Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Content is King

"Content is King" is a frequent mantra used in the web industry. What this means is the more useful and interesting content a website has, the more successful it will be. People will make repeat visits to compelling websites. This is especially true if a website is constantly adding more and more content on a regular basis, be it articles, tutorials, news and opinion or whatever.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Online shopping behavior

Ecommerce-Guide.com editor James Maguire summarizes the differences in online shopping behavior between men and women as "women scan and men dig." Men tend to shop in a focused way by doing a lot of research, jumping to different sites, comparison shopping, and reading reviews. Women tend to "window" shop; they want to easily scan and see what else is available in a similar category.
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Monday, July 20, 2009

PDFs

Adobe Acrobat is freely distributed and allows users to read Portable Document Format (PDF) files, which is the de facto digital standard for document viewing and publishing. For creating PDF files, PrimoPDF offers a free PDF creator that allows you to create high-quality PDFs by converting from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and virtually any other printable file type. Download it at PrimoPDF.com.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Google Alerts

Google Alerts is a free service that monitors Google search results, Google News, and Google Blog search based on your choice of query or topic. Alerts are sent as emails to your email inbox. Some handy uses of Google Alerts include: monitoring a developing news story; keeping current on a competitor or industry; or keeping tabs on what is being said about you or your business.
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

SERP

SERP stands for "Search Engine Result Placement." The SERP is the rank your web pages obtain in a search result page when a user types in certain keyword into a search engine, such as Yahoo, Live Search, or Google. A high SERP is good.
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Webmonkey for Kids

Children interested in web design can learn more at Webmonkey for Kids. The purpose of Webmonkey for Kids is to show children what is possible with the Web and to teach them how to begin creating their own sites. Webmonkey for Kids offers lessons, projects, playground, and tools. Learn more at webmonkey.com/webmonkey/kids.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Microsoft Press

Microsoft Press publishes books that enable you to benefit the most from Microsoft tools, technologies, and programs. Microsoft books focus on technologies such as Microsoft .NET, Office, Windows, developer tools, and Microsoft products used at home or in the office. Learn more about the hundreds of titles offered by Microsoft Press at microsoft.com/learning/books.
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