Creating your own custom flash slideshow is easy when you have a starting point. Real estate agents like these, they’re the greatest. Here it is. Download the flash slideshow template at the end of this post and start creating your own that you can incorporate into your web site and wow the world. Read the rest of this entry »
NOTE – This list is NOT current anymore, read the date;)
Powering… not the right word. I power this blog but I do use some plug-ins.
Yes, this blog is built on WordPress. I’ve been asked a few times what plug-ins I use so I’ll list them out and link to where you can get them.
Here’s what I use and what they do: Read the rest of this entry »
Sloppy and unethical SEO’s are walking a fine line between competitive SEO and committing crimes.
I’m getting a lot of queries for some terms that most wouldn’t see on this site for the posts containing those words are now deep inside.
I’m also getting a lot of hits from known ip’s that are watching and waiting for an opinion or observation about a current happening in the SEO world concerning a niche I don’t work within anymore – real estate.
Yes, I’m following it. Want my opinion?
Yes, you can detect when an iPhone or iPod Touch is browsing your website, and direct them to an iPhone friendly version.
Just insert the following code in the header of your page and amend it to address your target (iPhone version) location.
UPDATED – As of iPhone Safari 2, the script isn’t accurate. The new Updated script is here.
Thanks to Chris Bailey at Used Boats for bringing this to attention and re-writing the script for us.
I’ve been irritated seeing websites that say “If you’re using an iPhone, click here” – C’mon, people don’t want to go through that and coders need to anticipate this. Seamless to users and polishes your project.
The collective wish of billions of searches.
Google Sets provides lists of what your users type into a search box to find – hopefully you.
So make your post/site/page relevant to what not only what YOU want it to be about, but those looking for you.
If I’m going to write a post that I want to rank for a given term, say… SEO – I need to Read the rest of this entry »
Many (very many) have used my iPhone web app template but I’ve added a few enhancements. Hopefully you come back to find it. It lists some tips for coding your site, corrects some paragraph layout bugs since version 1.1.1, adds custom web clips icons and is now quicker loading. It has examples built in to link to phone numbers and maps too. Oh, and audio/video files without flash.
Comments on this is closed, just refer to the original post. Enjoy the template!
Remember, if coding is intimidating, you can use Wordpress to build an iPhone website too.
Real quick iPhone and Touch developers.
If you want to have a custom icon shown on the home screen when someone makes a web-clipping of your site instead of a thumbnail of the page, it’s very easy. Not only does it polish off your efforts, it also makes the clipping more useful for your users.
It’s a two step process.
I couldn’t resist.
You all know I develop for the iPhone as well as my “real job” – so here’s the predictable follow-up article for the color picker post below.
After presenting the color picker tool, I ported it to the iPhone. I thought it would be handy for client meetings, especially for those Read the rest of this entry »
Web designers, I’m offering a color-picker tool today. It’s linked over on the sidebar for easy reference if you want to use it later.
Web designers can add this to their site for their clients. If a client finds a color palette desirable for their web site, the three RGB numbers can be used to apply actual HEX values to the client web site, assuring a perfect match with the client wish.
Feel free to use it here, or use it in your own web site.
I was given a book called “Bullies Be Gone” a few days ago and told that It’s not fair that I get to have a monopoly on being a {you pick the expletive}. I did read it and yes, it’s a good book about managing hostile work environments, relationships and such. I learned I need to give thanks once in a while.
So, to my 2007 peeps that helped me grow, Thanks! That means you Russ, Ric, Patrick, Kim, Steve, Norris, Mick, Sarah, Brian, Eric, Seth, Bob, Chris, Barb, Barbara, Ben, Alan, Melinda, John, Jim, Judy, Mike, Jason, Cindy, Chrissy, Ed, Doug, Deborah, Eyvonne, Sal, Susan, Ilan, Linda, Cathy, the “never to be named” and the greatest real estate agent in the world.
Jimmy has been motivating me lately (I really need my beach), thought I’d share a great 7 min clip “Far Side of The Word” – a classic song with a great video track.
Huh? You wanted an SEO article? There’s one below this one. Relax! Jimmy will help.
WordPress by default will let Ping-o-matic know you have updated posts and then ping a few other services.
A ‘Ping’ is a basic program that lets you verify that a particular Internet address exists and can accept requests. The verb ping in the Blog world means the act of notifying a service you have updated content.
So once you’ve updated your blog, you should let such a service know that you have your blog has been updated – so Ping more of them! Read the rest of this entry »
There always come the time you’re asked about the “sandbox” by your clients – the “time delay”, whatever you may call it, whatever they may think it is. While it’s possible to defeat this “filter” you need to be cautious and not promise success. Instead, I resort to a little metaphor I call [...]
Before YouTube – Where in the world is Matt?” spread through the web in what may have been the first true viral video. Matt still travels, doin’ his funny dance at various locations.If you haven’t seen it, yes it’s on YouTube NOW – here’s what got him retired at age 20something.
First of all – YES – my logo is Drupal inspired, DUH! I’m no longer working in Drupal and it’s changin’… gonna miss the face though.
Ok – here’s the orig. post below.
Categories as tables – YES!
As most seo’s know, Drupal is a GREAT open source cms. Not only is it highly customizable, but [...]
I have a lot of excess clips from testing the FLIP HD for an upcoming video blog. Instead of dumping it, here is some with various lighting. I tried it from within a car. This seams to be where the Flip suffers – no image stabilization.
Below is the result.
I can’t help it, I just feel the need to link to Chicago Northwest Suburbs Real Estate. Silly active rain people.
Studiomae.com is a small design company in South Denver that is truly unique. I met these people at a coffee shop and at first glance I thought they were competitors. After some talking and meeting the principals I found that we are very different.
Media with a conscience is how they describe their company. Jeremy and [...]
Last week while scanning logs for this blog I saw something odd, a large number of hits for search terms relating to “Denver” and “black helicopters”.
I had no idea that military
I can understand the thought process. A company holds a meeting and it’s decided that they want/need a website. They shop around, gather bids and ultimately write a huge check to some firm or somebody for a state-of-the-art website with so many bells and whistles that it would make Cpt. Kirk envious. [...]
You’ve read it, you’ve heard it. The “ethical” seo’s say “we’re white hat” and that the evil ones are “black hat” – c’mon. I too, in my “office” mode and voice will spout it, yes I am a “white hat” seo. WHY would any real seo say they were evil? To [...]
Good video, and asks a few questions we talk about here.
I have 2 front floor tickets available for the Denver Madonna world tour concert in November.
Oh come on – the show will rock! She’s never performed in Denver, so it’s a kind of a big deal here – if you’re into that.
Ok – This concert sold out in less than a half hour and [...]
Build Entire iPhone Web Apps from WordPress.
MANY know how to use WordPress. NOT MANY know how to code a web app for the iPhone. But now you can! It’s easy, it’s new and it’s super cool!
This is intended for native iPhone Web app output, not for blogging. WordPress is the medium for [...]
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