Articles - Website Development en-us http://www.netregistry.com.au/news N/A http://www.netregistry.com.au/news brf@netregistry.com 20 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/519/1/Directing-Traffic---Leading-Customers-to-a-Sale/Page1.html It may seem obvious, but many websites fail because they don't clearly articulate why - or even what - a visitor to the site should do. Sure, you as the business owner want them to buy your product or enquire after your service, but have you told them that? If you have lots of traffic coming to your website, are you directing it in the best way to lead as many people as possible to the right outcome? jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/480/1/Save-Yourself-From-Internet-Scams/Page1.html With websites often operating on a global level, it can be difficult to know on whom to pinpoint the responsibility for an internet scam. With no one to place the blame on, consumers are left lost as to how they can reclaim stolen funds. By adhering to the following advice, you can stay safe when shopping online and provide your e-commerce customers with peace of mind. jazial.crossley@netregistry.com.au (Jazial Crossley) Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/475/1/Make-Your-Website-Mobile-Friendly/Page1.html With the popularity of hand-held devices such as iPhones, BlackBerrys and cell phones with web access, many internet users are now surfing the web via a mobile device. However, if your website is designed to fit on a regular computer screen, it’s going to render differently on a small mobile. Many sites are coming up distorted and difficult to navigate on mobile screens. With figures estimating that mobiles devices outnumber PCs three to one, it looks like mobile browsing is the way of the future. You need to optimise your website for mobile browsers. jazial.crossley@netregistry.com.au (Jazial Crossley) Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/462/1/Online-Security/Page1.html Shopping on the internet can feel like walking up to a stranger, opening your wallet and inviting them take your money, then giving them all your personal contact details at the same time, then hoping wildly that something you wanted will turn up in the post.Find out how to judge the safety of a website as a consumer, and how to make your website more trustworthy.  jazial.crossley@netregistry.com.au (Jazial Crossley) Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/459/1/Domain-Aftermarket-Myths/Page1.html A worrying myth has been floating around that .com.au domain names are a good investment, potentially worth a fortune. Before you launch in to implementing a 'genius' new business idea of snapping up domain names to resell in the future with a two hundred-fold return, think again. jazial.crossley@netregistry.com.au (Jazial Crossley) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/454/1/Whip-Your-Website-In-To-Shape/Page1.html Regardless of the make and model of your website, every six months you should perform a health check. Sure, you may have recently had it optimised and be happy enough with the way it runs and appears on screen. But to get your site reaching its full potential, you should freshen it up regularly. Here are some tips of what to look for to have your website performing at its best. jazial.crossley@netregistry.com.au (Jazial Crossley) Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/447/1/The-Lowdown-on-Deep-Linking/Page1.html Are parts of your website invisible to search engines? Is your homepage getting ranked highly but internal pages are completely ignored by search robots? Are your older posts sitting there lonely on the back shelf of your website, collecting mould and attracting dust? Deep-linking is the practice of peppering your website content with links back to other (often older) pages within your website. jazial.crossley@netregistry.com.au (Jazial Crossley) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/428/1/Become-An-RSS-Master/Page1.html RSS is my favourite internet technology. It's all about me - my own personalised and condensed version of the internet, giving me what I want as quickly as possible. Whenever I'm online, I keep my iGoogle page open. I love RSS feeds because I can check up on 20 SEO-related blogs, the New York Times headlines, the Sydney Morning Herald headlines, the weather report, my gmail inbox, tech blog updates, and daily recipes involving camembert cheese all in the same browser window. To your business, an RSS feed is a very simple (and free!) online marketing tool. jazial.crossley@netregistry.com.au (Jazial Crossley) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/380/1/The-Essential-Facts-on-Website-Compatibility/Page1.html Do you know how your website looks in Safari? What about on a small laptop screen? Do you hope to target customers surfing your website on their mobile phone? With so many browser applications, platforms and monitor sizes now in use, the modern web designer is constantly challenged to design sites that appear correctly in all situations. Everyone has their own preferences of browser, monitor and platform. But the choices are continuing to expand, meaning more considerations and more innovation. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/368/1/Five-Signs-You-Need-a-New-Website/Page1.html There comes a time in the life of any website when you should step back and look objectively at whether it still achieves the goals you originally had for it. Successful businesses can have many websites over the years and understand that the costs of rebuilding from scratch are often less than the incidental expenses and losses caused by an inefficient site. People choose to overhaul their website for many reasons, but if any of the following five scenarios apply to you, your current website could be doing your business more harm than good. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100