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The World Wide Web Consortium, also known as the W3C, is the organization tasked with setting and maintaining the international standards for common Web scripting languages, such as HTML, XHTML and cascading style sheets (CSS). Their web site offers several valuable tools that assure that a Web site is compliant with international coding standards. First and foremost is the W3C HTML and XHTML code validator.
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Search engine optimization is not rocket science, but it does take a degree of dedication to stay on top of the continually changing environment. Every Web site owner desires improved search engine rankings, but very few actually dedicate the time and expense necessary to structure their Web sites, pages, content and other elements for improved
search engine rankings. That’s actually good news for those who do make an effort, because it keeps the level of competition down.
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When starting an e-commerce Web site or any type of business on the Internet, selecting the very best domain name can sometimes make the difference between the success or failure of the business. This task should therefore be given serious thought and not performed haphazardly.
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When a non-technically inclined web site owner speaks with an experienced programmer, technical jargon frequently enters the conversation. Some programmers do that intentionally, just to show off their expertise. For others, it is just the way they talk because they are immersed in a technical working environment. If you get confused talking with IT people, you may find this jargon guide to be handy.
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A search engine spider called BecomeBot recently appeared and is causing problems with some e-commerce sites. The spider is identified by the BecomeBot User Agent. This can be easily identified by checking the User Agent section of Webalizer, AwStats or whichever log file analysis software you use. If the BecomeBot spider is hitting your site, you will see it near the top of the list. Here is how to deal with it.
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