Thanks I will pass you info along to some webmasters related to this.

Thanks,
Rick

Web Design/ Search Engine/ Web Master Resources/ Ecommerce

We link back from our Article directory section(s): http://www.visionefx.net/articles/index.html...

I help to manage a site that has been copied/stolen on 5 different occasions from spammers overseas.

The site has over 20,000 pages and is a target for people looking to steal content to run their...

We trade site-2-site, placing your links on pages PR 3 to PR5

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We link back...

Q&A VB.NET and Truncated Email - 2 Examples

http://65.36.227.70/actmailer/

We have a scheduled task which runs every 5mins and sends pending email campaign.
The script has been written in...

We have a scheduled task which runs every 5mins and sends pending email campaign.

The scipt has been written in VB and following is the code which actually sends the mail:
set mailer =...

ManicCW

Here is the string we are using (C#)

System.Drawing.
Image image1 = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(Server.MapPath(imgfilepath + actimgFilename));
System.Drawing.
Image smallimage =...

Wow- that was quick. I am a designer researching this for my programmer -- who is too slammed to research this. We are trying to keep the highest quality for uploaded photos, much like www.flickr.com...

Anyone know of a work around in .Net to retain the highest possible resolution of a photo or image after compression or resizing?

thanks- will check it out.
Rick

Makes sense to me! To para-phrase one of Google's founders;
"Every time you create a link,” Google founder Larry Page told the hushed audience, “you’ve created a citation. But if you just try to...

Thanks for the reply. While I agree this particular client will definitely complain. I am trying to figure out how to hide the image on-load and have it appear when fully loaded.
(or)
Create a...

I am developing a site that has scrolling images under a static image. (cut-out of woman). I need to nail down the static image so it does not move when resizing the browser or when clicking from...

This past Friday I meet with a client for a site redesign. We were looking at websites on her 17 inch flat screen. Her monitor was set at 800x600. I'm guessing that she was at least +55 year of...

Super! Thanks for the post. Now I have another big site to reference when I discuss design with my clients.

Hey - dont shoot the messenger. I just delivered the news... good, bad or in different. :eek:

I am manging links for a great fitness site.
http://www.cardiocoach.com

This site gets good exposure.

Here is the linking information:

<a href="http://www.cardiocoach.com" title="Cardio...

YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT HEADLINE. :eek:

Google will try to convince a judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the heart of the company’s business: its methods for indexing and ranking...

I do not have any shoe related, but that can always change as I take on new clients.

Thanks,.
Rick

When I post or trade a link I first consider the following;
'Is this web site going to be of value to someone who visits my website'.

Frankly, I do not care if the site has a Page Rank of '0' or...

much better!
Use color and boxes to separate content.
Examples of a web site I redesigned last year:
http://www.visionefx.net/sellingpower/

Please send me your linking code.
Thanks,
Rick

sorry- I had thought some of them did not require link back - at least that is what I was told.

Yes agreed.
I keep several pages of links for these tasks. The pages are not meant for aany SEO function on my site, but they are links that I have collected over the years and make avaiable to...

http://smarty.php.net/

I feel so ashamed :(

Yes- most definitely!! SEO is time consuming and tedious work. Some days I feel like outsourcing some things myself - particularly web clients who have extremely competitive (key-search phrase) sites.

I just noticed that Yahoo's homepage redesign frames nicely at 1024px. I grabbed a screen shot and it appears that the width is 952px (give or take a pixel)
http://www.visionefx.net/test1.htm
...

Please let me know if you are interested. I am looking for link trades for
web design, logo design, graphics, user navigation, usability, standards, search engine optimization, web content...

http://www.visionefx.net/articles/website-marketing-resources.htm
Could put you here in my reference list

(opps I meant this post for http://www.chunkypig.com/directory...

Drop the point size of your text in the center boxes. Say if its 12px, try 10 or 11px. All your text is the same size and competing for my eyeballs.

Maybe punch-up the boxes a bit for more...

Add a nice graphic header versus the text.
Overall the layout is a simple easy read which is good ~ but not very memorable.

Think outside the box. Look at other well executed designs for...

Clean simple easy to navigate.
Your site immediately communicated to me what it is all about.
Good branding!

Rick

Hiring an SEO to evaluate your site is a good idea. Someone to check your links, content and structure. But that's it. Don't hire an SEO with the expectations of getting great SERP's for organic...

The problem is that too many people create sites that algo chase one factor or another of the algorithm, and when the weight is altered for this factor, they have to move onto another to shore it up....

Here’s what Google says about PageRank.
"The heart of our software is the PageRank (™), a system for ranking web pages developed by our founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University....

Go to the local book store. There is actually a Dummies series book called SEO for Dummies. It has good basic information for learning white SEO and what to avoid.

Also buy John Battels book on...

Check out McDar
http://www.mcdar.net/GoogleUpdateRecord.htm

Yes I have pages for this ~ but you will have to email me because the links are on my site and the bozos at Dani Web will think I'm spamming. Send email to rick@visionefx.net

Thanks,Rick

You could accomplish this effect with Java Script!