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Here are the Most Frequently Asked Questions I'm asked about Internet Marketing and Doing Business On The Internet... but with a cool twist. Not only will you read *my* solutions, but you will also have the read answers from other Internet marketers of all levels (newbies, intermediate & pro's), based on their personal experiences.

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Question: Simple Drop Down Navigation Menu

Filed under: Web Design & Develop

Answer:

Redirect your website visitors with this simple drop down navigation menu that will automagically take them to their selected page without having to click on submit!

Just put the following script where you’d like your menu to appear. Add as many links as you like! Be sure to include the full URL (ie. http://www.othersitelink.com) if you are linking to pages outside your own website.

<!— begin BUTTON code here –>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=”JavaScript”>
function AutoLink()
{
var number = document.FormAdvance.WebLink.selectedIndex;
location.href = document.FormAdvance.WebLink.options[number].value;
}
</SCRIPT>

<FORM NAME=”FormAdvance”>
<SELECT NAME=”WebLink” onChange=”AutoLink(this.form)” >
<OPTION SELECTED>Select from below!
<OPTION VALUE=”page1.html”> Page One
<OPTION VALUE=”page2.html”> Page Two
<OPTION VALUE=”http://www.othersitelink.com”> Page Three
</SELECT>
</FORM>
<!— end LINK code here –>





Question: Adding a “Close Window” button

Filed under: Web Design & Develop

Answer:

Simply place the button or link code where you would like it to appear. (Seems to work only in IE)

<!— begin BUTTON code here –>
<form method=”post”><input type=”button” value=”Close Window” onclick=”window.close()”></form>
<!— end BUTTON code here –>

<!— begin LINK code here –>
<a xhref=”javascript: self.close()”>Close Window</a>
<!— end LINK code here –>

SAMPLE:

Button code:

Link code:
Close Window

Question: Changing the Style of Your Bullets in Your List.

Filed under: Web Design & Develop

Answer:

When creating a list on your website, you can change the style of your bullets by adding attributes to your <LI> tag. You can even use images as bullets!

LIST TYPE 1: Code

  • List item 1
  • List item 2
  • List item 3

LIST TYPE 2: Code

  • Your text goes here
    • Your text goes here
    • Your text goes here
    • Your text goes here
  • Your text goes here
  • Your text goes here

LIST TYPE 3: Code

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3

LIST TYPE 4: Code

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3

LIST TYPE 5: Code

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3

LIST TYPE 6: Code

  • List item 1
  • List item 2
  • List item 3

Question: “Back to Previous Page” button and link

Filed under: Web Design & Develop

Answer:

Place the button or link code where you would like it to appear.

<!— begin BUTTON code here –>
<form><input type=”button” value=”Back” onClick=”javascript: history.go(-1)”></form>
<!— end BUTTON code here –>

<!— begin LINK code here –>
<a xhref=”javascript: history.go(-1)”>Back</a>
<!— end LINK code here –>

SAMPLE:

Button code: Link code:
Back

Question: Adding a Description to the Browser Status Bar

Filed under: Web Design & Develop

Answer:

Display a custom message in the browser status bar when the mouse is placed over a link. (Seems to work only on IE)

<!— begin code here –>

<A xhref=”http://www.yourdomain.com” mce_href=”http://www.yourdomain.com” onmouseover=”window. status=’Look! Your custom message here!’; return true” onmouseout= “window.status=”;return true”>Your Link Here</a>

<!— end code here –>

SAMPLE:
Your Link Here

(put your mouse over the link & look at your browser status bar!)