SEO Strategies for Increasing Visit Rates: History: Natural Link Building remains an important SEO strategy in 2013 for increasing moz Domain Authority/ Google Page Rank, Organic Search traffic, engagement, and ultimately conversions. Over the history of the internet – and in particular with the advent of Google’s Jagger, Panda/ Farmer, and Penguin Search Algorithm updates – link building as an...
It is important to make websites more attractive and interactive to users. One of the ways to do that is to add video and audio files. HTML5 introduced a lot of cool new features and tags, and some of the new tags are <audio> and <video> tags. How to Use Video and Audio Tags The <audio> and <video> tags have...
HTML5 Overview The past few days I have been consumed with learning as much about HTML5 as I can. I’ve learned about the incredible potential of this upcoming technology, and just the convenience it brings with it. From improved readability of code to improved functionality of code, HTML5 promises a plethora of exciting features, some of which are already widely...
What is Baidu? Baidu(百度) is the worlds largest Chinese internet search engine. The name “百度” was inspired by a ancient poem “…hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos” (众里寻他千百度) which represents persistent search for the ideal. A study in May of 2013 by CNNIC showed the Baidu holds 66.97% of the Internet market share in China....
In the past couple of weeks I have learned about a few different development tools that have made development here at Blueprint so much smoother! The two that I’ll cover below are very useful for styling and optimizing a website. The first helpful tool that I have started using daily is Firebug for Mozilla or just the built-in developer tools...
Using social media is becoming increasingly important in establishing and promoting your brand. As a front end developer, it is important to know the basics of social media to work seamlessly with a team to achieve marketing goals. If you have a CMS installed on your website (I recommend WordPress), you could easily install a plugin that fits your needs....
Recently, I had a chance to try out Adobe Edge Animate. As a front-end web developer, I tend to work mostly with text editors and FTP clients more than the “design” programs. It was an interesting opportunity to work with more design-type product. I had reviewed 3DCart before and enjoyed it, so I decided to do another review post. What...
WordPress plugins are some of the most exciting aspects of WordPress for me. Through plugins, developers and designers can add interactivity and functionality to a website beyond the static content displayed on a page. Whether it’s as simple as a contact form, a spam-blocker, a mini-game, or a featured-content slider, plugins are amazingly powerful tools for adding value to a...
In beginning my time here at Blueprint, I have learned a tremendous amount about web development and all that it encompasses. From HTML to CSS to scripting and functionality, there is so much that goes into a website that I had never considered, and it all works together behind the scenes to make a website functional and attractive. As I...
In this post I want to go over a conglomeration of short tips and information on fonts and typefaces. First off, many of you are wondering what is the difference between a “typeface” and a “font”. The typeface is the design of the alphabet, the shape of the letters, numbers and punctuation. The font is the digital file that contains...
