Tables used to be the standard for building and laying out websites. In the 1990’s and early 2000’s, css was not widely supported in browsers, so using tables for layout became a popular way to ensure cross-browser consistency. However, as browsers progressed and css became more widely supported, separating the layout from the content proved to have all sorts of advantages. Today, most websites use css to handle the layout of their site while leaving the content in the html. Yet, there are some that are left in the past because they have either failed to update their website in the past 8 years or their website developer never bothered to learn css. Either way, using tables for layout is a big “no no”. Here’s why: (more…)
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Tables are the Devil & Your Website is Hell Online
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Tip for Online Credibility: Add Your Address
Friday, July 24th, 2009Putting your address on your website tells visitors and search engines alike that you’re a legitimate company that isn’t going anywhere. It makes you more accessible and transparent which gives you an added boost of trustworthiness. (more…)
Optimizing Title Tags
Monday, July 20th, 2009Optimizing your website for search engines can be a little tricky. We’ve covered the basics in our Beyond the Buzzwords: SEO article about what’s important to search engines, but we didn’t really delve into any techniques. Here we’ll go over what’s important to have in your title tags for each page.
- Different Title Tags – you want each page to have a different title tag. Go to your website and flip through a few pages. If your site title is the same throughout (most likely your company name), you’re going to want to change that. (more…)