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Categorized List of Content Development ArticlesJQuery Tutorial :: Show/Hide Multple Divs with a Select Field
Posted on :: Mar 3
In this Tutorial, I'm going to show you how, with the use of JQuery, and a simple form, I was able to create a very nice and simple effect for hiding and showing a Div, based strictly off of a value selected in a form's select box.
HTML 4 and XHTML 1 to HTML 5
Posted on :: Feb 20
HTML5 has several new block-level sectioning elements that we can use to give relevant parts of web pages more semantic meaning. These new elements are for ‘chunks of related content’—basically a logical section of the document:
Localized SEO :: Google Local Search
Posted on :: Jan 23
The growth of the internet and search engines has been changing the way that people find and research local businesses. In a recent study by comScore, 2008 was the first year that more consumers turned to search engines over the phone book as the first source for consumer research and information. The implications for this dramatic shift in consumer behavior is leading to a severe decline in yellow pages advertising and the increasing emphasis on Local Search Engine Optimization (LSEO) to provide visibility online for local and regional companies and services. The resulting challenge for many companies operating on a local and regional basis is how to create presence and visibility online with a limited budget and understanding of this growing field of Local Search Engine Optimization (LSEO).
SEO for Google
Posted on :: Jan 22
It is common for many companies to not only want to have the top search engine rankings on Google™, but to stay there as well. So what is a top ranking? In short, it means having your company show-up on the first page of the Google™ results page for any targeted search. This is because 90% of people will not look past of the first page of results when doing a search.
On-site SEO :: The Guide
Posted on :: Jan 8
In case you haven't been paying attention lately, there are two parts to SEO: on-site (optimization of the site itself) and off-site (link building). Today I'm going to give you the same checklist I've used to optimize websites.
If you follow the steps in this guide your website will be very SEO-friendly, and Developed Correctly. Many People fail to relaize that Properly Developed content, also assists or automatically optimizes your Website for SEO...It's True.Cross-Engine Keyword Richness
Posted on :: Dec 16
The importance of keywords and phrases in domains, subdomain, folders, & page names
What impact do keywords in the domain have on placement in search engines? How about if they are in the subdomain or only in the page name; or what if they are not there at all? Website Magazine looks at the top three search engines to determine if including keywords matters (and if so, where) in the fight for search result page real estate.
The search term we used to analyze the importance of search terms on placements was “Bakugan” – a Japanese anime TV series, popular children’s game/toy and movie. While not a immensely well-known term, the word “Bakugan” has a global monthly search volume on its own of five million with a low estimated cost per click (at Google). We’ve only looked at three pages (30 listings) of results on the most popular search engines (Google, Yahoo!, and Bing). What we learned (consider it the synopsis) is listed below.7 reasons why you really should learn jQuery
Posted on :: Dec 16
In the last 2 or 3 years, we have all experienced the comeback of javascript. A language cursed in many ways, for its lack of consistency across browsers, slow runtime performance and poor tooling (debugging). The revival of Javascript is hard to miss though, given the jungle of frameworks and effects libraries that are becoming available. Even browser manufacturers are jumping on this trend by delivering javascript engines that dramatically speed up javascript execution. Javascript "2.0" seems to be the fuel for the next generation of web applications.
For long I have more or less ignored this whole trend. Most developers have enough new things to learn already, and javascript is often not the top priority. The fact that there are a lot of different frameworks (MooTools, Dojo, Prototype, jQuery, etc) does not make it any easier either.
Below are my 7 reasons why you should learn a javascript framework, and that the best one to learn about is jQuery.
HTML 5 Event Attributes
Posted on :: Dec 15
Standard Event Attributes
HTML 4 added the ability to let events trigger actions in a browser, like starting a JavaScript when a user clicks on an element.
Below are the standard event attributes that can be inserted into HTML 5 elements to define event actions.
New : New event attributes in HTML 5.
HTML 5 : Tag Reference
Posted on :: Dec 15
HTML 5 improves interoperability and reduces development costs by making precise rules on how to handle all HTML elements, and how to recover from errors.
Some of the new features in HTML 5 are functions for embedding audio, video, graphics, client-side data storage, and interactive documents. HTML 5 also contains new elements like <nav>, <header>, <footer>, and <figure>.
The HTML 5 working group includes AOL, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Mozilla, Nokia, Opera, and many hundreds of other vendors.
Note: HTML 5 is not a W3C recommendation yet!
HTML 5 : The web is evolving
Posted on :: Dec 15
The web is constantly evolving. New and innovative websites are being created every day, pushing the boundaries of HTML in every direction. HTML 4 has been around for nearly a decade now, and publishers seeking new techniques to provide enhanced functionality are being held back by the constraints of the language and browsers.
To give authors more flexibility and interoperability, and enable more interactive and exciting websites and applications, HTML 5 introduces and enhances a wide range of features including form controls, APIs, multimedia, structure, and semantics.
Work on HTML 5, which commenced in 2004, is currently being carried out in a joint effort between the W3C HTML WG and the WHATWG. Many key players are participating in the W3C effort including representatives from the four major browser vendors: Apple, Mozilla, Opera, and Microsoft; and a range of other organisations and individuals with many diverse interests and expertise.
Note that the specification is still a work in progress and quite a long way from completion. As such, it is possible that any feature discussed in this article may change in the future. This article is intended to provide a brief introduction to some of the major features as they are in the current draft.
iPhone compatible multi-column CSS liquid layouts
Posted on :: Dec 11
I've put together a series of website layouts that use percentage widths and relative positioning, and they work with all the common web browsers including Safari on the iPhone and iPod touch. They're also 'stackable' so you can use multiple column types on the one page. This makes the number of possible layouts endless! Follow the links below for the demos and more detailed info:
The 4C’s of Web Failure
Posted on :: Dec 8
Website design and development are highly technical fields. But even the most seasoned professionals can sometimes completely miss the mark, creating sites that fail to fulfill their value-generating promise. And, more often than not, this failure is caused by a lack of low-tech strategic thinking and analysis.
In a rush to launch sites, we can forget to examine four foundational topics: culture, customers, cost, and complexity. When poorly managed, any one of these can become the root cause of Web failure.
In this two-part series, we will examine the 4 C’s of Web failure and how to avoid them to improve your chances of seeing a positive return on your Web development investments.New Google Analytics Code For Better Load Times
Posted on :: Dec 4
Google Analytics has recently announced a new asynchronous tracking code that can "optionally" be replaced with the old one.
The new code does not block the website while it loads which will improve the loading times.
It also aims to provide more accurate results as it can be installed inside
<head></head>tags (rather than before the</body>tag) and will be able to collect data from visitors that quit the webpage before it loads fully. This way, "any possible tracking errors from dependencies when the JavaScript not being fully loaded" are also eliminated.Detecting Mobile Browsers
Posted on :: Nov 30
It's becoming more and more common that Users are accessing your website from a mobile web browser (like that from an IPhone, Blackberry, Android or other mobile device). It's also becoming more prevelant that you need to start supporting and developing for the mobile platforms. But how would you begin?
Conditional Comments :: What they are & how to use them
Posted on :: Nov 24
One of the most common operations performed in a Web page is to detect the browser type and version. Browser detection is performed to ensure that the content presented to the browser is compatible and renders correctly. The browser type can be detected using many different techniques. Most methods of browser detection make use of script on the server or client.
This article introduces conditional comments, which offer certain advantages over scripted browser detection techniques.
Should Designers & Developers be held liable for Internet Explorer Design Bugs?
Posted on :: Nov 23
This is a question I'm posing to the wild Development Community becasue it seems more and more prevelant that Designers and Developers alike are being held accountable for Bugs and lack-of-interoperability especially when designing an developing Websites that are Standards-Compliant and are 'Web 2.0' compatible.
Internet Explorer, and its inefficient JS engine, is off in its own little world and forces web developers, designers, and programmers to make special exceptions when it comes to CSS and JS. Although its improved a little with the advent of its latest 8 version IE is slowly falling behind and yet people continue to use it because it comes with Windows...Facebook for Business
Posted on :: Nov 18
Facebook’s not just for keeping tabs on friends and filling out quizzes — it can also be used as a highly effective business tool. It’s great for marketing your products, landing gigs and connecting with your customers.
Here are 32 ways to use Facebook in your business.
Using JQUERY to Detect an End of Session event
Posted on :: Nov 13
With AJAX applications giving us a lot more power than an "old school" web 1.0 page, it isn't unusual for someone to just sit on one page and fire off various operations that use HTTP to fetch and present data. This works fine until you leave the site alone for too long and your session times out. (I'm assuming most folks use a time based session, much like how ColdFusion works.) The question is - what happens in your current AJAX based application when a user's session times out?
There is a solution...
Increase your website’s traffic and Page Rank with these simple steps
Posted on :: Nov 9
SEO is a topic that is often difficult and potentially costly to apply if you are unfamiliar with the processes and methods. SEO is a combination of techniques to improve the volume and quality of traffic to your web site from major search engines such as Google or Yahoo. In this article, I will list some quick and easy techniques that can help you accomplish higher page rankings and increase traffic to your web site.
About Search Engine Optimization
Posted on :: Nov 9
In the past 10 years, SEO has become one of the most intriguing internet marketing strategies, drawing much attention from businesses across the Web. Today, these businesses invest millions of dollars in their websites’ Search Engine Optimization. Yet, in any given industry, only a handful of companies successfully promote their business and get a good return on their SEO investment. So what is the Big Secret? What techniques are available today to optimize a website? And what is the most efficient way to promote your website with SEO? Oh and what exactly makes us experts in the field?
Why SEO Requires Ongoing Efforts
Posted on :: Nov 9
It can be expected to see a drop in some of your website’s rankings, just because search engines update their registries and re-evalutate the site. Consistency is one of the most important factors of SEO, and if there is a significant change on your website, Search Engines may consider the site as less valuable for a while.
IE 8 Need to knows...
Posted on :: Nov 9
Reports on IE8 Bugs, CSS 2 and CSS3 Display issues, IE7 Compatibility Mode and how to render your pages like IE7
A CSS / JQuery Framework you can use...
Posted on :: Nov 3
Better quality and coherence coding inside a front-end team
Preset CSS classes, know where your going with highly reusable classes
A collection of some of the best jquery scripts
A solid cross browser compatible stylesheetA new project means getting JS plug-ins together, clean a CSS and restart. This framework is intended to be your project starter, and in most case, you can jump in the project right away with a solid css foundation. This is not really a CSS “framework” but more a website starter kit.
The framework is based on a 960px grid, but is very easy to manipulate to get the grid you want. It is however not intended to be used as a liquid grid.
This is a CSS/Jquery Framework you can use and build upon.
10 Steps to Generate More Leads
Posted on :: Oct 9
Is your website a lead generation machine?
For professional service firms and others engaged in complex sales processes, pushing users toward a shopping cart isn’t the primary goal. The main objective is to persuade visitors to contact you to generate leads for your sales team, to nurture those prospects and convert them into new and repeat business.
One of the best ways to ensure websites are producing the most possible leads is to evaluate your site from a visitor’s perspective. Follow these steps for numerous, qualified leads.Why Your Website is Your Most Powerful Marketing Vehicle
Posted on :: Oct 2
Clearly defining in very simple terms, the importance of internet marketing and the how website design and search engine optimization (SEO) are two interrelated yet very specialized disciplines for not only getting you noticed but also getting you the business you're craving.
Your website is probably your most powerful marketing vehicleThese days, more than 65% of people begin their search for a a service, product or information on the internet. Not only should you be there, but you should look good in comparison to your competitors’ websites. Prospective clients can and will compare so make sure you do a little competitive intelligence as you work on your site.Video Optimization?
Posted on :: Sep 18
If you're creating videos, hosting them on your website, and aim to optimize those videos for competitive search engine placement you'll want to pay attention to this one.
Google has advised that to maximize the chances they find the right markup on your video pages, you should check to ensure it appears in the HTML without the execution of JavaScript or Flash.
What is a payment gateway? And risk factors of online merchant accounts.
Posted on :: Sep 18
An Internet payment gateway is crucial for any online merchant account to facilitate the sale of capital and accepting payment for the same. This is called eCommerce. This process is like any sale made in a shop where a person buys a product and passes his card to make the payment.
The payment Gateway has made money transaction very simple, the customer does not have to make any tangible transaction but simply enter the card data in a secure online form. This data include the card number, name of the holder and the CVV number on the backside of the card. Payment gets debited from the card in few days and is credited to the bank account.
From a security point of view, the online payment gateways are quite safe, but the customer must be sure that he or she uses a site known. One could confirm of the security by looking at the URL starting after ‘https’. This is a beginning, but not a guarantee to prevent the site using your banking information for illicit purposes.
Designing Websites for Mobile Phones
Posted on :: Sep 9
Mobile web design seems to be something that most developers are avoiding. I have worked on a couple mobile websites, during this process, I have made some discoveries which I thought I would detail to help out others who may be jumping into mobile web design in 2009.
Mobile Websites for the Real World
Posted on :: Sep 9
Mobile development is less about the device and more about you. Your desktop PC, while relatively compact, is not really mobile. Your laptop, while mobile relative to a desktop, retains the same basic physical requirements as a desktop: horizontal surface, room for keyboard and screen, the use of two hands, etc. Your mobile device, however, represents a singularity in the evolution of portable personal computing. You are no longer restricted to a limited set of movements and positions - not to mention the use of two hands - in order to interact with your device. In essence, the truly mobile device is an extension of you and not visa-versa.
What is the mobile web?
Google's PageRank Explained
Posted on :: Aug 31
From here on in, we'll occasionally refer to PageRank as "PR".
How Google Sitelinks are Created and Managed...
Posted on :: Aug 31
Google shows sitelinks for results when we think they'll be useful to the user. If the structure of your site doesn't allow thier algorithms to find good sitelinks, or they don't think that the sitelinks for your site are relevant for the user's query, they won't show them.
At the moment, sitelinks are completely automated. They're working to improve thier sitelinks algorithms, and they may incorporate webmaster input in the future.In-context vs back-end authoring
Posted on :: Aug 18
Most modern content management systems provide two different ways of editing site content: in-context editing and back-end editing.
While in-context editing is often seen as ’sexier’, each method has its strengths and weaknesses. This briefing will explore these two editing options, providing advice on when to use them in practice.
When Competitors Cheat - How You Can Tell and What You Can Do About It
Posted on :: Aug 7
Not every company or website operates with a sense of integrity and ethics. When it comes to your competition, sometimes they take the easy way out and cheat when it comes to SEO tactics.
How Your Competition Cheats
Unfortunately, black hat SEO practices are out there. Black hat SEO uses spam techniques to increase PageRank (PR) quickly. It’s the equivalent to a “get-rich-quick” scheme. In the case of black hat SEO, it’s the “let’s get our site crawled and indexed FAST” scheme.
Your competition might be one of those unscrupulous companies who think black hat is the quickest and easiest way to bump their SERPs. It’s not a wise decision for your competition to take this risk, yet they still do it. If caught, they face permanent elimination from search engines.
Be on the look out for these unethical “spam” SEO practices:Streamline Your Affiliate Program Management
Posted on :: Jul 31
Creating Effective Press Releases for Power SEO
Posted on :: Jul 31
Press releases are an effective means to attract media attention, but it is also one of the most cost-effective munitions in the search engine optimization and marketing arsenal. With a solid grasp of the English language and some company and industry knowledge, the transition to being an effective SEO-PR master is easier than you might think.
The Many Benefits of an SEO-PR Strategy
If you’re not sending press releases through distribution services and directly to those you believe are the most influential in your industry, you should be.
Inexpensive: It’s costly to run display and search advertising campaigns and the amount of time it takes for traditional SEO can be immense. The expense of a press release, however, is limited to the time it takes to write it and then distribute it electronically. When the message is picked up by multiple outlets, the cost per impression simply cannot be beat.
Broader Reach (and Links): Perhaps the most noteworthy benefit in distributing press releases is that many Web publishers post them on their websites. In many cases, they do so verbatim from the original and, in some cases, include your original links. The result is that your message is seen by a broad group and influences search result rankings.
Expedited SEO: Nearly every search engine optimization agency I’ve come across in the past few months leverages press releases for their clients. Why? Fast indexing for one, but the ability to “control the content” means that you’ll be able to include the keyword rich content you want to rank for, ultimately influencing your site’s search ranking. Add a compelling title and your URL (with anchor text, of course) and you’ll see your release appear in the search engine results pages in short order and many times over – even for competitive terms.Now that you’re sold on the benefits of SEO-PR, how do you construct an effective press release? Let’s look at a few best practices that make press releases such a powerful SEO strategy.
Increase Focus on Checkout to Increase Sales
Posted on :: Jul 31
It looks like retailers are going to be paying a lot more attention to how the shopping experience ends - that means the checkout process.
According to a survey scheduled for release this morning at Shop.org’s Online Merchandising Workshop in San Diego (conducted by Forrester Research), retailers plan to focus heavily this year on improving customers’ check-out experience. Companies will also place an emphasis on image enhancement on product detail pages and site search filters to help shoppers more easily find what they’re looking for.Seven Steps to Local Search Success
Posted on :: Jul 31
As a small business in a lackluster economy, making the most of your marketing dollars is critical to your bottom line. Using a local search engine, you can target customers in a particular region while maximizing your marketing investment. Local search is more targeted and less expensive than other forms of online and offline advertising, which can translate into more leads and customers for less money. In addition to offering inexpensive, relevant advertising dynamics, local search also provides an audit trail to measure results, and other opportunities to increase revenue. As a result, it has enjoyed steady, annual growth and is proving to be a solid marketing tool for growing small businesses. Here’s what you’ll need to know to get started on the road to local search success.
13 Tips for a better E-Commerce Website
Posted on :: Jul 31
Many websites / applications can handle the risk of "developing while online". E-commerce is not one of them, at least the core parts.
You may be using a ready-to-go software or built a new one from scratch. In both cases, test how it works very well on every level: browsing, cart functions, payments. and make sure they work. A bug in payments or a product that can’t be added to basket will not only result in un-completed sales but also lost future customers and bad word-of-mouth.
Does social media really correlate with the bottom line?
Posted on :: Jul 22
While many claim that social netwroking, (or as the 'in-the-biz' people shall refer, social media) assists with an increase of Profits, SEO, Page ranks and the like, I am still somewhat skeptical...
A study has found that revenue, gross margins and profits correlate nicely with companies that are the most engaged with social media. Should you build a portfolio around these highly engaged social media friendly brands? Probably not.
Create and Monetize Podcasts on Any Budget
Posted on :: Jul 20
Integrating audio and video content alongside standard text and graphics was once solely the realm of major media outlets and technically sophisticated webmasters. Now, rich media engagement is possible for owners of any size website on any budget. And it’s remarkably simple.
The word “podcast” is used frequently to refer to audio content available on a website that is organized in some fashion. An actual podcast is much narrower in definition. A podcast is a feed to which iPod owners can subscribe and automatically downloads newly added pieces of audio content. Subscribers can then access and listen to the podcast at their convenience.Optimizing the On-Site Engagement Experience
Posted on :: Jul 20
Increasing site effectiveness and visitor satisfaction through on-site engagement optimization ultimately results in a higher conversion rate, which is why it is so important.
By not engaging in optimizing consumers’ e-commerce experiences, merchants ultimately risk generating fewer sales over time. That alone should be reason enough to consider routine testing of page elements — and combinations of them — to generate more revenue from each user session.
Many merchants are surprised at the number of users who abandon their shopping carts before they reach the checkout. While Web analytics tools can show us the specific percentage of shopping cart drop-off, they don’t show us the element that caused the drop-off.
Let’s look at a few best practices for optimizing the e-commerce landing page experience. While it’s important to seriously consider these tactics, it’s even more important to test them thoroughly before a full-scale roll out.SEO (or is it DEO?) for Microsoft Bing
Posted on :: Jul 20
While it remains to be seen if this latest search entry will wrestle any significant market share from Google, it’s a good idea to get familiar with Bing.com, from an SEO perspective.
Bing is branded as a “decision engine,” enabling users to make better choices by drilling deeper through search results filtering. The jury is still out on whether it produces what it’s advertising, but if Bing can provide a positive search experience, it might just eat away at Google’s search dominance. Even if its impact is far less groundbreaking, Bing will be a significant source of traffic, making it worthy of attention.Open PPC Policy, Affiliate Marketing and E-Commerce
Posted on :: Jun 19
A recent ABestWeb forum thread has truly shocked me. Shocked I tell you! And I've become nearly immune to most everything, hardly blinking an eye in the face of even the most innovative techniques, trends and technologies that come my way. So what is that shocked me so greatly?
The Pia Jewelry affiliate program has an open PPC policy! This means that affiliates are free to bid on all terms, including brand terms. Pia believes this policy enables its affiliate to "better promote Pia products and therefore boost earning potential." You might want to take a deep breath as I'm sure you are equally shocked.
You might remember that back in April Amazon notified affiliates they would no longer be paying referral fees to associates sending users to Amazon through paid search (keyword bidding) practices. Allowing affiliates to leverage pay-per-click search engines is nothing new, but the debate continues about whether to allow affiliates the right to bid on brand related terms (which are often trademarked). Is it good business or misinformed marketing? A control issue or a strategic decision?Five PPC Landing Page Design Trends
Posted on :: Jun 19
If you are paying for clicks, you must ensure that the landing page where consumers end up post-click can convert. Impressions count more than ever when it comes to PPC landing page design so let's review what sites are doing right (and wrong) and perhaps even find some inspiration for our own PPC campaigns and the landing page designs they feature.
When you want to analyze what works best in PPC landing page design, you want to start with the most competitive terms. We took a look at ten landing page designs (only nine are featured as one was was ultimately just a parked page) to determine similarities and differences that the design concepts have. You might end up applying some of the techniques on your own site, but before settling on one, remember that testing is the only sure fire way to ensure that the right elements are available to convert your specific audience of consumers into buyers.
The keyword in focus (and of course the landing pages that result) are under the keyword "ringtone". Clearly our choice of keyword will influence the type of landing page designs that resulted. Expect the sites that bid on those terms to focus on acquiring a younger, more socially-connected, technology savvy audience.
Could you switch to Open Source?
Posted on :: Jun 19
Whether it’s down to the sagging economy or the slow but inevitable death of XP, I’m hearing from many people who are looking to jump off the Microsoft software bandwagon and pitch up with the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) movement. But could you realistically move your home or business PCs over to open source software and make a 100% switch?
Heading Tags Explained
Posted on :: May 18
Heading tags are an integral part of SEO (search engine optimization).
Text Sizng and Fluidity
Posted on :: May 18
Fluid and liquid layouts are definitely considered the ‘ideal’ design type right now, and I cannot agree more. I much prefer a fluid design over a set layout. For text we know that relative sizing (meaning the use of em, ex, and percentages) are preferred over the use of pixel sizing.
The SEO Lifecycle
Posted on :: May 12
Analysis and optimization processes have to be formulated keeping your business in mind in order to create your web presence. Information on your market, competitors, customers that you need to attract, products and service that you would like to market using web provide a clear input to the designing process. It helps in fine-tuning your designs for the customers and the search engines.
Interactive web design and developement with search engine optimization assures you better page rankings and increase the number of visitors to the site. Realizing that Search Engine Optimization needs to be the objective of web development and implementation process, following are the key phases and process of an SEO life cycle.
The Web Site Development Process
Posted on :: May 12
Like the traditional software development, the process of web site development can also be divided into different life cycle steps. This can help to format the team effectively, and the standards and procedures can be adopted to achieve maximum quality. This article explains the steps of development which can be possibly arranged as a process of web engineering. This is just a guideline to help you, to know, how a process can be done. The steps may vary from application to application.
A system development process can follow a number of standard or company specific frameworks, methodologies, modeling tools and languages. Software development life cycle normally comes with some standards which can fulfill the needs of any development team. Like software, web sites can also be developed with certain methods with some changes and additions with the existing software development process. Let us see the steps involve in any web site development.
Domain names as part of SEO?
Posted on :: May 11
Domain Name selection is one of important and critical phase for your business and brand yourself. It have importance in SEO (Search Engine Optimization) especially if you target for specific keyword. Google always give more importance to site which domain name have such words.
SEO or PPC, Which One Should You Use?
Posted on :: May 11
Many people think that PPC marketing is a waste of money while others view’s SEO as unworthy. In reality, the two marketing strategies form a perfect combination.
So, who is right? In truth, both sides make accurate arguments. PPC is expensive and click fraud is a monstrous problem. SEO produces free traffic, but it takes along time to get to the top and rankings are subject to the whims of search engine ranking changes. The truth, of course, is both marketing platforms should be used whenever possible.Is Content Optimization necessary?
Posted on :: May 11
If this question is asked to any online marketer or professional Webmaster, then their answers would be surely “yes”. Content optimization is one of the most important part of SEO or Search Engine Optimization. A content is the main base of a website. It determines the quality of the site, its relevancy, popularity, number of visitors and most important is its search engine ranking. To make it work, you need to provide really good quality and original content for website and optimize it very well.
Content optimization is a particular skill that needs to be carefully mastered before moving ahead with the process. Remember it that, it is the contents that will attract more number of visitors and increase the possibility of your potential customer. In this article I have mentioned some of the Do’s and Don’ts for optimizing contents.
Browser wars? The enterprise still loves IE6
Posted on :: May 1
This news may come as a shocker to the tech savvy folks in the house, but 60 percent of companies use Internet Explorer 6 as their default browser, according to Forrester Research. Meanwhile, your IT department spends a decent amount of time erecting barriers to prevent browser upgrades. Bottom line: Companies need a browser policy or they will risk productivity losses.
AJAX Development Gotchas
Posted on :: May 1
This Article goes over some of the Quirks and Browser behaviors and quirks you hsould be aware of when developing AJAX Applications. We'll be covering browser quirks, limitations and bugs you should watch out for.
Changing a Document's Text size with JavaScript
Posted on :: Apr 30
Sometimes the text size you've specified for your webpage isn't suitable to the viewer, depending on his browser configuration or OS. This useful script uses Dynamic CSS to let the viewer himself modify the text size of the page on demand, by clicking on an Increase or Decrease Font Size link. Now that's a kind of personalization your viewers may just appreciate!
Creating Expanding Images with JavaScript
Posted on :: Apr 30
We're going to make a simple script for folks who want to have an image expand onMouseover (to its actual size). This lets you display large images at a reduced size initially (aka thumbnail size), and have them dynamically expand when the mouse rolls over them. Installation is simple- install the script in the HEAD section of the page, then give your "thumbnail" images a CSS class of "
expand". These thumbnail images should have an explicit width/height attribute that's less than the actual image's dimensions, so the script has something to expand to.This Script is AJAX friendly, meaning imported content with images with the "
expand" class will be immediately recognized by the script.Why not tables? Is CSS really better?
Posted on :: Apr 30
A lengthy discussion on the ultimate value of pure CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) based layout over the use of tables has been taking place. Sometimes, living in the sheltered world of accessible and standards-based design, I can lose touch with the fact that many people out there simply don’t accept some of the same guidelines I work with every day?—?- and that this does not, in any way, mean that they haven’t given the subject a fair shot. Very good arguments have been made to defend each side.
On the whole, I think this discussion is an old, worn-out subject: those who won’t use tables generally don’t use them out of principle, and those who do use them out of pragmatism and a justified awareness that principles don’t build websites. I want to review the question once more, however, ignoring the entire question of principle.
Reasons Why CSS Is Superior to Tables in Website Design
Posted on :: Apr 30
Why is it that Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are superior to table-based layouts when designing a website? Some web designers swear that table-based layouts are better than CSS-based layouts, while others believe that table-based layouts are ancient history and XHTML combined with CSS is the only real solution to coding a web site’s visual layout. Since we’re one of those CSS die-hards, we’ve compiled a list of 13 reasons why CSS-based layouts are superior to table-based layouts.
The Top Ten differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0
Posted on :: Apr 30
I'm not a big believer in Web 2.0. Your opinion may differ, but the word "Web" is a fancy catch-all phrase for the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP, the protocol used for transferring information between a Web server and your Web browser) and the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML, the markup language that tells your browser how to display whatever text, graphics, etc is coming through the HTTP "pipe"). Over at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), there actually are versions of these protocols.
What is Web 2.0?
Posted on :: Apr 30
You’ve probably heard the phrase "Web 2.0". You may’ve even read some of the various definitions of it. And Web 2.0 does appear to mean different things to different people, so you would be forgiven for still feeling confused about the term.
How to turn your blog in to an OpenID
Posted on :: Apr 29
Wouldn’t it be great if you could use the same account to log in to multiple sites and applications, without having to trust them all with your password? Wouldn’t it be even better if you could do this without having to hand ownership of your online identity over to some monolithic third party? (I’m looking at you,
.NET PassportMicrosoft PassportWindows Live ID.)The good news is, you can! OpenID is a decentralised authentication system invented by LiveJournal but now being developed as an open standard under the careful mentorship of the Apache Software Foundation. Anyone can create an OpenID, and the number of sites which let you log in with one is growing by the day.
An OpenID is simply a URL. My OpenID is alteredpixels.net, the address of my weblog. I can use it to sign in to any site that supports OpenID, and because I’m the only person with control over my weblog’s homepage I’m the only person who can use that identity.
If you want your own OpenID (and you should), here’s how to get one.
Chrome/Safari Gotcha: Nameless Form Fields
Posted on :: Apr 29
In ColdFusion, you can loop over the keys in a structure without knowing what the key names are, by using either this syntax:
Or this syntax:
This is useful when you need to loop over a form with dynamically created fields — like editing N person records at a time.
Uncovering Site Problems for Landing Page Optimization
Posted on :: Apr 23
Landing page optimization and testing can often produce double-digit conversion rate improvements and transform the economics of an online buisness. However, to get the best results from our landing pages, we must know where to begin.
Often, I've been asked on both interviews and and from clients, "How do I get Ideas for what to improve or test?" I smile, and I Simply answer, "The answer lies in your own website, with the data you already have." I often get a "What are you tlaking about?" or a "Uh huh." stare from people.Easily Add Social Networking Links to Your Website
Posted on :: Apr 23
It's becoming more and more standard practice for websites to be linking content to Social netowroks to in crease traffic, and link building. Most Sites however require some form of a plug-in or add-ons module to thier content management system to achieve this.
Be Your Own Open-ID Provider
Posted on :: Apr 23
As mosre sites and services start offering Open-ID for authentication use, you've probably been trying to decide if it would be better to go it alone or become your own Open-ID provider.
There's a great scriptlet set (currently in PHP) called phpMyID, that uses two PHP files that allow website oweners or developers for that matter, to use thier domain name as an authenication portal to Open-ID supporting websites.Dynamic Drag’n Drop With jQuery And PHP
Posted on :: Apr 21
Drag’n drop generally looks hard-to-apply but it is definitely not by using JavaScript frameworks. Here is, how it is done by using jQuery & jQuery UI:
Configuring CF8 to use Google Apps
Posted on :: Apr 21
The biggest issue I have with running my own server is dealing with spam blockers, email servers, DNS servers, etc. For some of you this is easy, and a no brainer. I personally run from it like a screaming banshee. I use google hosted services for all my email needs. They make it easy, rarely ever have downtime, and the spam filtering is second to none!
Google works fine for sending email from my desktop mail client or through the web, but sending mail via scripts programatically has always been a pain in the butt in my experience. That is until today.
A Six Step Linking Building Plan
Posted on :: Apr 15
Much has changed in the world of link building. It's entirely true. Older strategies such as buy text links, and press releases and directory submissions. I am entirely convinced of it, and having used methodolies shown herein, I htink you'll understand these claims I'm making. None of of the aforementioned systems are as effective as the once were.
Here's what hasn't really changed, now that I've got your attention. Building successful link-building campaigns, gives you a winning edge on search cengine optimization.
Are MySQL stored procedures slow?
Posted on :: Apr 15
Slow stored procedure performance is one of the reasons why it usually isn’t wise to implement computationally expensive business logic in the database. With networks not being the bottleneck they once were it is often better to extract the data to the application layer and process it in the programming language of your choice, even if that takes a few extra round trips to the database. There are exceptions where those extra round trips are too numerous and prohibitively expensive. With something as complex as a database there are always exceptions.
This example is a bit too simple, but, based on experience, it is representative of the general performance of stored procedure logic.
How can MySQL get away with such poor performance? Well, the equivalent code in MS SQL Server took 80 seconds on the same hardware, which is also two orders of magnitude slower than C# or Java code.
MySQL Stored Procedures and Functions
Posted on :: Apr 15
Over the past few years one major advantage that some databases, such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, have had over MySQL is their ability to use stored functions and stored procedures. Well, that was before MySQL 5; with MySQL 5 a database developer can start adding in their own bespoke functionality.
Linkedin.com :: Share your Content on linked in
Posted on :: Apr 15
I happen to be a member of linked.com, a business/developement networking website. I just dicovered that you can share on LinkedIn link to your website or blog allowing your users to share your content with their LinkedIn connections or networks. This gives your content legs: one user visits your site and can notify literally tens, hundreds, or thousands of others. Works great for news sites, blogs, and other content–rich sites.
Mastering SEO Rankings with Analytics Data
Posted on :: Apr 15
After reading this post you won't be able to "Master Search Engine Rankings" ... However, with some simple guidelines, you can create an effective plan to put your analytics data to work for you. Before I jump on my soapbox and start preaching the gospel of SEO, I want to state for the record that there isn't one absolute way to plan out an SEO strategy.To be honest, I don't think I've ever taken the same exact approach for any web site I've worked on ... and I've worked on quite a few over the years.
AJAX Form Validation (AJAX Tutorial)
Posted on :: Apr 1
I got tired of Traditional Javascript based Form Validation, only because despite the fact they work well, they don't validate the content of the Feild Immediately. So I got tired of this, and built this off of the Prototype Framework.
The basic method is to attach to the form'sonsubmitevent, read out all the form elements' classes and perform validation if required. If a field fails validation, reveal field validation advice and prevent the form from submitting.Nice Form Fields (v2)
Posted on :: Apr 1
Everybody knows web forms. Each day we have to fill in some information in a web form, be it a simple login to your webmail application, an online purchase, or signing up for a website. They are the basic, and pretty much the only way of gathering information on the web.
You basically know a web form when you see one as they always look the same and they’ve kept this look over the years. Try as hard as you might but web forms can only change their appearance so much. Some may argue that this is a good usability feature, and I tend to agree, but there comes a time when you just need to style web forms so that they look different. How do you do that? Niceforms comes to the rescue!
Flash Files Can Now Be Found And Indexed
Posted on :: Apr 1
Flash SEO :: Flash Searchable
Posted on :: Apr 1
Flash and SEO (search engine optimization) solutions have lived poles apart for as long as either one of them was invented. Several web design and development houses have moved away from Flash/Flex implementations because of this constraint.
Writing SEO-Friendly Content
Posted on :: Apr 1
This tutorial for installing WAMP Server (Apache, PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin)
was written for the students in the Web Page Design program at the Contra Costa
ROP. This tutorial will cover basic server installation for web development
testing purposes on your home computer. This tutorial will not cover all of the
necessary security settings used to create a public web server.IPhone Detection Scripts
Posted on :: Mar 31
With iPhones being all the rage these days, I am wondering if mobile versions of your pages might be useful. Viewing a site on an iPhone looks exactly as it does on your desktop. This is all well and good, but sometimes pages can be bloated with images, javascript libraries, and other markup that is not as important to your visitors. I am also a bit upset that the iPhone ignores the css media type of handheld. I wish there were an option to force Safari to render handheld styles as default, but I could not find any option for it. So I set out on a quest to find some alternatives for my iPhone experience.
File upload gotcha: PDFs get different mime types per browser
Posted on :: Mar 11
When you upload a PDF in IE, the file you receive has what I believe is the correct mime type: "application/pdf" however when you upload the same PDF file using the same code, in Firefox (tested in FF 2 and 3), the mime type is "application/download". I can't explain it. I have no idea why it's wrong. But it is, and consistently so. Could this be the one thing that is implemented correctly in IE and incorrectly in Firefox?
IE 8: Is your site compatible?
Posted on :: Jan 13
Internet Explorer 8's release to manufacturing in March looking like a distinct possibility, are Web site developers and owners really ready for Microsoft's next browser? Thousands of sites still aren't compatible with IE 8 -- including Microsoft.com.
Your E-Commerce Application may not work correctly...why?
Posted on :: Jan 13
The Button Element
Posted on :: Jan 13
Creating a consistent interface for your users is a constant struggle for every application designer. Building consistency on the web is especially tough because the visual rendering differences across browsers and operating systems are wildly different and almost arbitrary in what can and cannot be done. No where does this become more apparent than when you’re dealing with form elements and the biggest loser of them all in the battle for a standardized look is the infamous Submit button.