You Might Need a New Website If... Here's an interesting blog post I found today: 5 Signs You Need A Website Redesign Now (www.elance.com) Question 1: In terms of speed, how fast is your website? You’ve worked hard to get your visitors to show up at your website’s door – don’t put them to sleep […]
I was just approving some website listings on MadisonClick and still continue to notice websites that have both the "www" and non-www version of their URLs working. You really need to stick with one or the other and not have both working. Google does seem to now pick which domain is favored, but you still […]
I've blogged about how to blog a few times now and I thought of another tip to use either to help you think of a blog topic or else to help you get more traffic to your blog. If you relate your blog topic to a current, hot topic then you should get more traffic. […]
Your Website is Your First Impression One thing is clear, it's amazing the amount of websites that contain old and outdated information. You know the ones that say "Last Updated: November 2005" at the bottom. Not only that, many sites have broken links, navigation that makes your head spin and images that load so slow […]
Ever wonder that? Not everyone comes in through the home page, you know. Many people see an inside page first - which makes you want to check if your contact information is on every page and if every page of your site tells people what you do. If you're site's using frames, you're even in […]
I promised that I'd blog more about this topic, so here it is. Some information about SEO keyword research can be found in this previous article that I wrote - please read this: Pick Good Keywords and Increase Website Traffic (webstix.com) Basically, what you're doing is trying to match up specific keywords on your site […]
I own a few websites and very often get requests for trading links. At first, I thought that email was just spam. Sure, some of it may be to websites that aren't reputable but the majority of those requests are from legit websites. They're people just like you and I who want inbound links. They're […]
Although the college experience is great (and a lot of fun and hard work), I don't think it's suited for the real world. In a lot of ways, I think a technical college will get you where you need to go and maybe steer you out of some bad habits. What I mean is, in […]
Does My Website Have a Site Map? What is a site map anyway? Simply put, a sitemap page is a listing of every page on your website. They are there either for your website visitors to find a particular page on your website or to make sure search engines find every page. Why Are Sitemaps […]
Should I Buy a Domain Name with Dashes in It? When buying domain names that contain keywords, I was wondering if it was better to buy the domain with dashes (hyphens) in it or without. There seem to be some pros and cons to having dashes in a domain name. Pros: Domains with dashes help […]