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How to create a 301 redirect
There are many ways to redirect site visitors from one page to another. However there are very few ways that are considered proper and recommended by the Search Engines. The 301 Redirect By far, the most Search Engine Friendly way to redirect from one page to another is the 301 redirect. The 301 redirect, initially can look [...]
The strong link between Usability & SEO
Here’s a great post dealing with one of my personal favourite topics, usability. To the detriment of many sites, usability is an often overlooked aspect of web design and seo. The value of usability in the architecture and design of a successful web enterprise cannot be underestimated. Check out the article and watch here, in [...]
Google Webmaster Central
Known and well used by those experienced in search engine optimization, Google Webmaster Central is often overlooked by novice optimizers, web designers, and website owners alike (usually because they just aren’t aware of it). Webmaster Central contains a plethora of valuable tools to help you optimize your site, improve rankings and answer all your [...]
Parsing RSS feeds for your website
VERY COOL STUFF!!!… So I finally got off my duff on this one, did a bit of research and finally found out how I can syndicate my blog to one of my other websites. I was hoping that I would be able to blog in one single place about whatever I wanted to blog about, [...]
alt & title attributes
There is a great amount of confusion regarding the use of the alt=”" and title=”" attributes in both web design and seo. I would like to help clarify their purpose in the web site and how they should be used. The alt=”" attribute is defined by W3C Schools under the <img> tag as follows: Required attributes Purpose: text Description: [...]
Saving and naming files
It never ceases to amaze me, the number of people that are oblivious to file naming conventions and their ramifications. We have mostly Microsoft to blame for this… Since Windows 3.1 came on the scene in 1992 (previous versions 1 through 3.0 were almost invisible to the world) PC users everywhere have been able to click [...]
Fireworks vs Photoshop..
Flat out NO CONTEST! I mean that seriously! Fireworks and photoshop simply cannot be compared. They are two very different pieces of software created with two VERY different purposes in mind… Photoshop was create for the Graphic Designer, and is an awesome tool for photo editing Fireworks was created for the Web Designer, and is by and large [...]
Composing a website
Almost without fail, a potential client approaches me and wants a website. As the years have gone by I’ve learned that the vast majority of people out there simply don’t know or understand the various pieces to the puzzle (if you will) that go into creating a complete website. Though I have greatly improved the quantity [...]
Custom Google search!
It’s about time! Google finally released their custom search tool today. This will allow anyone to create a custom, google powered vertical search directory! This is not at all new to the industry since Yahoo and other’s have had this service for a while now, however; this is one more notch in Google’s belt to help it [...]
Multilingual websites
Just doing my daily reading, posting and forums here. It’s a never ending learning experience in this business (that’s one of the things I love about it so much). Anyway.. I was looking at a post at WebProWorld where the poster was asking about how best to set up the linking on their multi-lingual website for [...]
Newsfeed display by CaRP
There are many ways to redirect site visitors from one page to another. However there are very few ways that are considered proper and recommended by the Search Engines. The 301 Redirect By far, the most Search Engine Friendly way to redirect from one page to another is the 301 redirect. The 301 redirect, initially can look [...]
The strong link between Usability & SEO
Here’s a great post dealing with one of my personal favourite topics, usability. To the detriment of many sites, usability is an often overlooked aspect of web design and seo. The value of usability in the architecture and design of a successful web enterprise cannot be underestimated. Check out the article and watch here, in [...]
Google Webmaster Central
Known and well used by those experienced in search engine optimization, Google Webmaster Central is often overlooked by novice optimizers, web designers, and website owners alike (usually because they just aren’t aware of it). Webmaster Central contains a plethora of valuable tools to help you optimize your site, improve rankings and answer all your [...]
Parsing RSS feeds for your website
VERY COOL STUFF!!!… So I finally got off my duff on this one, did a bit of research and finally found out how I can syndicate my blog to one of my other websites. I was hoping that I would be able to blog in one single place about whatever I wanted to blog about, [...]
alt & title attributes
There is a great amount of confusion regarding the use of the alt=”" and title=”" attributes in both web design and seo. I would like to help clarify their purpose in the web site and how they should be used. The alt=”" attribute is defined by W3C Schools under the <img> tag as follows: Required attributes Purpose: text Description: [...]
Saving and naming files
It never ceases to amaze me, the number of people that are oblivious to file naming conventions and their ramifications. We have mostly Microsoft to blame for this… Since Windows 3.1 came on the scene in 1992 (previous versions 1 through 3.0 were almost invisible to the world) PC users everywhere have been able to click [...]
Fireworks vs Photoshop..
Flat out NO CONTEST! I mean that seriously! Fireworks and photoshop simply cannot be compared. They are two very different pieces of software created with two VERY different purposes in mind… Photoshop was create for the Graphic Designer, and is an awesome tool for photo editing Fireworks was created for the Web Designer, and is by and large [...]
Composing a website
Almost without fail, a potential client approaches me and wants a website. As the years have gone by I’ve learned that the vast majority of people out there simply don’t know or understand the various pieces to the puzzle (if you will) that go into creating a complete website. Though I have greatly improved the quantity [...]
Custom Google search!
It’s about time! Google finally released their custom search tool today. This will allow anyone to create a custom, google powered vertical search directory! This is not at all new to the industry since Yahoo and other’s have had this service for a while now, however; this is one more notch in Google’s belt to help it [...]
Multilingual websites
Just doing my daily reading, posting and forums here. It’s a never ending learning experience in this business (that’s one of the things I love about it so much). Anyway.. I was looking at a post at WebProWorld where the poster was asking about how best to set up the linking on their multi-lingual website for [...]
Newsfeed display by CaRP