You may have noticed that Facebook has been making changes lately. For those of us who want to feature unique content on FB, especially for our business pages, there was the option of using FBML (Static Facebook Markup Language); Some time back this option was removed, which resulted in a variety of I-FRAME Apps to…
I’ve written a lot about SEO and optimization in general, and here is one more related post since I often get questions on what I’ve done to get such a high search engine ranking. Like my last post, I wanted to provide you some statistics to help illustrate why these are important. Ample Pages and…
It is well known that creating, optimizing, and promoting content are the keys to achieving more website traffic and leads. In this regard, to compete in today’s online market every business should consider having a blog in addition to their regular website, and every business should employ the popular social media options. There are a…
I’ve talked some about parked domains in the past, but since so many of my clients are confused on this subject, I wanted to provide a bit more information. The first thing to understand are that parked domains are additional domains which you host or have pointed at your hosting account by a domain registrar…
There are times where you will need to redirect a URL to another, and considering that there are lots of methods of redirection, and lots of questions about the best method, I wanted to offer a few thoughts on this. Firstly, we need to look at the common reasons for redirection. These are: Moving to a…
A question that often comes up for the website designer is when is it necessary to change a domain name, and upon changing, what is the best method to link to it? Firstly, as a rule it is generally not a good idea to change your domain name if you have an established web presence…
This post is one more about system maintenance, and more specifically, how to remove files that have their permissions locked. My assumption is that many of you, like me, will install a variety of applications to test if they will be of benefit to you. As a designer, this is especially necessary, but I periodically…
Ok, so when you hear an “SEO Company” tell you something that sounds too good to be true, it probably is. For those of you looking to outsource your SEO efforts, here’s a quick list of times you should question your SEO consultant or online marketing agency. Question getting links by auto-generation of content or…
If you’ve been thinking Mobile, I expect you’ve been questioning if it is better to have a dedicated mobile site, or a responsive XHTML site? Well, there are advantages to both, and here is some info to get you up to speed. First off, the general rule of thumb is that if you have an…
One of the services I offer my clients is a custom business card. A custom card is an effective way to represent the look/feel of your website, or any look you think will best represent your company. And since I will periodically get asked questions on how one can make their own cards, and to assist you…