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Tripod Tips & Tricks Blog
Friday, 5 November 2010
Back up early and often with FTP

Practice safe computing and regularly back up the critical files that make up your website on Tripod.  The way to do that is via FTP, short for File Transfer Protocol).

There are several free and paid FTP programs available. FileZilla is among the most popular free FTP program for PCs, Macs and Linux machines. You also can use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer’s built-in FTP function.

To use FileZilla or another FTP program, you’ll need to know the following:

Host: ftp.tripod.com

User: Your Tripod username

Password: Your Tripod password

Downloading and uploading files is a snap. FileZilla’s main window consists of two columns. In the left column, you’ll see the files and folders or directories on your desktop. In the right column, you’ll see the files and folders on the server you’re connected to. To upload/download files, select and drag them from one column to the other.

Consult FileZilla’s documentation for detailed instructions on how to use the program.

Internet Explorer

To FTP files using Internet Explorer, enter ftp.tripod.com into the browser window.  Next, enter your Tripod user name and password in the spaces provided.

In the window that appears, click Page, and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer. You’ll be prompted to reenter your username and password.

Once you’re connected, you will be able to transfer files between folders or directories on your desktop and the server you’re connected to in the same way as when you use the Windows Explorer file manager on your desktop.


Posted by tips-tricks at 3:57 PM EDT
Updated: Monday, 8 November 2010 10:15 AM EST
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Be Sure to Claim Your Free Google Business Listing

These days, anyone who needs to find the address of a business near where they live will most likely go to Google or Google Maps and do a search.

If you run a business, you want to make sure your listing can be easily found when someone does a Google search. Google maintains a business directory called Google Places where you can add content such as your address, phone number and details about your line of business. Google Places also lets you include such tidbits as store hours, photos/videos, reviews, coupons and links to your website.

With Google Places, creating a great listing takes just a few minutes. Best of all, it’s free.

To start, go to Google Places and sign in with your Google account. If you don't already have a Google account, click Sign up now to create a new one.

Each business listing on Google comes from a few different sources. However, Google says it trusts the info you provide more than what it gets from third-party providers. This means that your info will appear in the listing instead of the info Google gets from anywhere else. To make sure the info you submit is accurate, Google will ask you verify it first by entering a PIN that will be sent to either your business address or phone number.

Right now, Google Places is available for businesses in only certain countries. To find out if your country is one of them, click Add new listing when logged in to your Google Places account. Check the country drop down at the top of the sign-up page. You can also check country availability on the Mapping tool availability page.


Posted by tips-tricks at 9:26 AM EDT
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Don't Forget You Can Add/Delete Pages

Reminder: You can add and delete pages on your website with a few simple clicks. Log in, go to your Control Panel, and click Edit opposite the website you want to work on. Next, click Pages on the menu at the top of your screen. To add a page, click the Create a Page icon (the one with the plus sign). Enter a page title and click the Add button. To delete a page, highlight it on the list of pages and click Delete a Page icon (the one with the minus sign).

 


 

 


Posted by tips-tricks at 11:03 AM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, 26 October 2010 3:19 PM EDT
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Alternate Text Your Way to Optimizing Your Images for Search Engines
When optimizing your site for search engines, mobile users and visually impaired visitors to your site, don't overlook your graphics and photos. Use alt text--short for alternative text--to accurately describe the content of all the images on your site.
 
Here’s why:
  • Alt-text descriptions help search engines find images when people confine their searches to images.
  • If the image doesn’t load, its alt-text description will appear in its place.
  • Mobile users may not see your images when browsing your site on their handhelds.
  • Visually impaired visitors to your site who use screen readers will hear the alt text accompanying your image.
You type an image’s description into an image tag’s alt attribute in the HTML code. In Webon, once you place an image onto your page, mouse over the image and click on the Edit Options link that will appear at the top of the image. In the window that pops up, you’ll see spaces where you can enter alt text and a title for your image. Enter your text and the click Save.

A few tips to keep in mind:
  • Write alt text that is unique and specific to the image.
  • Limit your alt text to a short sentence or phrase that includes keywords
  • Make your alt text meaningful. Rather than merely write something like “Dog,” write "German shepherd watch dog guarding the junk yard."
In Webon, you also have the option of entering a title at the same time you enter your alt text. The title should also be relevant and concise.




Posted by tips-tricks at 11:36 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 1:23 PM EDT
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Use the File Manager to Upload Your Images and Files
Tripod's File Manager enables you to upload new images and files as well as organize, edit, copy, move and rename files in your member directory.

To access your File Manager:
Log in.
Click on the Control Panel tab.
Click on the File Manager tab.
 
To upload your files, click the down arrow on the Upload Via dropdown menu.

Most often, you'll use the Single files (8) option. 
 
You'll be taken to the Upload Files page. Click the Choose File button and navigate to the image or file on your computer that you wish to upload. You can upload up to eight images or files at one time.

For each image or file, you have the option (it's not required) to make it lowercase, rename it or allow an overwrite. 
  • Make lowercase will make all characters in your filename lowercase, Tripod URLs are case sensitive and it's good practice to keep your file names in lowercase.
  • Rename will allow you to rename the image or file to something you'll easily remember. 
  • Allow overwrite enables you to overwrite an image or file of the same name, as when you're replacing an image or file with a newer version.
Click the Upload button.
 

Posted by tips-tricks at 9:20 AM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 23 September 2010 9:39 AM EDT
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Three Ways to Customize Your Photo Album
You have multiple options for customizing your photo albums.

When you're working with the Photo Album manager tool, you can select either Change Appearance, Change Settings or Advanced Customization.

Change Appearance will allow you to simply select a new pre-made layout for your photo album.

Change Settings will allow you to change basic settings about your photo album. (URL, title, caption, e-mail address for comments notifications, time zone, etc.).

Advanced Customization, which is recommended only for advanced users, enables you to make changes to the CSS (color scheme) for your photo album. This will allow you to change almost everything about your blog. We strongly recommend making a backup of this file (copy into Notepad on your computer) before making any changes, in the event you need to revert to a working copy of the file.

Posted by tips-tricks at 8:56 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 September 2010 8:57 AM EDT
Friday, 27 August 2010
Don't Forget to Update Your Password

When was the last time you changed your password? Computer security experts say it's a good practice to change your passwords every 90 days. Here's how to change yours:

1. Log in.

2. Click on the "My Account" tab.

3. Click on "Control Panel" in the upper right corner of the page.

4. Under the "Membership Information" heading, click on the "Change Your Membership Information" link.

5. Enter a new password and confirm it in the spaces provided.

6. Click the "Confirm" button at the bottom of the page. 

The experts also say your password should contain a minimum of eight characters and include a mix of upper- and lower-case letters and at least one number.


Posted by tips-tricks at 9:42 AM EDT
Monday, 16 August 2010
Webon Tip: Upload Once, Use Multiple Times

Webon Tip

Did you know...

...  that you can re-use the same piece of media as many times as you want?

It's true. When you upload any media to Webon be it Image, Video, Audio, or Document you can re-use it on your site as often as you like without uploading it again.

For example... when you upload an image you can drag it onto a page a place it there. You can then go to a different page and drag it onto that page as well. All it does in each case is reference the original image you uploaded. It's very handy when you have a company logo you want to put in the header of every page.

Or perhaps you have a PDF of directions to your business and you want to make a link to it in the foter of every page next to your address... upload it once and make as many links to it as you need. All the links simply point to the same file... contained in your Media Manager.

Once uploaded you can drag-and-drop any media or file onto your website as many times as you like without uploading it again.


Posted by tips-tricks at 2:34 PM EDT
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Remember Your Contact Information
Mood:  chatty
Topic: Tips & Tricks Info

Don't forget your contact info! It's not that uncommon to come across a website with great content that has a cool product or service available and one of the most fundamental pieces of information is either missing or buried in the site... namely: the contact info. A large percentage of visitors to almost any website are simply looking for a way to contact you... it's always a good idea to oblige them with easy access to your contact details. The top 4 approaches are:

  1. A "Contact Us" page in your site's navigation... with all your details included on that page.
  2. The Header area... putting your contact info right at the top of the page makes it hard to miss.
  3. The Sidebar... this is a handy place to keep it.
  4. The Footer (often on every page) - this is very common and many web visitors will think to look down there for it.

Posted by tips-tricks at 2:02 PM EDT
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Changing Publish Locations in Webon
Mood:  happy
Topic: Webon Tip

Did you know that you can change the published url of your Webon site after it has been published?  You can!  You can change your published url as often as you want to or need to.  To do this, please follow the steps below:

 

  1. Log in to the Control Panel and go to your Webon Site
  2. Select "Unpublish" from the drop-down arrow
  3. Click the "Save & Publish" link
  4. Select your publishig location.  You can publish to the root directory or to a subdirectory

  5. Click the "Publish" button once your selection is made
  6. Once your site is finished publishing, you will see the screen below with the url of your site


 


 


Posted by tips-tricks at 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, 25 May 2010 9:29 PM EDT

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