Monthly Archives: April 2010

• Most Expensive Domain Names
  by cocles on Apr 29, 2010Leave a comment

  Being that it’s 2010, it’s safe to say the most of us have heard the term “virtual real estate”. Typically though, this refers to virtual worlds, people blowing tens of thousands of dollars on virtual real estate in a game … read more

• Tips for Improving the Crawlability of Your Website
  by Michael on Apr 26, 20101 Comment

  The best website in the world is going to have a hard time ranking if a search engine can’t navigate through it easily. Here are some tips to help you make your website more crawlable. Sitemaps – Having a sitemap … read more

• How Google Kills and Misses Out
  by cocles on Apr 22, 20102 Comments

  You know you’re onto something when the name of your company becomes a colloquial verb. Sure, this has been said before, especially about Google, but it bears repeating. Google is an enormous corporation, but with epic size comes epic screw … read more

• How to Handle Redirects with an Error Page
  by Michael on Apr 19, 2010Leave a comment

  One of the problems with having a large or old website or a site that has seen a few different versions is dealing with pages that have moved and handling redirects. Generally speaking, most sites handle rewrites via htaccess or … read more

• Does Your Website Need a Directory Tree
  by Michael on Apr 12, 20109 Comments

  One of the questions that seems to be asked regularly is does my website need a directory tree structure and should I change it to eliminate the directory. For clarity, when I talk about a directory tree, I’m talking about … read more

• A Beginner’s Web Hosting Checklist
  by J. Mattern on Apr 8, 20102 Comments

  Are you about to launch your first website or blog? If so (and if you choose to self-host), you’ll need a domain name and Web hosting company to get your site online. What should you look for in a Web … read more

• Creating a Crawlable Regional Website
  by Michael on Apr 5, 2010Leave a comment

  One of the challenges of having a large website that has content about multiple regional areas is getting all of the content crawled on a regular basis. Due to the width and depth of sites like this, getting new content … read more

• Multiple Sites and Multiple IP Addresses
  by Michael on Apr 2, 20101 Comment

  If you own multiple sites and plan on interlinking them, is it important for them to have different IP’s or different C-Block IP’s? To answer the question we really need to look deeper at a few different factors. First let’s … read more