[2 Aug 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
13 SEO Best Practices – Google’s Guide to SEO

SEO Factors that determine the rank of a website is one of the most sought after information by Web Design Companies, SEO consultants or anyone with an interest in website marketing.  All in all, Google considers over 200 factors to rank a website on search results. Some are more important and hold more weight than the others.
The internet is full of articles and tutorials on how you can improve the rank of your website on Google. In fact there is so much information on SEO and website marketing in general, …

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Usability, Web Design, Website Management, website design »

[30 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]

Website wireframe is an important tool in web design. It is an excellent way to plan the structure of a website before creating the actual design of the website. Wireframe is a prototype of the design that is created during the early stages of the web design process. It allows us to visualise the organisation and structure of a website before commencing work on the actual web design. Most website wireframes consist of simple line sketches that show the placement of elements on a website such as logo, tagline, introductory …

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Link Building, SEO Tools, Social Media, blog »

[19 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | ]

Do-follow blogs are blogs where links in your comment are counted and you receive maximum SEO benefits for participation. Many blogs use a special “no-follow” attribute in their comment links that prevents search engines from indexing or following the links. This reduces the benefits received from commenting on discussions.
Do-follow blogs on the other hand do not use the “no-follow” attribute in their links. This allows search engines to index the links in comments and pass page rank accordingly. As a result, commenting on these blogs offers improved SEO benefits.
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Link Building, SEO Tools, blog »

[17 Jul 2010 | 6 Comments | ]
7 Reasons to Comment on Do-follow Blogs

One of the main techniques to improve the profile of your company’s website on the internet and search engines is to improve the link profile of your website. The number of back-links to your website from other related websites and web pages is one of the most important factors for ranking higher on search engines like Google.
Search engine optimisation and Internet marketing experts use a number of methods to improve back-links to a website. Commenting on blog posts related to your niche, is one such method to generate quality …

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Social Media, blog »

[7 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
5 Reasons to use comment tracking Tools

Bloggers do not only spend time in writing articles but also spend considerable time on reading posts and participating on other blogs. People often participate in discussions via comments. Commenting on blogs is also used for PR and brand awareness. Comments are also excellent research tools as they allow you to track discussion and response on certain topics.
There are many reasons why you would want to track you Comments. If you participate in discussions and leave comments professionally, for example PR, marketing or SEO, then tracking your comments is vital …

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SEO Tools, Social Media, Tools, blog »

[5 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
6 Ways to Track Your Comments

Tracking your comments can be time consuming and difficult. Although some blogs include a feature to notify you when a new comment is added, keeping track of all places you comment can be quite challenging.  Fortunately, there are tools that can help you to track your comments on blogs.  To find out more about the benefits these tools offer, read our post on “5 Reasons to Use Comment Tracking Tools”.  As a Web designer, I often participate in discussions by leaving comments on posts. Without these tools to track my …

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Search Engine optimisation, Top 10 Tips »

[30 Jun 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Web Design for SEO – 10 principles to consider

SEO is a continuous process that starts from web design and continues beyond the launch of your website. In the long run, SEO is primarily focused on off-site techniques such as link building and social media optimisation. However the importance of on-site factors should not be discounted. Although SEO is an independent field, it works hand in hand with web design. Core on-site SEO principles are applied at a web design level. This article lists basic SEO methods that every web design should include. Most Web design companies will gladly …

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website design »

[28 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]

The list below includes 10 great places to find web design jobs. There are many websites and job boards targeting vacancies related to web design. Companies all over the world use these websites to source creative talent including web and graphic designers. Web designers will find this list useful to find full-time, contract or freelance jobs.
There are many articles and blog posts featuring job boards for web designers. A majority of them however, only list positions based in USA. Although some of the sites in this list target US jobs, …

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website design »

[25 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]

Applying the essential principles of good web design discussed below can help your website achieve its objectives. There is little doubt that businesses today must have a website in order to sell products or services. However due to growing competition, a well designed website it itself is not sufficient to meet your objectives.
Essential principles of good web design are important to turn your website into a powerful marketing tool. Different elements of your website should focus on encouraging potential customers to avail of your company’s services. Although it is important …

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Top 10 Tips, Web Design »

[25 Jun 2010 | One Comment | ]

There are many ways to improve your website. In order to design a website that is superior to your competitors, you need to make sure your website has the right qualities required to succeed. Whether you are designing a new website or simply updating your existing site, you can benefit by following the simple web design techniques listed below.
The following techniques cover basic  principles in web design that can be applied to all websites. They are not very technical and easy to implement by anyone with basic knowledge of …

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Content, Social Media, Top 10 Tips, blog »

[24 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]

The title of your blog post plays an important role in determining the success of your article. We all know how important blogging is to a business. As a web design company, blogs are an integral part of our website strategy. We can go on about the benefits of blogging but this article is not about that. What is important is that we understand the importance of compelling titles and its impact on the long term success and popularity of the article.
We can never measure the full impact a blog …

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