New Dedicated UK Hosting site launched
A new CMS version of our site has launched today. http://www.dedicatedukhosting.com/ there’s a few kinks to iron out and yet we’re pleased overall. this will help allow more than one editor for the site, we’ve integrated the Billing and Support system which can be accessed through the site now, we’re including Facebook and twitter integration and [...]
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Regular Content Updates Google (and others) like websites which are regularly updated. It shows that your site has not simply been forgotten and left on the internet. It also shows that you are about your site. Update your site weekly (or more). This is where an integrated blog or news section can be really useful. [...]
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Blogs/Blogging A Blog (Weblog/Web Log) is a great communication tool. Visitors can be attracted through rich and informative content (you have arrived here haven’t you?). By linking to your site from your blog and visa versa, your traffic can be increased. This does rely on you and can be a hefty time investment if you [...]
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Site Mapping A map of your site (site map/sitemap) is crucial for both Search Engines and your users. It is basically a repository of your links which in one file can show everything you have to offer (again, for both engines and users). We wrote a script to automatically create a visual sitemap for our [...]
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Avoid some technologies Everybody has to start somewhere. I remember trying to optimise my first site for search engines. It was a site I had written about 6 months before and I was pretty yound and very uninformed. I had written this site in one of the worst WYSIWYG site design programs ever (you can [...]
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Standards Compliance This is a wider issue than just SEO. Writing compliant code can make sure that your site is accessible to those with impairment(s), your site is visible in a large number of browsers (including text browsers) and shows a level of commitment to quality for starters. Your markup (HTML/XHTML) being compliant ensures [...]
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