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Is someone on your contact list sending you spam? Individual links usually followed by a smily . Or has someone just told you that they are getting these links from you? Well there’s good news and bad news.. Good news is through all the research I’ve done on behalf of friend, family and clients the [...]
For anyone who does business on the world wide web it’s always good to keep an ear to the ground on what’s happening on the legal front. For the most part many of these legal decisions don’t directly affect the average website (especially us Canadians) however in a global Internet world it’s important that we [...]
Here’s a great post dealing with one of my personal favourite topics, usability. To the detriment of many sites, usability is an often overlooked aspect of web design and seo. The value of usability in the architecture and design of a successful web enterprise cannot be underestimated. Check out the article and watch here, in [...]
I came across this article which, though having many similar points to my article on linking, lays out some specifics on how to ensure good quality in-bound links to your site, check it out: Google is by far the most important search engine on the net. To rise to the top of their search engine, [...]
Known and well used by those experienced in search engine optimization, Google Webmaster Central is often overlooked by novice optimizers, web designers, and website owners alike (usually because they just aren’t aware of it). Webmaster Central contains a plethora of valuable tools to help you optimize your site, improve rankings and answer all your questions. [...]
VERY COOL STUFF!!!… So I finally got off my duff on this one, did a bit of research and finally found out how I can syndicate my blog to one of my other websites. I was hoping that I would be able to blog in one single place about whatever I wanted to blog about, [...]
Golf Kelowna! has been a client with Orion’s Web since 2003 when they came to us to redesign their initial website. A website geared to promote Golfing on at three local Clubs in Kelowna (Shannon Lake, Shadow Ridge, and Kelowna Springs) Golf Kelowna! has gone through a few redesigns, and many add ons along the [...]
There is a great amount of confusion regarding the use of the alt=”” and title=”” attributes in both web design and seo. I would like to help clarify their purpose in the web site and how they should be used. The alt=”” attribute is defined by W3C Schools under the <img> tag as follows: Required [...]
New Tecumseth & District Skating Club needed a new website when they were formed from an amalgamation of two local clubs. Beeton Skating Club being a client of ours for several years brought us the challenge of creating a logo that everyone liked, a website that would do what they wanted, and something that they [...]
It never ceases to amaze me, the number of people that are oblivious to file naming conventions and their ramifications. We have mostly Microsoft to blame for this… Since Windows 3.1 came on the scene in 1992 (previous versions 1 through 3.0 were almost invisible to the world) PC users everywhere have been able to [...]