If you are a business owner, like many, you are just learning about the powerful effects that the Internet can have on your businesses bottom line. Many business owners and marketing professionals are keenly aware of the term “direct marketing” and how it can benefit a business, product, service or campaign by targeting based on [...]
One of the biggest things we notice while surfing the web is how many designers/developers still do not use web standards when developing a website. Paying close attention to whether or not your website is standards-compliant is extremely important. It is not only important for you as a company or freelancer developing the website, but [...]
I get asked on a regular basis by designers and developers “what are some best practices for seo and web design?” So, I thought I would list a few here. I may add more in another post soon but here is quick list if you are wondering. NOTE: This will not be focusing on content or publisher [...]
If you have found yourself asking the question, “can Twitter help my business?”, you are not alone. There seem to be a lot of people trying Twitter out by popular demand, a handful of people that understand Twitter for what it actually is and a chosen few actually taking advantage of Twitter to benefit their [...]
Here is a great resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics regarding Search Engine Optimization, also referred to as SEO. Also, be sure to download “Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide” for some great reference. Making use of the practices mentioned in this starter guide will make it easier for search engines to both [...]
If this doesn’t excite you then you are officially not a nerd. Google has finally publicly opened the Analytics API. Now we can pull that data into our own systems and do with it as we please. This is especially good for SEMs who are looking to integrate multiple technologies into their own software systems [...]
As online video is quickly becoming more and more powerful, it is interesting to see who rises to the top of the food chain. In an article by WebProNews, Mike Sachoff gives some good insight into the recent growth and some rising comptetitors in the space. Here are the top video sites on the web: [...]
It can be easy to forget some of the basic steps when launching a website. Smashing Magazine has put together a list of 15 items to remember and check off before launching your next website project. Here is the list minus the content. Favicon Titles and Meta Data Cross-Browser Checks Proofread Links Functionality Check Graceful [...]
Over the next several months I will be writing on various tips that any web site designer could use to help move things along during that next project. I will help give some clarification to certain topics regarding web site design, provide useful links to push creativity and simply just give my opinion on professional [...]
So, if you haven’t heard already, the new Google web browser “Chrome” is out in beta release. I have been using the browser off and on over the past week and really enjoy it. It does have a few beta bugs that I’m sure Google will take care of soon, but for the most part [...]
