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Web Design Tidbit – July 27th, 2009

Tips and Tricks, Web Design Tidbit on July 27th, 2009 2 Comments

Cheat sheets can be time and life savers. Even if you develop websites all the time there are probably more than a few html tags or CSS techniques that you forget on a regular basis. For me it’s the font-style property.
Even if you are a CSS and html rockstar (like yours truly!), it doesn’t hurt [...]

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SEO Tidbit – July 13th, 2009

SEO Tidbit, Tips and Tricks on July 13th, 2009 2 Comments

Once in a while an SEO tool comes along that becomes absolutely invaluable and so priceless that you ask yourself how you ever survived without it. One of those SEO tools that occupies a primary spot in my SEO tool belt is the SEO Blogger Plugin from Wordtracker. SEO Blogger allows you to do keyword [...]

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Web Design Tidbit – July 6th, 2009

Tips and Tricks, Web Design, Web Design Tidbit on July 6th, 2009 No Comments

Creating a print stylesheet from scratch can be a time consuming matter and is more often than not overlooked when nearing the end of a web design or development project. One of the quickest and easiest ways to deploy a print stylesheet is to use the Hartija CSS Print Framework.
This is not an end solution [...]

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SEO Tidbit – June 22, 2009

Natural Search Engine Optimization, SEO, SEO Tidbit, Tips and Tricks on June 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Many designers, developers, content managers and webmasters forget to utilize text or body copy for navigation and internal linking structure. Part of a strong optimization process involves capitalizing on your content for in-content or contextual links which link to pages deep within you site.
Use good anchor text that relates to the page you are linking [...]

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Web Design Tidbit – June 15th, 2009

Tips and Tricks, Web Design, Web Design Tidbit on June 15th, 2009 No Comments

Ever need to quickly create a tab for a navigation element? With the Tab Generator it is quick and easy to generate any kind of tab you can imagine. Download it as a png and import into your design. As it says on the website – Tabs have never been easier!
See you next week for [...]

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SEO Tidbit – June 8th 2009

Natural Search Engine Optimization, SEO, SEO Tidbit, Tips and Tricks on June 8th, 2009 No Comments

Do not allow your administration page to get indexed by the search engines
With this one simple line added to your robots.txt file you can avoid having your content management system (CMS) administration or login page indexed by the search engines.
Disallow: /admin/
Note: change “admin” to whatever directory or page has your CMS login on it. For [...]

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How to Write a Website Design RFP

Web Design on June 2nd, 2009 7 Comments

We’ve seen our fair share of RFPs (Request For Proposal) and it seems as if all of them miss one or more important elements. Elements that we, the web design service provider, need to know in order to respond. So I have included our recommendations for writing a website design (or redesign) RFP. We hope [...]

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How Much Does a Website Cost?

Business Intelligence, Web Design, Westward Strategy on April 27th, 2009 1 Comment

It is something we get asked all the time and it is akin to asking “How much does a house cost?”. Sure there are ways to determine some kind of median price point, but just like with a house the number of variables that affect the price are almost infinite. You need to ask yourself [...]

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Why Do You Blog?

Business Intelligence, Natural Search Engine Optimization, SEO, Strategic Planning on April 16th, 2009 1 Comment

Over the last couple of days I have spent quite a bit of time reviewing business blogs and compiling business blogging recommendations for several of our clients. Because many of our clients are local, a large portion of my time was spent reviewing the local business blog scene (including many of our competitors) and I [...]

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Becoming a Google-Approved Qualified Professional

Pay Per Click Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Westward Strategy on April 9th, 2009 3 Comments

I’ve been working on Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising campaigns for a little over 4 years now. I started dabbling in the online marketing space while working on a side project and quickly realized that I wanted to explore this advertising channel more. Along the way I have learned many things about ad structure, optimization, [...]

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