After having re-designed iKreativ completely from the ground up I recently decided to run a simple SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) test to see how far, and how fast I could climb the Google ladder.
So, the test. To get the highest possible listing for 3 specific search terms, ‘Web Design Oldham’, ‘Graphic Design Oldham’, and the broader search term ‘Design Oldham’ in under 1 month.
The techniques used are very simple, straightforward, and most of all, honest.
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Well, I decided to buy a Netbook in the form of an Acer Aspire One. Seems like a great little machine, 120GB HDD, 512MB RAM, Dual Core 1.6GHz Intel Atom, and a built-in Webcam. It even comes pre-installed with Linux!
The default installation of Linpus ( basically Fedora Core 8 ) is perfect for what the machine is designed for; web browsing, emailing, messaging etc.. but as a regular Linux user the default install just wasn’t enough, it was just too restricted for my taste.
So that was that, off I went and downloaded the USB / Network install ISO of my favourite distro, OpenSuSE.
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Invalid HTML code which has errors within it can affect your search engine ranking. Some Web Designers, and clients alike don’t always realize how much simple page errors can cause a search engine spider to incorrectly index a page or skip the page altogether. Checking your code and links is always a must.
Bad code can hurt your site with the search engines in several ways. Search engines score a page by looking for relevant terms in key HTML components in specific places within a document. If they don’t find them because of typos or other mistakes, the spiders can downgrade your page or leave without reading your whole page.
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