What Are Sitemaps? What is a sitemap? The Sitemaps protocol allows a webmaster to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for crawling. A sitemap is an XML file that lists the URLs for a site. It allows webmasters to include additional information about each URL: when it was last updated,… Continue reading What Are Sitemaps?
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Web Design vs Clients
Web Design vs Clients This was sent to me by a really good friend of mine, who does commercial web design. As I dabble in web design and have done some paid work, I can totally relate. “I love it! But there are a few more changes I think we should make” Has to redesign… Continue reading Web Design vs Clients
Website Sitemap
Website Sitemaps What is a sitemap? The Sitemaps protocol allows a webmaster to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for crawling. A Sitemap is an XML file that lists the URLs for a site. It allows webmasters to include additional information about each URL: when it was last updated, how… Continue reading Website Sitemap
Cool Website for February – AirNow
Cool Website for February – AirNow With all the news about train crashes and chemical explosions and air quality, I did some digging around and found the AirNow website by the EPA. AirNow Simply enter your zip code, city, or state and the website will query the database and show you how the quality of… Continue reading Cool Website for February – AirNow
Choosing a Website Designer
Choosing a Website Designer In a previous post we talked about do you really need a website. Now we will talk about designing your website. There are many web designers out there, some professional and many not. If you choose to go with a design company for your website, then the first thing you have… Continue reading Choosing a Website Designer
A Dysfunctional Website
A Dysfunctional Website I was online looking for a part for the wife’s car. I had been to several dozen websites, with all of them stating that the part I was looking for was discontinued. It was a rather scarce part, but when I found it, I was happy and I bought it as fast… Continue reading A Dysfunctional Website
Finding Good Web Hosting
Finding Good Web Hosting Next comes the hosting for life, OK, let’s just call it hosting. I’m going to dissect the GoDaddy $6.99-a-month WordPress hosting package for this post. Let’s start with 30 GB of storage space. That is a ton of space for the average WordPress site. WordPress itself with a basic install is… Continue reading Finding Good Web Hosting
Website Design
Website Design In my last post, I talked about content, and in this post, I’m going to talk about the design itself. The first thing you need to make sure of is that your new website will be mobile-friendly or responsive. First, let me explain what this means. If someone states that their website is… Continue reading Website Design
Web Design Offers That Seem Too Good to be True
Web Design Offers That Seem Too Good to be True “We will design you a unique/custom mobile responsive website, with an unlimited number of pages with SSL, and SEO, delivered in 3 days for $200, includes a domain name and free hosting for life” Huh, what, that is impossible, how do they make any money,… Continue reading Web Design Offers That Seem Too Good to be True
The First Ever Web Page and Domain Name
The First Ever Web Page and Domain Name So what was the first web page ever made? Now that can be debated, but the first publicly available web page was made by Tim Berners-Lee at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN. If that name sounds familiar, that is because Tim is recorded as the… Continue reading The First Ever Web Page and Domain Name