Bookmark, tell a friend and make us home

Do any of you ever use the bookmark us, make us your hopepage or tell a friend links and do feel these can ad to traffic?

 

I use it on every page of my site. The reult is 80% of my traffic is direct refferals. I have a 20-30% bookmark rate for new visitors (which is pretty good, I think).

It's absolutely worth including if you have quality content.

 

I have found it very successful. People don't always remember to bookmark so a reminder helps. But the content has to be worth bookmarking.

 

I also put them on most of my sites - they can't hurt!

 

can you tell me the scripts for bookmark page?




thx,
Newbie

 

I use:

<a href="javascript:window.external.AddFavorite('http://www.urlhere.com','Title Here')">Bookmark us</a>

 

I've never tried. I've always found them quite annoying as a surfer, and sometimes unprofessional? Maybe it's just me, I know I never bookmark sites anyway. I've got 5 sites bookmarked, but I never use my bookmarks so I don't really need them.

I think it works alot better on some sites, but as mattmdesign said, they can't hurt.

 

I've had some luck with these ideas, but incredible success. I'm annoyed by them too, but many aren't I guess!

 

Is there anyway of tracking the results from these

 

I use tell a friend and bookmark is something I need to add. All good ideas to get a little extra traffic to your sites.

 

I often get annoyed by them as a surfer as well. There is a certain "class" that needs to be applied. othing to bright or gaudy or flashy... just ask if they want to do it!

And this is the code I use. It checks for the browser type and then displays a link for IE and "Ctrl+D" for FF and the other browsers.

<script type="text/javascript">
var txt = "Bookmark this Page!"
var url = "http://www.YourURL.com";
var who = "Your Title"
var ver = navigator.appName
var num = parseInt(navigator.appVersion)
if ((ver == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")&&(num >= 4)) {
   document.write('<a href="javascript:window.external.AddFavorite(url,who);" ');
   document.write('onMouseOver=" window.status=')
   document.write("txt; return true ")
   document.write('"onMouseOut=" window.status=')
   document.write("' '; return true ")
   document.write('">'+ txt + '</a>')
}else{
   txt += "  (Ctrl+D)"
   document.write(txt)
} 
</script>

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Thanks for the code, I might try this out.

 

good thanks a lot for code

 

Anyone have a script a easy one for put this website as your start page and or put a short cut on your desktop.
I tried to download some from the internet but so far they do not work or i get virus.

 

That sounds like a browser setting...?

The make homepage code is:

<script language="JavaScript" type="Text/Javascript">
<!-- // Hide script from older browsers 
// If it's Internet Explorer, use automatic link
  if (document.all){
  document.write('<a href="javascript:history.go(0);" onClick="this.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)';this.setHomePage('http://www.YourURL.com');">');
  document.write('Click Here to Make My Web Page Your Homepage</a>');
}
// If it's Netscape 6, tell user to drag link onto Home button
else if (document.getElementById){
  document.write('<p class="ctr"><a href="http://www.YourURL.com">Drag this link onto your Home button to make this your Home Page.</a></p>');
}
// If it's Netscape 4 or lower, give instructions to set Home Page
else if (document.layers){
  document.write('<p class="ctr"><b>Make this site your home page:</b><br>- Go to <b>Preferences</b> in the <B>Edit</B> Menu.<br>- Choose <b>Navigator</b> from the list on the left.<br>- Click on the <b>&quot;Use Current Page&quot;</b> button.');
}
// --></script>

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Thanx for the code rmccarley!!
d--^_^--b

 

Thanks for the code i be sure to put one green for you
Does any one know the short cut to your desktop now then we home free

I have a question if this is a small pop up when u enter the page is the ok with google adsense ?

 

Doh! You just moved beyond me...

 

added your green stuff now

 

To my opinion, these things will definately add to traffic. A visitor who found a site worth bookmarking or making homepage is likely to recommend it to his friends. Concerning their annoying aspect...Well, I don't think that a site owner's presumption that an interested visitor may consequently wish to have a fast and easy access to his or her site should annoy.