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    Best sites for free photos/clipart

    Dreamstime.com have a large "Free Images" section - some good quality images.
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    How to sell advertising space

    It depends on the company you are acting as an affiliate for - they will usually give you a range of different sizes/looks to choose from. I'm not a great believer in general banner advertising but it's a suggestion, particularly if you don't want "Place you ad here" boxes when trying to sell...
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    Any thoughts on Wordpress?

    Wordpress is an excellent platform and it's so much more than just a blogging system. It's not a design tool though - you don't design your site in Wordpress - you import a "theme" for the design. You can get these from dozens of different places, including free ones on the Wordpress site...
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    opinions on hosting companies

    Agreed. No company is perfect but these guys tick most of the boxes.
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    Help! Only 1 call in 3 weeks

    Get yourself a listing on Google Places. It's free. http://www.google.co.uk/places If you type "electricians in lincoln" or "electricians lincoln" into Google Search, then you will see the first bunch of results are Google Places listings, so it's a way of fast tracking you on search...
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    How to sell advertising space

    Sign up as an affiliate to other websites and carry their ads - you then get a cut of any sales they make if a person clicks on the ad on your site and then follows through to make a purchase on their site. The truth is banner advertising is a tough sell, particularly in the current economic...
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    Cost of a website

    I think it's a good idea for the customer to decide what his budget is and then see what he can get for his money. Most of it's negotiable anyway and it saves playing cat and mouse that wastes everyones time. Nobody is going to want to write an extensive proposal if the budget is a couple of...
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    Does anyone know what this is?

    You could put in other checks like looking for website strings in certain fields and then bounce it if it doesn't conform. i.e. if a telephone field or comments contains "http".. then chances are it's junk so program your processing script to ignore it and not forward.
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    Choosing an Online Payment Processor

    We now implement Google Checkout as our preferred solution. Low transaction fees, quality brand and various other goodies such as email invoicing, google checkout icons etc. Still offer Paypal as an alternative but I can't see how companies like Worldpay are going to retain a market share...
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    Choosing an Online Payment Processor

    Just returned to this thread after 3 years! We have implemented a lot of checkout systems for our web clients and I can honestly say that Nochex would be our recommended #1 option with a Paypal offered as an alternative to the user at checkout. Worldpay... The systems fine. But I seriously...
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    Building a good web site presence ** updated 16 Nov 2004 **

    In my opinion, using Flash is not a particularly good choice in the vast majority of cases. If you look at the majority of successful websites - Google, Amazon, Paypal, eBay ..etc there is a common element - no or very little flash. Some people may class them as bland or lacking creativity...
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    Anyone know how to add a javascript sig to emails?

    Don't use Javascript - most e-mail software will regard it as a virus. You could use a marquee as suggested or simply insert an animated GIF.
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    Which Web Graphics Compilation?

    Hemera.com provide quite good quality stuff and you can actually browse before before you join - so you can get a good look at the images before making a commitment. Alternatives are Getty Images and Comstock but these are very expensive.
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    Paypal/Nochex or proper online payment processor?

    Do you take Paypal integrated on your website (i.e. have a Paypal payment gateway) If somebody goes to pay then they'll be asked for their credit/debit card details like with any other processor. Alternatively, they could also login as a Paypal account holder. If they don't have a...
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    Paypal/Nochex or proper online payment processor?

    You don't have to have a Paypal account to pay using a Paypal gateway and haven't done for some time.
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