Building Suspense On a New Website

**DieselMinded** · 05-17-2009, 04:46 PM

Promoting something before its even live is a great way to gain interest in your work/efforts ,

I have been working on a new site for a while and its about ready .. i picked up a flash countdown timer and it will redirect to the sites real home page when it reaches 0 pretty freaking awesome !!

Bombers Brand - A Brand of Our Own - Launch Countdown

the countdown timer was only $8 ! and took about 10 mins to upload and customize , just a thought for those of you who are building a site ,

remember index.html trumps , index.htm , index.php and index.asp as the home page

**Brandon Sheley** · 05-17-2009, 04:49 PM

This is a good idea, how has the traffic been to that page?
I've helped on a few sites that we build "buzz" about the brand, it's a great way to launch if you have all your ducks in a row

I tend to blow deadlines when it comes to my own site..

**ArnyVee** · 05-17-2009, 04:54 PM

Cool countdown Diesel!

Brandon, that's the only problem with countdowns...if things aren't ready, it's kind of a bad situation

**DieselMinded** · 05-17-2009, 04:55 PM

The site is already ready !! were just adding more products ..

Bombers Brand, A Brand Of Our Own - Diesel Related Tee Shirts

I mass emailed 11,000 members that the countdown has started , it has over 7,000 hits already !

**Mikey** · 05-17-2009, 05:16 PM

WOW!

Great idea

**Rocket 442** · 05-17-2009, 05:17 PM

Very nice countdown timer. I usually hate noise on websites, but this is one instance it adds a nice touch.

You seem to really be branching out with diesel stuff, good to see what started as a forum turning into a whole brand.

**DieselMinded** · 05-17-2009, 10:49 PM

Thanks , Yeah We Have branched out quite a bit to stay ahead of the members needs

**Mikey** · 05-17-2009, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocket 442

Very nice countdown timer. I usually hate noise on websites, but this is one instance it adds a nice touch.

You seem to really be branching out with diesel stuff, good to see what started as a forum turning into a whole brand.

The noise was the only thing that put me off, though it was very subtle, took me a few minutes to work out whcih tab wit was coming from, lmao.

**Brandon Sheley** · 05-18-2009, 04:26 PM

I must not of had the sound on, I didn't hear a thing