Tripod News Bulletin

What's New with Webon This Month

Recently, we completed a round of usability tests in which we observed how our members used Webon to build their websites. From those tests, we learned that our Control Panel could be more streamlined and easier to navigate. So, we went to work and made some changes for the better. You may have already noticed that we spruced things up a bit. If not, log in and take a looksee at the new and improved CP.

New and Improved Add-ons

You asked, and we listened. We're pleased to tell you that we've introduced two of our most requested Add-ons:

Shopping Cart – Make money online with our easy-to-use shopping cart. Write product descriptions, add photos and set your prices. Accept payment using PayPal. Create multiple shopping carts too. The shopping cart is available only for members of our paid plans.

Poll – Find out what your website visitors are thinking. Create a poll on any topic you would like, keep track of votes and then display the results in an attractive pop-up window.

We also spiffed up the Form Creator Add-on. It now formats the responses you receive via email so they're easier to read.

The Page Counter add-on now counts only hits that are unique to the page it's on instead hits across all the sites in your account.

Catching Up with CAPTCHA

We inked an agreement with Solve Media to test the company's new approach to CAPTCHAs, which is shorthand for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart."


In early trials, this new CAPTCHA, which uses ads instead of squiggly letters and numbers, has been well received by our users. The CAPTCHA is easy to solve, yet still serves the purpose of preventing spammers from posting links to dubious websites in comments and other nefarious activities.

Stay In Constant Contact with Your Customers

Tripod has partnered with Constant Contact to bring you the premier email marketing and list management platform for small business.

Email newsletters are a great way to get customers and prospects interested in what you're doing and to get them to take action. They're fast and inexpensive to create and more effective than regular emails.

You don't need special technical or design skills either. Constant Contact makes it easy for you to create your newsletter with one-click editing and more than 400 templates to choose from.

You also get great support by phone, email and chat. Check it out. Pricing is as low as $15 per month.

Try it now. Sign up for a FREE trial. Build your lists and create new emails, surveys and events. You can cancel at any time – online or by phone. There's no obligation and no contract to sign.

Want to learn more about email marketing? Sign up for live online seminars or watch them when you have time.

Promoting Your Website

Here are 11 ways you can increase traffic to your site:

1. Offer meaningful content that includes your keywords.
2. Optimize your site for search engines.
3. Post engaging comments on blogs and include your URL.
4. Use email marketing.
5. Exchange links with other sites.
6. Create an RSS feed.
7. Submit your site to directories.
8. Run a contest or giveaway for an e-book.
9. Promote yourself with a press release.
10. Create a fan page on Facebook.
11. Use Twitter to connect with your prospects and customers.

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Webon Spotlight Sites

Each issue, we feature websites that showcase what our members are able to achieve using the Webon site builder. Submit YOUR site to be featured here and be seen by more than a half a million people.

University of Pets		Monarch Montessori Cafe
The VIP Lounge & Restaurant		Chinon Hospital Depot




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Best Wishes,
The Tripod Team