35 Steps to Make Site Search Engine Friendly From the Start
I’ve talked a lot on this blog about the evolution of SEO and how it’s no longer about seeing how many times you can fit the same keyword phrase into a […]
Does Your Website Design Make a Good First Impression?
Your website is one of the first impressions that someone will get of your business. This means that the design of your site—how it looks and feels, how visitors interact […]
Give Your Website Regular Check Ups
If there is one constant on the internet, it’s that things change constantly. While many businesses design a site and leave it alone, it is rare that some force, internal […]
My Beef with Mark Cuban About About Websites and Marketing
OK, I have never claimed to be the smartest person in the world, or even in the room at any given time. And I certainly don’t think I’m smarter than […]
12 SEO Rules to Rock Your New Website Launch
Launching a new website is supposed to be GOOD for your business. In fact, it is almost mandatory to revamp your website every few years to keep it relevant. Don’t […]
Declare the Doctype of Each Web Page
HTML is a pretty simple markup language, but as most languages go, it has evolved over time. Think of the different versions of HTML as different dialects of the same […]
How to Use Meta Tags to Improve Rankings
Do meta tags help improve search engine rankings? The answer is simple: Yes and no. Since search engines generally ignore meta tags, adding keywords to these tags really isn’t going […]
Stoney’s Top Blog Posts of 2014
Another year, another 67 blog posts. Yes, I have been quite busy (did I mention I also published a book in 2014?). But which posts really resonated with our audience? Check out my top 10 blog posts of 2014 and be […]
Say No to HTML Tables and Yes to CSS
Are you still using HTML tables to format your content layout on your website? Yeah, me too, and I hate myself for it. Truth is, I’m just too lazy to […]
21 Things Every Web Developer Should Do
If only Ferris knew what was ahead. That quote comes from much simpler, and slower times. With the web and all it’s related technologies, we have seen life change faster […]
Questions Every Web Developer Should Ask
When it comes to websites, there’s a history of disconnect between SEOs and web developers. An SEO is concerned with optimizing usability and site structure. A web developer is concerned […]
Dear Developer: Building a Website Isn’t Good Enough, It Has To Be Marketable, Too
Dear Web Developer, Let me start off by saying that I am simply amazed at your skills and abilities. The fact that you can take what appears to be random […]
SEO First, Web Development Second
The thought that you should SEO your site before you even develop it seems counter-intuitive, and in many ways, it is. But, not entirely. I’ve been an SEO for over […]
SEO 101 – Part 7: Everything You Need to Know About Site Architecture and Internal Linking
The following series is pulled from a presentation I gave to a group of beauty bloggers hosted by L’Oreal in New York. Most of the presentation is geared toward how […]
Solvable Dynamic Content Problems
Years ago dynamic websites posed significant problems for search engines. While the engines have come a long way since the early days of dynamic website development, there are still some […]