Tweet by Mike Mills Understanding the internet fundamentals will help you in appraising a domain name. Criteria for evaluation Top level domain names (TLDs) are very important. This sets the memorability of the domain, good TLDs express a more professional and experienced business. COM, NET, and ORG are currently the most credible and best known…
Tweet Have you ever had a web page that has been saved from Microsoft Word? It usually is full of styles and endless repetitive parameters. Here’s a new on-line tool that can be used to remove it all. The clean up HTML tool works by stripping unnecessary tags and styles from the code. You choose…
Tweet After you visit a site and find yourself staying awhile, what makes you stay? A sense of humour helps. Flashy graphics are nice. But the fundamental traits that make a site work are more elusive. Here are 5 characteristics that can help you tell the difference between a great web site and one that…
Tweet Why do designers use small text? In my experience with graphic designers I have noticed a common trait that often appears in their designs. I’m not just referring to web design, but many others applications, such as, business stationery and marketing materials. You can try to understand how designers arrive at a final design…
Tweet We are all test dummies in one of the worlds largest experiments. Google shows different versions of pages to users and records their response. This data is important for improving the search service. By gauging the users preferred search options Google can refine the search results page and ultimatley the speed of their service….
Tweet Yahoo will be rolling out some changes to their crawling, indexing and ranking algorithms over the next few days. There may be some ranking changes and page shuffling in the index. What effect will this have current and future indexes? For more info and discussion visit Yahoo Search Blog
Tweet Web sites are complicated, no matter how big or small, so how do we really know their true status on the web? For a start, consider the homepage as there are at least 7 inspection points to check for search engine suitability. How can we be sure that a site’s investment is maximising returns?…
Tweet Google tops the brand list, according to BrandZ’s top 100 brand ranking for 2008. For the second year in a row with an estimated value at $85,057 million, Google leads other heavyweights, such as GE, Microsoft, China Mobile, IBM, and Apple. Source: WebGuild
Tweet Reason # 1 – Out of date information Your customers prefer up to date information. Search engines revisit your site when content is freshly maintained. Reason # 2 – Too Flashy We are not adverse to using flash technology, however, while Adobe estimates the penetration rate for Flash may be as high as 98%,…
Tweet The following list will allow the creation of your web site an easier task and provide for better look and performance. What are the objectives of having your website? Define its purpose. Describe your ideal customer profile? This will help design graphics and the flow of information around your web site. What market research…
