Google Implements Website Page Layout Algorithm Improvement

Thank you Matt Cutts!  This article validates the website methodology we have been implementing for our clients since 1997.  “So sites that don’t have much content “above-the-fold” can be affected by this change. If you click on a website and the part of the website you see first either doesn’t have a lot of visible content above-the-fold or dedicates a large fraction of the site’s initial screen real estate to ads, that’s not a very good user experience. Such sites may not rank as highly going forward.”   Read More about Website Page Layout

 

Nice Clients to Have…

Lisa,

I just wanted to pass on a complement on the work you and your team have done so far on our website!  The new homepage and back page designs are awesome.  We believe you have captured our intent and spirit with this design.  We can’t wait to get the entire site completed and on line!

Please pass along  our congratulations  and give a “high 5” to your entire team!

Best Regards,

Rich

Why a Mediocre Web Site Is So Dangerous

Your website is the most important place for promoting your business. It is equally important to take your online business as seriously as its offline business. Your Web site can be your single most important marketing and sales tool so make it creative and fun. Read More: Why a bad website is so dangerous

8 Website Content Marketing Initiatives for 2012

Google recently announced that they would now places a large emphasis on new content or “Fresher, more recent results”. Its an important goal to take a look at your old website content and maybe give it some fresh new content for 2012. Read More: Website Content Marketing

New Google Search Update| Why you should update your B2B Industrial Website

If you don’t update your industrial business website very often, you may want to rethink your online content strategy.
A little more than eight months after unveiling “Panda,” an update to Google’s website search algorithm that puts a higher priority on high-quality content, the search giant has announced a new update that aims to provide users with “the most up-to-date results.” “It seems to me that the biggest impact on small-business owners will be that, in some industries, it will be near impossible to get visibility with a small, rarely-updated website,” says Matt McGee, executive news editor at SEO-focused news site Search Engine Land. Read More: Google B2B Website Search Update

Looking for a few good Men (or Women)

We are a fast growing company looking for a website developer/programmer/hand-coder that is passionate about website design & SEO! For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please do not email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website. http://michigantechnologyjobs.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-91499.html

Website Usability: Designing to overcome behaviour barriers

As website designers, we invest a lot of time and energy in helping businesses make user friendly website tools, services, systems, and processes. I think of the obstacles that these questions present as behavior barriers, and I believe that if we want to have a bigger impact on the lives of the people that we seek to understand and design for, we need to get better at helping people overcome them. Read More: Optimal Website Usability

Improve Your Website’s Usability | 7 Best Practices

Writing content for web users has its challenges. Among them is the ease with which your content is read and understood by your visitors (i.e. its readability). When your content is highly readable, your audience is able to quickly digest the information you share with them — a worthy goal to have for your website. Below are a handful of dead-simple tips and techniques for enhancing the usability and readability of your website’s content. Read More: Website Usability