Meta Information

What Every Web Site Owner Should Know META Information Meta information is essentially information included within a file about that file. Confused? Well allow me to clarify... Meta information (contained in meta tags in the case of web pages) is information about that particular web page that can be used by a search engine, browser or other such application to assist in processing that particular page. Even more confused? Hmmm, I thought so. Okay, let me use an example. Let's say that we have a website such as http://bulletproofrc.com/ which happens to be a website that I publish about remote control vehicles. Still with me? Good. Contained in the HTML code are various meta tags. These meta tags contain information that tells search engines that the page is about remote control vehicles. They also have the description that I want to display on the search engines in the rare case that somebody actually finds the site on one... Additionally, there is information that tells the search engine to follow the links on the page to find my other pages... More importantly the meta tags contain information about my keywords. These keywords let the search engines know what words and phrases are important on the website (in this case words like: radio control, rc, remote control, aircraft, motor, etc...). By pointing this out to the search engine, I can help make the search engines results more accurate. This benefits me, the search engine and the web surfer. Making a little more sense? You webmaster (or you, if you are doing it yourself) should include meta tags within your pages to maximize your search results. While they are not as important as they once were, they can still help you target your results and optimize your pages. As usual, if you have any questions, post a comment below and I will try to get back to you quickly. Good luck and happy designing.

W3C Compliance

What Every Web Site Owner Should Know W3C COMPLIANCE The W3C is the organization that develops standards for the web. In other words, the W3C are the people that determine the rules regarding HTML, CSS and whatever other language a webmaster might use. W3C stands for World Wide Web Consortium. It determines how browsers should behave and how they should interpret code. Without these rules it would be pandemonium on the web. If there were no standards, websites would be written in a hodgepodge of different languages and nothing would be compatible from one browser to the next. Imagine for a moment that there were no traffic laws. You can imagine what trouble that would be. Furthermore, if you live anywhere near Los Angeles just drive around at rush hour you can see firsthand what happens when people do not obey the rules. Despite the fact that the standards are so important not all browsers adhere to them. In fact, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is one of these so called rogue browsers. Microsoft has included some HTML tags that other browsers do not support. They also interpret some HTML tags a little differently than W3C compliant browsers. Because Internet explorer has such dominance amongst browsers they can get away with this. Despite the fact that it’s nice to have extra functionality, it makes it very difficult to develop a website that is functional and displays properly in all browsers. It is up to your webmaster to ensure that your website is W3C compliant. There are many tools that you can use to help you make sure that your site is compliant. You can visit EverMoreTech.com for a list of my favorites. Remember, it's not your job to fix any mistakes you may find. All you have to do is simply point them out to your webmaster. I it is extremely important to go through every single page of your website to check for various errors including; grammar and typos, broken links, images that display incorrectly in addition to any problems caused by viewing your web page in different browsers.

What Every Web Site Owner Should Know How to make money on the web in a few simple steps... Think of something you are interested in. This can be anything really, if you know a lot about your topic of interest, so much the better. Think of hobbies, skills or things you are expert in... If you want to just ramble, fine, that works too. Create a Blog. It is easy and free. There are gazillions available. I like Blogger myself, but you make up your own mind. If you would like a step by step walkthrough Click Here, It will only take you a few minutes and you will be surprised at how easy it is. Sign up for Google Adsense (Sorry no tutorial, but c'mon, you can do it... Just read the directions, it's easy). Once accepted by Google, add the Adsense code to your blog. You will only have to do this once. Then every time you post the ads will immediately begin to display. You will earn money every time someone clicks on your ads. Google handles it all, you don't have to do a thing... Market yourself! Brag, nag, friend, follow other blogs (including mine, if you follow me, I may follow you). The more people that see your pages, the more clicks you will get. If you want to know tips, tricks and secrets to market your blog, then definitely follow this blog (Or even better, buy my book!). When your Adsense account reaches $100 Google will send you a check. Depending on how active you are and how effectively you have marketed your blog this could be faster than you think. However, if you just want to be lazy, then you may be in for a wait. You probably won't want to quit your day job, but a few hundred bucks every month can help pay those bills. That's it, that is all there is to it. It is easy to set up, free and only requires a little time a patience. The rest is up to you, are you game? Try it, and leave a comment to let me know how you did. Good luck and if you have a cool blog, I would love to follow it and maybe that will send you some visitors! Good luck~

Beware of Inferior Webhosts...

What Every Web Site Owner Should Know Beware of Inferior Webhosts... If the provider does not have enough bandwidth your site will load slowly. If the provider does not have redundant connection your site will not load if there is a problem with the Internet connection. If the provider does not have adequate security; your site may get hacked. *This is not always the cause of hacked sites. See the chapter on security. If the provider’s security is too restrictive your Web applications may not work properly. If the provider does not have adequate backup; you could lose the site altogether, so make sure you have your own. These are just a few of the possible calamities that can happen.. After the blood, sweat, tears and money that you have gone through to get your site up, a smoothly running Web host will make all the difference. Hopefully, you will just pay the fees and never have to worry about the host. You will know you have a good Web hosting company if you never have to think