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hex74726176
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Posted: 02/13/2006 04:57 pm
Hi all,
I've got an (review) site that I've had running for over a year.
People coming to my site can link directly to a number of ((other)) sites or they can read my detailed reviews of the sites before heading there via another link.
Where possible I send them directly to a sign up page without giving them a chance to look at the content of the site. I also use whole page links (_top) so that they have better browser control (ie. they can use their back button and don't have to close a number of new browsers)
I have two questions;
1. When you are marketing a number of external sites should you have them open in another window so that your site remains?
2. Is it better to give them a link directly to the join page or should they be allowed to view the site themselves? Would the answer to this be different for the homepage than on the detailed review page?
Thanks,
Travis
[ Message was edited by: bhartzer 02/14/2006 07:44 am ... Reason: removed topic--not necessary for your question ]
[ Message was edited by: bhartzer 02/14/2006 07:50 am ]
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bhartzer
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Posted: 02/14/2006 07:45 am
I would send them directly to a sign up page--sending them to a page where they can perform an action will help you get better conversions.
If you wish for them to stay on your site, then opening links in a new window might help.
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hex74726176
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Posted: 02/17/2006 05:09 pm
Thanks I'll give it a try
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fluidblogger
Joined: Mar 08, 2006
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Posted: 03/09/2006 08:06 am
Perhaps what you need is a preview of the site your talking about?? you could arrange a split screen with the site being reviewed opening in an iframe below the review.. a few simple javascripts and you could simply have your site shrinking up to a small bar at the top of the window so they can browse X reviewed site.. then they never have to leave your website.
Opening in a new window is definately more preferable than taking people away from your page, however it may be useful to open the browser in a window that has no address bar or buttons, that way they can only view the website and not get side tracked away from your site.. when they close it they will automatically see your site in the browser behind it, thus meaning people will most of the time return back to your site after seeing a reviewed website.
Signing up..
Is this a pay service? why do you want them to sign up.. what do they get for signing up? if its the full review, then i would recommend that you have an extract of the review free for all, sign up sign here to read the rest.
Hope that helps.
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hex74726176
Joined: Oct 28, 2004
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Posted: 03/09/2006 04:55 pm
Hi,
Thanks for the tips. If they sign up to the other site I get a commission.
I like the idea of giving them a window with no address bar or buttons.
What is the code to do that?
Thanks,
Travis
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fluidblogger
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Posted: 03/11/2006 08:36 am
ITs just a simple javascript
onClick="window.open('http://the.page.com/somepage.html','MyWindowName','width=400,height=200,toolbar=yes,
location=yes,directories=yes,status=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,copyhistory=yes,
resizable=yes')"
edit it to be whatever you need, height width etc take of whatever you don't want 
hope that helps
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hex74726176
Joined: Oct 28, 2004
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Posted: 03/15/2006 06:39 pm
Thanks yes that's the kind of thing I think I need.
Does that only work inside a javascript button? Sorry I'm not even able to set up a simple button. Can I run that sort of code inside a normal link. ie <a href= > </a>
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fluidblogger
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Posted: 03/16/2006 04:30 pm
yes you can put it inside an <a href like this..
a href="#" onClick="window.open('http://the.page.com/somepage.html','MyWindowName','width=400,height=200,toolbar=yes,
location=yes,directories=yes,status=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,copyhistory=yes,
resizable=yes')"> click me</a>
hope that helps..
note:
the onlick method can be added to most tags, like DIV, span, images, buttons, a, etc..
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