<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Acadiana Websites &#187; Things Every Web Site Should Have</title> <atom:link href="http://acadianawebsites.com/category/things-every-web-site-should-have/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://acadianawebsites.com</link> <description>PHP / MySQL Development - E-Commerce and Content Management Systems</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:12:26 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>7 Tips for Better Product Pages</title><link>http://acadianawebsites.com/7-tips-for-better-product-pages/</link> <comments>http://acadianawebsites.com/7-tips-for-better-product-pages/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:03:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bryan Broussard</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[E-Commerce]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Things Every Web Site Should Have]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trials and Travails]]></category> <category><![CDATA[close ups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[high resolution images]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marketing 101]]></category> <category><![CDATA[minute questions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[multiple images]]></category> <category><![CDATA[product image]]></category> <category><![CDATA[product options]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prospective buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prospective customers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[resolution photography]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://acadianawebsites.com/?p=184</guid> <description><![CDATA[For small businesses that sell products online, creating compelling product pages on your website is critical to driving sales. To that end, here are 7 tips for developing better product pages on your website, leading to a better experience for the site visitor and more revenue for you. 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If a customer is taking any action, a page that says &#8216;Thank you for purchasing this product&#8217; or &#8216;One of our representatives will contact you shortly&#8217; can really cut down on time answering customer phone calls. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://acadianawebsites.com/confirmationpage/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A great RSS explanation!</title><link>http://acadianawebsites.com/a-great-rss-explanation/</link> <comments>http://acadianawebsites.com/a-great-rss-explanation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:53:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bryan Broussard</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Things Every Web Site Should Have]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amount of time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[browser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rss reader]]></category> <category><![CDATA[subscribers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[syndication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web pages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[website setup]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://acadianawebsites.com/?p=456</guid> <description><![CDATA[What is it? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.  It provides an easy way for your website to provide your content to subscribers without them having to visit your website.  To explain what it does, it provides your recently updated content in a machine readable form that can be displayed by a RSS reader or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://acadianawebsites.com/a-great-rss-explanation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>About Us Page</title><link>http://acadianawebsites.com/about-us-page-2/</link> <comments>http://acadianawebsites.com/about-us-page-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:44:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bryan Broussard</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Things Every Web Site Should Have]]></category> <category><![CDATA[answer questions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[basic questions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[definitive guide]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://acadianawebsites.com/?p=287</guid> <description><![CDATA[Every website should have a great about us page.  You should answer basic questions about yourself, like who am I?, what can I do for you, the visitor?, and how can I be contacted?. Read the following article for The Definitive Guide to Creating an About Us page! 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This very insightful article will assist you with both developing a copyright notice and avoiding copyright infringement lawsuits. http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html Related Posts:You can use any font you want on the webThe lowdown on Google ChromeDriving More Traffic to Your eBay ListingsThe very first web page!!Terms and Conditions [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://acadianawebsites.com/copyright/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Website Traffic Monitoring</title><link>http://acadianawebsites.com/website-traffic-monitoring/</link> <comments>http://acadianawebsites.com/website-traffic-monitoring/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:10:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bryan Broussard</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Things Every Web Site Should Have]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business owners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[css files]]></category> <category><![CDATA[designers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[favicons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[server web]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traffic monitoring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unique visits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web page images]]></category> <category><![CDATA[website statistics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://acadianawebsites.com/?p=182</guid> <description><![CDATA[I want to start this with a little education.  Hits actually tell you how many files are being downloaded from your server. Web pages are composed of many different files.  So when talking about your website statistics, it’s important to understand what number you’re talking about, since the meaning behind that number varies quite a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://acadianawebsites.com/website-traffic-monitoring/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Terms and Conditions</title><link>http://acadianawebsites.com/terms-and-conditions/</link> <comments>http://acadianawebsites.com/terms-and-conditions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:39:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bryan Broussard</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Things Every Web Site Should Have]]></category> <category><![CDATA[generator index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legal terms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[terms and conditions]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://acadianawebsites.com/?p=96</guid> <description><![CDATA[Terms and Conditions are essential for your website. Prior to the customer purchasing anything from you, make sure they check a box agreeing to the terms and conditions. This will bind the customer to any reasonable and legal terms. The purpose isn’t to trap or trick a customer but rather to enable both the customer [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://acadianawebsites.com/terms-and-conditions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Site Map</title><link>http://acadianawebsites.com/site-map/</link> <comments>http://acadianawebsites.com/site-map/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:39:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bryan Broussard</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Things Every Web Site Should Have]]></category> <category><![CDATA[google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[metadata]]></category> <category><![CDATA[protocol]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engines web]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simplest form]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sitemaps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web crawlers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web pages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[xml file]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yahoo search engines]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://acadianawebsites.com/?p=95</guid> <description><![CDATA[Every web site should have a sitemap.xml. These files are an easy way for webmasters to inform search engines about pages on their sites that are available for crawling. In its simplest form, a Sitemap is an XML file that lists URLs for a site along with additional metadata about each URL.  The sitemap should conforms [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://acadianawebsites.com/site-map/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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