Web Design Dublin, Affordable Website Design, Business Websites http://www.webzoo.ie/blog Web Design Dublin Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:52:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Registration Forms http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/registration-forms/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/registration-forms/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:33:44 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=237 I’m often asked whether users should complete a registration form before they get access to certain “high value” content/areas of a site. e.g. you may want a users email address so that you can add them to your mailing list and in return for this you make certain nuggets of information available. Don’t do it. Forms can have negative consequences:

  • Search engines can’t fill out forms
  • If a search engine can’t gain access to your content, it can’t index it

In short, when you use registration forms to restrict access to website areas you are preventing your content from being seen by search engines and therefore you are reducing the number of opportunities users have to find your services. There are lots of arguments as to protecting content but the bottom line is that you are better off letting content be found rather than hiding it.

]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/registration-forms/feed/ 0 Does Meta Description affect SEO? http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/does-meta-description-affect-seo/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/does-meta-description-affect-seo/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:20:25 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=222 The meta description tag does not directly affect ranking but a well written meta description can entice users to click on your link from within the search engine results page. Search engines will also bold any searched keywords found in your description. Highlighted search terms can act to your advantage as they could attract a user to click on your link over your competitor. Well written descriptions should also include a call to action i.e. include your telephone number, this could prompt a user to call you without visiting your website.

Each page of your website must have a unique description. Make sure that your content management system (CMS) enables you to have control over this. If it’s not a feature of your CMS talk to your developer about including this.

]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/does-meta-description-affect-seo/feed/ 0 Top tips for writing SEO text links http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/top-tips-for-writing-seo-text-links/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/top-tips-for-writing-seo-text-links/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:16:00 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=220 A link on your website tells the search engine and the user what they are about to see. Calling a link “click here” is a waste of time as search engines have no idea of what you are referring to. Make your links meaningful. For example, “Click here for more information about seo text links” or “seo text links” gets the message accross.

The same rule should apply to main page links like “Services” or “About us”, these headings are too general, you need to be specific e.g. “Web Design Services” or “Our Web Experts”.

]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/top-tips-for-writing-seo-text-links/feed/ 0 Keyword Rich URLS http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/keyword-rich-urls/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/keyword-rich-urls/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:15:12 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=181 A keyword rich domain is very good news when it comes to search engine optimisation. But what if you can’t get your hands on one? Don’t panic, there are other ways to help you add relevance to your domain  e.g. you can add relevance to your folder structure, please remember brevity is key.

]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/keyword-rich-urls/feed/ 0 Do Sitemaps impact on SEO? http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/do-sitemaps-impact-on-seo/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/do-sitemaps-impact-on-seo/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:13:56 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=178 Most websites have a page called site map and in there is a list of all the links that users can find on the site, like a site index. But does it help with SEO? The issue is that search engines typically ignore a page if it lists more than 10 links and no other content on the page.

If you have to include a site map put fewer links and include more descriptive text so that it becomes a directory and not just a list of links.

]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/do-sitemaps-impact-on-seo/feed/ 0 Google Places and Search Engine Optimisation http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/google-places-and-search-engine-optimisation/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/google-places-and-search-engine-optimisation/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:21:29 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=170 Google Places is changing how search results are displayed on Google.

It’s all about local search and if you’re not listed you are at risk of missing out on local traffic.
Google has improved its algorithm and this means that pages that were previously optimised will require reverse engineeering.

In a nutshell Google place pages are now being given more profile, and if your business is not listing on Google Places it means that you have a reduced opportunity of appearing in a top postion in the resutls.

So what’s the major knock on effect?
In my opinion it will mean more paid adwords for businesses wanting to compete for the top positions in Google results.

]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/google-places-and-search-engine-optimisation/feed/ 0 Search Engine Optimisation Tips http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/search-engine-optimisation-tips/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/search-engine-optimisation-tips/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:00:34 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=168 1. Crawling:
Do Search Engines know that your website exists?

2. Indexing:
Can your content be read by the search engine?

3. Search Engine Ranking:
Are you using the language of your user?

]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/search-engine-optimisation/search-engine-optimisation-tips/feed/ 0 Web Designer http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/web-designer-dublin/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/web-designer-dublin/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:05:40 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=162 Webzoo announce launch of off-site web designer services. For details please contact design@webzoo.ie.

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]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/web-designer-dublin/feed/ 0 Affordable Website Design http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/affordable-website-design/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/affordable-website-design/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:39:30 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=49 Webzoo Web Design can provide you with a website from €399. This includes a Content Management System that will enable you to update your website at anytime from anywhere.

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Advanced SEO packages are available. We can tailor a package to suit your needs.
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]]> http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/affordable-website-design/feed/ 0 A Blog as a Marketing Tool http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/blog-as-a-marketing-tool/ http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/website-design/blog-as-a-marketing-tool/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:04:08 +0000 admin http://www.webzoo.ie/blog/?p=35 Make sure that your business has every chance to capture your online market. At Webzoo Web Design we show you how quality content and optimised user friendly links can help attract new business.

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