Comments on: Build a Niche Store Empire – Working with the Templates http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm Learn How to Build and Market Niche Websites Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cody http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-8498 Cody Wed, 14 May 2008 01:06:19 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-8498 Lots of good tips in here. Glad I passed by... Thanks!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8498','Cody'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8498','Cody','Lots of good tips in here. Glad I passed by...\r\nThanks!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Lots of good tips in here. Glad I passed by…
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]]> By: Mark http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-4184 Mark Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:42:31 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-4184 Phil - Please email me the URL of the site in question. You IMAGE SIZE is the killer... IMAGES_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your images is 165020 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS. Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4184','Mark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4184','Mark','Phil -\r\n\r\nPlease email me the URL of the site in question.\r\n\r\nYou IMAGE SIZE is the killer...\r\n\r\nIMAGES_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your images is 165020 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS.\r\n\r\nMark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Phil -

Please email me the URL of the site in question.

You IMAGE SIZE is the killer…

IMAGES_SIZE – Warning! The total size of your images is 165020 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS.

Mark

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]]> By: Phil R http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-4182 Phil R Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:33:07 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-4182 Hi Mark, I ran one of my site thru the http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/ and it returned these results: TOTAL_HTML - Congratulations, the total number of HTML files on this page (including the main HTML file) is 1 which most browsers can multithread. Minimizing HTTP requests is key for web site optimization. TOTAL_OBJECTS - Warning! The total number of objects on this page is 14 - consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external objects. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests. TOTAL_IMAGES - Warning! The total number of images on this page is 12 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your graphics. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests. TOTAL_CSS - Congratulations, the total number of external CSS files on this page is 1 . Because external CSS files must be in the HEAD of your HTML document, they must load first before any BODY content displays. Although they are cached, CSS files slow down the initial display of your page. TOTAL_SIZE - Warning! The total size of this page is 196576 bytes, which will load in 41.98 seconds on a 56Kbps modem. Consider reducing total page size to less than 30K to achieve sub eight second response times on 56K connections. Pages over 100K exceed most attention thresholds at 56Kbps, even with feedback. Consider contacting us about our optimization services. HTML_SIZE - Congratulations, the total size of this HTML file is 20368 bytes, which less than 20K. Assuming that you specify the HEIGHT and WIDTH of your images, this size allows your page to display content in well under 8 seconds, the average time users are willing to wait for a page to display without feedback. IMAGES_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your images is 165020 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS. CSS_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your external CSS is 11188 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your CSS for size by eliminating whitespace, using shorthand notation, and combining multiple CSS files where appropriate. MULTIM_SIZE - Congratulations, the total size of all your external multimedia files is 0 bytes, which is less than 4K. Where can I find the info to make these changes? Especially about changing the CSS Size and images. Are you saying if you have the eBay product feeds on your page then you shouldn't have any text that you add. All text should be on a separate content page. Thanks, Phil R<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4182','Phil R'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4182','Phil R','Hi Mark,\r\n\r\nI ran one of my site thru the http:\/\/www.websiteoptimization.com\/services\/analyze\/ and it\r\nreturned these results:\r\n\r\nTOTAL_HTML - Congratulations, the total number of HTML files on this page (including the main HTML file) is 1 which most browsers can multithread. Minimizing HTTP requests is key for web site optimization.\r\n \r\nTOTAL_OBJECTS - Warning! The total number of objects on this page is 14 - consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external objects. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests.\r\n \r\nTOTAL_IMAGES - Warning! The total number of images on this page is 12 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your graphics. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests.\r\n \r\nTOTAL_CSS - Congratulations, the total number of external CSS files on this page is 1 . Because external CSS files must be in the HEAD of your HTML document, they must load first before any BODY content displays. Although they are cached, CSS files slow down the initial display of your page.\r\n \r\nTOTAL_SIZE - Warning! The total size of this page is 196576 bytes, which will load in 41.98 seconds on a 56Kbps modem. Consider reducing total page size to less than 30K to achieve sub eight second response times on 56K connections. Pages over 100K exceed most attention thresholds at 56Kbps, even with feedback. Consider contacting us about our optimization services.\r\n \r\nHTML_SIZE - Congratulations, the total size of this HTML file is 20368 bytes, which less than 20K. Assuming that you specify the HEIGHT and WIDTH of your images, this size allows your page to display content in well under 8 seconds, the average time users are willing to wait for a page to display without feedback.\r\n \r\nIMAGES_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your images is 165020 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS.\r\n \r\nCSS_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your external CSS is 11188 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your CSS for size by eliminating whitespace, using shorthand notation, and combining multiple CSS files where appropriate.\r\n \r\nMULTIM_SIZE - Congratulations, the total size of all your external multimedia files is 0 bytes, which is less than 4K. \r\n\r\nWhere can I find the info to make these changes? Especially\r\nabout changing the CSS Size and images.\r\n\r\nAre you saying if you have the eBay product feeds on your page\r\nthen you shouldn\'t have any text that you add. All text should be\r\non a separate content page.\r\n\r\nThanks,\r\n\r\nPhil R'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Mark,

I ran one of my site thru the http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/ and it
returned these results:

TOTAL_HTML – Congratulations, the total number of HTML files on this page (including the main HTML file) is 1 which most browsers can multithread. Minimizing HTTP requests is key for web site optimization.

TOTAL_OBJECTS – Warning! The total number of objects on this page is 14 – consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external objects. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests.

TOTAL_IMAGES – Warning! The total number of images on this page is 12 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your graphics. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests.

TOTAL_CSS – Congratulations, the total number of external CSS files on this page is 1 . Because external CSS files must be in the HEAD of your HTML document, they must load first before any BODY content displays. Although they are cached, CSS files slow down the initial display of your page.

TOTAL_SIZE – Warning! The total size of this page is 196576 bytes, which will load in 41.98 seconds on a 56Kbps modem. Consider reducing total page size to less than 30K to achieve sub eight second response times on 56K connections. Pages over 100K exceed most attention thresholds at 56Kbps, even with feedback. Consider contacting us about our optimization services.

HTML_SIZE – Congratulations, the total size of this HTML file is 20368 bytes, which less than 20K. Assuming that you specify the HEIGHT and WIDTH of your images, this size allows your page to display content in well under 8 seconds, the average time users are willing to wait for a page to display without feedback.

IMAGES_SIZE – Warning! The total size of your images is 165020 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS.

CSS_SIZE – Warning! The total size of your external CSS is 11188 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your CSS for size by eliminating whitespace, using shorthand notation, and combining multiple CSS files where appropriate.

MULTIM_SIZE – Congratulations, the total size of all your external multimedia files is 0 bytes, which is less than 4K.

Where can I find the info to make these changes? Especially
about changing the CSS Size and images.

Are you saying if you have the eBay product feeds on your page
then you shouldn’t have any text that you add. All text should be
on a separate content page.

Thanks,

Phil R

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]]> By: Understanding the Properties and Functions of your Template Files | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2955 Understanding the Properties and Functions of your Template Files | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:13:30 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2955 [...] this week, I spoke a little bit about working with BANS templates and a few of the on page factors that may have an effect on your Build a Niche Store website. [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2955','Understanding the Properties and Functions of your Template Files | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2955','Understanding the Properties and Functions of your Template Files | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store','[...] this week, I spoke a little bit about working with BANS templates and a few of the on page factors that may have an effect on your Build a Niche Store website. [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] this week, I spoke a little bit about working with BANS templates and a few of the on page factors that may have an effect on your Build a Niche Store website. [...]
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]]> By: Lionmom100 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2904 Lionmom100 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:19:26 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2904 Mark, I just ran all my sites through websiteoptimization.com and the ALL seem to be space hogs. Will try to start whittling them down. Yael<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2904','Lionmom100'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2904','Lionmom100','Mark,\r\n\r\nI just ran all my sites through websiteoptimization.com and the ALL seem to be space hogs. Will try to start whittling them down.\r\n\r\nYael'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Mark,

I just ran all my sites through websiteoptimization.com and the ALL seem to be space hogs. Will try to start whittling them down.

Yael

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]]> By: Lionmom100 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2884 Lionmom100 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:54:37 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2884 Mark, Good point. I couldn't figure out how you did the shadow box though......My guess.....??Photoshop, semi-transparent layer, then positioning text (or is that graphic too?) and some alt text for the graphic???? Also looked like you may have sliced the graphic. I liked it! Yael<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2884','Lionmom100'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2884','Lionmom100','Mark,\r\nGood point. I couldn\'t figure out how you did the shadow box though......My guess.....??Photoshop, semi-transparent layer, then positioning text (or is that graphic too?) and some alt text for the graphic???? Also looked like you may have sliced the graphic.\r\n\r\nI liked it!\r\n\r\nYael'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Mark,
Good point. I couldn’t figure out how you did the shadow box though……My guess…..??Photoshop, semi-transparent layer, then positioning text (or is that graphic too?) and some alt text for the graphic???? Also looked like you may have sliced the graphic.

I liked it!

Yael

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]]> By: Chris http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2869 Chris Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:35:59 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2869 Check out this site for some really cool FREE CSS templates: http://www.freecsstemplates.org/ I've used Mr.Techie myself and futzed with the HTML/CSS. Pretty simple too. enjoy! Chris<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2869','Chris'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2869','Chris','Check out this site for some really cool FREE CSS templates:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.freecsstemplates.org\/\r\n\r\nI\'ve used Mr.Techie myself and futzed with the HTML\/CSS. Pretty simple too.\r\n\r\nenjoy!\r\nChris'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Check out this site for some really cool FREE CSS templates:
http://www.freecsstemplates.org/

I’ve used Mr.Techie myself and futzed with the HTML/CSS. Pretty simple too.

enjoy!
Chris

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]]> By: Mark http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2846 Mark Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2846 @ Lionmom - Here is an example of a site I made a small change to today... <a href="http://www.shopfamilyguy.com" rel="nofollow">Family Guy Movies</a> I took his header image and just added that small shadowbox to the lower right corner. Once the box was in place on the image, I positioned the site title to show above that box. One think to notice is that I used HIGH VOLUME terms in the site description for this area. In your case, while the site is titled "Tea for Two", what your site is selling should be in the title section, or: "Green Tea, Teapots, Tea Kettles, and many Flavored Teas for Sale" Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2846','Mark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2846','Mark','@ Lionmom -\r\n\r\nHere is an example of a site I made a small change to today... <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopfamilyguy.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Family Guy Movies<\/a>\r\n\r\nI took his header image and just added that small shadowbox to the lower right corner. Once the box was in place on the image, I positioned the site title to show above that box.\r\n\r\nOne think to notice is that I used HIGH VOLUME terms in the site description for this area.\r\n\r\nIn your case, while the site is titled \"Tea for Two\", what your site is selling should be in the title section, or:\r\n\r\n\"Green Tea, Teapots, Tea Kettles, and many Flavored Teas for Sale\"\r\n\r\nMark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @ Lionmom -

Here is an example of a site I made a small change to today… Family Guy Movies

I took his header image and just added that small shadowbox to the lower right corner. Once the box was in place on the image, I positioned the site title to show above that box.

One think to notice is that I used HIGH VOLUME terms in the site description for this area.

In your case, while the site is titled “Tea for Two”, what your site is selling should be in the title section, or:

“Green Tea, Teapots, Tea Kettles, and many Flavored Teas for Sale”

Mark

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]]> By: Mark http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2827 Mark Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:21:35 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2827 @ Bill - On your site, it is the logo.jpg that is eating up bandwidth... check your email. Thank you for the tip to discuss more, I will do just that! I am also going to discuss some advanced techniques for "slicing" images into smaller sizes, that helps to load pages much quicker. Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2827','Mark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2827','Mark','@ Bill -\r\n\r\nOn your site, it is the logo.jpg that is eating up bandwidth... check your email.\r\n\r\nThank you for the tip to discuss more, I will do just that! I am also going to discuss some advanced techniques for \"slicing\" images into smaller sizes, that helps to load pages much quicker.\r\n\r\nMark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @ Bill -

On your site, it is the logo.jpg that is eating up bandwidth… check your email.

Thank you for the tip to discuss more, I will do just that! I am also going to discuss some advanced techniques for “slicing” images into smaller sizes, that helps to load pages much quicker.

Mark

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]]> By: Bill http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2826 Bill Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:56:04 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/build-a-niche-store-empire-working-with-the-templates.htm#comment-2826 Mark, I think a can of worms has been opened here. You could start a blog just for SEO. I went ahead and used the tool you provided and every one of my sites has issues. Even the sites that are out of the box with no header and no text. On example one above I went through the site and reduced everything the tool said was causing issues. I was able to get half of the areas it checks to comply but there are still 5 that need more attention. I tightened up the CSS and php code and reduced listings but it is still gets warnings. Would be nice to address this further. Thanks<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2826','Bill'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2826','Bill','Mark, I think a can of worms has been opened here. You could start a blog just for SEO. I went ahead and used the tool you provided and every one of my sites has issues. Even the sites that are out of the box with no header and no text. On example one above I went through the site and reduced everything the tool said was causing issues. I was able to get half of the areas it checks to comply but there are still 5 that need more attention. I tightened up the CSS and php code and reduced listings but it is still gets warnings. Would be nice to address this further. \r\nThanks'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Mark, I think a can of worms has been opened here. You could start a blog just for SEO. I went ahead and used the tool you provided and every one of my sites has issues. Even the sites that are out of the box with no header and no text. On example one above I went through the site and reduced everything the tool said was causing issues. I was able to get half of the areas it checks to comply but there are still 5 that need more attention. I tightened up the CSS and php code and reduced listings but it is still gets warnings. Would be nice to address this further.
Thanks
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