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How Your End Users See And Scan Your Website
[2010-01-06] Earlier, I explained how our brain finds "Waldo." To briefly recap the post: We have two neural mechanisms for seeing things we might want to pay attention to: a peripheral scanning system that takes in a wide field of vision and a focused (foveal) system that allows us to drill down to details. We have neurons that are specialists in different areas: i.e. picking out colors, shapes and disruptions in patterns. We use these recruited neuronal swat teams to identify something we're looking for in our "mind's eye" (the visual cortex) prior to searching for it in our environment.
Reducing Your SEO Value Split
[2009-12-16] Did you know the average website can have 4 different URLs which all link to the home page? In many cases each of the following URLs will all provide the same home page content:
Best Practices For Authority Links
[2009-12-03] Erik Ortega is going to get a link from me for TriFilliate PayDay as he left a comment with a link to his review. The reasons why I am mentioning this? I think Erik represents the "good" human side of affiliate marketing and is learning his lessons well, and working hard.
Using A Free Web Hosting Service Can Limit Your Site Development
[2009-11-13] There are many companies those permit to host your website in their server and also give you a sub domain name. Many people don't want to waste money for hosting the website and prefer to get the free services for hosting their websites. A few people get satisfaction after hosting their websites in the free services.
Hiding Your Domain For Testing Could Get You In Legal Trouble
[2009-11-06] You know that domain name that you don't want anyone to know that you own? The one that you're either testing out some SEO stuff that's in the "gray hat" area? The one you don't want your competitors to know that you own? The one you've been considering for sending spam emails?
Get A Better Understand Of Your User Through Analytics
[2009-10-22] Tools like Google Analytics give you an insight into your customer base that can't be matched by giants in the brick-and-mortar field. You actually can see what people have in their minds when they come to your website or online store, and you can use that information to expand your product line if people aren't finding what they're looking for.
Focusing On SEO Keywords Not Keyword Phrases
[2009-10-09] This is SEO tip number 32 in our continuing series of Search Engine Optimization tips. All of these search engine optimization tips are meant to be specific in nature, they will not take that long to review, and are directly to the point. This search engine optimization tip has to do with your what I would call your best keywords and focusing your SEO efforts on those keyword phrases.
Checking Conversion Rate Optimization Through Google Adwords
[2009-09-28] If you have a Google Adwords account, you have access to the Website Optimizer tool that is a very nifty application to get a great idea of the Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO). PPC campaigns nowadays do not come cheap and the crucial factor is to keep track of the conversion rate of your sales funnel.
Creating Living URL's
[2009-09-18] If you watched any of the congressional hearings about the newspaper industry where Marissa Mayer testified one of the concepts she brought up is Living URL's.
How To Keep Your SEO Up With Your Competitors
[2009-09-01] There are three primary things that factor into search engine ranking changes. 1) Your site changes, 2) a competitor's site changes, or 3) a search engine algorithm changes. I've already provided information on the first and third (see links above) so in this final installment of the series I'll talk about changes made to your competitor's site and how to deal with the ranking changes they cause.
Optimizing Your Site For Younger Internet Surfers
[2009-08-18] An article on CNN profiles a video site aimed at younger internet viewers. For owners of websites which are suitable for all ages, it is important to ensure that websites do not have any content that may trip up search engine filters or specialized software that parents use to keep their kids safe online. Additionally, it is almost always a good idea to keep your site clean for search engines like Google, which owe part of their success to keeping adult results out of their general index.
Adding More Interactivity To Your Website
[2009-07-28] If you've spent any time visiting blogs lately chances are you've seen those small little photo's accompained by a title or bit of text in or near the masthead. I'm not sure if it has a proper name, but most people I've talked to call it a carousel, in this tutorial I'm going to show you how to add one to your blog.
Paying More Attention To Page Segmentation For SEO Benefits
[2009-07-14] Brother Bill expertly covered (yet another) patent on page segmentation the other day; this time from Yahoo. It is certainly an area that SEOs really might want to be paying more attention to these days. Considering that each of the big three have dabbled into it (to varying degrees) over the last ½ decade, there is every reason to believe that something might be here (all that ‘where there is smoke'… yada yada).
Optimization Tips For The Casual Designer
[2009-06-25] There are multiple places online to get tips for SEO. In fact, some sites pride themselves in giving up to 55 different tips on aspects of search engine optimization. If you're new to the game, or just a small business looking to build SEO into your website, these tips can be overwhelming and jargon heavy. Here are a few basic optimization tips for the casual web designer.
Improve The Performance Of Your Web Pages
[2009-06-09] Google has rolled out a new open source product through Webmaster Central called Page Speed.
Using '503 Server Unavailable' For Extended Periods Can Kill Site Traffic
[2009-05-26] This is a post I am sure the "Andy Beard Haters Club" will gloat over, but as I haven't been able to find a resource anywhere on the effect extended use of 503 Service Unavailable can potentially have on a site, and in particular the effect on search traffic, I thought I should write about it.
Building Site Authority Through Directory Submissions
[2009-05-12] When it comes to building a website for SEO success, link development is an extremely important part of an effective online marketing strategy. Two important questions about link development regarding directory submissions:
Questions To Consider When Developing A Social Marketing Widget
[2009-04-28] This is post two of a three part series on how to use widgets for marketing. Widget development can be costly and time consuming. It is important to ask the right questions before developing widgets. Here is somewhat of a checklist that needs to be answered if you are considering developing a widget as part of your social media marketing campaign.
A Solution To The DIY Or YouTube Video Hosting Debate
[2009-04-15] Suppose for a moment that you needed to advertise something. You could stick a sign in a yard and reach out to people close by. Or you could turn to a radio station and find folks wherever they may be. Or you could embrace both options, and when it comes to hosting videos, this sort of all-inclusive route is the way to go.
Making Your Website Google Chrome Compatible
[2009-03-31] After the launch of Google Chrome in September last year, many webmasters and web developers have raised questions on how to make their sites look good in Google Chrome. As a response to these questions, Glenn Wilson, Product Manager, Google Chrome is giving few tips in his post that will provide a stellar look to your website.
Take Advantage of Your Smart Phone with PhoneGap
[2009-03-10] I stumbled upon PhoneGap while exploring twitter this weekend. PhoneGap is a device independent framework that allows web developers to take advantage of native features (e.g. GPS, accelerometer, sound, vibration) of the iPhone, Android-based devices, and Blackberry devices simply by using JavaScript.
Extremely Effective Tips For A Successful Site
[2009-02-18] Now the time has gone when the number of "hits" a page used to get was enough to determine its success ratio… The Official Google Blog has come up with some simple, yet extremely effective tips to determine the success if your website.
Tools For The SEO Beginner or Professional
[2009-02-03] Recently we talked about the importance of Search Engine Optimization. Today, we will discuss some of the popular and absolute tools of SEO industry. Some of the tools to check your website's keyword rank:
Securing Your Blog From Intruders
[2009-01-16] Keeping your blog secure is extremely important these days. So much so that new installs of WordPress ask the user to create four security keys. These keys help ensure that the cookies placed in your browser when logged in are not easily de-coded by would be hacker sites.
Make Your Websites Completely Compliant
[2008-12-30] I was looking at XHTML and accessibility standards for BlogEngine.NEXT and found something I haven't noticed before in the W3C specs. I came across some rules about specifying the default script and style sheet language when trying out the Total Validator.
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