<p><a href="https://static.secure.website/wscfus/10235279/4123375/5ijthiyj2gxd4l2m6uxk-w1920-o.png"></a>Designing a website can be a daunting task. After all, it often times requires you to not only create something highly functional but at the same time remarkably beautiful. Here are 5 principles you should be using in your web design to help you achieve those goals.</p> <p><strong>1. Establishing a goal</strong></p> <p>It's important before you begin&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="https://static.secure.website/wscfus/10235279/4123362/c6ngsq4gq7clgkyjwq08-w800-o.jpg"></a>1. Copy and paste comments into Youtube.</p> <p>Maybe you've seen those decorative comments that say something like "Who's listening to this in ____" on Youtube. People love to post those under music videos. You can copy and paste those decorative comments into the comment section of any Youtube and it really stands out. After you've&hellip;</p>

<p><strong>1. Copy and paste comments into Youtube.</strong></p> <p>Maybe you've seen those decorative comments that say something like "Who's listening to this in ____" on Youtube. People love to post those under music videos. You can copy and paste those decorative comments into the comment section of any Youtube and it really stands out. After you've pasted the decorative comment you can edit the words to say whatever you'd like and even include a link back to your website.</p> <p><strong>2. Add animated Emoji's to your email subject lines.</strong></p> <p>We all know it's super important to send follow up emails to our leads but too often those follow up messages get deleted without getting the attention they deserve. This one simple hack let's you add an animated emoji to your subject and make it standout in a cluttered email box.</p> <p>Granted, these animated emojis won't work with every email client but they'll work with Gmail. And Gmail is the most popular email client out there. Here's a link where you can get the unicode to add these little animated suckers to your email subject lines. Just copy and paste the one you want straight into your email composer subject line field. <a href="http://www.emailmarketingtipps.de/2015/05/11/animated-emojis-in-gmail-subject-lines-cheat-sheet/" target="_blank">http://www.emailmarketingtipps.de/2015/05/11/animated-emojis-in-gmail-subject-lines-cheat-sheet/</a></p> <p><strong>3. Add italics and strikethrough to Youtube comments.</strong></p> <p>Just like in my first suggestion this is all about standing out when it comes to Youtube comments. I guess I'm big on Youtube because it's the second leading source of referral traffic online to Google.</p> <p>To make a Youtube comment in bold put an * at the beginning and end of the words you want to appear in bold. To make a comment italic put an _ at the beginning and end. To make a comment have a strikethrough put a - at the beginning and end. This is a great way to make your comment pop and if you put a link in that comment, you know they're going to click.</p> <p><strong>4. Buy popular Instagram accounts and start posting to them.</strong></p> <p>Instagram has become one of the most popular apps and social networks. With so many eyeballs on Instagram every day it only makes sense a market has emerged for selling accounts. There are several websites dedicated to connecting buyers and sellers. Once you've acquired an Instagram account you can then post and message to the followers. Sending them directly to your website and increasing your website traffic.</p> <p><strong>5. Provide helpful answers on Quora.</strong></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Quora is a question and answer site that has continually risen in popularity over the years. One of the reasons Quora has been successful is the quality of answers you receive to questions you've posted on their site. By participating in the conversation you can build a up a reputation and occasionally share a little bit about your business, directing traffic back to your site.</span></p> <p>Create your very own <a title="free website builder" href="http://www.webstarts.com">free website at webstarts.com</a></p>

<p><a href="https://static.secure.website/wscfus/10235279/4123366/swob4xtnpykzt1uib7v7.gif"></a>It's a new year and time to get back to business. Not many industries change faster than tech and 2016 will be no different. Here are 5 ways to get more web traffic in 2016.</p> <p><strong>1. Promote on Instagram.</strong></p> <p>In the last few months Facebook has opened up Instagram advertising to everyone and the results are&hellip;</p>

<p>The Christmas holiday season they say is the time of year when companies move from the red into the black. And every year it seems like we hear the news media spouting off another huge dollar figure and celebrating the success of online sales. With so many people looking to spend money around Christmas it's&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Light-it-up.png"></a>Getting to the top of Google is the best way to get traffic to your website. However getting there is difficult and requires domain authority. So how do you get domain authority? The best way is to get links to your website. A link from another website to yours is kind of like a&hellip;</p>

<p>If you've ever created a video or website and wanted to add some background music you know the task can be daunting. Quality stock music is hard to find and can cost you a fortune. Here are 5 places you can get free stock music for commercial use to use on your website, videos, or wherever.</p> <p><strong>1. Youtube Audio Library</strong></p> <p><a title="Youtube Audio Library" href="https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music">Youtube</a> provides a lot of tools to help creators get more content on their platform. In the process they created something called the Youtube Audio Library. It's a collection of free music for download. You can search by genre, mood, instrument, and more.</p> <p><strong>2. Music For Makers</strong></p> <p><a title="Music for makers" href="http://musicformakers.com/">MusicForMakers.com</a> take a different approach than Youtube. Rather than having you search for songs you give them your email address and they'll send one royalty free song to your inbox every Monday. If you're in a hurry to get an assortment of songs to choose from you can pay just $7 per month.</p> <p><strong>3. What Funk</strong></p> <p><a title="What Funk" href="http://www.whatfunk.com/">WhatFunk.com</a> provides an array of categories of music to choose from. Once you sort by category you can preview each song which they host on SoundCloud. Once you've found one you like click the download link and you're off and running.</p> <p><strong>4. Free Music Archive</strong></p> <p><a title="Free Music Archive" href="http://FreeMusicArchive.org">FreeMusicArchive.org</a> has a wide variety of music to choose from. Not only can you search by common criteria like title, artist, and song but also by mood, duration, and tempo. Each song can be played directly from the website and there's a convenient download icon to the right of each title when you're ready to download the MP3.</p> <p><strong>5. Vimeo Music Store</strong></p> <p>Just like Youtube , <a title="Vimeo Audio Library" href="https://vimeo.com/musicstore">Vimeo</a> has a collection of creative commons licensed audio tracks you can use for your video or website. Vimeo does off music for purchase along with free downloads. To see only the free downloads click on Music Search and choose 'free' from the price range field.</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/music-546064_1280.png"></a>If you've ever created a video or website and wanted to add some background music you know the task can be daunting. Quality stock music is hard to find and can cost you a fortune. Here are 5 places you can get free stock music for commercial use to use on your website, videos,&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/gray-pattern-background.gif"></a>A background pattern on your website can give it a unique and interesting feel. Here are five of my favorite places to get background images for your website.</p> <p>1. <a href="http://subtlepatterns.com">SubtlePatterns.com</a></p> <p>Subtle Patterns has page of interesting images that are perfect for seamlessly tiling the background of your website. Clicking the preview button that appears when&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/person-woman-hotel-laptop.jpg"></a>If you've read some of my articles in the past then you know keyword research is the first step of search engine optimization. You have know which keywords people are using when searching for your products and services. Sure you can pull out the old notepad and jot down a few dozen words that&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/contact-form.jpg"></a>If you have a website you probably got it to help grow your business by expanding your reach to new, potential customers. At WebStarts we under this, and so we've created a number of features to help you accomplish the goal. Here are 5 features we offer here at WebStarts that are sure to&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/237434382_38a29796d5_o.jpg"></a>The web is a wonderful place to do business. Never before has it been so easy for one person or business to connect and discover customers. However many businesses still flounder when it comes to website marketing. If it's so easy to find new customers online then what are the reasons so many fail.&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stjohn.jpg"></a>When we started WebStarts back in 2006 there weren't many website builders out there. Times have changed and now it seems there's almost as many website builders as there are websites. Well, maybe not quite that many, but none the less I figured it's a good time to "toot our own horn" a little&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4289582261_f19c283959_b.jpg"></a>If you have a website you're probably striving to get more visitors. Here are five places you can find more web traffic that you've never thought of.</p> <p><strong>1. American Express Open Forum.</strong></p> <p>I love this one because it's a network of people who are serious about business. By participating in the American Express Open community you&hellip;</p>