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IE 7 Rules with 42.7 Market Share
2009 Website Browser Stats Review
2009 Website Browser Stats
IE 7 is the current browser of choice with Firefox second and IE 6 in third. IE 8 adoption is still slow. Since we didn't do a browser stat review for 2008, we decided to do a review for the middle of 2009 and bring people back up to speed on the browser war. Among the tech field (Site 6) Firefox still... continue reading "2009 Website Browser Stats Review"»
Review of Don't Make Me Think
Don't Make Me Think
Don't make me think by Steve Krug is a refreshing "back to the basics" type of book. He brings out a number of basic usability issues:We don't figure out how things work. We muddle throughBenefits of using tabsSearch optionsWe don't figure things out, we just muddle throughThis usability tip... continue reading "Review of Don't Make Me Think"»
Blogs a New Way of Doing the Same Old Thing
Blogs - Information Superhighway
Blogs or web logs are great, cost efficient ways of providing up-to-date information for clients and search engines.Lately it seems that Blogs have become the craze of the Internet. Everyone has one: dentists, artists, CEOs, poor starving college students, everyone. Blogs are a wonderful way to quickly... continue reading "Blogs a New Way of Doing the Same Old Thing"»
How can I Increase my PageRank
Increase PageRank
Here's a freebie for improved search engine optimization and increased PageRank. I was recently received the following question on one of my articles: I am a Coldwell Banker agent in [city] [state]. My Web site is [website] How can I get better PageRank? - D. Heck (city,state, and website have... continue reading "How can I Increase my PageRank"»
IE 6 still the Most Prominent Browser
2005 Website Browser Statistics
2005 Website Browser Stats
2005 Website Browser Stats Review I have gathered together some statistics from multiple sites that I oversee for 2005. These are total percentages for the entire year of 2005 for websites in multiple categories. For example, site 2 is an e-commerce site, site 6 is a tutorial site for Macromedia... continue reading "2005 Website Browser Statistics"»
Unique Information Will Help You Get Better Rankings
Unique Content equals Better Rankings
Unique content will help you rank better in the search engines. So you have a website and you want to rank well in the search engines. Well, you need to think about what you customers need and then define your unique value proposition. First if you don't understand your customers you will never do... continue reading "Unique Information Will Help You Get Better Rankings"»
Three Steps to a Great Website
Great Website in 3 Steps
Matt Cutts' three step process to a great rankings in the search engines and success out of your website.I agree with Matt on his "3 step process" to getting better rankings in the search engines. There’s SEO and there’s QUALITY and there’s also finding the HOOK or angle... continue reading "Three Steps to a Great Website"»
Hand Picked SERPs from MSN
MSN Handcrafted Results
Forget algorithms, get hand picked results from MSN. Please take this post with a grain of salt. While in reality found on the MSN site, it is highly likely that this is completely fake. However.... if you can type 149 words a minute, and know how to code in php, we might want to talk to you...hehehe.... continue reading "Hand Picked SERPs from MSN"»
What is V7ndotcom Elursrebmem?
V7ndotcom Elursrebmem
SEOs battle it out for Google placement for the keyword "V7ndotcom Elursrebmem" in new SEO contest. Today the Wall Street Journal commented on a new Search Engine Optimization contest for the keywords v7ndotcom Elursrebmem. It seems that this contest has drawn interest from Matt Cutts (the... continue reading "What is V7ndotcom Elursrebmem?"»
2010 Website Browser Statistics
Browser Stats 2010
Browser statistics for 2010 show that IE loses 6% of its market share. Firefox stays constant with a slight increase at 24.87%. Chrome increases 3% and Safari increase 2.75%. Internet Explorer (IE) users have been shifting toward the newer versions of IE 8. We have seen a decrease of 8% in IE 6 users... continue reading "2010 Website Browser Statistics"»
2011 Website Browser Statistics
Browser Stats 2011
Firefox loses ground while Chrome and mobile gain percentage points. IE remains constant. Browser statistics for the beginning of 2011 show that IE has remained at a consistent 61% market share. Firefox fell the most in 2011 losing 5.86% over 2010. Chrome surges again with a 2.65% increase over 2010.... continue reading "2011 Website Browser Statistics"»
Scannability - How People Read on the Web
Scannability
Increasing the scannability of your website can determine just how many people will read what you have to say.Did you know that 79 percent of website users do not read pages on the web word by word. They scan them. This has to do with how the web presents information. People cannot leisurely read a little... continue reading "Scannability - How People Read on the Web"»
Are reciprocal links losing their importance?
Reciprocal Links vs. Authoritative Links
One-way, "authoritative" links, may become the new wave of linking and leave reciprocal links in the dust (or the grave). As long as there are people in the world that do search engine optimization (SEO), there will be change in the ways that search engines rank sites. This latest change... continue reading "Are reciprocal links losing their importance?"»
Differences Between Natural Doorways and Bad Doorways
Doorway Pages
Differences between "natural doorway" pages and doorway pages that will get you banned from the search engines.Many people do not understand that you can have "multiple doorways" into your website. Not everyone is going to "come in" through the "front" homepage.... continue reading "Differences Between Natural Doorways and Bad Doorways"»
Pulling Customers in, Not Pushing Them Away
Creating Web Copy That Brings In Customers
Online Writing Advice
The content on your website should always help pull in your visitors, not push them away. So, you've optimized your website for search engines, but have you optimized it for visitors as well? When a user arrives at your website from a search engine, they have typed in specific words that they are hoping... continue reading "Creating Web Copy That Brings In Customers"»
Business Week Article Shows SEO Increases Revenue
SEO Increases Revenues
Just another example of how realign/redesigning your website with SEO can increase revenue. While us in the SEO industry already know this little tidbit, it was nice to see an article written in Business Week about how SEO and a properly designed website can increase revenues. The redesign and search... continue reading "Business Week Article Shows SEO Increases Revenue"»
AH Digital FX Studios Featured in River City Weekly
River City Weekly
Recently AH Digital FX Studios was featured in River City Weekly's article about businesses in Idaho that have succeeded on the web. (Full Article (535 K pdf) )Kevin Keefe remembers answering the phone in Idaho Falls late one night, and on the other end was a voice with a unique accent. “Hi,... continue reading "AH Digital FX Studios Featured in River City Weekly"»
Taking the Time to Do Something Wrong
Worth Doing
Too many people are so nervous that they are going to make a mistake that they let the world pass them by without really getting better. I recently read the following quote in The Wizard of Ads by Roy H. Williams. "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly until I've learned to do it better.... continue reading "Taking the Time to Do Something Wrong"»
2009 Website Browser Statistics
Browser Stats 2009
2009 Website Browser Statistics Review. IE 7 is still the browser of choice, but some of the IE 7 crowd have recently switched over to IE 8. Mostly we saw a move from IE 7 to IE 8 with Firefox gaining another percentage and eveyone else staying practically the same from the middle of 2009. The web... continue reading "2009 Website Browser Statistics"»
Live PageRank Dead or Changing
Live PageRank
Live PageRank, a popular tool among Search Engine Optimizers and Website Designers, has either shut down or is being updated. Ever since Google began updating the PageRank on their toolbar every 3 months instead of every month, people have tried to guess their "current" or "live PageRank".... continue reading "Live PageRank Dead or Changing"»
Are you in the 'Golden Triangle'
The Golden Triangle - Rank in the Top 3
A recent eye tracking study shows that there is a "golden triangle" where 100% of searchers look when using search engines.After all the buzz about the importance and benefits of being on the first page of search results, we have even more evidence that being in the top three is even more important.... continue reading "Are you in the 'Golden Triangle'"»
The Power of the Title Tag in Rankings
Great Title Tags
Give every page a unique title that is focused on that specific page's keywords. One of the main things that unknowing webmasters do is create pages that have all the same title. This happens because they do one of the following: tagThey use a template for their html and don't take the time to change... continue reading "The Power of the Title Tag in Rankings"»
Achieving better web usability and quicker navigation
Website Usability
  Eliminating questions allows you to achieve better web usability and quicker navigation making your site much more effective. Today you can do almost anything in a minute or less, more specifically when it comes to the web, it is important to create web sites so that they can be quickly navigated.... continue reading "Achieving better web usability and quicker navigation"»
IE 7 Embraces RSS With Great Functionality
Internet Explorer 7 RSS Feed
The new RSS feed reader in Internet Explored 7 (IE 7) has a number of really good features to facilitate better RSS feed reading. While there are many people worried about how quickly IE 7 will roll out (especially after all of the bugs people have been reporting lately). However, I would like to commend... continue reading "IE 7 Embraces RSS With Great Functionality"»
Black hat and White hat Search Engine Optimization
White Hat vs. Black Hat - High Risk and Low Risk Tactics
White Hat and Black Hat Tactics
At a recent SMX Conference, Matt Cutts (head of Google Web Spam) gave great examples of Black Hat and White Hat tactics as either high risk or low risk. Here are some blackhat/whitehat tactics and their relative risk factors:  TopicHigh Risk"Black Hat Tactics"Low Risk"White Hat Tactics"... continue reading "White Hat vs. Black Hat - High Risk and Low Risk Tactics"»


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