How to Create "Unblockable" Popup Windows

June 3, 2005 -- Internet entrepreneurs are constantly looking for new ways to boost conversion rates and squeeze out more money from the traffic they already have. In the past the best tool for grabbing attention of web visitors were the annoying popups that opened in multiple separate windows.

Popups became such a nuisance that smart surfers now run popup blockers. Even Google and Yahoo have added popup blocking to their toolbars.

The newest tool many entrepreneurs are now using to get around the blocking is referred to as an “unblockable” popup because instead of opening in a separate window, it loads in the same page the visitor is already viewing.

Software vendor antssoft.com claims that businesses that promote online mailing lists using their popup making software will boost subscription levels by up to 535%, and James Jackson of FloatInWindowGenerator.com claims internet marketers can boost conversion rates by up to 224% by using his software.

But at a price tag as high as $25 to $100 to hire a designer to create a single popup or $97 annual licensing fee as some vendors charge to use their software, many entrepreneurs have chosen to 'opt out' of using float-in popups.

Andre Bell, principle consultant with marketing firm Andre Bell Consulting Group, released instructions for creating "unblockable" popup windows using freeware and Open Source content.

Using nothing more than the text editor Notepad (or your favorite web design software) to cut and paste popup instructions into your web page, you can make your own "unblockable" popup windows, absolutely free.

Andre said, "there's no need for small business owners to run out and buy an expensive standalone software program or pay high annual licensing fees to create popup images.

The popups can be created for free when using existing graphics, scanned images, or images created with Open Source image editing software like GIMP, ImageForge, or other free image editor."

Andre also said, “there's no need to buy special software to 'generate code' to create popups because many free scripts already exist that you can simply cut-and-paste into your web page to cause any image to popup on the page--without paying recurring licensing fees.

"Plus, when using these existing cut-and-paste scripts your popup is unblockable because the page uses standard html to load the image, instead of using special code like flash or QuickTime or other plug in software-- all of which are blockable".

Andre has published the four-step process for creating "unblockable" popups in his blog at http://www.AndreBell.com/blog

Andre said, "as long as your visitor's browser supports graphics they will see the popup. Even if they run popup blockers and disable JavaScript and disable ActiveX in their browsers the popup will still be seen."

About Andre Bell Consulting Group:
Andre Bell Consulting Group is an independent direct response marketing consulting firm specializing in helping small business owners use free and low-cost marketing techniques that rely on imagination, energy, and even the efforts of other people instead of money to promote their business. For more information and to receive other marketing tips please visit us at http://www.AndreBell.com

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