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The Secret Benefit Of Accessibility Part 2: A Higher Search Engine Ranking

An additional benefit of website accessibility is an improved performance in search engines. The more accessible it is to search engines, the more accurately they can predict what the site's about, and the higher your site will appear in the...
Trenton MossDecember 08, 2004

How Web Design Can Affect Search Engine Rankings

Uniquely built web sites can create unique issues when promoting your site on the search engines. From a basic 3 page brochure site, to a corporate site with hundreds of dynamically generated pages, every web site needs to have certain design...
John MetzlerDecember 08, 2004

Give Your Website A Chance

I often wonder how serious people are when it comes to their websites. I thought that most everyone knew that the phrase "Build it and they will come" no longer applies on the internet but I'm not sure how many people really believe...
Elizabeth McGeeDecember 07, 2004

Score BIG With The Search Engines - Maximising Your Site's Potential

I often get asked, "How do I improve my site's performance in the search engine's." or "I have a small budget, how can I compete with the larger sites." It can seem daunting when you type in your key search term and you...
Steve AshtonDecember 06, 2004

Open Source Free Software De-Mystified

Did you know that the most powerful software and web applications are all free? Yes that's right, just about every commercial software or web application you know of is most likely available as a free Open Source project/clone."Why...
Jared AlberghiniDecember 06, 2004

PHP and Cookies; a Good Mix!

IntroductionCookies have long been used in PHP scripts, and are a very useful function. But what exactly are cookies? Maybe you have used then, but you still don't know exactly what they are. Or you are completely new to cookies?
Dennis PallettDecember 06, 2004

Choosing the right web host

Whatever type of website you want to host, choosing the correct host can be tricky. Most hosting companies offer you more than you will ever use, their sales staff recommend high-end packages for small websites.
Philip WylieDecember 03, 2004

Now you have a Web site. Have you ever heard of accessibility?

An accessible Web site is easily approached, easily understood, and useable for all. There are accessibility standards set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium, which all sites should adhere to as much as possible.Web site owners should be aware...
Del MaxwellNovember 30, 2004

PHP On-The-Fly!

IntroductionPHP can be used for a lot of different things, and is one of the most powerful scripting languages available on the web. Not to mention it's extremely cheap and widely used.
Dennis PallettNovember 28, 2004

You've Got a New Website, But How Do You Get Folks to Look at it?

I took a look at a new Website recently in response to a request for a site review on one of my favorite forums. And, while the appearance was pleasing, there wasn't really much there.
Robert ThompsonNovember 27, 2004