Internet Explorer 8 and Site Compatibility
Microsoft just released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) last week, and we’re already seeing a lot of incompatibility issues with pre-existing websites. Microsoft is taking a lot of flak on this newest browser due to them touting it as being a standards compliance browser, but it is actually ranking lower in compliance than all the other major browsers on the scene – Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Apple Safari. Some of the main issues we are seeing are issues with Javascript and the...
Read MoreHigh Ranking Social Media Profiles
A co-worker talked you into setting up an account on LinkedIn, which you briefly did, but then forgot about it and never followed up on it further. It has a minimal amount of basic content on it and maybe you only linked up with a few other people at best. Well, that basic profile is likely now one of the highest ranked webpages for your name in Google. That’s a good reason to revisit that profile and freshen it up. Social media websites are really starting to dominate search engine...
Read MoreHow Long Has That Domain Name of Yours Been Around?
The length of time that you have owned a domain name has a some influence on how Google views your website. This is because Google wants to avoid spammers as much as possible. Spammers will frequently buy up discarded domain names and attach them to a spam-oriented website. Since these sites muck up Google’s search results, Google is a bit leary with any site that has a fresh domain name registration as it may suspect spam. Also, new websites with new domain names are not yet...
Read MoreThe Brent and Brandi Show
Last Friday was the official launch of “The Brent and Brandi Show” – a collaborative online talkshow/podcast I am doing with Brandi Pierce, a website and branding specialist located in Seattle, Washington. I met Brandi online on Biznik.com, a social networking website that is gaining popularity. Brandi came up with the idea of a co-hosted podcast and was looking for the right co-host to help out. Somehow I stuck out to Brandi and the invatation came my way. Brandi first...
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