http://www.isiteweb.com/blog Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:10:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With so much information - and misinformation - available on the topic of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) it can be tricky trying to separate fact from fiction. Coupled with the fact that SEO changes only slightly less rapidly than the weather, it can be downright overwhelming to know where to start. So, ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2009/06/search-engine-optimization-for-newbies/ Creating graphics and posting images for your site is one fun thing to do in web development. Nothing makes your site stand out better than some great images. Graphics and images can be used for entertainment, professionalism or a visual queue. A graphic designed properly can change your visitor's outlook ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2009/05/optimize-images-for-web-development/ 7 Homework Items to Complete Before Any SEO Class Below are seven of the top items (though certainly not the *only* common items). 1. JavaScript and CSS code on the pages… If you’re using JavaScript to do any cool functions on your website or CSS for styling effects, the code for that JavaScript ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2009/05/top-7-common-seo-practices/ The following are the 9 Biggest SEO Mistakes which Web Designers & Web Developers should avoid. Splash Page I've seen this mistake many times where people put up just a big banner image and a link "Click here to enter" on their homepage. The worst case -- the "enter" link is embedded ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2009/05/avoiding-top-seo-mistakes-2/ New for 2009 is the redesign of the isiteweb website. We wanted to take advantage of some of the new features of our CMS system and some of the other web tech that is now available to developers. Some of the changes you will see is a completely new portfolio ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2009/02/the-new-website/ original article from entireweb.com newsletter What is a regional web site? A regional web page is one that focuses in on a specific area such as a city, county, state, country or area of the world. You do not have to have a regional web site to add a regional component to ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2007/08/adding-a-regional-component-to-your-web-site/ So, you have decided to put your business to work for you on the web. Your next decisions could make or break the productivity of your new web site. There are many points to consider when setting up a web site. The following is a discussion of what to consider. Professional ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2007/07/setting-yourself-up-for-success-on-the-web/ Web design focuses on appearance and aesthetics. SEO focuses on text quality and quantity. Web designers don't really like to clutter their designs with text. They prefer to see the images stand out on their own. SEOs on the other hand do not like images that much. Sure, an image ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2007/07/mihaela-lica-on-seo/ Search engine optimization (SEO) is a subset of search engine marketing, and deals with improving the number and/or quality of visitors to a web site from "natural" (aka "organic" or "algorithmic" search engine) listings. In effect, SEO is marketing by appealing to machine algorithms to increase search engine relevance and ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2007/07/seo-search-engine-optimization/ CMS, What is it and why do I need it? CMS, content management systems are relatively new in the market, and while many are still not familiar with them, they have the potential to dramatically simplify the maintenance of both websites and intranets. What is a CMS? A content management system is ... http://www.isiteweb.com/blog/2007/07/cms-content-management-system/