Why is any site special


Is it because the site is unique? Is it because the site loads

the quickest, has the freshest content, is easiest to use, or

contains the best resources? Is the site so useful or so much

fun that people SIMPLY CANNOT stop talking about it?

You guessed it, it's all of the above (and more!).

Making any website a "wow!" takes time, and there really are no

quick-fix solutions. But it is possible to make your site

special - a site that visitors bookmark without you asking; one

that they willingly tell ALL their friends about.

> USE THIS RESOURCE

Use your brain! It is the single best resource you have when

trying to create a website with wow-appeal. It is vital you use

your brain to be creative, to be inventive, to be different! (I

mean just how interested are you in yet another version of (the

brilliantly simple) http://www.amihotornot.com ?)

If you have yet to build your site, I can recommend Site Build

It!, however (http://buildit.sitesell.com/shopping101.html).

Site Build It! lets you use your brain, lets you explore your

passion. It provides the tools to allow you to build (and

promote) a site that pleases both the search engines AND site

visitors. Quite simply, you concentrate on your business (or

passion), let Site Build It! do the rest!

> OR COMBINE THESE SERVICES

Intelligent and imaginative use of these excellent services WILL

make your website a compelling place to visit, a website with

"wow!"

http://www.moreover.com

Add a newsfeed

http://www.everyone.net/main/html/communitytour.html

Create a community

http://subportal.iboost.com/subportals.html

Offer free stuff

http://www.atomz.com

Add search to your site

http://contests.about.com/shopping/contests/mpboards.htm

Offer a prize or competition

http://www.hi2.com

Let visitors play games

http://web-source.net/write.htm

Write an article (or three)

> OR DO IT YOURSELF!

The web is literally brim-full with free website building tools

that can really improve your website. Again, you are only

limited by your own imagination (or creative combination of

other people's imagination!). I recommend you visit all of these

sites, and get thinking...

- http://www.bignosebird.com (script called birdcast)

- http://cgi-resources.com/ProgramsandScripts

- http://reallybig.com

- http://www.zdnet.com/developer/

- http://www.builder.com

- http://www.web-source.net/web/

- http://buildit.sitesell.com/shopping101.html

> READ MORE...

Think for a while about the sites that you really like, and

think why it is that you like them. And always be on the look-

out for good ideas, both online and offline.



Make your site a "wow!", and get everyone talking about (and

visiting) your site. Sounds simple, doesn't it! It isn't, but

there are lots of tools and resources on the Internet to

help you. Just add your brain... then create a buzz!

About the Author

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