| Easy navigation and usability are one of
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| | Found"
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| the most important aspects of creating a
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| | error messages. Keep your links up to
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| "user friendly" website. However, there
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| | date and take down the
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| are still a "plethora" of web-sites out
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| | links that are no longer active.7)
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| there that are, to be politically
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| | Cursing or using worn out phrases like
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| correct, "functionally challenged." Does
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| | "Kick Butt," or "Kick
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| your website keep people captivated, or
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| | Ass." (Example: "Kick Ass Copy-Writing
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| does it send them fleeing as soon as they
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| | Service," "Kick Butt
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| get to the first page? Do you offend your
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| | Web Marketing"). I can't exit fast
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| visitors by employing these ten web
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| | enough when I see anyone
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| design faux pau's?1) Music, or any voice
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| | using that phrase in website advertising
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| recording that automatically plays
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| | copy. It maybe an
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| when you enter a site, without giving me
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| | excellent marketing headline, but for
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| the option of turning
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| | me, it is a total
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| it off. Yes, there are still website
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| | turn-off. Impress your visitors with
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| owners who think that putting their Midi
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| | intelligent, informative,
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| version of "Play That Funky Music
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| | advertising copy and content.8) AND
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| Whiteboy," will some how impress their
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| | SOMEONE-ANYONE-PLEASE! Stop the "ultra"
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| visitors. Always give people the option
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| | dark background accented with an equally
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| of listening to any recorded information
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| | dark font! I have discovered many a
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| you have on your website. Don't
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| | website in which the background, and the
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| automatically assume that your visitors
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| | text fonts are
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| will be captivated by your voice, or your
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| | indistinguishable from each other! It
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| music.2) Spinning or animated GIF's of
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| | looks like your are staring
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| any type. Floating cursors
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| | into a black hole! Lighten things up a
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| that follow me around while I am
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| | bit, and don't make me
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| visiting your site. If you want to
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| | turn the brightness controls on my
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| distract me from viewing your
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| | monitor to full! And no, I
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| information, then incorporate this
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| | don't want to highlight the text so I
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| "flotation device" into your design
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| | can read the information
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| repertoire! It is like having a security
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| | on your website!9) While I love
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| guard follow me around in a retail store
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| | Marcomedia's Flash, I think it should be
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| to make sure that I'm not
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| | used sparingly. Unless you have a film
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| stealing!Oversize font that takes up the
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| | site, or a product that
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| whole landing page, and web pages
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| | requires a detailed visual description,
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| that do not fit in my viewing screen. If
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| | just forget about using
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| you are not sure how your website looks
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| | flash for e-commerce. There is a
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| on other browsers, then use this free
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| | majority of people out
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| tool called Browsersizer..ApplyThis.com
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| | there who still use those pokey dial-up
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| Browsersizer
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| | modems (me being
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| helps web developers check to see how
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| | one of them) and I "hate the wait!"Even
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| their web pages look on different screen
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| | when I use the skip feature it still
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| resolutions. Slow loading web pages.
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| | takes to long for the
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| Compress, or eliminate large lumbering
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| | page to load. While doing research for
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| graphics. Your landing page should load
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| | The Ultimate Guide
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| in 10 seconds or less. Here is a website
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| | To Products For Resale: I noticed that
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| that will analyze your load that are
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| | some designer clothing wholesalers where
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| "Under Construction." Don't promote what
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| | using
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| you don't have. It is almost guaranteed
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| | flash to sell their product. The same
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| that once I see that logo on your site, I
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| | applied to retail sellers of designer
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| will not visit again to see if your
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| | shoes, designer handbags, and designer
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| construction is finished. Web-sites that
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| | clothing.My question is why? If you are
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| don't not allow me to use the "back
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| | using your site to sell a product, just
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| button." Eliminating my ability to move
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| | stick with high quality, fast loading
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| out of, or through your website, has me
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| | photos, followed up with good creative
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| looking for the X button. If you want
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| | descriptions of each item. If you have to
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| people to visit much, and often, then
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| | make people wait to buy your product,
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| make your site with the dynamic content
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| | people will buy your product somewhere
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| that will persuade people to add your
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| | else! If you absolutely, positively, must
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| site to their favorites file.3) Any
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| | use Flash, then make your files as fast
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| website that looks like it resembles
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| | loading as possible, especially if you
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| Times Square in New
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| | are selling a product.10) Solid blocks of
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| York City. Multitudes of "flashing" or
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| | text with no breaks between paragraphs.
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| "blinking" banner ads shoved in my face
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| | The only industry that gets away with
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| as soon as I reach your landing page will
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| | that format is newspaper,
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| send me running. Flashing banner ads are
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| | book, and magazine publishers. The
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| the equivalent of a carnival barker
| |
| | Internet is a different world
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| trying to lure people into his sideshow!
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| | altogether. People not only want their
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| You don't need to shout to people to get
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| | information quick, but they also want to
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| you message heard on the Internet. Keep
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| | read it in smaller, "bit size" portions
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| you banner ad's limited, and your content
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| | of content.I like to skim over articles
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| abundant!4) Website owners that make it
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| | for the main points. If I have to
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| too hard to navigate their site.
| |
| | "slog" through content that looks like a
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| If I have to jump through "link hoops"
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| | rambling diatribe with
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| to get to your
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| | no paragraph breaks, I'm gone! Make your
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| information I am outta there. Make your
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| | content clear and concise. Break up your
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| product, price, or
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| | paragraphs, and use plenty of "white
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| service, clear, precise, and easy to
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| | space" when possible.So there they are.
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| find. The "about us,"
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| | My "Top Ten" pet peeves of dysfunctional
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| or "frequently asked questions" section
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| | design! Do any of them apply to you?
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| of some web-sites,
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| | Remember, you only
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| leaves me with more questions than
| |
| | get one chance to make a good
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| answers. Design your content so that even
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| | impression. There literally
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| elementary school children can understand
| |
| | billions of web sites out there, and you
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| the purpose of your website.5)
| |
| | need to capture your
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| Pop-Ups..Pop-Ups...Pop-Ups..I don't mind
| |
| | visitors attention within seconds. Make
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| one, or even
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| | your site neat and
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| a few. But, if I have to close multiple
| |
| | ready to greet! For more information
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| pop-ups to get to your
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| | about how to make your
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| website, I will flee the scene. I have
| |
| | site user friendly, go to Jakob
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| encountered some sites that had so many
| |
| | Nielsen's Usability
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| pop-ups they froze my computer screen,
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| | Site: site for tips on better website
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| even with blocking software. The same
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| | design.Robert C. Potter is a wholesale
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| applies for any of those "fly-in" or
| |
| | and retail surplus products specialist.
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| "hover ads" that bounce across my
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| | He is the author of "The Ultimate Guide
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| computer screen. If you have to use
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| | To Products For Resale!" Over 300
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| anything, incorporate a pop-up that loads
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| | Wholesale & Surplus Supply Sources For
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| when a visitor leaves, not before, or
| |
| | Ebay Auction Sellers, E-Commerce
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| during my visit to your site.6) A page
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| | Websites, Flea Market Vendors, and Retail
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| full of dead links and constant "Page Not
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| | Store Owners!
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