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Why Do I Care About Web 2.0?

CSS-Hoster — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:24:03 +0000

Web 2.0 is one of the latest crazes running amuck on the internet. It is cropping up in web sites and the topics of conversations from web designers - to site engineers - to user interface deconstructionists. It is powerful and useful, and it is anything but new.

Normally when someone today talks about Web 2.0, what they are speaking about specifically is the use of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML or more commonly named AJAX. AJAX uses a blend of several web technologies that have been around for quite a while, but is now becoming a standard and methods are compliant across most popular and industry standard web browsers. You can use Web 2.0 applications in Internet Explorer, Netscape’s last browser, Fire Fox from Mozilla and even in Opera. (more…)

Give props… get respect.

CSS-Hoster — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:25:58 +0000

How much advice do you take from SEO blogs and articles on the net? If you are like most Search Engine Optimizers then you spend a decent portion of your time fingering through the countless pages and opinions online about how to rank quickly, avoid the ‘sandbox’, and stay the heck out of the supplemental jungle. Well now riddle me this Batman, how often do you find the hidden answer to all your questions? Yeah, us too.

Well for what its worth, here’s a tip that has been debated around our small group of Hostseeq.com peers for a while now – and now we have clearly seen that this makes sense and it works, as you will too. Tip: Create relevant outbound links to sites with good/high ‘trustrank’. (more…)

Why am I still getting Spam?

D-Rex — Tue, 01 May 2007 21:09:36 +0000

According to Entomologists, ants and termites have been at war for the last 250,000 years. Spammers and those folks in charge to keeping spam out of your email inbox are locked into a similar battle. While it’s been less than 15 years since spam began to plague the Internet, the likelihood of a solution being just around the corner is slim. Let’s take a look at the current state of the anti-spam war machine. (more…)

Can I can tell you how to make a better website?

D-Rex — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:10:18 +0000

Not many people like to be told what to do. I sure don’t. And if someone is telling me how to do my job, I am am likely to become that much more defensive. So I understand if I ruffle a few feathers with the following ideas/tips/guidelines. Go ahead; cuss me and insult my heritage. If you can get past my absolute arrogance and actually consider these five ideas, you may be able to improve your websites or decrease your website maintenance workload. (more…)

Search Engine Optimization and Kissing Google’s Butt

CSS-Hoster — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:16:34 +0000

As a web site developer and amateur search engine optimist (right?) I am fully aware of the importance and ultimate need of giving Google’s butt a big old sloppy kiss. Place one hand on each of Google’s large round O’s and dive right in. It is understandable why many people feel this way, and are slighted by facing the fact that Google is playing a major role in a large percentage of web surfers and researchers. (more…)

Hoisting Sails and how it relates to Boosting Sales with Superior Usability

D-Rex — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:24:11 +0000

Every once in a while I invite some friends to go boating. As a host I want to make sure my friends have an enjoyable time. As a webmaster, I face the same challenge when designing the usability of my site. I want my readers to enjoy their experience enough to stay on my site, make a sale if possible, and hopefully, return in the future. Today I will parallel some guidelines I use in both my boating excursions and website usability designs. (more…)

Five Tips to ‘Hot-Rod’ Your Web Code

D-Rex — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:55:09 +0000

1. Separate code from html

I mix. I do. When the project or web page is minimal it makes a lot of sense to have a small amount of code in the same file as the .html. But when the project starts to grow or requires lots of code it is time to separate my code from the .html. I feel strongly about this probably due to my type ‘A’ personality that has a distaste for messiness. But I also have two ‘reasonable’ reasons for giving this advice. (more…)

More Adsense $ with Less Webmaster Time

D-Rex — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:05:26 +0000

Plenty of webmasters are making plenty of money from Goggle’s Adsense program. I certainly don’t claim I know how to get rich with Adsense. Google is tight lipped about many of the Adsense details. In addition, there are many folks out there who know much more about Adsense site optimization. What I do know, however, is that following a few guidelines can help webmasters make the most of their sites with a minimal time investment. Here are my three favorites. (more…)

Widgets for Webmasters

CSS-Hoster — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:41:45 +0000

I used to hate widgets. Truth is, I think they are cheap little toys, on par with filling a room with dolls or figurines or anything else that might make an otherwise appropriate looking room appear to be a playground for subjects of a Law & Order SVU plot.
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File Structure Fanatacism

D-Rex — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:49:20 +0000

Files. Billions of computer files. The entire computer world is composed of files. So are my websites. And your websites. All those files need to be organized. I’m going to share some of what I do and why. (more…)