Effective April 21, 2015, websites that are not mobile-friendly (able to be easily viewed on smartphones and tablets) will be penalized in the search engine rankings by Google. And as we all know, as Google goes, so goes the world. If you don’t know if your site is mobile-friendly, here’s a convenient place to check […]
A client called me to ask about an offer he got from a company that specializes in search engine optimization (SEO) and wanted to ask if he should take the offer. He forwarded me the promises that the SEO company was making so I could see what they said they could do.
A prospective client called me recently to discuss his need for a web site. As we talked, it came out that he was working on a painting that he wanted as his front page on the site. The site was not one to advertise his painting…it was to promote a book he was writing! And […]
Once upon a time you could build a website in HTML and leave it there. People would come to visit and get information, and that’s all you expected. But the Web has evolved into a place where websites almost take on intelligent life. At least that’s how it feels to me as a web developer. […]
Almost everyone in business knows they need a website, but most people don’t know what is involved in the process. The first step toward a website is a domain name. Buying a domain name is easy enough. Coming up with a GOOD name that is AVAILABLE is the hard part. You need a name that […]
Panda and Penguin were updates which changed part of the algorithm, but Hummingbird has replaced the old algorithm and it’s the biggest change in 3 years. It’s not just a major update or refresh, it’s an entirely new ranking algorithm. This latest news comes hot on the heels of Google’s announcement that in future, all […]
