Arcade Press – Free WordPress theme for Flash Games websites on WordPress

29 Jul

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Author : Marko Petkovic

Compatible script : WordPress 2.9 and above

Screenshot : preview

Live demo : Click here

Licence: By using this theme, you agree not to remove or modify links in footer (credits links). Derivative work also requires links to be kept.

Plugin credits: ArcadePress works with WordPress Mochi Plugin, created by Emanueleferonato.com

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Theme Features

Integrated with Mochi plugin (required) – Publish new games with one click
Built with ads on mind – 3 large banners above the fold for maximum CPM or CPC earnings.
Integrated Facebook “Like” button on all posts – Stars are so 90′s – this bring traffic from Facebook.
Completely SEO optimized – Title tags, meta description, headings, auto keywords text.
Cros browser compatible – IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, Flock and more.
Valid HTML and CSS code (if page is invalid that is because automatic content is not valid – theme is!
17 out of the box WordPress hacks integrated – no need for tons of plugins
Full step by step installation instructions included

Download contains required plugins, wp theme and step by step installation instruction.

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Ecommerce WebDesign: Is your Website annoying?

12 May

Posted by: anatolygilderman in: Oscommerce

When it comes to website design, you have to acknowledge what your visitors hate the most unless it’s okay if they don’t visit your site again. Of course you wouldn’t want that to happen. There are webmasters that tend to go overboard with their design, they fall in love with works that they tend to forget the website’s main purpose.

Webmasters should not forget that their website design should not necessarily reflect their skill level, but instead send a message to the visitor that should reflect the website topic.

Is your website annoying? Have you ever stopped and reflect about that? Read on the list and decide for yourself whether you have been annoying your visitors.

Unwanted Music. Visitors hates automatic video or music players. And you couldn’t call it background music at all unless you are operating an online internet radio station or sell music CDs. Why play a midi/wav file in the background continuously on every page when it isn’t necessary?

Large font size. Are you designing a website for people with sight problems? Then large font size is the right element for your site. But if not and you are using HUGE FONT SIZE AND IS USING ALL CAPS, YOU ARE CONSIDERED SHOUTING! And we all know that people don’t like it when someone shouts at them.

Small font size. The opposite can also be extremely annoying when using small font sizes. If your visitor has to head to the browser controls to increase the page copy in order to read the same – consider this annoying.

Overlapping layers. Layers can be very useful up to the point but not when they are being used to put an annoying message in the visitor’s face. Don’t try to force your visitor to read your messages. Try persuasion instead of brute force.

Popup windows. Webmaster keep using popup windows even though they are now blocked by many add on tools. Popup ads can get irritating and people consider them a waste of time. The annoying part of popups is sometimes we actually miss important information because of those anti popup tools. Put your important messages in a central place on your website.

The Internet is like a universe of infinite choices. It is rare for visitors to encounter a site that provides content that no other site offers, visitors don’t see a point in spending more than 3 seconds on a site that annoys them. Keep in mind that as a webmaster the last thing you want to do is put lots of effort into your website and then find out that your visitors hate it. It’s not a matter of taste, it’s more about being the same polite person we all try to be when we go to an event.

About the Author

Anatolgy Gilderman is directly connected with AlgoZone, a leader in creating top notch shopping cart templates. He is also the owner of the Ecommerce Wisdom blog, the blog that brings light to eCommerce, giving you all the information you need from the how’s-to the why’s and even the best shopping cart solution software for your online business.

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How to Choose the Right Type of Merchant Services Account

06 May

Posted by: anatolygilderman in: Oscommerce

Searching for the best option for an e-commerce business can sometimes lead merchants to the point of discouragement. With thousands of providers to choose from, you could hardly decide what business to venture. With today’s local financial institutions tend to shy away from e-commerce due to the increased risk of credit card fraud. While they may already be a trusted business services provider in the brick-and-mortar world, local banks are usually unwilling to get involved in e-commerce.

Getting a merchant account is one of the first steps in creating an e-commerce business. But before anything else, check your credit report and clean up any potential issues before approaching merchant account providers to get the best rates. Choose a merchant account and ask for a list of compatible shopping carts and payment gateways, before choosing any shopping cart solution. Installing a shopping cart that doesn’t work with your merchant account can only lead to future conflicts; there is no point in doing so.

With little exception, payment processors expect that websites have a few important things before they will consider processing the application. Once the website is built, ensure that it has the following components before applying to payment processors:

A shipping policy, including detailed costs

A policy for returns or refunds

A privacy policy

Fees associated with various merchant accounts vary widely and can change depending on the e-commerce website’s average ticket size and average number of transactions per month. If the payment gateway service is not included in the merchant solution, remember to compare compatible gateway prices, as well.

Choosing a payment processor should not be in an impulse decision. Compare prices, understand available features and examine several options before applying. Switching payment processors can be disruptive and complicated, so it is best to ensure the fit is a good one before launching an e-commerce business.

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Gmail Themes

20 Nov

Posted by: Marko in: internet

Google has launched new feature of Gmail. Google themes lab give users a chance to choose one of many different themes for Gmail. For people who have Gmail open all time during the day, this is holiday for the eyes.

Good to see Google is not going only for new stuff and they foucus on improving products they already own. Looks like big guys finaly realised that look sells

Here are the few of themes you can choose from the lab:

1. Shiny Theme

2. Dusk Theme

3. Desk Theme

4. Ninja Theme

It would be great if they want to provide source files and a chance for people to design their own themes. Hope this is the next step with Google lab.

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Websites uptime monitoring, anyone?

05 Oct

Posted by: Marko in: www

I know it is a lot of stress to have your website(s) down for even two hours, not to speak about few days. Most of websites hosting companies advertise 99.99% websites uptime, but is it really like that?

In seach for websites uptime monitoring service on Google, I have found Site uptime with site links in search results or how some people like to call it “authority”. I didn’t want to look no more and found out that they have free plan but for one site only. I needed more than one and almost went for paid deals.

Than I saw site number 3 in search results with “free websites uptime monitoring” keywords in title and decided to check it out. The site is called Basic state.

They check your website(s) every 15 minutes, and send emial or sms alerts. The best part is it is all free and for unlimited websites. I am not a person who loves everything for free and like to pay for quality service, but decided to give them a shot.

I received first email same day , but I was out and website was up when I came back and saw it. It is good thing to know that there is downtime and most of all how often that happens. Email contains exact time when site was down, so if I keep getting these emails every day, I will send all exact times to my hosting company and ask them to check in their logs.

More obvious help than this is that you will be notified on time in cases of permanent server errors or when bandwidth limite is exceeded without loading your websites few times per day to check them(even than you can see your cache if you do not use proxy).

In same email they suggested a blog post or a single link, so I decided to spread the word as saying thanks. No, this was not “paid review”( read advertisement).

Besides saying thank you, I am testing my blog strength in trying to rank for “websites uptime monitoring” keywords as you may or may not noticed. If you came from Google to this page than I made it. If not…I told you about great website.

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Avlicious2 – Free template for Av Arcade script

09 Jul

Posted by: Marko in: Av Arcade

Author : Marko Petkovic

Compatible script : Av Arcade V3.0 and above

Screenshot : preview

Live demo : not available

Download : here

More info : Template is adsense optimised for high ctr and higher pay per click by displaying small ads formats. PSD files for logo and other images along with font used are included in zip file. For installation instruction and all other info you need read “read me” text file inside zip.

Terms of usage : Footer links pointing to addicting-games.org.uk must remain intact.