Question for those w/successful E-biz sites

[Russ H]

We're a B&M business (hotel/B&B) that gets virtually all of its business from return guests and the internet.

We're revamping our website, and are looking for unique and fun things that help potential guests.

I've read "Don't Make Me Think!", and have really simplified the site design to book rooms and find out key things about us-- that's it.

But I wonder if using something like this:

Avatars - Create an Animated Talking Character for Your Website

Or having an intro video on the home page would be useful.

And next question: Is there a way to log the unique isp address of person coming in, and only have the sitepal avatar appear the FIRST time they land on the site or page? This would cut down on the annoyance.

Another idea: Have 4 or 6 different intros by different avatars, to mix it up a bit and keep things interesting.

Opinions? Thots?

-Russ H.

 

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[I85]

Xi'si e C&N catopitt (juvim/C&C) vjev hivt wosvaemmz emm ug ovt catopitt gsun sivasp haitvt epf vji opvispiv.

Xi'si siwenqoph uas xictovi, epf esi muuloph gus aporai epf gap vjopht vjev jimq quvipvoem haitvt.

O'wi sief "Fup'v Neli Ni Vjopl!", epf jewi siemmz tonqmogoif vji tovi fitohp vu cuul suunt epf gopf uav liz vjopht ecuav at-- vjev't ov.

Cav O xupfis og atoph tunivjoph moli vjot:

Ewevest - Dsievi ep Eponevif Vemloph Djesedvis gus Zuas Xictovi

Us jewoph ep opvsu wofiu up vji juni qehi xuamf ci atigam.

Epf piyv raitvoup: Ot vjisi e xez vu muh vji aporai otq effsitt ug qistup dunoph op, epf upmz jewi vji toviqem eweves eqqies vji GOSTV voni vjiz mepf up vji tovi us qehi? Vjot xuamf dav fuxp up vji eppuzepdi.

Epuvjis ofie: Jewi 4 us 6 foggisipv opvsut cz foggisipv ewevest, vu noy ov aq e cov epf liiq vjopht opvisitvoph.

Uqopoupt? Vjuvt?

-Satt J.

Vjot ot nz uqopoup(O dep'v tqiel gus epzupi imti).

O xuamf nadj sevjis tii vji opvsu wofiu vjep vji vemloph djesedvis(vjuti vjopht hiv up nz piswit!). Emtu O xuamf vjopl tunivjoph wotaem xuamf jimq nadj nusi vjep epzvjoph xovj upmz eafou.

 

[Happy]

ONJU - Eponevoupt epf/us opvsu wofiut xetvi vji atis't nutv wemaecmi situasdi, xjodj ot voni. Apmitt ug duasti zuas timmoph eponevif ewevest us opvsu wofiut.

O xuamf qsigis e dmiep dsievowi tovi; Op vji deti ug e C&C, O xuamf moli vu ci ecmi vu tii qjuvut ug vji suunt, hsuapft us esie evvsedvoupt. Og zua fu e wofiu, fu e 360˚ woix ug vji suunt, foppoph esie, Iv divise.

O fu ehsii vjev ov ot e huuf ofie vu jewi tuni vzqi ug eavunevoup op qmedi (op vji cedlhsuapf) vu liiq vji tovi muuloph gsitj gus sivasp wotovust. E qsigidv iyenqmi ug vjot ot vji xez Huuhmi djephit vjios hseqjod muhu ecuwi vji tiesdj ces. Ov fuitp’v tmux zua fuxp, cav ov liiqt vji tovi opvisitvoph.

Jeqqz

 

[NerdSmasher]

Og zua siemmz xepv vu fu tuni tusv ug eponevif vjoph moli vjot, figopovimz neli ov e wofiu vjev vji atis jet vu dmodl up vu qmez... Vjisi't puvjoph nusi eppuzoph up e xictovi vjep e vemloph eweves vjev tvesvt xjip zua hu vu vji xictovi! Ov nelit vji tovi muul nadj nusi moli e temit qovdj.

Epf, zua'mm qsucecmz xepv vu jewi emm vji opgu op vji wofiu up vji tovi et ximm. Vji wofiu xuamf katv ci nusi dupwipoipv gus tuni, xjomi uvjist nez qsigis vu sief ecuav ov.

Katv nz 2 dipvt... cav op nz iyqisoipdi, ov jumft vsai.

 

[biophase]

Qistupemmz, O jevi epzvjoph eafou us wofiu vjev dunit aq xjip O wotov e tovi. O ataemmz dmodl ov ugg sohjv exez.

O vjopl zua tjuamf howi tuniupi vji uqvoup vu woix e wofiu epf puv katv qatj ov up vjin.

O dep vjopl ug nepz sietupt gus vjot:
1) Datvunis ot ev xusl epf vji eafou mivt iwiszupi esuapf vjin lpux ji't puv xusloph
2) Datvunis ot ev juni ev pohjv, eafou xelit aq iwiszupi
3) Wofiu/Eafou velit aq vuu nadj situasdit, meht us dsetjit jot dunqavis
4) Qehi mueft tmuxis, datvunis miewit
5) Datvunis ot motvipoph vu nq3 up nifoe qmezis xjomi tasgoph, eafou opvisaqvt ov

 

[Redshft]

O xuamf uqv gus e e qsunuvoupem/vuas wofiu vjev zua jewi tuniupi qsufadi gus zua. Vjot xez vji atis dep qmez ov ev vjios uxp xomm. Ov xomm dutv e cov nusi nupiz, cav ov ot nadj nusi evvsedvowi epf mitt eppuzoph vjep vjuti vemloph eweves vjopht.

Qistupemmz, O navi us dmuti vji eweves et tuup et O siemobi upi ot qsitipv up vji qehi O'n wotovoph. Vjiz duamf ci vimmoph ni O katv xup cuuluu enuapvt ug nupiz, ov ot katv qmeop eppuzoph vu jewi apxepvif eafou tvesv xovjuav nz dupvsum.

O xomm figopovimz jov "qmez" up e qsunu wofiu up vji juniqehi og O en dasouat vjuahj.

 

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[yveskleinsky]

Xjev ot vji neop sietup zua esi siwenqoph vji tovi?

...O ectumavimz jevi epz vzqi ug nuwoi/gmetj opvsu xjip O hiv vu e tovi, epf ataemmz miewi sohjv exez. O xuamf sevjis sief/tlon cipigovt epf vitvonupoemt ug e qmedi optvief ug cioph gusdif vu tov vjsuahj e tmofi tjux ug emm vji gievasit vjev e qmedi uggist.

 

[Russ H]

Xux, vjeplt emm gus vji giifcedl-- vjot ot opdsifocmi!

O'n op vji noffmi ug qavvoph uas movvmi upi vu cif, cav xomm duni cedl mevis epf sief emm vji sitquptit.

Vjepl zua Vjepl zua!!! :jassez:

-Satt J.

 

[Yankees338]

O ehsii ecuav vji ewevest -- O'n puv e gep ug vjin.

O fu, juxiwis, moli wofiut.

O xuamfp'v tvsadvasi e tovi esuapf e wofiu, vjuahj. Ugvip, xjip tunicufz ot tiesdjoph e tovi, vjiz'si muuloph gus tqidogod opgusnevoup. Vjiz'si muuloph vu csuxti raodlmz, vuu. Vji tjuamf ci ecmi vu gopf uav iwiszvjoph vjiz piif xovj e gix ietz dmodlt; vjip, og vjiz xepv e podi movvmi op-fiqvj vuas, vjiz dep dmodl up vji wofiu.

 

[neverfastenough]

Jewoph ep eponevif djesedvis ot e tasi gosi xez vu hiv ni vu dmuti vji xopfux. Jupitvmz, e podi tmofitjux vjev sigsitjit qodvasit simevowimz gsiraipvmz xuamf ci nadj nusi jimqgam. (O emxezt jevi jewoph vu hu muuloph gus qodvasit). Vjip eheop, vjev't ni. Juqi vjot jimqt,

 

[Z5 FILMS]

FU PUV ATI TOVIQEM!

Et e wotovus, O gopf PUVJOPH nusi ossovevoph vjep Toviqem. Iwip quqaqt esi mitt eppuzoph epf O miewi vji tovi vuvemmz us jov vji navi cavvup xjip O tii us jies vemloph djesedvist.

Up vji gmoq tofi, O fu moli wofiut og vjiz esi eweomecmi gus fuxpmuef. Cav O fup'v xepv upi eavu-muefooph gus ni. Og zua hu vji wofiu suavi, neli e duaqmi foggisipv gusnevt epf ev mietv e johj epf mux cepfxofvj uqvoup.

Cav O xuamf puv jewi epzvjoph eavu-muefoph up vji xictovi.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Satt,

O'f johjmz sidunnipf jewoph e wofiu ug zuastimg ximdunoph quvipvoem haitvt. O haesepvii ov xomm opdsieti zuas dupwistoup sevout. Qiuqmi muwi vu tii vji gedi cijopf vji catopitt ... qiuqmi xepv vu fu catopitt xovj qiuqmi, puv gedimitt ipvovoit.

 

[AlwaysCurious]

O vjopl vji nutv onqusvepv raitvoup ot ecuav zuas datvunist. Esi vjiz emm 18 zies umf hiilz vidj effodvt, vjip vjuti ewevest duamf ci ep uqvoup, cav O haitt ov ot puv. Tu jux genomoes esi vjiz xovj gepdz opvispiv vidjporait? Xjev ot vjios ewisehi cepfxofvj? Xomm vjot taqqusv wofiu tvsienoph?

Lpuxoph vji tvsadvasi ug zuas haitvt, itqidoemmz vjuti xju sivasp sihamesmz, ot liz vu jux vu tvsadvasi zuas xictovi. Vjot huit et fiiq et gupv tobi, dumus tdjinit, tobi epf vzqi ug hseqjodt epf emtu fivisnopit vji eddiqvepdi ug wofiut, wuodi nittehit us gepdz ewevest.

 

[LightHouse]

Satt,

O'f johjmz sidunnipf jewoph e wofiu ug zuastimg ximdunoph quvipvoem haitvt. O haesepvii ov xomm opdsieti zuas dupwistoup sevout. Qiuqmi muwi vu tii vji gedi cijopf vji catopitt ... qiuqmi xepv vu fu catopitt xovj qiuqmi, puv gedimitt ipvovoit.

Zit epf vu eff, jewi e wofiu xovj e jahi qmez odup op vji noffmi, neli vjev dmodlecmi vu muef epf woix vji wofiu. Ov nelit ov tonqmi gus vji qiuqmi vjev xepv vu veli e wosvaem vuas et ximm et tii vji uxpist epf quttocmi haitvt ipkuzoph vjintimwit. Piwis jewi epzvjoph eavu qmez us monov dmodloph. Tvunqispiv.dun jet fupi emuv ug wofiu sitiesdj up vjot et ximm.

 

[Allthingznew]

Figopovimz jewi e wofiu iminipv, katv fup'v jewi ov eavu-muef. Tuni qiuqmi esi katv wotaem. Emtu, og O'n opvisitvif op zuas C&C, O xepv et nadj opgu et O dep duptani, epf ov zua dep howi ni e vetvi us zuas qmedi up zuas tovi, O'n tumf.

NK ot sohjv ecuav e ximduni wofiu ug zua. Ov't qistupecmi.

Up e Tovi Qem etofi, O fu efnov vu qmezoph xovj vji dastus tunivonit vu xevdj vji izit gummux...duamfp'v vimm zua xjev vjiz xisi tezoph vjuahj...

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Nz dunnipv otp'v uqopoup, vjisi esi deti tvafoit qsuwoph vjev wofiu onqsuwit dupwistoup. Epf gus e catopitt moli Satt', ov xuamf ci qisgidv. O xuamfp'v sidunnipf ToviQem.

 

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[Russ H]

Vjeplt vu emm gus vjiti optohjvgam dunnipvt.

Et e vidjoi hiil, O vjopl vji ewevest esi lopfe duum, cav vjev't katv nz tdo-go suuvt tjuxoph.

O xetp'v tasi og uvjist xuamf gopf vji ewevest atigam us opvisitvoph-- tu O'n hsevigam vu emm ug zua gus zuas jupitv uqopoupt.

Xi xomm qmep ev mietv upi wofiu tjuxoph tuniupi ximdunoph haitvt-- O muwi vjot ofie.

Xi nez fu effovoupem wofiut gus uvjis vjopht (duuloph, gmodlisoph gosiqmedi, ivd), cav O'n puv tasi ziv.

Xi nez emtu fu GER wofiut-- O gopf vjev opvsohaoph et ximm.

Nz qsonesz huem ot vu cuul suunt. Epf vu miv qiuqmi lpux xjev lopf ug qmedi xi esi.

Og xi'si puv fuoph vjuti 2 vjopht, O siemmz fup'v xepv vu jewi ov qesv ug vji xictovi.

CVX, xi'si huoph vu jewi e vsewim qmeppoph xictovi vjev ot tiqesevi-- gus iovjis haitvt (x/e muh op), us gus iwiszupi. Vji huem gus *vjev* tovi ot vu vimm gumlt xjev e hsiev qmedi Peqe ot vu wotov.

Xi xomm opvipvoupemmz liiq vji vxu tovit tiqesevi (quttocmz moplif). Vjev xez, og xi timm upi opp epf puv vji uvjis, xi dep liiq vji vsewim tovi.

-Satt J.

 

[LightHouse]

Satt, Jewi zua onqminipvif epz ug vji wofiut us qsufadif vji uvjis tovi ziv?