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AccessFP Bytes - The Bit in the middle!
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Designing
and crafting with FrontPage
Issue 16, Volume 1, 26th March 2001!
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Editor: Tina Clarke,
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1. Welcome from Tina
2 Generally Speaking
3. Wassup @ AccessFP List
4. Guest Article or Tip - "Getting Rich On The Internet"
5. Sponsors
6. Featured Site of the week
7. Weekly Links and Resources
8. Subscription Management
9. Contact Information
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1. WELCOME FROM TINA
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Welcome to "AnyFrontPage Bytes - The Bit in the
middle". These weekly issues are the Lite version of
AccessFP Ezine containing snippets of news, links and
resources.
My aim with this Lite version is to bring you FrontPage
goodies, links and news that you can't do without each
week. If you have any feedback, suggestions, gripes or
compliments, please let me know I really would like your
feedback about the ezine's, what do you think of the
content? The layout? Do you want more of something or
something else included; I need your feedback to find out.
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This weeks article consists of "Getting Rich On The Internet" - Truth or Consequences By Ingvar Grimsmo.
Tina Clarke
This FREE publication by AccessFP Bytes is sent ONLY to
people who have requested it. Helping YOU out there! Since
6th November 2000.
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2 GENERALLY SPEAKING
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UPDATES:
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There are quite a few additions to ppinet and I'd like to tell you about them. AccessFP along with PPinet sponsors the forum there. David Karlins the author of many books (FrontPage amongst them) and whom you met in the Virtual Interview last week offers a lot of goodies on his site. Not least chapters of his books. So read on you won't want to miss this.
THREE FLASH 5 TUTORIALS:
1. Create a Splash Screen - In this tutorial, I show you how to create an animated splash screen for a Web site that displays a moving logo, and then opens a Web page in the browser window.
2. Create a Logo with a Shape Transition - You'll learn to create an animated icon that morphs from one shape into another.
3. Use Masking in an Animation - Learn to use masking to create a unique animation effect for splash screens or logos.
Check 'em out at:
http://www.unleash.com/davidk/
AND WHILE YOU'RE GETTING FREE FLASH STUFF...
We've posted reviews of some of our favourite Flash books at
http://www.ppinet.com/
Check out our capsule summaries and advice before you shell out the bucks.
FRONTPAGE 2002 BIBLE
Be the first one on your block to get the FrontPage 2002 Bible. FP2002 has improved page design, some new goodies, and some of the database enhancements we clamoured for (yes, you can now EDIT an online database - online). And of course the FP 2002 Bible covers it all in detail. Check out this book and other books of David's at:
http://www.accessfp.net/karlinbooks.htm
NOTE: There is a special offer on at Amazon.com at the moment.
Look for books that are in stock and listed as "Usually ships in 24 hours". (This applies to the FP 2002 Bible) Order four or more in-stock titles and receive free shipping on three of them!
(NOTE: read the fine print) most notably
"Applies to orders sent to U.S. addresses only."
But hurry! This offer is available for a limited time only.
The price for FrontPage 2002 BIBLE in the US is $31.99
The price for FrontPage 2002 BIBLE in the UK is £29.59
The FrontPage Forum is still rollin' - drop by for questions, and to help out. http://www.ppinet.com/
WHAT'S NEW IN FRONTPAGE 2002? If you promise not to tell anyone, you can get a preview of new features at:
http://www.ppinet.com/
WEB DESIGN AVAILABLE
We've always done some Web design at ppinet - usually just chunks of Web sites for clients requiring FrontPage database or other advance FP or Dreamweaver features, or maybe some Flash animation. Recently we started focusing on adding media content to sites. Check out our services, our rates, and a couple of our recent gigs at:
http://www.ppinet.com/
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DID YOU KNOW THAT?
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You can 'Follow a hyperlink'?
When your editing a page you can follow a hyperlink which will open up the destination page or file. So when you have created a hyperlink you can test it straight away.
Though FrontPage follows the hyperlink differently, depending on the destination:
If the destination is a page, FrontPage opens the page for editing in Page view.
If the destination is a bookmark, FrontPage opens the page and scrolls down to the bookmark.
If the destination is a file, FrontPage opens the file in its associated editor. For example, FrontPage opens a text file in Notepad.
If the destination is not in the current web, FrontPage opens a copy of the destination page or file.
In Page view, Select and then right-click the hyperlink, and then click 'Follow Hyperlink' on the pop up box.
Tips
Press and hold CTRL, and then click the hyperlink to follow it.
If you followed a hyperlink to another page, click Back to return to the original page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FrontPage Hover buttons why I don't like them
They don't always show up in Netscape.
Blind viewers and people with graphics turned off in the browser can't see them.
Some webmasters forget to load the class files and they cannot be seen.
They take longer to load.
Not everyone has JavaScript turned on in the browser and so cannot see them.
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Lock up your site today.
I found out that if I open a page containing a graphic on my site and cut back the url because the page does not contain a index page it will show a listing of all the images on my site. So I added a index.html page to the images folder and now no one can see a listing of all my images. on the images/index.htm page I put details of my custom 404 page redirecting visitors to the main page, sitemap or search page. You can do this for any directory that does not contain a default index page, don't forget to check your sub web images folder too.
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How many hits are you getting?
If you have a zillion graphics residing within your page, then your logs are sure to show you got a zillion and one hits. However you only had one unique visitor. If you want to cut that down end your links with a slash (when appropriate) without that ending slash (Directory urls) can cause the server to receive two hits, which of course doubles the load on the server and gives an incorrect count. So when writing your url end it in a slash. EG.
http://www.accessfp.net/
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3 Wassup @ AccessFP List
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Wassup at the AccessFP List? Find out every week here or join at the link above and find out for yourself.
This week Clesha wants a download tracker and while I know of one I've lost the url, can anyone help her out? A few list members seemed to like last week's Ezine, though it will take a month to read (smile). Meanwhile another problem seems to be that the theme maker has disappeared up over the top of the screen for Clesha, my suggestion of making the screen smaller by using the monitor control did not work, so any more ideas from our stalwart Ezine members?
Computer-Tutor Linda Johnson has made the Langa list
http://www.langa.com/current.htm#1
Check out '8. They loaded the code.'
Congratulations Linda.
More next week from our motley 'crew' at the AccessFP List
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AccessFPList
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4 Guest Article - "Getting Rich On The Internet"
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Getting Rich On The Internet - Truth or Consequences. By Ingvar Grimsmo
Warning: Some of you might not like, or agree with this article.
What makes you think it's possible to make a living on the Internet? A basic living is a net profit after all business expenses of at least $5,000 per month. In your pocket. Every month. Year after year. Is it the sheer number of
potential customers? Is it that people claim they have "made it"? Or is it because you have invented a new mousetrap that everyone will buy. Perhaps you are attracted to the low entry fee for a web site. For whatever reason, you are
most likely reading this because you have been sold on the concept of using the Internet to make money.
As a student of influence I got curious about what makes people ignore facts and passionately set up an Internet business anyway. Spending hard earned money on
how-to books and advice chasing cynical web surfers.
Many years ago the concept was created that in America it is possible to wake up in the morning and your mail box is full of money. That by placing ads for a mail order products people would simply send in their money. It is a compelling pitch, one that has survived years of miserable failures. Yesterday I was having lunch at a local diner, and the table was covered with a plastic tablecloth depicting advertisements from the late 1800s and early 1900s. And what do I see? Many ads for get-rich-quick plans. One sold a booklet on how to set up a movie
theater in your own town! Sounds familiar? The pitch for the dream still works. Why?
Nothing has changed. The Internet has simply afforded us a cooler way to do the same things. Sell stuff. The gurus tell us what you need to create a "selling" web site. Then they go on telling us how to market that site. Just like they did in the old mail-order days. You pay to feed your dream.
One needs to look at what brings a person to the stage of wanting to spend time and money to chase these elusive dreams. Is it to get something for nothing? Or to avoid "working for the MAN?" Or is it simply that people have been made to believe that others have done it so they can too. This particular factor is of course based on the influence rule of Social Proof combined with Authority.
We see others being successful, we immediately believe that it is true. Not only others, but people like ex-police officers,
priests and lawyers. People in authority. People you can identify with. People who have been just as broke as
you. Trouble is, out of every budding entrepreneur only a very few actually are making a living. And those few might not have come by their "successes" via honorable ways.
It's the dream you buy into. The problem is, just because you believe that you can - doesn't always produce results. Especially when the numbers are against you. As they are on the Internet. Let's say you sell a product for $20. You own
it, so 100% is profit. (Like a booklet). If you have a compelling site, the most you can expect the closing ratio to be is 1% of qualified visitors. So, of every 100 visitor that might be interested in your product, 1 will buy. That's if you don't get too many non-interested visitors from link-exchanges etc.
To generate $5,000 per month in sales you then need 25,000 visitors per month to sell 250 books. How do you get 25,000 visitors a month to come to your site? It's pretty well impossible for a home based business to do. 25,000 unique visitors is a huge amount. Take banner ads for example. To get 25,000 visitors from banner ads you need to buy about one million banner views. At $35/1000 that's a whopping $35,000. You simply can't make that up in volume!
Of course you say - you can sell different and more expensive products. True, and right here I need to say that it is possible to sell on the Internet. But be realistic. Look at the numbers, don't be talked into the "dream". It's not real.
It's the same in the real world. Richness via MLM is impossible to achieve but for the chosen few with the connections and stamina to "work the system". They sell you on the dream - believe and it will happen. It won't.
To have any chance of success on the web you need to have a product you can make at least 300% profit on. You need to be unique enough so that your prospects can easily be identified and pitched to. And you need to be realistic about results.
Like the ad on the diner tablecloth from 1893 - we are still selling dreams. "How you too can......"
What's next? More of the same.
Ingvar Grimsmo helps businesses owners who find it difficult to attract clients through their web site. His company, J2 MediaGroup, Inc. use FrontPage 2000 exclusively for all their web development work. He can be reached at:
mailto:ingvar@j2mediagroup.com
or check out his web site at: http://www.j2mediagroup.com
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6 FEATURED SITE OF THE WEEK
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If you know of a site that is worthy of being featured in AccessFP Bytes submit it today at:
You must include the name, url and a description about the site and why you think it's a good resource to have. Along with your recommendation should be YOUR name and site url.
If your recommended site is featured it goes into a draw for in three months time and the winner will receive a TOP ad space in the monthly AccessFP Ezine.
Featured Site------- AutoIt
AutoIt
http://www.hiddensoft.com/AutoIt/
AutoIt is a simple tool that can simulate key presses, mouse movements and window commands (maximize, minimize, wait for, etc.) in order to automate any windows based task (or even windowed DOS tasks).
AutoIt was primarily designed to assist in automatically installing software that cannot be automatically installed by other means. This is most useful during a PC rollout where hundreds or thousands of client machines need to be automatically installed. However, AutoIt is not limited to software installation and can be used to automate most simple windows tasks.
I may be wrong but I should think that this application could be used by disabled users to minimise keystrokes. This application has received a gnome award button so you know
It's good.
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7 WEEKLY LINKS AND RESOURCES
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****General Links****
Microsoft Unveils HailStorm Web Services
http://www.microsoft.com/net/
Find out how this new set of Web services, code-named "HailStorm," helps developers build user-centric XML Web services. See how it offers better personalization for both consumers and business users.
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PrintKey 2000
http://newlife-win98.server101.com/printkey_info.htm
PrintKey is an excellent add-on. It is activated when you press the PrintScreen Key and allows you to capture the entire screen or any portion of it. You can then make changes to the screen capture and save in a variety of formats and make many other changes. Tip: Load any supported graphic file into PrintKey then change the size to 320 X 400 and change the color depth to 256. Then save the file as LOGO.BMP. Next rename LOGO.BMP to LOGO.SYS and copy into your C:\ directory. This will give you a brand new Startup Screen!
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SoftCAT
http://www.fnprg.com/softcat/index.html
SoftCAT is a database program designed to help you organize your software. Not only will SoftCAT help you know what you have and where it is, but it will also help you keep track of important information like serial number, registration name, and other registration information.
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****FrontPage Links****
NOTE: New links appear here in AccessFP Bytes FIRST. Only after a week will they appear on the site. Get ahead of the game Today!
New ADD-ON
http://www.accessfp.net/musicca.htm
New features in both Crescendo 5 and FrontPage 2000 make it possible to insert MP3 and MIDI music onto your pages instantly. Why wait for music to download? With MAX, you'll listen to MIDI and MP3 music from any site as it downloads! Also included is the LiveSynth PLUS software wavetable synthesizer with a mega-bank of top-notch sounds for your PC. You'll even get free upgrades for an entire year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New ADD-ON
WebDrive
http://www.webdrive.com/webdrive.htm
WebDrive integrates a web or FTP server into the Windows desktop by mapping a network drive letter to it. This allows you to manipulate files on your remote server as if they were on a local hard disk. For example you can edit files using your favorite editor directly on your site, or use the Windows explorer or DOS prompt to copy/move files. WebDrive instantly Internet enables any Windows application,
WebDrive can connect to FTP, Microsoft FrontPage, or WebDAV servers.
A fully functional 20-day trial version of WebDrive 3.0 is available.
http://www.webdrive.com/download.htm
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For our 'Spotlight on FrontPage', this week AccessFP Focuses on certain pages within the AccessFP.
http://www.accessfp.net/lockergnometips.htm
This page is updated daily with a juicy windows tip. You should see the one for today about printer hacking. AccessFP has also joined the Lockergnome webring go see what a good resource you have been missing out on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I told you about these two pages last week but I thought I should tell you about them again as only one person has submitted her FrontPage RESOURCE site.
http://www.accessfp.net/submitfpresources.htm
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As yet no one has submitted a tip, do you have one?
http://www.accessfp.net/submitfptips.htm
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You may like to submit your FrontPage Crafted site to 'Crafted with FrontPage' at
http://www.accessfp.net/submit.htm
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Have you been looking around for Free FrontPage hosts to use for practice sites? Look no further AccessFP provides a listing of two pages.
http://www.accessfp.net/freefp.htm
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I've told you about the FREE FrontPage Add-on pages of course.
http://www.accessfp.net/freeaddons.htm
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You don't want to miss all these FrontPage links either.
http://www.accessfp.net/fp98links.htm
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And last but not least I must not forget to tell you about the themes link page.
http://www.accessfp.net/fpthemeslinks.htm
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Did you know AccessFP had all these goodies? Check out the sitemap to delve deeper.
http://www.accessfp.net/siteindex.htm
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