your Website's Email Address where I can contact you, if needed
- Who is Your Main Target Market? (ie, college students, dog owners, taxi drivers, real estate agents in New York City, etc.)
- What are your Top 5 struggles with your website as it is currently designed?

Send to: podhead at basictemplates dot com

Podcasts: Creative Commons License

Great news! Our "Effective Website Secrets" podcasts are now licensed in accordance to the Creative Commons License, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5.

This means you can copy, redistribute, and share these free podcasts with your friends and colleagues provided you do not alter, create derivatives of or use them for any commercial purpose.

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Colleges and universities are finding our podcasts very helpful in illustrating that although design concepts are important, that is the easiest part of all in developing a website. Making that website effective is the ongoing challenge, and our podcasts are helping professors and instructors worldwide clearly convey that message to their students.

Testing Website's Direct Effective Components

Podcast 007: Testing Website's Direct Effective Components

Listen to Podcast 007 > Testing your website's Direct Effective Components (DEC) and tracking your website visitors' behavior and navigation through your website is a must. Find out how to use a Website Testing Journal, why you need it, and get a generic Testing Journal template free. Answers to some good questions from our email bag regarding Server Side Includes in Podcast 006. Upcoming "Back to Basics Web Design Critiques and Reviews" provided free to all podcast listeners. Get your website critique for FREE and start moving toward the development of an effective website.