Articles posted in March 2006

1 Mar 2006

Why Isn’t My Site Top Of Google?

One of the most common questions asked by clients is 'Why isn't my site top of Google?' This is totally understandable but explaining rankings in search engines can be a mystery. This article attempts to discuss some general principles to improve rankings. Read more

2 Mar 2006

Internet Explorer 7

I've been testing out the new Internet Explorer 7 Beta for a while now and I must say that most if not all of it is very good. For a start the security is much better but as a designer I can't get over the quality of the rendering. It is near Mac like in quality. Read more

4 Mar 2006

Google Sitemaps. Google opening up?

Google’s patent filing started the inevitable process of Google being more transparent in the way it conducts its business. Slowly but surely Google is beginning to help web developers to produce sites that help Google to do its job, namely indexing the internet. The Google Sitemaps site describes clearly what Google would like you to do. After modifying a config file, a bit of root access and a cron job you can be there in minutes. Read more