Web Design

Web Design tips including CSS, Translation, etc.

Google: Stuffing Lot of Keywords in Web URLs Is Spam

This is what Matt Cutts told Stephan Spencer when asked about the optimal length of a keyword-rich URL (web address). Excerpts: Matt Cutts: If you can make your title four- or five-words long – and it is pretty natural. If you have got a three, four or five words in your URL, that can be(…)

75% Of Your Site Visitors Will Never See Ads Placed Below the Fold

An eyetracking study published on mediapost.com says that an ad placed above the fold* is visible to 100% of site visitors though only about 60% of them actually see it. And in case of ads placed below the fold, only 25% of your site visitors will ever see the ads. That means 75% traffic on(…)

How to Embed MP3 Audio Files In Web Pages

This tutorial describes how you can embed MP3 music, podcasts and other audio files in web pages so that your readers can listen to the audio inside the browser without requiring an external player like Quick Time or Windows Media Player.

Rules for Placing Google Adsense Ads on Mobile Webpages

AdSense for mobile allows publishers to generate earnings from their mobile webpages using targeted Google ads. Just like AdSense for content, with AdSense for mobile Google matches ads to the content of your site — in this case, your mobile website. You’ll earn money whenever your mobile website’s visitors click on your ads.

How to Get a New Website on Search Engines Quickly

You have just launched a website and probably waiting for organic search traffic to hit your server logs. If the site is new, the level of trust may be “low” so here are few things from SEO Blog that can help you build trust faster: Upload your product feed to Froogle. It’s FREE! Create a(…)

The Best Fonts for Blog Posts and Text on Websites

What is your favorite font for websites and blogs ? The choices are Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Serif Sans-serif and Calibri. I personally love Calibri font that comes with Microsoft Office 2007 but since lot of computer don’t have that, next in the favorite list is Arial (Size: 12px) Secondly, there might be issues with embedding(…)

Most Common Web Design Mistakes

I spent a few hours reading WebPagesThatSuck – the site is filled with truck-loads of good advice on Web Design from the guru – Vincent Flander. Few things that constitute a bad web page design according to Vincent: 1. Logo is not on the top of every page and clicking it doesn’t lead to the(…)

Let non-English Visitors Read Your Website

Imagine someone coming to your site and leaving it the very next moment, not because the content was bad but because the site content was not written in his native language. It is a perfect case of a missed opportunity. Statistics show that the web has just 60% English speaking users. The rest may be(…)