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- WhisperStreet service can handle gif, jpeg, PDF, tiff, png and wbmp.
- We do not take Flash content. Most studies on effective web sites have found the majority of visitors click past the Flash to the web site content.
- We accept digital images at any resolution. All image scaling and resizing is handled by our server. WhisperStreet software can make images smaller but we do not make them larger.
Yes, in batches of ten. Elaborate editing should be done before you upload the images into your Image Library. You can rotate your pictures, you can make them black and white or sepia, and brighten or darken them. Once you have changed the color you cannot reverse it. You will need to reload the original image if you want the color back. The WhisperStreet software manages the images, automatically adjusting them to fit the size of the page location you choose. As long as you have a scanner and software that is capable of saving scanned images in one of the many formats supported by WhisperStreet, scanned images will be handled no differently from camera images. In spirit no; officially yes. There is maximum storage of 2 Gigabytes but no one has hit that level yet and we don’t anticipate many will ever need more capacity. We do not provide clip art on our site. There are three folders of demonstration images for demonstration purposes only. If you have clip art you would like to use please do -- as long as you are not violating anyone's copyright protections. You can find both “free clip art” and paid “clip art” easily available on the Internet. WhisperStreet provides an automatic connection from the address you provide us in your account information to your choice of Google maps, Mapquest or Yahoo Maps. This feature is available on the About Us and Hours and Directions page templates that are available for your use. Make sure the address you provide in the account information is the one you want displayed. Account information can be changed whenever you need to through the account area and changes will be instantly reflected on your site.
- The WhisperStreet page templates can be used in a variety of ways and given unique name on your site each time you use the template. You can name and organize your web pages as you wish and place them on your site in any order you want. This order can be easily changed
- Our Showcase pages offer a flexible grid approach which lets you put between one and 16 images or “showcase items” on a page. Behind each “showcase item” you can display up to 5 additional images that relate to your main image different views, complementary or related images. You can have as many individual showcases, and showcase items, on your site as you wish.
- You can choose from several professionally designed color palettes for your site or you can put together your own color design.
- You can select from a variety of font sizes and types.
Finding an economical and straightforward way to keeping in contact with your membership, your customers and prospects is critical for small businesses and non-profits. Our web based Mail Center offers up to 6 individualized email addresses connected to your site and the ability to collect, build and store multiple contacts in folders to facilitate easy communication by specific group.
We provide two page templates to help you gather input:
- A Mailing List page template lets you put up a unique web page inviting viewers to sign up to receive your newsletters or communications. Online signups feed into your Mail Center “web folder”.
- A Contact Us page template that invites any queries you designate. These messages can be directed to any email address you select.
For WhisperStreet users who desire an even more sophisticated Mail Center we have integrated a direct connection to the web based Horde productivity, messaging and project-management applications specifically for WhisperStreet clients. You will have a web based folder system, calendar, address book and to do list accessible from any browser.
Our e-mail WhisperStreet Horde hosting service is a web based service that runs a dedicated e-mail program. There are no ads served up with your emails. You can access your mail through any browser. You are not tied to one machine. Your email is stored on the web and is easily accessed, and password protected. We allow for up to 6 individual mail accounts and use of your own domain name Up to 100 at a time. If you need to do more please send a message to team@whisperstreet.com . You must be in compliance with the Can Spam Act of 2003 --all bulk email must contain an opt-out mechanism for the recipient, have valid subject line and header (router) information, including a legitimate physical address of the mailer. You can research the Can Spam Act at http://www.spamlaws.com/federal/can-spam.shtml .
There is no limit to the number of e-mail addresses or the number of folders you maintain. We do recommend you organize your addresses in appropriate folders to facilitate more specific communications. You might want one invitation or offer to go your top customers, a different offer to your new customers and yet a third offer to your prospective patrons. You have up to 50 megabytes of mail capacity Yes, if your present contact software allows you to convert your contacts into “Vcard” or “CSV” format. These are common standards and works with most mainstream contact software.
There are four ways to get picked up and paid advertising is the only one that comes with a guarantee:
- A search engine “crawler” or “spider” finds your site and automatically includes you in its search results. Under Account on the navigation bar there is a search engine page where you can enter your site description to facilitate this process.
- You submit your site to individual search engines. You can submit yourself for free OR you can pay third parties to submit for you, which can speed up the process. To see how it is done visit
http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl
http://submit.search.yahoo.com/
http://beta.search.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx
- You can submit your site to directories, which are sometimes paid and sometimes free. Directories have real people behind them who assemble the information and make decisions and actually run the content directories. The Open Directory, which is free, is a volunteer built guide to the web to which you should certainly submit. Just enter Open Directory in any search engine. They are also the source of a lot of good information about the web and web marketing.
- You can pay for listings ads in effect on individual search engines.
There are many excellent sites on the Internet that will give you tutorials on search and we highly recommend http://searchenginewatch.com/ and http://MarketingSherpa.com as great places to start your education as an e-marketer.
- All web pages have hidden “meta” data --the key words that relate to the site words like custom dog coats, silver jewelry, remodeled kitchens, lake house and custom curtains tucked in their unseen code. Search engines will automatically scan this Meta data plus your headlines and description tags. There are firms and consultants that specialize in this field. You can pay them to help you. Or you can do your own research and experimentation and learn as you go.
- WhisperStreet provides a straightforward link for your site through your account area where you insert key descriptive words that our software will automatically “embed” into the code behind your website. You can update that description anytime and as often as you like. Good key words are an art more than a science.
You can commission a graphic designer of your choice to either design a new logo for you from scratch or provide you with digitized versions of that design. Or you can have your present logo digitized. The WhisperStreet creative staff can also work with you on this process. If you are interested in using our staff send a note to team@whisperstreet.com
You can e-mail your customers that you are on sabbatical. And e-mail them again when you get back along with a special coupon for the start of season discount. The WhisperStreet software provides an automatic customizable response note that replies to anyone who contacts your site through the Contact Page. You can let them automatically know when you are returning. There is also a spot on the Hours and Directions page for special notices like these. We can put your website in storage for $10 a month, and with a one week notice will reactivate it for you when needed. In the meantime you can continue to receive e-mails at the site.
Send our support team an email at team@whisperstreet.com and we will get back as quickly as we can. Our online customer service is available from 9 to 5 EST on business days. We will response within 24 hours and strive to turn inquiries around much quicker. |