tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27069345616323631952007-11-05T15:11:33.878ZNumber 14Blogger23125WebsiteDesignSeohttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-44709964499435224622007-05-28T11:42:00.000Z2007-05-28T11:42:41.343Z

Visitor friendly website design

#11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-26466658552834328322007-04-16T19:04:00.000Z2007-04-16T19:08:40.172Z

P'd off with PayPal? Now Google are offering free checkout facilities until 2008. After that it can still be free under certain conditions (depending on your AdWords spend). https://checkout.google.com/ In any event, it is encouraging to see an alternative to PP :) The Google Checkout seems to require JavaScript enabled, so if you use noscript, allow checkout.google.com

#11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-63449136981300153342007-04-14T11:12:00.000Z2007-06-04T19:18:42.183Z

There's now a better post here: blogs-success-for-seo-beginners added today (4th June 07) :)

#11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-12516171669735683862007-03-03T15:20:00.000Z2007-03-03T15:27:46.799Z

Torka wrote: What I like about WP is that it's not just for blogs. It can be used as a "straight" content management system with the addition of just a few plugins.In other wrods it can run a whole website. A good example of this is her own site: http://www.nineyards.com/ Previous posts: blogger-onsite-blog , custom domains(free hosting)

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Recent posts Posts made since the previous archive: Google UK seeks Linux Engineers sitemaps for blogs Duplicate content on blogs Custom domains rule! repetitous content - beginners concerns wiki search engine 3 column CSS template Custom domain Free Blogger hosting Blogger - onsite blog

#11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-17139487605631477962007-02-23T15:18:00.000Z2007-02-23T15:28:18.506Z

During the month that Windows Vista is released, it is interesting to see the sudden prominence of advertisements by Google U.K. for Linux engineers. Jobs devolving from Google HQ is encouraging (and many individuals and businesses in the UK use some or all of Google's tools and services), but is it just coincidence? Probably, but one can always hope (for a Google sponsored Linux desktop) :)

#11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-20325588787572092572007-02-11T15:51:00.000Z2007-02-11T15:51:31.814Z

Anon wrote: 'How can I get a sitemap for my blog?' #14 replies: You tell me! Seriously, without endless (risky) trickery, I don't think you can. There are many reasons why you can't (blogs generate endless internal extra pages, Yahoo and Goooogle can't be bothered to help, ...) and a few reasons why you needn't bother. Firstly, Yahoo require a sitemap to be uploaded to a specific url, and

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-53685247872903884482007-02-07T16:59:00.000Z2007-02-07T17:02:43.710Z

Here's a useful and authoritative post on the tricky problem of duplication. This post, hosted on Google's Blogger, will be duplicated here. Automatically! It goes into a monthly archive and the main page, as well as this post. The article: Duplicate Content Problems Only For The Weak | Marketing Pilgrim #14

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Custom domains rule! Following on from the Custom Domains post, I've tried it out as a community blog, and it is so easy to set up. It has one major advantage over sftp publishing (apart from the free hosting!), it uses the latest Blogger functionality, so all the post urls and labels can be part of your template. Adding these by hand to the older Classic templates is a chore. All you need to

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repetitous content - beginners concerns There's an excellent article on a webmaster's concerns about repetitious content (which is unavoidable in their trade), Google backlinks and a marked difference between their results on Google search and Google datacentre. repetition in content, backlinks and google After you've read the article, I'll add my tuppence worth! When you do tons of work to

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-56064122413416597852007-01-17T14:32:00.000Z2007-01-22T16:42:32.652Z

A search engine especially for wikis has been launched. It's in beta, but works fine so far. www.wikiseek.com Where it is short of relevant results it fills up the page with results from other search engines (it looks like Google, but doesn't say). The volunteers and contributors at wikipedia make a (successful) effort to produce a good site free from spam and excessive promotion, and I was

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-80701649218346044422007-01-12T15:55:00.000Z2007-01-13T10:48:11.871Z

CJ, You can do any number of columns, split into rows if you like, using CSS. Without using tables. The "float" property seems easiest. I've tried it on IE6, Firefox and Opera and don't see any problems. It has the advantage that CSS can offer alternative output for hand-held devices which a table couldn't. Using float to define the position of a div means you can't set the width using %,

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-5109470183836804692007-01-08T15:44:00.000Z2007-01-08T15:50:24.611Z

Custom domain Free Blogger hosting Following on from my adventures into sftp of this blog from blogspot to my own domain, Blogger have launched yet another option which may well appeal. Blogger still host the blog, they supply all the bandwidth and all you need to have the blog listed under your own domain is to register a domain (typically about £2 a year UK, £5 for .com, if you bargain hunt),

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-81584454727818063242007-01-02T13:44:00.000Z2007-01-02T13:47:59.822Z

Blogger - on-site blog Yes, Anon. Transferring the blog to my website has proved a good move. There's quite a bit of work to do, redoing all the template design the way I like it, but that's good practice, and you can start a new (temporary) blog on which to try things out. Now the move is accomplished I've re-enabled comments and removed the email address! I hate spam ... #14

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Recent Posts Template variables in Blogger The Google supplemental index Domain registration at Google Using a blog without a database Using background images on webpages #14

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Having transfered my blogs onsite, the templates need doing again, so I'm testing all the options to see what they do:- (deleted) #14 Recent posts: blog without database SEO articles P.S. That really didn't work. What did work was to start a new blog, do every conceivable experiment, then transfer the results to the blogs that matter. Then delete the experimental blog. :)

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-42996512948704994372006-12-22T15:53:00.000Z2006-12-22T15:57:15.823Z

With moving my blog onsite (from blogspot) I've temporarily lost the feed to the search engine guide. Here's a good post that we may have missed as a result. Google supplemental index "the phrase "Supplemental Result" in green text on the bottom line" is bad news #14

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-36191629560194342332006-12-19T12:12:00.000Z2006-12-19T12:15:55.105Z

Domain registration at Google There's an interesting thread developing on this forum about Google's plans to deal in domain names. http://www.webmasterworld.com/goog/3189358.htm Quote - Google's service will charge a $10 annual fee and only handle addresses ending in four suffixes _ ".com," ".net," ".biz" and ".info." Any comments?

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SEO Articles The articles that had been posted before this blog was launched can now all be viewed here - SEO articles Topics covered include - Hiring SEO Professionals My answer to a common question... Search Engine response times for new sites / content - MSN, Google, Yahoo compared. Free Search Engine Optimisation - Free Tips & Tools - Free Tools that check Links & Search Results.

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-65287114016221440982006-12-17T16:49:00.000Z2007-01-05T16:22:21.592Z

Recently I was asked about alternatives to WordPress from someone whose web host doesn't support it (no database). I replied - ftp Blog to website Anon, As you can't host WordPress (since your host doesn't support a database) you can probably use beta Blogger and ftp the blog into your site. I suspect that a blog ftp'd into your site will run faster for visitors using dial up, because

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-16226420757663827522006-12-16T13:28:00.000Z2006-12-16T13:31:52.942Z

Free SEO website tools Free SEO Website tools a page that I'd posted before I started this blog #11

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-46858173230829568762006-12-16T11:09:00.000Z2006-12-16T11:14:55.047Z

Here's a post (that predates this blog) on Using background images in web pages. There are some implications for how search engines see your page that need to be born in mind. #11

Number 14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706934561632363195.post-13153541225777690352006-12-16T10:38:00.000Z2006-12-16T10:39:48.021Z

testing

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