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Excellent article written by my friend and collaborator, John S. Britsios from SEO Workers. Well worth the read as it goes beyond the basics I laid out in my article compairing the alt and title attributes and gives readers specific details on how it [alt] should be properly used within a website. Alt Attribute & [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]