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714 is compiled by our managing partner Richard Kauffman from his research on various topics related to creating websites that meet communications goals.The information presented is organized by topic. Each topic includes links to tools, tutorials, reviews, or articles written by some of the most knowledgable people in the field. We hope you find the resources helpful and welcome your feedback.
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2009 February 22 • seo, toolsRobots.txt Overview, Generator, & Analyzer
tool: SEObook.com compiled a 6 page robots.txt primer and added a robots.txt generator and robots.txt analyzer to their suite of free SEO tools.
[credit: SEO Book.com]
Quarkbase - Everything about a Website
tool: Quarkbase is a free tool to find complete information about a website. It is a mashup of over 30 data sources and many algorithms gathering information from Internet on various topics like social popularity, traffic, associated people, etc.
[credit: WebAppers]
Section 508
article: Wades through the jargon and delivers the tips you need to ensure the websites you build are compliant with the federal laws and guidelines for web accessibility.
[credit: SitePoint.com]
PageRankChecker
tool: PageRankChecker is free and comprehensive Pagerank lookup tool with a host of options to choose from. You can check page rank for multiple pages, check page rank of an entire site using XML sitemap, or check page rank of all the links emanating from a particular URL.
[credit: MakeUseOf.com]
Block reading
article: How we read on the Web. Gerry McGovern says we don't scan a page, we scan blocks or sections of it. Breaking the page up into various sections or blocks and then scan within these areas.
[credit: elearningpost]
SEO Starter Guide
PDF download: Google has released an official Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide. It doesn’t include any of Google’s algorithm secrets, but it does cover Google’s best practices for title tags, meta tags, URL structure, navigation, content, anchor text, headers, images and of course, Robots.txt, making this a good way to review the basics.
[credit: Hack WordPress]
SEO Guide for Designers
article: An SEO guide for designers who want to learn about making it easier for websites or blogs to be found by search engines. Including basic tips that you should be practicing to optimize your site for search engines.
[credit: Web Designer Wall]
URL Rewriting for Beginners
article: A beginner's guide to URL rewriting, with plenty of examples.
[credit: ILoveJackDaniels]
Know Your Site
sample chapter: Extract from the forthcoming book, the Website Owner’s Manual. Paul Boag takes a look at some of the simple things you can do to gain a fuller understanding of how your website is performing, both for your users and in a broader sense.
[credit: Digital Web]
Google Analytics Tips
article: Search Engine Journal has compilied a huge list of Google Analytics Tips.
[credit: WebAppers]