How to Use Pop Ups Without Annoying Your Visitors

Written by Merle


Atrepparttar risk of losing you before we even get started, I'm going to say a "dirty" word: Pop Up (as in Windows). If you're like me, you've been popped more times than a firecracker onrepparttar 134566 4th of July...but that's no reason to click away in disgust.

There is a method of using pop ups that won't annoy your website guests and can actually benefit you in a variety of ways inrepparttar 134567 long run. Impossible, you say? No! If you implement a pop up correctly, your guests won't be annoyed at all. Let's face it:repparttar 134568 majority of people who put pop ups on their sites go about it allrepparttar 134569 wrong way. Most of them are triggered upon entry torepparttar 134570 website, when a visitor is trying to focus on whatrepparttar 134571 site has to offer.

In this instance,repparttar 134572 least you can say aboutrepparttar 134573 pop up is that it is annoying and distracting. (The most you can say is something I'll leave up to your imagination!)

The visitor who has just entered your site is trying to see what you have to offer and does not want to be bothered with another window. Odds are, she'll close it without even glancing at what's being presented.

This isrepparttar 134574 wrong way to use pop ups. Why would you want to bombard someone as soon as he sets foot in your front door? It's like coming home from a long day at work, walking inrepparttar 134575 front door and being confronted byrepparttar 134576 wife,repparttar 134577 kids, andrepparttar 134578 dog, all vying for your attention. You wouldn't like it -- and this is exactly how your visitors feel when you pullrepparttar 134579 same stunt on them when entering your site.

So if making a window pop up immediately upon entering your site is wrong, how do you make it right?

The best way to use a pop up is upon exit. Translation: when your guest is ready to leave your site -- then, and only then -- is when your pop up box should appear. At this point, your message will be better received and not seen as an obtrusion. You might compare it to someone coming over for a visit and on his way outrepparttar 134580 door you say, "Hey, don't forget about this." It's a gentle reminder. So, how can you use this beneficial reminder? Here arerepparttar 134581 most popular: 1) To remind them to subscribe to your ezine

Create Your Own "First Visit" Popup Window

Written by Shelley Lowery


It's a proven fact thatrepparttar use of popup windows is a highly effective marketing technique that produces great results. However, they can be very irritating to your visitors. How can you use this powerful marketing technique without offending your visitors? Compromise and use a popup window that only displaysrepparttar 134565 first time your visitor enters your site.

Your first step in creating your popup window will be to create an HTML document that will contain your window contents. The key to using this technique effectively is to give your visitors a reason to respond to your offer. For example, if you're using your popup window to gain new subscribers to your publication, offer a free gift just for subscribing. This will increase your response considerably.

Below, is an example popup window that you can use to gain new subscribers. It is set up with "tables" and will adjust to fit your new window. Copy and pasterepparttar 134566 following code into your HTML and edit as needed:

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Subscribe to YOUR PUBLICATION for a wealth of information to assist you in YOUR PUBLICATIONS SUBJECT. ALL new subscribers will receive YOUR FREE GIFT.


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