Learning HTML and other basic elements of web design is not as difficult as you think. You can create your own amazing websites and manage your own domain. To be successful at web design, you must have a passion for computers plus creativity and artistic talent. You can learn web design on your own or take special web design classes to get you started. Start with the basics. Be sure you … [Read more...]
What Do Search Engines Look For?
February 5, 2008 - By
When optimizing your website for search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN, it is important to know what they are looking for. If you spend a lot of time developing a web page without considering what search engines are looking for, you are potentially wasting your time. While search engines evaluate many criteria, the two main factors used when determining a website's importance are content … [Read more...]
How to Build One Way Links to Your Website
February 5, 2008 - By
One of the most important factors search engines use when ranking your website is your site's link popularity. While many know they need to increase their link popularity, not everyone knows how to do so efficiently or effectively. More than a numbers game, the type of links to your website are also important. A one-way link is when someone places a link to your site on their website without … [Read more...]
Ethical Search Engine Optimization
November 28, 2007 - By
Optimizing your Web site is extremely important if you want to be ranked well in the search engine results for your particular keywords. Most site owners focus on the technical aspects of search engine optimization when they are improving their sites. If you own a business and want to maintain your reputation, you should also consider the ethical aspects of search engine optimization. While … [Read more...]
Vlogs: Blogging at 30 Frames per Second
November 28, 2007 - By
The advent of blogging was brought about by the synergy of free hosting services and widely available technology. A few years later, cheaper video cameras and video editing software were thrown into the mix and we saw the next step in blogging – video blogging. Video blogs, shortly known as vlogs, are basically blogs whose content is primarily video. Aside from that variation in content, … [Read more...]
Busting Through SEO Myths
November 15, 2007 - By
Search engine optimization is a must if you want a business Web site that is an incredible marketing tool. Search engine optimization can draw in more targeted traffic and help you make more sales. However, there are also many myths out there about what search engine optimization can and cannot do. If you know these myths before you forge ahead with your optimization efforts, you can make the … [Read more...]
Podcasts: The Sound of Bloggers
August 7, 2007 - By
Podcasts are digital media, usually audio, that are transferred via syndication feeds such as RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Once downloaded, podcasts can be listened to on computers and portable media players. The term ‘podcast’ is a play on the words ‘broadcast’ and ‘iPod’ – broadcast, to highlight the qualities that it shares with other broadcast media and iPod to acknowledge … [Read more...]
Blogs: The Digital Diary
April 25, 2007 - By
Blogs are basically online journals, maintained and updated by any number of individuals or groups. Content in blogs is predominantly text, although bloggers have been known to include other forms of media. Blogs usually have a topic or a subject, such as the ongoing development of a program, but many bloggers prefer to keep their blog flexible by letting the topics develop freely. The … [Read more...]
An Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
April 2, 2007 - By
Cascading Style Sheets or CSS as they are commonly known, is a method of adding styles (such as font, font color, font size, spacing) to a collection of web pages or documents. CSS was originally designed to solve a set of problems. CSS was created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as the two most recognized browsers (Netscape and Internet Explorer) were continuing to add new attributes … [Read more...]
