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> Get Articles > Site Stickiness - Getting Repeat Visitors > Ya gotta keep 'em on Your Web site! Ya gotta keep 'em on Your Web site! Download as PDFCajun Clark olmoncajcajunclarks.com Cajun Clark's Cookbook http://www.cajunclarks.com Copyright (c) 2003 Cajun Clark. All rights reserved. Article URL: http://www.cajunclarks.com/ Article Autoresponder: keepemvirtual-responders.com Author Contact Email: mailto: olmoncajcajunclarks.com Word Count: 454 ************************************************** Publication Rules: This is a Free-Reprint article. The only requirements for publishing this article are: * You must leave the resource box unedited. * You may not use this article in UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email). Email distribution of this article must be opt-in email only. * You must forward a copy of the ezine or newsletter that contains the article inside to the author at: mailto: olmoncajcajunclarks.com * If you post this article on a website, you must set the links up as hyperlinks, and you must send us a copy of the URL where the article is posted. ************************************************** Ya gotta keep 'em on your Web site! By Cajun Clark Mama didn't raise no dummies, so when by some fortuitous stroke of good luck the article "Increase Your Traffic by Recovering Your Lost Visitors," written by Shelley Lowery, appeared in the May 12 issue of SitePro News, this ol' mon jumped on it like a cat on a mouse. Ms. Lowery writes, "If you spend any time surfing the Internet, you've probably encountered a few error messages. Error messages have numerous causes, such as misspellings, outdated links or internal server errors. When an error is encountered, your server will display specific generic error pages according to the error. These error pages are not only dead ends, but they are also very frustrating for your potential visitors. "When your visitors mistype your web address or click on an outdated link and receive the dreaded error page, they'll most likely click on their back button and never return. However, you can recover a majority of your lost visitors simply by taking the time to create some customized, user friendly error pages." Those two paragraphs alone should be enough stimulus for you to immediately contact your Web host and determine what error messages they provide and how can you customize them. That's what da ol' mon Caj did. He immediately contacted Mary Boonenberg at GMB Webworks, http://www.gmbwebworks.com , and asked how. Then, following her tutelage, the error pages were customized in the inimitable style befitting Cajun Clark's Cookbook Web site. Take a look. Who knows, maybe you can do something with your error pages that will keep your visitor on YOUR Web site. http://www.cajunclarks.com/400.shtml -- Bad Request http://www.cajunclarks.com/401.shtml -- Unauthorized Access http://www.cajunclarks.com/403.shtml -- Forbidden http://www.cajunclarks.com/404.shtml -- File Not Found http://www.cajunclarks.com/405.shtml -- Method Not Allowed http://www.cajunclarks.com/500.shtml -- Internal Server Error http://www.cajunclarks.com/501.shtml -- Not Implemented http://www.cajunclarks.com/502.shtml -- Bad Gateway http://www.cajunclarks.com/503.shtml -- Service Unavailable Please keep in mind that da ol' mon Caj is a kitchen techie, not a high tech(?) oxymoron techie, and give him some latitude. Thanks, 'preciate it. Finally, you need to know more about the person responsible. Shelley Lowery is the author of "Web Design Mastery" -- An in-depth guide to professional web design. And, "Ebook Starter" -- A complete ebook design kit. Visit Web-Source.net to sign up for a free subscription to "Etips" and receive a free copy of the highly acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies." Yes! Thank you very much, Ms. Lowery, you're the main ingredient in this recipe. ******************************************* Cajun Clark has written a monster best selling 659-page eCookbook, with 1,160+ recipes: http://www.cajunclarks.com You're welcome to try a sampling of his recipes at no charge as a token of appreciation: http://www.cajunclarks.com/freebies.htm Be sure to also check out our eCookbook affiliate program. ******************************************* How useful did you find this article? This article can be downloaded freely from http://www.get-articles.com and used on your website or in your ezine so long as the author is credited and their resource box left intact. You should not change any links in the article, and where the article is used on a website it's links should be clickable. Please see our terms and conditions page for more information: http://www.get-articles.com/authors-publishers-terms.php |
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