Re: [WSG] Expected behaviour of links to external websites
Please remove me from the WSG mail-serv. I am no longer in the Website business. Thank you for your support in the past. God Bless, Keith Steinacher Chief Bottle-Washer On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Patrick H. Lauke re...@splintered.co.uk wrote: On 21/12/2011 17:14, David Hucklesby wrote: Excellent points. If your reason for wanting to open a new window or tab is to be helpful, I suggest telling your visitors about the right-click option right there on your web page. Ah, but then do you also need explain about tap-and-hold context menus on touchscreens? Or about keyboard shortcut equivalents, for all browser/OS combinations? And for those who do know, does it not sound patronising? It's a difficult balancing act, and I generally take the - maybe hardline - attitude that it's not our job to educate users about how to use their browsers. As long as our site works for them, we shouldn't require them to learn new commands/ways of working (this reminds me of my many futile attempts to get parents/wife/friends/colleagues to correctly use features in software...and then being reminded of http://xkcd.com/763/ ) :) P -- Patrick H. Lauke __ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com | http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ __ twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke __ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] SEO, fact or fiction
I don't really understand your question. On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Michael Horowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are the SEO issues in web standards? Michael Horowitz Your Computer Consultant http://yourcomputerconsultant.com 561-394-9079 Keith Steinacher wrote: What I meant by 1 set fee was I'll get you top rankings on all search engines and fix all your woes for $99.99!! Charging by the page or per hour (as I do it) is more legitimate. Some projects you can't really charge by the page though. I have one client who's site has 600,000 pages or more. I'm not going to go through it page by page. At that point it becomes necessary to make the SEO of a site more dynamic. While anyone can learn how to do SEO from a book or an online class, it doesn't necessary mean that they can take your site (of any size) and make it number 1 for a canned fee. Anyone that tells you that is not to be trusted. On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 6:07 PM, dwain [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/4/08, *Keith Steinacher* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't pay much attention to anyone that says they can solve all of your site's problems for 1 set fee. why not? i charge by the page and do the seo myself. there's a free class at: http://www.gnc-web-creations.com/seo-optimization.htm dwain -- dwain alford The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression. Kandinsky *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *** -- Keith Steinacher Chief Bottle-Washer *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** -- Keith Steinacher Chief Bottle-Washer *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] SEO, fact or fiction
What I meant by 1 set fee was I'll get you top rankings on all search engines and fix all your woes for $99.99!! Charging by the page or per hour (as I do it) is more legitimate. Some projects you can't really charge by the page though. I have one client who's site has 600,000 pages or more. I'm not going to go through it page by page. At that point it becomes necessary to make the SEO of a site more dynamic. While anyone can learn how to do SEO from a book or an online class, it doesn't necessary mean that they can take your site (of any size) and make it number 1 for a canned fee. Anyone that tells you that is not to be trusted. On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 6:07 PM, dwain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/4/08, Keith Steinacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't pay much attention to anyone that says they can solve all of your site's problems for 1 set fee. why not? i charge by the page and do the seo myself. there's a free class at: http://www.gnc-web-creations.com/seo-optimization.htm dwain -- dwain alford The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression. Kandinsky *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** -- Keith Steinacher Chief Bottle-Washer *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] SEO, fact or fiction
I think that they are useful, but I am biased because I am a SEO Consultant. However, we are not all created equal. I wrote a very short article on this that you can read here: http://www.mustainconsulting.com/docs/prs2007novdec.pdf Basically, you need to research a SEO professional, just like you would for a marketing firm your company planned to use. Do they have experience? Who are some of their other clients? Do their services seem gimmicky? I wouldn't pay much attention to anyone that says they can solve all of your site's problems for 1 set fee. Each site, depending on size and competition, may take more or less work to optimize. While meta data and content are important, there are other factors that are involved. You can take care of a number of your site's problems on your own. The real talent of a SEO professional is letting them do the complex analysis of your site, the competitors you have in your market and what other things you could be doing to boost your site's relevance with search engines. I hope this helps you in making your decision, but remember, choose wisely. Even asking for a free basic analysis, where they tell you what the problem are, not necessarily how to fix them. Then, if you are satisfied with the analysis, you can pay them to put together a report of the remedies. Keith On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:01 PM, Dannielle Chun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Weberati, First, apologies to the list if this discussion has been had before, I'm newish here. I'm interested in how you all feel about SEO experts? Me, I'm old fashion and tend to rely on meta tags to content ratios and link exchange. Am I being naive? Or are the following types of promises more valid than free tools like this one:- * http://www.submitexpress.com/analyzer/ * ... let me undertake an SEO health check of your site. Just a quick look at your site tells me immediately that it is not presently optimized for search engine performance. A professional SEO report will ensure you change the right things in the right way. The report will identify the best phrases to use to improve your organic ranking and get maximum free traffic. Using specialist Search Engine Optimisation tools I will identify the optimum keywords for your business. I will document where your site currently ranks in the top 100 results for each keyword and allocate a percentage difficulty to each of them and advise you (objectively) on which words to integrate into your copy. I will ascertain your current link strength/popularity and advise how you might improve that and provide detailed recommendations on HTML title elements, meta tags, navigation structure, use of Flash, correct code validation and much more. It is the best investment you can make before changing anything on your website. Thanks! Dannielle *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** -- Keith Steinacher Chief Bottle-Washer *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
