Dear Dr. Website:
I have two questions that I hope you can help me out
with.
I created a webpage and I have a cable modem,
every time I look at the webpage, it obviously
downloads fast. Is there any type of program or
website where I can find out how long it takes for the
webpage to download under different modems speeds like
28k or 56k modems?
I know Microsoft Frontpage has a
feature that will tell you how many seconds it takes
to download the page under a 28k modem, but I can't
seem to figure out how to change the option to show
the speed under a 56k modem or DSL or cable modem.
Mysecond question, is that when certain people view my
site I get questions as to why the pictures come out
real dark, for some reason some people view all the
pictures in the webpage more darker than others, could
it be a problem with the way their browser is
configured, cause when I as well as some other people
view the page, it looks normal.
Thanks for your time
Answer:
To answer your first question, there are several companies that make such
tools. The one that comes to mind is NetMechanic
(http://www.netmechanic.com/). They have an HTML "Toolbox" product, and one
of the features of this tool is to check the download speed of your pages.
It lists 28.8, 56k, ISDN and T1 loading times (and you can check it out for
free).
As for your second question, images look different under different
resolutions, different browsers and different operating systems. You can
also view what your site looks like under these varying conditions using
another of NetMechanic's tools, this one called "Browser Photo."
Thanks,
--Dr.Website
Question:
Dear Dr. Website:
What is the HTML code i use to add an animation gif to my web site.
Answer:
I would say the same HTML code you would use to add any .gif or .jpeg. You
first have to have a animated gif either one you downloaded or have made
your self. Here are a few sites where you can find animated gif's
http://gif.com and http://webdeveloper.com . Here is the HTML code :
<img src="http://sites.com/whatever.gif">
I hope this helps
Thanks,
--Dr.Website
Question:
I need some assistance in changing domain names and still keeping traffic from high rankings in search engines with old address. My problem is that I have a site the is hosted by a free hosting company with one of their free addresses, like www.mysite.theirsite.com. This domain name is ranked high in the search engines.
Heres my problem, I want to move to my own hosting company of choice and obtain a new simple domain name. I need to keep my listings in the search engines though.
I been told to simply add a redirect script or meta redirect, BUT I hear my free host won't allow me to redirect. How do I leave these guys and still keep my rankings?
I know one idea is to update my new Url with the search engines, but that can take too long. Plus, Im not sure if I need to unlist my old URL from them first.
I could lose vaulable traffic. Were talking 8,000 uniques daily from 3 sites. My ultimate goal would to be able! to redirect traffic (maybe so they dont notice?) just until my new URl is updated in the search engines. Thanks in advance for your help.
Thanks
Answer:
If you still have access to your previous host, you can use an iframe to
show your current site within the pages of your old site. Just add the
following code:
<IFRAME WIDTH=100% HEIGHT=320 MARGINWIDTH=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0 HSPACE=0
VSPACE=0 FRAMEBORDER=0 SCROLLING=yes BORDERCOLOR="#000000"
SRC="http://newsite.com/" TARGET="_new">
</IFRAME>
You can adjust the height and width of the iframe, show your new site on
your old one, and you won't be breaking your free host's rules.
Thanks,
--Dr.Website
Question:
Dear Dr. Website:
If I am making a page with framesets, when
someone does a web search, only the "main frame" comes
up as a result. When the user clicks that result,
only that main page opens, without my title and menu
bars, how can I get around this? Even if I save every
page as a frameset, I first have to save each frame
and the same results can occur. Please help...
Thank you,
Answer:
You can ensure that folks only see certain pages within specific framesets,
but understand that the web spiders will still be able to index all your
pages, not just the frameset (main frames), so those inner pages will still
show up in the search engine results.
You can obtain the code that will ensure that your pages are within their
proper framesets from our site JavaScriptSource.com:
http://javascript.internet.com/page-details/content-protector.html
It will allow you to keep others from framing your pages, and will ensure
that your pages will always show up within their proper framesets.
Thanks,
--Dr.Website
