There are a number of web design solutions that can cause problems for search engine optimization (SEO). Here is a small list of very common problems that designers should be aware of when setting the initial, foundation for a longer-term SEO marketing practice. AJAX based web pages: Ajax is a...
Google has replaced the old Google Base API with a new shopping API, which will allow eCommerce focused users to contribute content and products into Google's databases and build web applications from Google's databases. The shopping API program was intended to be the next generation of the Google...
Even though Google Analytics is a free web analytics program, it is considered to be enterprise level due to it's cross segmentation capabilities along with other features. Using some of the "advanced" features in Google Analytics can greater improve your understanding of website performance,...
Link building is an essential part of SEO, but many businesses try to find the quick and easy approach, which can often cause more harm than good. Google believes that both content and link building should be focused on quality, relevancy and good usability. The practice of SEO unfortunately, as of...
XML site maps are an alternative approach to site maps. In general site maps can help both search bots and humans gain a better understanding of a website--especially a complex website or an eCommerce system with a broad assortment of products. XML do have some specific advantages over the more...
Here is how to use PHP to create a permanent 301 redirect. This type of redirect tells user-agents that the webpage has moved permanently to the new, referenced location. Using 301 redirects can be a vital part of a search engine optimization (SEO) practice. In order to use this code properly, you...
Typically when Google rolls out a change in it's technology or an algorithm it does not overtly change human search behavior. This is not true with Google Instant. Search marketers have been theorizing that above all Google Instant will dramatically effect search behavior--some have gone as far as...
This article provides a simple example of using CSS to create rounded corners. Below you will also find the definitions for how to use CSS rounded corners in your own CSS. This CSS property is not full supported by Internet Explorer, but more contemporary browsers do support this property. Here is...
Any wireless network can be posed as an AT&T Wi-Fi hot spot and thus trick iPhone users into an untrusted network connection making them vulnerable to attack. Iphones can be subject to such "man-in-the-middle" attacks because the devices are preconfigured to associate attwifi as AT&T Wi-Fi...
This brief article will provide code samples for creating 301 redirects in PHP. A 301 redirect is an easy and SEO friendly way to redirect a page that has changed address. For example, if you website recently changed Content Management Systems, and the new CMS generates a different URL construct,...