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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Keyword Tool: Search Engines

When researching keywords, I use multiple keyword tools, but one of the best tools are the search engines themselves (go figure). Just type in your suggested keywords into Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc. and you’ll get some amazing results.

Results from a recent search I did came up with a list of:

Competitor websites with other listed keywords to optimize for
Online directories I can add my client’s website to
And a blog post recommending my client’s competitor

I recommended to my client to post a comment to the blog post with a link back to their website, stating to “also check out this website”. My client will get a link back to their website and hopefully more traffic as a result.

So, perform an actual search using your keywords. If you don’t, you’re missing out on many other ways to optimize your website.

Mike Swartz says, “Check it out.”

Posted by: Michael Swartz at 1:58 pm

Comments: None | Filed under: SEO

Monday, February 5, 2007
MJS Developing Exclusively CSS Websites

MJS is strictly a CSS shop now. No more tables. Why does this matter?

Ever heard of CSS? CSS or Cascading Style Sheets is a new (really a few years ago) way of designing a web pages. CSS is used in conjunction with HTML, the language of the internet. Websites were designed in tables during the first stages of internet web development. Now a new way of building web pages has emerged and MJS Web Solutions is taking advantage of what CSS has to offer us and our clients.

Developing your web pages strictly in CSS have many benefits:

It is easier to manage content, instead of code
Less code means speedier download times
It’s portable. You can deliver your content to any device. (i.e. PDA, Printer, Document, etc.)
It’s much more flexible, with the ability to create virtually any kind of interface (see example links below)

Check out some of the amazing designs that are produced using only CSS (instead of tables).

Zen Garden
CSS Vault
CSS Website
CSS Galleries

Mike Swartz says, “Check it out.”

Posted by: Michael Swartz at 9:44 pm

Comments: None | Filed under: Web Design