December 19, 2006
Ordinarily, I try to resist participating in the various memes that periodically tear across the digital landscape. This time, however, I’m left with no choice because I’ve been tagged by the likes of Brian, Cesar, Yuri, and Russell.
Oh, and I also think the “5 things you didn’t know about me” approach makes for good reading 
Without further ado, it’s time to get your curiosity fix for the day!
December 17, 2006
There are tons of bullet point items on the proverbial SEO list, but one item in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest in terms of its overall effectiveness.
This key SEO component is so powerful because it serves both search engines and people. Oftentimes, we become so involved in site building details that we lose sight of the ultimate truth here—search engines, without people, are basically useless.
So, how can you give the search engines killer juice and provide something captivating for the end user at the same time?
By constructing dynamic, descriptive <title> tags for each page of your site.
December 15, 2006
A few weeks back, I was reading up on monetization tactics over at Shoemoney, and I noticed a strange post that he had up regarding this space-age bean bag chair.
Well, I’ve gone and done it this time. After nearly a month of operating with three different feeds (asides, articles, and both), I’ve decided to switch everything back to one feed for the following reasons:
Subscribe now and tune in as I dish out crucial, do-it-yourself info on how to build a dynamite Web site.
December 6, 2006
As a Webmaster, one of the things you always need to be aware of is how well your the pages of your site are interlinked. This is a crucial factor in overall search engine performance, and simply assuming that your architecture is robust enough to handle this definitely not the route you want to take.
Over time, you will likely accumulate tons of pages, and as this happens, the odds of certain pages getting buried to the point of becoming nearly inaccessible tend to go up.
To combat this, you can generate an XHTML sitemap that contains links to every page of your site.
December 5, 2006
So you’re not sure if your site is really getting indexed like it ought to. You’ve got a couple of options here. You can:
Experience has taught me that relying on hope to generate results is about as effective as trying to get in shape without lifting a finger.
And since we don’t have a magic pill here, I think it’s best that we try something we know will help our site get indexed by our friends at Google, Yahoo!, and MSN Search.
Today, you’re going to strike up an ongoing conversation with the search engines by adding an XML sitemap to your soon-to-be-awesome Web site.
December 4, 2006
Ever since I launched the new design here at Pearsonified, I’ve had the opportunity to learn about the little Web site tweaks that can make all the difference in things like:
One thing that these little tweaks have in common is that they tend to be extremely easy to implement, especially if you already have a bit of experience under your belt. Another, more unfortunate thing that they have in common is the fact that they are not as widely known or practiced as they ought to be!
