Optimizing Your Website for Google

January 26th, 2007

Blogging, SEO, Web Design

Recently, when I switched from Typepad to Wordpress earlier this month, one of the first things I did was load the Google Sitemap Generator plugin, which creates a Sitemap of your website for Google.  This is a great way to help Google find everything on your website.
The second thing I did was check out Garry [...]

Is Your Favicon Costing You Money?

January 21st, 2007

Web Design

Having a favicon is an important part of any website, as it highlights your brand, giving the eye immediate recognition.  To me, having a favicon is an important part of maintaining a blog, so I wrote a post explaining how to add a favicon to your blog.
While checking out one of my favorite websites, Quick [...]

Social Bookmark Icons for Blogger?

January 17th, 2007

Blogging, Web Design

While scanning my feeds today, I ran across a post that I think a few of my readers with blogs on Blogger will appreciate.
Geeks are Sexy has posted a way to simulate the Noteable Wordpress plugin for Blogger users. It comes as a zip file (like the Wordpress plugin) and you’re given step [...]

Blogbar – Free Blog Search Engine

January 14th, 2007

Blogging, Web Design

About a week ago, I moved over to the new site my post explaining how to Add a Search Engine to your Blog by providing the exact code needed to add a search engine to your website or blog.
Thanks to a comment tip from Sandy over at Purple Wren, I was pointed towards Blogbar, which [...]

Get a Free E-mail Icon!

January 12th, 2007

How To, Web Based Apps, Web Design

If you have a website and want to spice up the look a little bit, there is an E-mail Icon Generator available for free if you use GMail, Hotmail (MSN), Yahoo! Mail, America Online, or a few other services. You can visit the website and have a e-mail address logo generated for your personal use.  [...]

Adding a Search Engine to your Blog

January 6th, 2007

Web Design

Over the past few months I have done a popular series of posts about adding various search engines to your website. Having a search engine on your blog is a must have for any serious blogger. The average blog will usually keep roughly 5-10 posts available on their [...]