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Webwasp Newsletter - 02
December 04
Welcome to the second issue of the webwasp newsletter!!
Newsletter Content:
Webwasp Forum is: Number One in the World !!
If you do a search on Google for Free Flash Forum Google is currently ranking us: Number One in the world !! TRY IT
I would like to thank Rabid Lemming and the team of moderators for helping to make the forum such a success. I personally think that they have made the forum a very friendly place and the help that you get is second to none. And of course the forum is free !! Click here to visit the Forum
Search Engine Enhancements
I have made changes
behind the scenes to improve the site's performance on Search
Engines. This has proved very successful. Most webwasp pages are now coming
in on the first, second or third page in the Google listings.
This has made a dramatic difference to the hits that the site gets. Webwasp's
traffic has increase by 30% even at Xmas time when the traffic normally
diminishes.
Whilst improving the sites Search Engine results, I have discovered that making very minor changes makes a dramatic difference to the sites performance on Google. I have managed to improve some pages listing on Google from coming in at 175th place to beginning in the top few pages. Some of the pages are being listed in the number 1 position!
Surprisingly I have not found any reference to some these enhancements in any other publication!!
It is the biggest secret on the Internet!!
Search Engine Tutorials
It seems to me that this
is something most of you want to know! So I have decided to write a series
of tutorials on how to increase traffic via Search Engines. These tutorials contain
real insights into how to improve your sites Search Engine listings. They
also contain some real gems which I do not believe are published anywhere
else and are certainly not common knowledge.
You will find these tutorials in the members section. I am sorry that they are not in the free section - but for $12 you get stunning value!! For that you get access to:
Note: $12 is currently the price for a 3 month subscription. In the future this price may change.
Webwasp Competition - Best Flash Game
£100
Prize for the Best
Flash Game !! About
$180
Webwasp has it's first competition thanks
go to Rabid Lemming who has set
up this competition and donated the prize money!!
Be quick as the deadline is: 31 January 05
Click here for Competition Details
Eye Dropper - For Colour Matching
This has got to be the best bit of free software that I have ever come across. It gives you the colour code of anything on your screen that your cursor is over. So if you are trying to match your Flash Movie or Jpeg (etc) to something else on the screen - this is the best tool ever and it is free.
For details see: http://eyedropper.inetia.com/ and click on English Version (bottom left).
Webwasp Portfolio - Now online
The portfolio of sites designed by the webwasp team is now online and I believe that there is some absolutely stunning examples of Flash work.
Click here to see the: Portfolio
Webwasp Flash Courses - New courses start mid February
I am currently running two Flash courses in South East London (UK). The courses are two hours per week for 15 weeks. The cost of the course is £81 (concessions - £21) for the full 15 weeks!! There will be two new courses starting in mid February 05. They run on Tuesday at 7.30pm or Wednesday at 10am. For further details: contact me
If you would be interested in attending other webwasp Flash courses or one day / half day seminars please: contact me
Webwasp Books
I am currently considering writing two books on:
How to get the Top of Google
How to make a Successful Web Business
If you have an interest in purchasing either of these books please let me know: Click Here
Join the Webwasp Team - Want to gain work Experience?
Would you like gain work experience and join the webwasp team. I am currently looking for writers, sub editors, proof readers and forum moderators.
If you would like to make a contribution to the site please click here for: Details
Flash Self Help Group - Want to learn with others?
Audra is a new member of the webwasp team and she has been running a free self help group. She selects a tutorial for the group to do each week and the group help each other to complete the tutorial and discuss the weeks topic.
Numbers in this group may need to be restricted as I don't want Audra overwhelmed. If you would like to join please let me know and I will put you in contact: Email Form
New Free Tutorials - New since the previous Newsletter
Animated Atom 
-
Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX/5 - New 13 Dec 04 3500
words
Learn sophisticated animation techniques
including how to duplicate movie clips such that you can create realistic
animated trails that diminish in size and fade away as the electron revolves
about an atom's nucleus. Free Tutorial
Collision Detection
in a Maze Intermediate
32 - Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX/5 - New 4 Dec 04 800
words
Make a maze game with collision detection.
Collision detection is useful in many different game type scenarios and
is easier than you might think. Free Tutorial
Hit Counter using PHP & Flash Intermediate
39 - Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX/5 - 25
Nov 04 1700 words
A Hit Counter in Flash which uses PHP to do
the Back End scripting. Free Tutorial
Intro to PHP & Flash Intermediate
38 - Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX/5 - 24
Nov 04 1800 words
Want to use the power of PHP (or
you want to know just what PHP does) read on. Free
Tutorial
Transparent Flash Movies Beginner
27 - Flash MX 2004 - Flash
MX/5 - New
19 Nov 04 600 words
Ever wanted to know how to make your Flash Movie have a transparent
background? It's easy. Also how to change the background colour of a Flash
Movie via the HTML. Free Tutorial
Loading
External Images Intermediate
29 - Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX/5 - New 18 Nov 04 3500 words
Learn how to create a Flash Movie which
loads external images such as Jpegs or Gifs. These images would then
be loaded individually into the Flash Movie as and when the user
wished to look at them. This keeps the Flash Movie's file size down
to a minimum. Free Tutorial
Loading
External Images using Flash MX 2004 Components Intermediate
30 - Flash MX 2004 - New 18 Nov 04 2100
words
Learn how to create a Flash Movie which loads
external images such as Jpegs or Gifs with Flash MX 2004 Components.
Using Components is easier but does make the file size slightly bigger. Free
Tutorial
Intro
to Arrays -
Intermediate 28 - Flash MX
2004 - Flash MX/5 -
11 Nov 04 3100
words
An Array is an extremely useful way of listing things in
Flash Movies. Being able to do this is fundamental to any programming language.
In this tutorial there are four easy to follow examples. Free
Tutorial
User
Name and Passwords - Advanced Options - Intermediate
26 - Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX - New
5 Nov 04 3900
words
This has advanced options for the Intermediate tutorial on User Names and Passwords:
See listing below for 20 Sept 04. Free Tutorial
Photo
Panorama or Panorama Menu - Flash MX
2004 - New 29
Oct 04 2100
words
Learn how to make a panoramic style view of an image
that will scroll in as the mouse cursor moves. This same technique can be
used to make a scrollable menu with a series of buttons. Free
Tutorial
Animated
Blurred Text - Beginners
- Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX/5 -
New 18
Oct 04 800
words
Learn how to make a your text rush in and out all in a blur. Free
Tutorial
Blurring
a Picture - Intermediate
- Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX - New
4 Oct 04 1800 words
Want to know how to make a transition effect between an image in focus and
a blurred image. This tutorial shows you how to do it with either a Tween effect
or by using ActionScript. Free Tutorial
Easter
Eggs - Beginners
- Flash MX 2004 -
Flash MX - New: 1
Oct 04 300
words
Want to know about some fun games hidden inside the Flash
Program! Free Tutorial
New Member Tutorials - New since the previous Newsletter
Naming your Site- New
6 Jan 05 1200
words
You
need a decent name for your site that will perform well on Search
Engine when you are competing with millions of other sites.
Letting
Search Engines Know you Exist - New
6 Jan 05 1500 words
If you don't shout nobody will hear you! The
first problem is not how to get listed on the first page of Search
Engine but how to get listed at all. So how do you let all the
Search Engines in the world know that your site exists?
Google
Ranking - New
6 Jan 05 1600 words
Google places a lot of importance on a sites ranking. This tutorial will
tell you what Google Ranking is and how to achieve a high rank.
Page
Layout and Content - New
6 Jan 05 4000 words
The layout and content of a web page is crucial in gaining a good result
in a Search Engine. I cannot over emphasise this. That content is important
maybe obvious as Search Engines 'read' web pages. But you may find it surprising
that layout is important. I would go as far as saying
that the layout is one of the most critical factors in gaining good Search
Engine results!!
Flash & Search
Engines - New
6 Jan 05 3300 words
Most search engines ignore Flash files. With some straight forward techniques
you can address this problem so that the Search Engines will sit up and
take notice of your Flash work. The home page on this site is 100% Flash
and this does not pose any problems for Google or other Engines.
Keywords - New
6 Jan 05 1000
words
Keywords are one of the most important enhancements
you can use. The difference between using good keywords
is remarkable. With good keywords you should find your pages being
listed near the top of Search Engines.
Test & Improve
Google Results - New
6 Jan 05 1600 words
Learn how to climb to the top of the Google ladder.
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