Comments on: Making your site stand out http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2007/07/28/making-your-site-stand-out/ a blog on being by Patrick Thornton Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:13:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mindy McAdams http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2007/07/28/making-your-site-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Mindy McAdams Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:12:36 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=29#comment-167 Another good reason to use a form: You can select the subject line of the e-mail you receive from each form. So when I see the subject line I coded into the script, I know it's e-mail from my form and not something personal. When you're checking e-mail on a BlackBerry, that's extra useful! Another good reason to use a form: You can select the subject line of the e-mail you receive from each form. So when I see the subject line I coded into the script, I know it’s e-mail from my form and not something personal. When you’re checking e-mail on a BlackBerry, that’s extra useful!

]]> By: pat http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2007/07/28/making-your-site-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-138 pat Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:25:58 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=29#comment-138 Lindsay, I edited my post a bit and toned down the language. The rational behind a contact form is two-fold. 1) It makes it very easy for people to send you e-mails. They don't have to worry about opening up an e-mail program or going to a Web site. Anything that makes it easier on users is a plus. 2) It's better for you. Spam is a huge problem on the Web. A contact form makes it easier for Web masters to hide e-mail addresses from spam bots. I offer both a contact form and an e-mail address for people to send mail to. This way people can choose the option, but you should give people that option. Lindsay,

I edited my post a bit and toned down the language. The rational behind a contact form is two-fold. 1) It makes it very easy for people to send you e-mails. They don’t have to worry about opening up an e-mail program or going to a Web site. Anything that makes it easier on users is a plus.

2) It’s better for you. Spam is a huge problem on the Web. A contact form makes it easier for Web masters to hide e-mail addresses from spam bots.

I offer both a contact form and an e-mail address for people to send mail to. This way people can choose the option, but you should give people that option.

]]> By: lindsay http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2007/07/28/making-your-site-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-136 lindsay Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:57:51 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=29#comment-136 what's the rationale for having a contact form -- i.e., why is it considered unprofessional to only include an e-mail link? whenever sending an e-mail to an address i find on the internet, i always prefer to send from my own e-mail account rather than a form on their page. what’s the rationale for having a contact form — i.e., why is it considered unprofessional to only include an e-mail link? whenever sending an e-mail to an address i find on the internet, i always prefer to send from my own e-mail account rather than a form on their page.

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