Quite clever indeed…

The 10 Commandments of Search
An excerpt: “And all the webmasters perceived the thunderings of an update, and the changing of their PageRank, and the voice of the engine, and their rankings sinking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.”

… from a great post by Skitzzo on the SEO Refugee Blog.

Ever wonder how to SEOify your WordPress install? Here’s the code I used in my WordPress theme to use custom fields for description and keywords meta tags. The down side to using this method is that you have to modify it for any new customized meta tags you want to use. I really only wanted to customize the description and keywords meta tags, so this worked out great for me. (more…)

Today, I presented Web Basics for Artists for Maureen O’Hara Ure’s ART 4980 001 Senior Studio Seminar class at the University of Utah. It was fun to meet all the students and hear about their artwork. My presentation covered the following topics:

• HTML & CSS Basics
• Web 2.0
• Optimizing Graphics for the Web
• Personal Web Pages on home.utah.edu
• Other Free Website Resources
• Setting Up with Your Own Domain

Key Points

• HTML can be created using a simple text editor and free resources from the UofU.
• On the web, images are measured in pixels. The dpi of an image is pretty much irrelevant until ink hits paper. Small file size is important.
• There are many free resources for posting web pages, blogs, pictures, and media online.
• To setup with your own domain, you need three things: 1) domain name registration, 2) web hosting, and 3) web pages.
• When setting up a web page, keep search engine optimization in mind from the beginning. For example, add your bio to Wikipedia.
• If you decide to purchase web design services from a freelance designer or an agency, be cautious and just make sure you are comfortable with the service agreement you enter into.

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