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Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Installation
Ubuntu Installation Feisty FawnWell we just installed Feisty Fawn on one of the laptops here in the office. Everything seems to be running smoothly. I'm going to be posting some basic "reminders" for myself for the next time I do an install, so these might help someone, or they might not.Make sure you get the latest... continue reading "Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Installation"»
Free Stock Photography
Free Stock PhotographyStock.XCHNG is a great place to get royalty free, free stock photography. There is finally a place where people from around the world can share their amazing stock photography for free, Stock.XCHNG. After searching through many websites that charge $400+ for a single image, I've come across a gem... continue reading "Free Stock Photography"»
More Free Stock Photography
Free Stock PhotographyMore Free Stock Photography I've found another place (besides stock exchange) where you can get some free stock photography (even though it normally isn't free). If you go to the weekly archive for istockphoto.com, you can find a free image download every week. Although it isn't as robust... continue reading "More Free Stock Photography"»
Dynamic Pages vs. Static Pages
Dynamic Pages vs. Static PagesDynamic pages can pose problems for search engines compared to static pages. Following these tips will help avoid the problems that dynamic pages can create with search engines like Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Now, while search engines do not care if your webpage ends in .htm, .html, .asp, .php, etc.,... continue reading "Dynamic Pages vs. Static Pages"»
Live PageRank Dead or Changing
Live PageRankLive 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"»
Do you use these 7 copywriting steps
Copywriting TipsWriting great articles (copywriting) can be done in these seven simple steps. Say something that gets attention. Tell them why they should be interested. Tell them why they should believe what you are saying is true. Prove it is true. Itemize and describe... continue reading "Do you use these 7 copywriting steps"»
Are You Really Listening to Your Customers?
Listening to Your CustomersWhen you listen to your customers, are you merely listening to their words, or are you listening for what they really mean? In order to truly understand your customers, you must learn to not listen to what they say, but rather to listen to what they mean. For example, when... continue reading "Are You Really Listening to Your Customers?"»
Placement in the DMOZ.org directory - Pure Power
DMOZ / Google DirectoryMany people may wonder why anyone would jump through all of the hoops to get listed in the DMOZ directory (dmoz.org). They would argue that nobody uses the dmoz directory to find businesses. Well, people might not use the dmoz directory like they use yahoo or google, (some people might not even... continue reading "Placement in the DMOZ.org directory - Pure Power"»
Is Good Coding Key to Great Placement in MSN
Good Coding for Ranking in MSNThe two "big dogs," Google and Yahoo, now have a new competitor. MSN came out with a new search engine in February 2005 that has added good coding as a part of their ranking algorithm. They no longer get their results from other search engines, but now they have spiders of their own. Just... continue reading "Is Good Coding Key to Great Placement in MSN"»
Website Browser Safe Fonts
Browser Safe FontsI have been asked many times why people always use Times New Roman or Arial on their websites. Unfortunately, the reason is very simple. There are only a handful of fonts that look similar that are installed by default on both Windows and Macs. Consequently, these "browser safe fonts" find... continue reading "Website Browser Safe Fonts"»
Compelling Pictures Can Make or Break Any Design
Compelling PicturesGreat pictures can add spice to any design and bad pictures can ruin even the best design. There is a great difference between taking pictures and capturing that perfect moment that will forever be cherished thanks to your foresight. All great images play on our emotions. Hopefully this blog will help... continue reading "Compelling Pictures Can Make or Break Any Design"»
Judge Website Visual Appeal in 1/20th of a Second
Website Visual AppealThe visual appeal of your website is key because internet users can judge your site in 1/20th of a second. According to a test performed by Canadian researchers (I believe it was Carleton University in Ottawa) users were able to rank a site after seeing the site for only 1/20th of a second. In the... continue reading "Judge Website Visual Appeal in 1/20th of a Second"»
IE 7 Embraces RSS With Great Functionality
Internet Explorer 7 RSS FeedThe 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"»
Discover the Importance of Home Page Text
Relevant Words on the Home PageYour customers are looking for specific and relevant keywords on every page including your homepage. There are many different features about your customers that can affect what they are looking for on a website and how they act. In order to increase conversions from your website, it is important to... continue reading "Discover the Importance of Home Page Text"»
Accurate Backlink Counter for Google and Yahoo
Counting BacklinksEasy way to get accurate backlink counts from Google and Yahoo. If you are a regular Google user and website owner, you know that the link: modifier doesn't give accurate results for the number of backlinks pointing at a site. In the good old days we'd go to alltheweb.com and do a search with link:www.ahfx.net... continue reading "Accurate Backlink Counter for Google and Yahoo"»
Solving Difficult Questions with Simple Answers
Common Sense ProgrammingThe ability to solve increasingly difficult problems through simple means is a trait that all web developers should cultivate. I absolutely love creative people, those that have an ability to think outside the box. Those who can take an extremely difficult problem and solve it with a very simple... continue reading "Solving Difficult Questions with Simple Answers"»
Case Study - One page checkout process vs multi-page
One Page E-Commerce CheckoutComparing the single (one page) checkout process to a multiple page process and conversion rates. There was an excellent study done on the Vancouver 2010 olympic online store to compare conversion rates of a one page, two page, and four page checkout proccess. The single page checkout process was the... continue reading "Case Study - One page checkout process vs multi-page"»
Four Step Formula to Be Successful at Multivariate Testing
Multivariate Testing - MVTMuiltvariate testing we help quickly increase conversions. Here are the four simple steps to implement multivariate testing. We recently wrote a from the ground up, multivariate testing package to use with all of our upcoming websites. We've always believed in testing, testing, testing, and the iterative... continue reading "Four Step Formula to Be Successful at Multivariate Testing"»
Most Useful Seach Engine Optimization Information
Search Engine Optimization InformationFor those of you in the web site design business, what document, guideline, book, whatever, did you find most useful for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? Here is some quick advice: Always follow the Google webmaster guidelines Make sure you use a unique and descriptive title tag Make sure you... continue reading "Most Useful Seach Engine Optimization Information"»
Accept Credit Cards Online
FreeAuthNet - Free Authorize.Net AccountHow to accept credit cards online without a machine (by using a merchant gateway account from Authorize.net with free setup) and not using PayPal. First off you need to know that I get hundreds of calls a year trying to convince me to switch credit card processors (or switch merchant gateways)... continue reading "Accept Credit Cards Online"»
Top 10 Key Search Factors in 2007
Top 10 Key Search FactorsThere is a great discussion going on over at SearchEngineWatch about the "Top 10 Key Search Factors in 2007." The initial proposed list looks like this (with my comments after the topic):Content - As we've mentioned before Content is King. However, with so many social networks (digg, reddit,... continue reading "Top 10 Key Search Factors in 2007"»
SEO World Championship SEO Contest Begins
GlobalWarming Awareness2007 ContestWell there is another SEO contest going on, so we'll see how much SPAM comments start accumulating on discussion boards and blogs all over the world. This contest is for the keywords "globalwarming awareness2007 ". Those that rank highest on the big three (Google, Yahoo, and MSN) will... continue reading "SEO World Championship SEO Contest Begins"»
How can I Increase my PageRank
Increase PageRankHere'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"»
Google Sitemaps
Google Sitemap StatisticsGoogle Sitemaps are getting better at showing you a compiled snapshot of how Google views your web pages. Ever really wondered how Google views your pages? Well if you haven't used Google Sitemaps yet, you might just consider it. You don't even have to create a sitemap for your site to benefit from... continue reading "Google Sitemaps"»
Back to the Dark Ages of PageRank
White Hats Suffer in Recent Backlink UpdateThe June 2006 PageRank and Backlink update has left some white hat SEOs puzzled. Well another PageRank update has come and gone and unfortunately it took many links with it. We aren't sure yet (and Matt has yet to comment) as to the reason for this drop in the amount of pages displayed after using... continue reading "Back to the Dark Ages of PageRank"»
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