http://www.industryforge.com/blog Our blog of tips and insight from the Foundry Tue, 24 May 2011 15:20:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't tell you how many times I've seen a website go from obscurity in the search engine rankings up to the top for its targeted keywords after a consistent and persistent optimization approach.  We recently experienced a real struggle with a client's website that we have been trying to ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/around-the-anvil/persistence-pays-in-search-marketing/ I've spent some time today comparing Google Analytics data with the data now shown in Google Webmaster tools. I was intrigued after hearing about Google's announcement on Friday and learning that they were now offering more data in the Webmaster tools, including top search queries complete with click through ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/dev-techniques/search-friendly-web-design/google-webmaster-tools-top-search-queries/ This is the first time we have done a software review on our blog.  We have been experimenting with a variety of software systems and thought we would give this a try.  You can download a free trial of both Advanced Web Ranking (software used for search engine ranking and ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/reviews/reviewing-advanced-web-ranking-and-advanced-link-manager-software/ I just had to write a quick blurb about the astute post written a few weeks ago by Brent Nef, a brilliant Laboratory Lingo contributor.  His article on pubsubhubbub,  is ahead of the curve on technology trends and how they relate to Google and its tools and services.  Recently, Google ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/dev-techniques/search-friendly-web-design/pubsubhubbub-is-an-example-of-web-3-0-you-better-know-what-it-is/ 1. Write Good Page Titles and Headings Make sure that you use keywords that people are searching for in your page's header tags (i.e. h#: where # is a number).  Also, be sure the H1 tag on each page accurately describes the page's content. Good headlines are good for your ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/dev-techniques/10-easy-tips-for-better-search-engine-friendly-web-design/ After working closely for a number of months with the wonderful people over at Perry Homes, located near Salt Lake City, Utah, we are excited to announce the launch of the new PerryHomesUtah.com website.  The new site features Perry Homes' conveniently located communities and a gorgeous portfolio of gorgeous homes.  ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/around-the-anvil/industry-forge-launches-new-website-for-perry-homes/ Are you easily distracted by technology? Do you troll the Interwebs looking for the latest whatsit or whatchamacallit to try? Have you promised yourself just 5 more minutes on the computer and later find an hour has passed while you research some esoteric feature that might or might ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/dev-techniques/tech-rambling/tech-rambling-pubsubhubbub/ Every so often, we at Industry Forge take interest in news stories with technical subjects.  This one in particular helped us remember how important it is to double check calculation functions before deploying new code into production.  Yikes! $23 quadrillion is a lot of money! The poor developer ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/fun-wacky/id-like-to-buy-europe-on-pump-4/ Here is a brief synopsis of how this article explains how you can create user friendly and search (SEO) friendly headlines: Make it simple for users by forming clear and descriptive headlines. Don't try to be too tricky or clever (unless your goal is to entertain). Break up the page with subheads for ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/dev-techniques/creating-user-and-seo-friendly-headlines/ Check out the geeky timestamp on this post! This only happens once...unless we implement a new system of reckoning time. If you can't see the timestamp for some reason, it is 12:34:56 07-08-09. I know, not the most essential piece of information you've ever come across, but ... http://www.industryforge.com/blog/fun-wacky/great-time-to-be-a-geek/