Webmasters often ask, “What are some ways that I can improve my website’s performance in Google?” or, “How does SEO really work?” There are literally endless answers to these questions and for the inexperienced webmaster it can be a daunting task to filter through all the SEO advice and articles on the web.
In an effort to help people wade through all of this information, Google has entered the discussion and created an excellent resource with best practices and tons of SEO tips and advice.
Google’s new Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide covers 12 major areas of SEO that all beginner webmasters need to know. The topics covered (like improving title and description meta tags, URL structure, site navigation, content creation, anchor text, crawability, indexing and more) apply to webmasters of all experience levels and sites of all sizes. Google has also stated that they plan to update the guide over time to keep the suggestions and technical advice current.
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If you are a B2B or consumer marketer and use email marketing mailings you need to be aware of the effects of delivery times on your response and open rates.
Sending your emails at the right time of the day is critical to the success of your campaigns, especially if you are mailing mainly to business execs.
Think about it… When you turn on your computer in the morning, you have a bunch of emails to go through from the night before. However, once you have gone through your email and moved on to your daily routine, there is a less chance you will have time to read every email fully. I bet that most of you dedicate the first half hour of your day to reading email. Am I right?
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Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey…
What more do I really need to say?
Just a slick looking Broncos Football theme for iGoogle. Features a header based on my Abstract Sports Poster Tutorial with matching colors throughout the theme. Theme is easy on the eyes and not too cluttered in the header. To install the theme, you must have an iGoogle homepage… Don’t have one? Get one!
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As a web developer we all have all used our htaccess file for one thing or another. However, many developers are not aware of everything an htaccess file can do for them. I have provided the following cheatsheet as a reference for a handful of these functions.
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Since this is a graphic design and marketing website, I rarely steer from those topics.
However, with Halloween and the election right around the corner I felt this post was appropriate.
Plus, pumpkin carving is design - right?
Here is my pumpkin carving for Halloween 2008…
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