Do Yourself A Favor...Written by Ken Leonard Jr.
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As far as product recommendations go, there are many, depending on your needs and budget. Try to read up on diff- erent programs, from reliable third-party tech sites (like C|NET or ZDNet), to get unbiased opinions and user ratings. Stay away from any programs that are producers of "bloated code", which is extra, unneeded code, that makes pages load and operate more slowly. After reading, you will see that one of most notable examples of this is Microsoft"s "FrontPage". I know a lot of you have a version of Front Page already, from your install of Windows or MS Office, but I really recommend to go with a non-Microsoft product. The reviews and user comments back me up on this. Read for yourself. Check out these three website design apps. They rank highly with users and reviewers, and after learning them, are easy to use. Use links below to visit their respective home pages. At low end of our price range is HotDog Professional, from Sausage Software. This has a very loyal following, has nice features, and will cost you under $150 US. http://sausagetools.com/professional/overview.html The mid-priced pick has got to be GoLive, from great software minds at Adobe. This full-featured, highly functional creation tool can do some great things. It comes in around $300 US, and integrates nicely with other Adobe apps, like Photoshop. The online tutorials on Adobe site are video based, with actions happening on screen captures, along with audio narration. http://www.adobe.com/products/golive/main.html At top of our price range is very popular "Dreamweaver", from Macromedia. This app is used by many of top online marketers, and it integrates with other Macromedia graphics products, like "Flash" (produces most of "cool" animated graphics that you see on web today). This is a plus if you plan on designing other non- sales oriented sites that make use of Flash animation, or wish to design websites for profit. You can also get Studio version, that comes with Macromedia's graphic editing/ creation app Fireworks. Highly recommended. Highly priced. (Around $400 US by itself, $799 US with Flash, Fireworks, ColdFusion and more.) http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/ Whichever software you choose, you will probably find a free demo download available, so take it on a test run. There are also tons of free resources and tutorials online to help you learn and to use your favorite one like a pro!
Direct marketing veteran Ken Leonard Jr. publishes "New Marketer Ezine" weekly, helping to take the headaches out of starting and growing your online or home-based business. Get yours now by going to http://www.kenleonardjr.com and get two useful resources free.
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The results. The money. The success. The freedom. It can be difficult, even with motivation, to be as focused as you need to be to succeed. Without focus, plan will not produce desired results. The "results" are your opportunity. Remember this often, as it helps to achieve and maintain focus on tasks at hand. Without focus, you are just "spinning your wheels". Know opportunity available to you, and squeeze out every drop. This should be reason you get out of bed each day. Know that, with right effort and persistence, you "can" get results you are looking for. Success. Take advantage of your opportunity, take all that it offers. Know your opportunity, and never have to search for focus and motivation again.
Direct marketing veteran Ken Leonard Jr. publishes "New Marketer Ezine" weekly, helping to take the headaches out of starting and growing your online or home-based business. Get yours now by going to http://www.kenleonardjr.com and get two useful resources free.
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