Site Updated

Charles Shaw · #1 12-07-2006, 06:28 PM

We have made changes and additions to our www.yucatanchas.envirocurricula.com/yucatanchas.html site and look forward to your good eyes and succinct comments.

We decided from a design point of view not to add a form, but we are getting a lot of inquiries and signups from the email contact so that seems to work well so far.
Saludos!

LadyEye · #2 12-07-2006, 06:37 PM

May I suggest you use the dynamic riddler encryption found here ....

Your email will be encrypted and this will help to rid spammers from snatching your email address off of your website ...

It is a very easy to use tool, and very useful if you are not using the form for emails ...

You just simply type your information in, the html code will be supplied to you, you insert this in a html box, and place in the same spot as your email address now, doesn't take up any more room .....

Your site looks good ... worked fine for me ... good job!

Charles Shaw · #3 12-07-2006, 07:02 PM

Thank you LadyEye... will get on it right away!

LadyEye · #4 12-07-2006, 07:08 PM

You are welcome Chalien ... anything for a fellow Vodalien!!

Bethers · #5 12-07-2006, 08:21 PM

I like the site - good work. The only thing I can say about design is that you need to center the page.

I don't encrypt my email - but that choice is yours. Yes, it can stop some spam from coming in - but it might also stop some people from contacting you. The choice is yours.

LadyEye · #6 12-07-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bethers

I like the site - good work. The only thing I can say about design is that you need to center the page.

I don't encrypt my email - but that choice is yours. Yes, it can stop some spam from coming in - but it might also stop some people from contacting you. The choice is yours.

Not sure why you would say it would stop some people from contacting you, it appears the same as a mail link ... not sure what you mean Beth? Can you explain ...

LadyEye · #7 12-07-2006, 09:12 PM

Well until Beth can offer us an explanation, I can testify that using this email riddler code for the email has reduced the spam to my email address greatly ...

This link was provided to me by Naval when I was having a ton of issues with spam. Since I began using this, spam is at a bare minimum. While my email address was wide open, spam was mounting daily.

So that is my testimonial ....

People do like to be able to click the email and have the email pop open to contact, as opposed to copying and pasting the email address into their message.

Just my further thoughts on the matter.

beegud2 · #8 12-07-2006, 09:32 PM

Sir Charles...great work...I love wht you have done with the site. Good Job. Links worked fine and as always enjoyed viewing your site.

Bethers · #9 12-07-2006, 10:44 PM

Actually, many people can NOT click and have the email browser open and HAVE to copy and paste the email. I know that my employees never could do that - unless they wanted it to go out on our email program - and they would have been fired for it.

Since over 50% of my orders come from people searching from computers at work - I'm going to guess many of them are in the same position.

Also, you'll find many people from this forum who had no clue how to change the default setting - and that Outlook Express was the email program opening even if they didn't use it - and then they had to copy and paste from what opened there into their own email program.

In other words - you are giving people extra steps.

And, I did post once before on a survey done by the motel group I used to be with - they discovered that by giving people contact options - which meant all options - they greatly increased the number of people contacting, and thus booking a room. Whenever you FORCE the way you require someone to do something, you lose some people.

So, yes, it will make life easier on you. It depends on what the purpose of your site is. I won't take away the options on my sales sites and I will deal with the spam.

LadyEye · #10 12-07-2006, 10:57 PM

Thanks Beth ... I guess I've never had that type of job where I wasn't free on a computer ... hmmm ...

I don't really see it as an extra step though, but I do see it more of a convenience for those that would click and away they go ....

I would agree with you on giving all options for people to contact ... those options being telephone, email, fax, postal mail, courier, etc. etc., I really don't see this relating to a clickable email address or not, I guess that's just the way I am looking at it.

To me ... I see ... click and email for those that can, copy and paste for those that can't ..... as opposed to not having it clickable, everyone must copy and paste .... there must be those that can click and email, I would think ....

And I suggested this to him because his email was an email link, so encrypting, stops alot of spam ...

Thanks for explaining that though, I wondered why you were saying that.

I like the encrypter if you are not going to use a form.

Bethers · #11 12-07-2006, 11:10 PM

I don't use forms for that type of contact either - but I believe in forms for other uses.

If you use the encrypter, PLEASE make sure you make a non clickable link that is able to be copied and pasted also. You didn't say to give that option originally, Holly and most people who use the encrypter don't have a copy and paste link available on the page.

LadyEye · #12 12-07-2006, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bethers

I don't use forms for that type of contact either - but I believe in forms for other uses.

If you use the encrypter, PLEASE make sure you make a non clickable link that is able to be copied and pasted also. You didn't say to give that option originally, Holly and most people who use the encrypter don't have a copy and paste link available on the page.

I agree with that Beth ... you just have yours there to copy and paste don't you .... and maybe that is the best way period ... but if it's going to be clickable too, might just as well encrypt it ...

I would have to quit one of those jobs that didn't allow me to do that, lol ... my bad .... never thought of it that way, because I had never experienced it ... :) and never want to ... lol

Charles Shaw · #13 12-08-2006, 01:33 AM

Hmmm... so I can add the encrypter and see what happens, then if I don´t like it, I can undo it, yes?
I appreciate all of your help and Beeez compliments...
I thank you ladies very much for your help.

SChajin · #14 12-08-2006, 01:37 AM

Charles, I like it....good job

LadyEye · #15 12-08-2006, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Charles Shaw

Hmmm... so I can add the encrypter and see what happens, then if I don´t like it, I can undo it, yes?
I appreciate all of your help and Beeez compliments...
I thank you ladies very much for your help.

Yes you can Charles. What you will receive when you go to the site is code that you will place in a html box on your page, and you could remove it if you liked. There is really no reason not to like it. But it is a very good recommendation as Beth says for you to also just add your email address if you feel anyone who may be trying to contact you would not prefer the click and email. In other words, just typing your email and not linking it ... use both if you like ...

asirimarco · #16 12-08-2006, 03:01 AM

looks great Charles - hope to be able to look you up when we get down that way