Link value factors
12 december 2007An interesting article of Wiep Knol about the value of links in aspect of SEO. He interviewed 17 respected SEO experts about this issue of link building.
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Google Sitelinks
27 november 2007I noticed with some of the sites I work on that Google shows Sitelinks underneath the searchresults. What does this tell me? Google isn’t very specific about this.
I think it shows what Google think is important of your site. What is important then, that is what the people search for.
Can I influence these links? To some extend you can. With the Google Webmaster tools you can. You can block some of the links.
Some interesting links:
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060908-070255
http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?threadid=13667
http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/
How to Size Text in CSS
22 november 2007A list Apart is truly one of the best sites about webdesign. Almost every week there is a outstanding article. Like this one: How to Size Text in CSS.
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20 Essential Blog Directories to Submit Your Blog To
22 november 2007Good list of Blog Directories for more exposure for your blog:
20 Essential Blog Directories to Submit Your Blog To
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Eye Tracking rules by Seth Godin
22 november 2007Eye tracking rules
(some of which are made to be broken).
Tim points us to a terrific summary of lessons learned from eye tracking studies.
The highlights, in alphabetical order:
- Ads in the top and left portions of a page will receive the most eye fixation.
- Ads placed next to the best content are seen more often.
- Bigger images get more attention.
- Clean, clear faces in images attract more eye fixation.
- Fancy formatting and fonts are ignored.
- Formatting can draw attention.
- Headings draw the eye.
- Initial eye movement focuses on the upper left corner of the page.
- Large blocks of text are avoided.
- Lists hold reader attention longer.
- Navigation tools work better when placed at the top of the page.
- One-column formats perform better in eye-fixation than multi-column formats.
- People generally scan lower portions of the page.
- Readers ignore banners.
- Shorter paragraphs perform better than long ones.
- Show numbers as numerals.
- Text ads were viewed mostly intently of all types tested.
- Text attracts attention before graphics.
- Type size influences viewing behavior.
- Users initially look at the top left and upper portion of the page before moving down and to the right.
- Users only look at a sub headline if it interests them.
- Users spend a lot of time looking at buttons and menus.
- White space is good.
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Microsoft Seadragon
26 september 2007
FeedMyApp.com: Web 2.0 collection
24 juli 2007I recently discovered FeedMyApp.com. They collect all sorts of 2.0 websites and you will be amazed by the applications some have created for all of us to use. Almost daily 10 new sites are added.
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Webstandards and Big Web Companies
11 juni 2007At first I didn’t think much of Peter-Paul Koch’s article ‘Evangelizing Outside the Box: Web Standards and Large Companies‘ at A List Apart. It is very long and can be summarized in a few sentences: Large Web Companies do not promote the fact that they comply to the webstandards, with the effect that new young front-end developers are not enough aware off the importance of webstandards.
But now I’m looking for new front-end developers and it is hard to find one. Biggest problem is that they look for quick solutions without checking the consequences. They build sites with a CMS and/or with tables. TERRIBLE!!!
So I will also do my bit and start posting tips about good webdesign. Soon more…
EPIC 2014
16 mei 2007The past can still surprise. A few days ago I was talking with two friends about the internet and one of them mentioned EPIC 2014. ‘You don’t know it?’
EPIC 2014 is a project about the internet in 2014. The video was made in 2004. Watch it if you don’t know it already or watch it again because it is that good.
There is also an update EPIC 2015: