Welcome to all of our new members! If this newsletter was forwarded
to you from a friend, we would like to invite you to join! Get web
tips for your business and website. You can find more information at
http://www.techlh.com/newsletters
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Other Browsers

Many people today are tired of the Microsoft software that came
pre-packaged with their operating system. Some have switched over to
Apple's Macintosh line, but for the most part we just put up with what
we have. Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has come under a lot of
fire as of late for several reasons. Hackers find IE easy to exploit.

These reasons, and many others, have sent Internet users searching for
a new, less bug-prone browser. Several browsers have topped the
market, and have become quite popular. So popular, in fact, that
smart web designers use them in testing their new website
functionality.

Opera (www.opera.com) has become my favorite of the 'other browser'
market. With such subtle things such as mouse gestures, it won me
over. The newest release works seamlessly with most plug-ins.

Mozilla (www.mozilla.org) and it's slimmed-down partner Mozilla
Firebird are also very popular. The browser reminds me of the old
Netscape 6.0 but works great for most all web applications and
websites. It won Best of 2003, Web Browser in a recent PC World
contest.

If you design websites, you should have all three of these on your
desktop, and you should check all your sites with them. There are
slight differences in the way each processes webpages, and you need to
verify that they all display nicely.
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Are you a Work at Home Mom (WAHM)?

Lighthouse Technologies realizes that many families have moms that
work from their home, providing both security for the children and
additional income for the family. Many WAHM's don't have the time
to care for children, run a business, AND get a website up and
going. So we're here to help. We've created a Work at Home Mom
Special for those busy moms. Increase your sales and business
revenue while saving money with a quality website from TECHLH!

Check our our special at http://techlh.com/wahm.htm
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Building Your Website to Save You Money

Does your website make you any money? Does it SAVE you any money?

Websites are more than just marketing tools, out there in Cyber-Land
effortlessly promoting you and your products. While that's great, why
not use that same website to save yourself some money?

How? Well, while I don't know your particular situation, I can
provide you with some thought-provoking ideas that you can take back
to your web designer for more input.

Reduce your support costs.

It is often cheaper, easier, and more effective to support customers
over the Internet than through more tradiditonal methods such as
telephone and direct mail. Services such as instant messaging and
Get1on1 (www.get1on1.com) provide immediate chat facilities to current
and potential customers.

Corporations can support their employees and business partners over
their corporate intranets, keeping them informed and soliciting their
feedback. Providing documentation for perusal saves time and reduces
labor on your email server.

Providing a map to your location can save your receptionist valuable
minutes on the phone explaining turns and streets, freeing her up for
more important tasks.

Including a forum on your site can bring people of a common industry
or interest together to discuss upcoming events, current problems, and
other interesting ideas and thoughts. These forums can grow very
large very quickly. And, in the meantime, your website traffic
increases. Stick an ad on the forum and bring in more sales from
people that you already know have expressed interest in your industry.

Interested in reading more ways to increase your sales and save money?
Click over to http://techlh.com/why_web.htm and read our full story
now!
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Web Hosting for as low as $1.29

Lighthouse Technologies now offers website hosting for as little as
$1.29 a month. Named our Blog Hosting package, you can get your
business or blog online today for less than $20 a year. This is the
best unbranded hosting price you'll find anywhere.

We also offer hosting packages for small business and large
corporations. Check out all our plan options at
http://techlh.com/hosting/hosting_packages.htm
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As always, Lighthouse Technologies thanks you for your interest in our
newsletter, and hope you have a great day! Good luck in your business
ventures, both online and offline!

Will Hanke
Lighthouse Technologies
www.techlh.com