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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.

Number 38 - Top 100 iTunes Podcasts

It just keeps getting better and better. Today, Effective-Website-Secrets.com is listed as #38 in the Top 100 Podcasts at iTunes. Your feedback keeps pouring in and I wish I could respond individually to each and everyone. But rest assured I am definitely reading every email you send me, and I personally listen to every audio message you leave.



We need, want, must have :) your feedback. If you want your website reviewed in a future "Back to Basics Critiques and Reviews" podcast show, send me the information listed below. This information is helpful to me so that I understand your target market and your goals. Remember, as we discussed in our initial podcasts, your market and your goals are your first priority. If you leave those necessary steps for last or skip them completely, you will have built your website on an unstable foundation and it is sure to fail.

- 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

iTunes Features Effective-Website-Secrets.com

Today we are proud to announce that Effective-Website-Secrets.com's popular podcasts are featured on iTunes' main Podcast homepage. Take a look ... We must be doing something right, but we have YOU to Thank for making this possible.



Like you, more and more webmasters wordwide are tired of pretty and are ready to "Get Real" with their website. Why? Because "pretty" doesn't pay the bills but "effective" certainly does. We need You as much as you need Us. So keep listening, learning, and sending us feedback so you too can finally start making money with your website.

SSI Server Side Includes and YOUR Website

Podcast 006: What is SSI? Why is it Important to Use on Your Website?

Listen to Podcast 006 > Imagine being able to change your navigational menu in one file and that change appears across all 5,000 of your web pages. Total time involved? Oh, about 30 seconds. As you learned in Podcast 005, the Magic of CSS separates your website content from its cosmetic properties, but the Magic of SSI goes even farther. It takes individual components of your website and gives you far more control than you could imagine. If you own a large website, this podcast is definitely for you.

Back to Basics Web Design Critiques and Reviews

If your website is already online and is more of a headache than an effective tool in your business, our Back to Basics Web Design Critiques and Reviews podcasts will give you an opportunity to have your current website's design critiqued by experienced designers with "Basic Designer Minds" to help you simplify your webmaster life and push forward to an effective website. It's all about moving to the Basics as you already know if you've listened to our previous podcasts.

Or if you are just getting started and want to get off on the right foot with the development of your website, listening to our critiques and visiting the websites we are discussing will help you save time from the get go.

Are you an experienced designer and want to learn more about "effective website design"? Do you need that push to step out of your old designer mind set? This podcast feature is for you too. It's never too late to start developing websites for yourself or your clients that pull in sales and traffic. It's all very simple once you get passed the passion and the all too familiar designer ego.

If you would like to have your website considered for a FREE basic critique, just send me an email with the following:

- 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?

That's it! Send your FREE website critique request to: podhead at basictemplates dot com

Future podcast shows will be available to everyone to listen in and learn alot!

CSS and Validation

Podcast 005: Most Effective CSS Method and the Truth About Validation

Listen to Podcast 005 > Learn about the only effective method of CSS (cascading style sheets), why you should be using it on your website, and why it is effective. Also discover the common validation misconception which no one may have told you. Large website owners should be especially interested in this podcast.