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Tips To Escape From The Google Sandbox

by: Miskandar Eko Sembodo


Google's sandbox is a relatively new filter that appeared to be put in place back in March of 2004. This happened after the widely publicized updates of Austin and Florida, and the implementation of what is ...

Information Architecture: Structure Your Site For Success

by Frederick Townes


There's a lot more to site design that choosing some attractive colors and a cool font. In fact, one of the most important considerations is often overlooked by first-time site owners. Content architecture. Where does content appear? Why on that page? How much is enough? What is the objective of the content?

If you haven't thought about these questions (and many more) you may get lucky, but it's not very likely. If you don't consider content architecture in the design of your site, your site won't perform at optimized levels. It's as simple ...

Why Accessibility Is Easy

by: Paul Grant


Anti-discrimination legislation did not happen overnight. Indeed, the process of inclusion for citizens of all demographics has been on the agenda of governments and human rights activists the world over for many years.

It's not a new agenda

Most policy makers and corporate watchdogs actively encourage the employment and inclusion of all people regardless of ethnicity, social or economic standing, religion, mental capacity or physical attributes.

Some countries also enforce these policies to create a fair and socially responsible business climate.

Private and public organizations likewise have long understood the importance of providing facilities for staff members and visitors with special needs, particularly in their legal place of business or operations.

Not providing such amenities would likely result in litigation, and so in many cases these companies feel compelled to address any inadequacies as a high priority business agenda.

What about the Internet?

Surprisingly many companies had not even considered the idea of ensuring their business' Internet premise was also accessible.

After all, why would a person that has vision impairment use the Internet? ...

Do You Need a Content Management System?

By Merle http://WebSiteTrafficPlan.com

If HTML isn't your thing and you're planning a website with lots of content, you might want to consider using a "Content Management System," also known as CMS. With CMS, content is stored in a database away from the site's templates, which makes it impossible to destroy the design structure of the site when editing.

CMS systems allow anyone to edit his or her website, regardless of technical skill level.
Pages can be added or changed easily without ...

Description Tag Tips

by: Scott Hendison


If your title tag is considered the "headline" then think of your description tag as the "ad copy" below the headline. A good description tag will compel the reader to visit your website.

Google cuts off the displayed ...

Deadly Webmaster Disease - SiteRightItis

by Gary McHugh


Interesting title and maybe it made you smile, however for some webmasters this is a very real condition. Do you have it? I hope not, but you can find out by reading on. Hopefully if you are infected with this disease then this article should immunize you and ensure you a long and healthy webmaster life. (I'll send you the bill for the immunization ...