I often get asked about Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). There’s a great checklist here that explains what kinds of things the search engines look for and reward a site for, and (equally important) what they dislike and even punish you for.
http://www.webconfs.com/15-minute-seo.php
A great resource for those of you managing your own sites.
There’s a new web development tool on the market called “Notable”, designed by Zurb for their internal use because none of the existing tools really did the job. I’m looking forward to giving it a try. It should help with collaboration with subcontractors, but may also help correspondence with clients.
We’re very excited to announce a new product, and an introductory price. Read on for more details.
There are several ways to get “extra” domains to send a user to your main Web site, but some of these are considered “bad” by the search engines, and you may be punished by having your site removed from the indexes. The best way to ensure that users who try to go to a “.co.uk” site, even though you’ve told them your domain ends in “.com” is to register the “.co.uk” domain, and forward it to the “.com” address.
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So you registered a domain name, but you want to host your site with someone else. Good idea, since it’s advisable not to have all your eggs in one basket. But what happens when someone types your domain into their browser? Right now, it probably goes to a “holding” page on your registrar’s site. If you plan to host with a different company, you need a way to tell the registrar where to look for the site: you need to “point” your domain.
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Together with your hosting and the code that makes up your Web site, your domain is one of the three critical elements necessary for having a Web presence. It’s also the cheapest and easiest to deal with.
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Your domain is the part of your Web presence that lets people find you. It’s like your street address, and just as there can only be one number 13 Donaldson Way in Dundee (for example), there can only be one kodiak-web-design.com.
That’s simple enough, but there are a few things a savvy Web site owner should know about domains. Today we’re looking at how to read a WHOIS report. Read the rest of this article »
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