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Things to avoid for your website
October 30, 2009 by Jean
When starting a website, there are a few mistakes that are important to avoid. No need to become a technical expert: with tools like UGAL it is easy to publish your website and to create content for it. With the evolution of technologies, it is important to follow a few best practices.
Here is a short list of things that could be tempting but that we recommend you avoid.
Business models of the web and why UGAL is not free
April 30, 2009 by Jean
Business models have changed with the web. Before the web, everything had a price. Many services are now free on the web: email is free, creating a blog is free, hosting videos is free, Facebook is free etc... No need to purchase Windows of Microsoft Office anymore, open source alternatives (Linux and Openoffice.org) are available for free. So called "Pirates" watch the latest movies days before their release date... for free.
The funny thing is that many of the companies offering everything for free are very well valuated: $15 billions for Facebook at the time Microsoft took some shares (much less now). Venture capitalists inject money in companies that offer only free services as well.
All those services look alike (they are free) and it is not always easy to decrypt the various offerings, including the ones like UGAL which are not free. Different times, different business models. Some are viable, other much less. Here is a quick look.
In: UGAL
5 questions to ask when choosing a domain name
April 14, 2009 by Jean
When you launch a website, you must not underestimate the power of the domain name you choose. It is easier to keep a visitor than to attract new ones. With a complicated domain name, your visitors will find it difficult to remember your website address and will not be able to relay it.
Here are the 5 questions to ask yourself before choosing your domain name.
In: Domain names
How to build a forum community
April 7, 2009 by Jean
We just launched forums on UGAL, and we think that they can be a game changer in terms of functionalities that they bring to your website. Think of them as content written to your website by visitors you might not know. If your forum becomes busy enough, it will be a prime source of new traffic to your website - a very good thing.
There is however a big issue with the forums: they are empty at first. Besides the initial "Welcome to the forums, please stay polite" discussion traditionally posted by the admin, there is nothing to see. And with nothing to see, chances that your visitors will start a new discussion are very slim. Pretty much the chicken and the egg question, and it all comes down to how to start building an online community.
Here are a few ideas on how to start a forum and give it some (if not good) chances of success.
In: UGAL
Yet another blog on the internet
April 5, 2009 by Jean
Our website always had a news section, where we detail the latest changes made to our product, UGAL. Today we are starting a blog and we will use it as a less formal place to post whatever we think might interest you.
No worries, there are no plans to start a Facebook group next.
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