Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Internet Etiquette: Your Action's Speak Louder Than Word's!

Online (Internet) Etiquette, it sounds so stuffy and formal.

What is it & why do we need it? Well, this article will layout some of the good and bad thing that occur on the net on a daily basis.

Some, you probably know about and others may be new to you. Either way, if you do your best to follow them, I guarantee your online experience will be more enjoyable for it.

In today's "Politically Correct" World, good manners are a must when Marketing on the Net! Here's a fun look at "Internet Etiquette" that will help keep readers coming back for more!

DO'S and Dont's:

Do - Try and return all emails in a timely fashion and include your name and contact info on your website

When selling a product or service, send a short email acknowledging the sale, thanking the customer and explaining deliver of product

Have a separate, professional email address for conducting business. (your email address can equate to an online version of a first impression)

Update your website on a regular basis. If you don't care about it, why should anyone else?
Here's a freebie (an easy way to do this is by changing the date; click here for a free script to do just that)

Make sure you spell check your information before you put it up on the web.

Don't - send messages in all capital letters, it's the internet version of yelling!

Use excessive highlighting and a lot of unnecessary bold copy. Once again, YOU'RE YELLING!

When building your web page, stay away from light color text on a dark background. (It's really hard to read and most people won't even try)

These are just a few that come to mind. If you have any to add, please send them to reekdog...eerrrrummm, make that eric@goodiesanddeals.com :-)

Eric "Rico" Reed is a nationally known award winning broadcaster and Internet Entrepreneur, who has been online since 1999. He can be reached at eric@goodiesanddeals.com
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