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Google’s recent announcement that they have completed their new web indexing system Caffeine looks interesting and has obviously come about as a direct result of my post about web search resources last week. I hold my hand up, just over two lines devoted to describing their search engine just wasn’t enough.

Their new faster and smarter web indexing system sounds exciting with the promise of more improvements in the months to come. It wouldn’t surprise me if they are planning to deliver search results before we’ve decided what to search for. Read the rest of this entry »

If you work with images you probably know that Adobe Photoshop is the undisputed ‘King’ of web image editing software and most web designers would gladly recommend it.

It is the 20th anniversary of Photoshop and the recently released CS5 and CS5 Extended have an incredible range of new features to help photographers, print designers, video professionals, cross-media designers, Web designers and interactive designers. You name it, CS5 seems to have it. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever paid or considered paying so called ‘experts’ to manage your Google AdWords campaign?

If so then the new Google AdWords Certification Programme could help you get better value for your money this way in the future.

PPC campaigns using AdWords or other major Pay Per Click services such as Microsoft adCenter or Yahoo Search Marketing can be a cost effective way to quickly drive targeted traffic to your site.

Mastering the techniques needed to make such campaigns cost effective can be quite a learning curve which is why many business owners choose to hire ‘experts’. Read the rest of this entry »

Ok so you know a good web designer willing to build your website. Let’s be honest it isn’t difficult, in fact you could probably build the thing yourself if you had more time.

Good web designers arn’t cheap but the one you know is really cheap and comes armed with a big portfolio of his past success.

He is adamant that he can get your site up and running quickly and seems confident he can soon have your site on the first page of Google.

As if this wasn’t enough, he’s throwing in a logo design, content management, e-commerce functionality, as many re-designs as it takes to make you happy. Read the rest of this entry »

Even if you are familiar with the term W3C compliant you may still be unsure as to why this is important or how it can affect the success of your website.

Which Side of The Fence Do You Sit

There is always plenty of debate about the potential advantages and disadvantages of following the guidelines set out by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and if you have a business website or plan to launch one, it may worth considering your own thoughts on the subject.

For developers, ensuring that a website is W3C compliant can be tedious and time consuming. There are some people who ignore or criticise W3C guidelines and others like me who believe that they present a number of benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are looking to develop an internet presence for the first time or looking for ways to improve your existing presence then these tips will help to give you some guidance toward the success you are looking for.

Before we get started let’s define what I mean so we are all on the same page.

When asked about their business’s use of the internet, a typical business owner would most likely refer to how good, or otherwise, their website looks.

If they are not happy with the look of the site then this will be blamed for the lack of success in attracting business. If the look of the site is OK then the reason for the lack of success will be put down to not being able to compete with the “big boys” or some technical reason they don’t really understand. Read the rest of this entry »