03.08.06
Posted in Google, Other Search Engines, SEO, Tutorials
at 1:32 am
I am writing this article to be a guide on the proper way to set up the front page of a website. There are two things to consider when creating a front page: getting visitors to your site and getting them to do something on your site. One of the biggest mistakes that most web designers and company owners make is that they think a website is similar to other media like TV, magazine, and radio. Most people are on the web to find information quickly. They are moving from site to site and spend very little time deciding if your site is worth using. I have some rules about what to do with your front page. Some are general website rules and some are SEO (Search Engine Optimization) rules.
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01.30.06
Posted in Misc, SEO, Tutorials
at 3:14 pm
php using html extension
I know a lot of my readers may already know this but I get asked this question enough that I thought I would get it down in print so I can just send people to it.
I often get the question “How do I use php without changing my url’s?” or “How do I just make one header and footer file to include in each page so I only have to change them once when a change is needed?”. Read the rest of this entry »
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01.24.06
Posted in Firefox, Google, Googlebot, Tutorials
at 6:58 pm
Click here to get Firefox
I have spoken about Impersonating Googlebot using Firefox in the past and people have asked me how to do this using Firefox so I thought I would give a little tutorial on how to see what googlebot sees. I will start off with why somebody might want to impersonate Googlebot and the pros and cons of impersonating it. Read the rest of this entry »
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