iPad Peek

The iPad is becoming popular enough for website developers to include it as one of their testing platforms. iPad Peek is a nifty tool that lets you see how any website will be rendered on the iPad. You can switch from landscape to portrait mode but the virtual keyboard and the buttons are just for show. It is not identical to the “real” iPad experience as Flash works and it shouldn’t.

Search Engine Comparison

Have you ever wanted to see how the major search engines compare when performing a search on the internet. Click here for a site that does a Blind Search Engine comparison http://www.blindsearch.fejus.com/

Unfortunately you cannot localise it for Australia but the resulting list will randomly vary and if you can analyse how your own website is ranking. Make sure you add a local Region/State/Town into your search. Once you vote the search engines will be revealed!!!!

The best URL for your website

URL structure is an important SEO factor, so here are some useful guidelines to keep in mind when designing your website.

Homepage (www.mysite.com.au)
When choosing your domain name, try and include your primary keyword somewhere in the name.

Additional Pages (www.mysite.com.au/[keyword])
On additional pages use another major keyword as the directory and filename for this page.

About Us Page (www.example.com/about-[business name])
The about us page is a chance to make sure your website ranks strongly when customers search for your business name. Using the format /about-[businessname] with the business name in file name will help with this.

Following these guidelines is a good way to build your SEO browser ranking for your website.

Website Navigation

Website Navigation is a very important part of designing your website. The aim is to give your customers and easy to follow consistent look and feel. When designing your navigation think about the following points.

1. Never let visitors lose your home page
2. If you have too many links consider drop down menus
3. Keep the links consistent on every page
4. Keep them clearly visible above the scroll line

Useful navigation will keep your customers happy and make it easier for them to find information in your website.

Windows 7

This release of Windows 7 has not been plagued like Vista was. Below are some new improvements and reasons to upgrade.

1. Windows 7 has beter performance than Vista
2. Better search than Vista
3. Should have less compatibility problems with additional hardware and drivers
4. Improved User Account Control - can set it to not report as much as Vista does
5. WordPad and Paint using the "Ribbon" toolbars like Office 2007

Use the Upgrade Advisor to see if your pc has the minimum requirements to run Windows 7.

SEO

Here are some simple Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) tricks you can try and use in your website
1. Try and use keyword rich url's and filenames
2. Use keywords in your title tag. This appears in the tab of the browser
3. Use heading tags h1, h2 and h3 with useful keywords
4. Write keyword rich content, but be careful not to make it a difficult reading experience for your visitor.

Shared Website Calendar

Does your website need a shared calendar? Using google's free online calendar it is easy to track important events and have them imported into your website. Goto http://www.google.com/calendar to learn more. All you need is a google account!


Get in touch at www.webtechconsulting.com.au for more information.