Big Nose Bird http://www.bignosebird.com/

The CGI Resource http://www.cgi-resources.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/

Matt's Script Archive http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/

If you're not comfortable with CGI scripts, you can hire someone who specializes in "configuring" to do it for you. The cost will vary depending on complexity of script, but you should plan on spending between $50.00 to $100.00. A few programmers who freelance are listed below. Contact them for their current rates.

William@willmaster.com DavidBlack@theWaveCave.com info@planetcgi.com

There is a third option. There are a lot of "FREE" banner and ad rotation services that will do all of "behind scenes" work for you. All you have to do is sign up, upload your banners, and cut and paste code they give you. The reason they do this for free is they usually take anywhere from 5 to 15% of your banner rotations for their own use. It's a small price to pay for ease and convenience they offer. They will also track click-thrus and impressions of all banners served, which is great for knowing what's pulling and what's not.

Some of best ad rotation services are:

Orbit Cycle http://orbitcycle.com

Hosted Scripts http://www.hostedscripts.com/

Ad Zerver http://www.adzerver.com/

Ad Rotator http://www.bannerpower.com/

Rotating banners on your website is a quick way to keep look of your site fresh and keep those "click thrus" coming. Now that you know how to do it, there's absolutely no reason not to.

TIPS ON SOFTWARE Please, please, please.... put system requirements right up front! I'm a MAC user and nothing is more frustrating and disappointing to actually start downloading a great piece of software only to find out it is for a PC! And if you're not developing your software for MAC... just take a look at Apple's quarterly report - you'll see that Macs are gaining in popularlity. If you don't build it - someone else will!

IF YOU'RE SELLING SOMETHING Get a real email account.... and a real web site - a professional one with your own domain name. I'd be more inclined to take you seriously if you take your business seriously.

SPELL CHECK No one is perfect.... but at least take a few minutes to proofread your work... after all, if you claim to provide a great product or service and you have typos in your emails or web site.... well, it just blows your credibility as a professional. The biggest culprits I see are.... you / yours, their here

COMPATIBILITY Please check your pages in Netscape and Explorer! Tables work differently in each browser - incorrect coding can make your site virtually invisible in Netscape! And those CSS stylesheets with very small type... sometimes I can't even see "l"s on a Mac in Netscape and type is so small that it is impossible to read. Please test your site on both platforms and with both browsers.

I hope that information above will inspire you to check out your web sites and make any changes that may be necessary. We can all make web a better place!