Once again I have had the opportunity to see some appalling handling of images which will have a devastating 'hidden' long term effect on the (sort of) well known Port Elizabeth based web site in question. Yesterday, we both received the same article release with some stunning images - the release and images alone totalled just under 5 megabytes of disk space. As I do with every article submitted to MyPE, I chose the keywords that I would optimise for, as well as optimising the 9 images … [Read more...] about Dear Port Elizabeth Web Site Owners, Please listen carefully
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The Reason Why Google Loves MyPE
Back in the old, pre social networking days we based the creation of MyPE on one very important piece of advice that is echoed in the words of the head of Google's web spam team, Matt Cutts; "Try to make a site that is so fantastic you become an authority in your niche" And, since that day, we have slavishly dedicated ourselves to only carrying news and business listings that are targeted towards Port Elizabeth and the 041 dialling code area. Hence my small frisson of excitement upon … [Read more...] about The Reason Why Google Loves MyPE
SEO Explained in 3 Minutes
We at MyPE often get asked how we manage to consistently rank on the first page in the Search Engines for Port Elizabeth related terms. Often I just answer by saying; "Through a lot of hard work!" But with the plethora of social networking sites being touted as the best thing since peanut butter and bacon sandwiches many web site owners seem to have lost the plot and are spending more time on making people like Marck Zuckerberg rich than focusing on their own web sites - watch Facebook the … [Read more...] about SEO Explained in 3 Minutes
A Valuable Lesson for This Winona Chiropractic Center (and Brett)
I can empathise with Brett Terpstra, a web designer who waited almost four years for money owed to him for a web design job that he completed for a Winona, Canada, chiropractic firm. In desperation he changed the web site as below, the image went viral and loads of controversy erupted around his actions. Brett should have done what he has now and just taken the site down - see http://winonachiropractic.com/. In the interim the chirpractor that Brett had a beef with opened another practise … [Read more...] about A Valuable Lesson for This Winona Chiropractic Center (and Brett)
R500 000.00 for Web Hosting? I Think I Speak With Authority Here
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has a tender out for: Web hosting, infrastructure and management - this tender falls under the category of Goods and services - Value exceeding R500 000, including VAT. The period for which the calculation of value exceeding R500 000 is not clear though. I presume that the tender ONLY refers to the physical and infrastructural requirements for hosting on the municipal web site/s and NOT to the actual running of the web site/s and keeping them current as … [Read more...] about R500 000.00 for Web Hosting? I Think I Speak With Authority Here
Stuff Away Sunshine
Back in the day when Yahoo was still king of the throne and websites were designed with nasty table layouts, Ariel or Comic Sans fonts and just really crappy colours you could get away with keyword stuffing. You could stuff your site with all the keywords you could think of and become king of the hill in no time. And today? Nope, no more keyword stuffing. Today the story is much different, Google runs the show and with good reason. If you want to be on top of the ranks, you will have to earn … [Read more...] about Stuff Away Sunshine
Got The Site But No Bookings?
As a web designer I often get contacted by people saying that they don't think that their website is performing well online. Most often they say that they are not getting enquiries, sales or bookings. The term for this type of interaction between users and websites is called "conversion". Conversion is when a user converts from being just a visitor or reader to someone who makes contact either by making a booking, requesting rates, buying a product and even something as simple as making a … [Read more...] about Got The Site But No Bookings?
