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Another moment in bad twittiquette

<pulls out soapbox, steps up on top, begins rant…> I am TOTALLY blown away by how inconsiderate so many tweeple can be! The eternal optimist in me wants to assume that their rudeness is nothing more than ignorance in disguise.
What’s got me in a kerfuffle you might ask? Let me give you the scenario, see [...]

Marketing 101 – English Teacher in Japan reminds us it’s not hard | Smith’s School of English Soap Box

Love this short article by an English Teaching Franchise Owner in Japan. The majority of us get soooo hung up on Marketing online, that we often overlook the simple marketing things that have worked for all businesses for millennium!
A nice surprise at my sports club | Smith’s School of English Soap Box.
Way to go Derek! [...]

Don’t be a twanker: twitiquette

Read a great article today @ CTV.ca: CTV.ca | Don’t be a twanker: Common sense should rule with Twitter.
The adage of don’t complain cause no one wants to listen, has, does and will always apply in any social setting, including online social media.
A rant or pet peeve is one thing, but simply whining about your [...]

3 SEO Myths Shattered | Blogging Elements

Good post by Ashwin, which brings to light a couple of issues that we’re constantly dealing with as SEO’s.
3 Wordpress SEO Myths Shattered | Blogging Elements
I feel it important, however to point out one possibly dangerous flaw. His first statement regarding Meta tags not being a must.
He is correct in his explanation that for SEOs [...]

RDFa and a Practical Semantic Web

If you’ve no clue what RDFa is, no problem. If you’re not sure, no problem. If you heard about it and want to know more, again no problem!
Came across a great article: RDFa and a Practical Semantic Web which really helped clarify many confusions that I had regarding RDFa, what it is and how I [...]

Can the geographic location of a web server affect organic SEO

Got this as a tweet out from @MattCutts this afternoon. I also subscribe to the GoogleWebmasterHelp’s Channel on Youtube, if SEO is your business you can get a ton of helpful tips there.
This is an oft asked question with a simple answer, yes. But pay attention when he mentions cTLDs (country extensions) they also play [...]

Meta Tags

What are meta tags? A meta tag is a snippet of code located between the <head> </head> tags in an HTML document. Defined, "meta" is the shortform of "metainformation".
Meta tags are often used incorrectly and laypeople and designers alike are often uninformed as to their meaning.
Originally meta tags were used to help "make sense" of [...]

How to create a 301 redirect

There are many ways to redirect site visitors from one page to another. However there are very few ways that are considered proper and recommended by the Search Engines.
The 301 Redirect
By far, the most Search Engine Friendly way to redirect from one page to another is the 301 redirect. The 301 redirect, initially can look [...]

Windows Live (MSN) Messenger sending links to people on your contact list?

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 [...]

alt & title attributes

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 attributes
Purpose: text
Description: [...]