Design Adaptations

They say nobody reads websites. Instead, most people scan the pages they visit. I can buy that. I don’t remember the last time I read an entire web page from start to finish. I may start out strong, but before I know it my eyes are jumping down to the next heading. Then again. Jump. [...]

Those dirty spammers are getting too smart. Even with excellent tools such as Akismet, keeping that junk at bay is a constant battle. The latest tactic I’m seeing (which Akismet will not catch) is the one-word comment such as “cool”, “interesting” or “nice”. None of these words could be justifiably added to a blacklist, so [...]

Being a good writer doesn’t mean memorizing the dictionary or all the rules of writing. You don’t need the latest, best or most popular tools. Hemingway himself used only a simple Moleskine notebook. Part of being a good writer (at least as it applies to blogging), does mean freely incorporating your personality and style into [...]

If you’re new to blogging or Search Engine Optimization, you’ll soon discover some fundamental truths:

it requires patience and a lot of experimentation
it’s difficult to test and measure effectively
it’s very time consuming

Though I’m not a guru by any means, I have learned a few tricks about improving SEO that may help you get started with a [...]

Optimizing for the search engines is often at the forefront of every site owners’ mind, but what about the search on your own site? If you offer search functionality on your site (and I don’t know why you wouldn’t), why not add some “curbside appeal”, and really make it usable for your visitors? Small tweaks [...]