WordPress isn't exactly Google when it comes to searching. The system is long overdue an overhaul, but while we wait for the never-arriving necessity you can still get much more out of your WordPress searches. Today a programmer client asked me something that I thought [...]
When building a website, from time to time it's necessary to redirect the non www. version of the website to the www. version, especially since you're then less likely to have two versions of your website in the Google SERPS. And since a web client [...]
While I wait for some time to free up so I can completely revamp this old effort of a website, I thought it was about time to share another great little CSS3 snippet that will really help with some design ideas. Slanted Header Elements Slanted [...]
If you're having trouble getting Google Maps marker clustering working on IE8, this little snippet may be of use. A client recently came to me with an issue whereby Google Maps were showing the clusters on all browsers except Internet Explorer 8, but it's usually [...]
Recently a client had a problem with a Google Map that had controls that were squashed and looked broken. Fortunately this is an easy fix, with a little CSS hack. Try adding the following to your CSS and the controls should look as intended. .gmnoprint [...]
From time to time it's nice to be recognised, and that's exactly what's happened as I was nominated and subsequently won a Scoot Headline Award for my work in the SEO industry, and in particular citing my article, The A to Z of SEO, as [...]
It would be fair to say that Google had a mixed year in 2013. In fairness there are a lot of things they did very well, Google+ being one of them, but when it comes to Google Search, the company has left a lot of [...]
Speaking personally, SEO implemented the white hat way gives you a great deal of satisfaction. And with a negative side to SEO also present, it almost echoes the old diametrics of good versus evil, right versus wrong, or if you're a product of the Star [...]
Google has seen some pretty drastic search system transformations in the past year, and Matt Cutts, the head of Google's web spam team is often the anchorman behind the breaking news and other important developments in the SEO industry. And through the Googlewebmasterhelp channel on [...]
If, like me, you've had the necessity to redirect WordPress tag pages to another page or pages for SEO reasons, you might have found a number of different methods to do this. It's actually a relatively simple process, but it's also one that's essential to [...]
Do you want to become a web developer? If you're looking to become a good web programmer or web developer, like most things there are ordinarily two ways people will go about achieving this. As with learning any subject you have the option to: 1. [...]
Since Google's Hummingbird landed it would be fair to say that things have taken a very different direction where content writing is concerned. “Semantics” quickly became the new buzz word in SEO circles, but despite Google's new semantic methodology, things really haven't changed that much [...]
Web Programmer For Hire – Am I Talking About YOU? Good web programmers are and have always been difficult to come across. I've encountered a number of programmers in the past 18 years of web development and I can honestly say that not one has [...]
Much has been made of Google's Hummingbird and its all new “intent” methodology. Google claims it knows what you're looking for and it will evolve into something to behold. So while I can understand Google's optimism for a brighter search related future, I do have [...]
As many of you will know I'm a web programmer and without sounding egotistical or arrogant I consider myself a pretty good one. Google certainly thought so too, since it ranked me on page one for that search term for a good number of years, [...]
If you're interested in becoming a web programmer, a vital consideration is obviously which programming language to learn. Websites today aren't usually constructed using just one language and you'll find it's necessary to be versed in a number of programming languages to really make a [...]
The A to Z of SEO This article (updated December 15th 2013) contains what I consider many of the most important factors in SEO, from A to Z, from Authority to Zeitgeist, and is based on SEO information accumulated over the past two years, drawing [...]
The following infographic of how a Google search works (courtesy of the big "G" itself) breaks down the information into its most basic form, illustrating the individual steps of the search process, from before you click the search button, to calculating the exact rankings, to [...]
Finding a web developer that's able to turn the web design concept that's in your head into a reality can be a great source of frustration - after all, we're not all like minded and on the same page - and working through line after [...]
Web Programmers and Web Developers are NOT the same thing! Those of you following my previous posts may have concluded I have a slight issue with Google's new Hummingbird update. And you'd be right to reach that conclusion. Google named it Hummingbird because it's designed [...]
Hummingbirds, Penguins and Pandas - It's all Semantics Those of you that are here after following my 'How Paid Links Can Kill Your Rankings', and Hummingbird Recovery articles may have noticed I touched upon a subject that won't mean much to most people - semantics. [...]
Why has my Google ranking dropped post-Hummingbird and how can I fix it? If you're remotely interested in SEO you've likely already been shaken by the impact caused by Google's latest update, code name Hummingbird. Google claim this is their single largest update for [...]
Google's latest Penguin update exploded into action yesterday (October 4th), the fifth such update in the last 18 months. The update is said to affect around 1% of search queries to a noticeable degree, according to Matt Cutts, speaking via Twitter. https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/386231794883780609 The Penguin evolution [...]
When people take a look at my business card, something that is often mentioned is the oversized black and white square pattern on the back of it. Of course, for those of you in the tech. savvy crowd, you'll know I'm referring to my site's [...]
Everyone these days claims to be an expert in SEO, but I bet there will be many of you who won't even realise that Google has discontinued one of the most useful and powerful tools in your SEO toolbox. Wondering what it is? I'm talking [...]
If you're looking for Facebook integration on your website, there are many tools and plugins available to help. However, configuring these add-ons can be a laborious task due to the amount of information required and the lack of information explaining how you'd get it. Hopefully [...]
Facebook Status Update Shows Old Information Recently a client of mine had an issue with Facebook and the way the Facebook Lint system picks up information concerning their website when it's shared. Obviously sharing and seeing old site descriptions or images is not ideal, but [...]
Should I register multiple domains for my website? It's a question asked to me by my clients on a regular basis, and the answer is one that's changed quite a bit as Google's complex algorithms have evolved. No longer can you fool Google with duplicate [...]
2013 is becoming more and more about typography, and with the emergence of Cufon fonts, Fontface types and Google's font library we're really becoming spoiled for choice. However, a question I am often asked is why Cufon fonts often cut off the top or bottom [...]
Moving into a New Year can be an exciting time and it is only natural that many people will look forward to the exciting new methods that will arise in their industry. There are some industries and businesses that rarely change from year to year [...]
