Simple HTML Tags For Beginner Web Designers
December 6, 2008 by Geoff
Filed under Blog, Webmaster Tools
HTML is the markup language that is predominantly used in web pages. It is the one which tells the computer how information contained in the page is to be displayed.
Learning how to write HTML codes is an important skill that any web designer should have. Below is a list of the most common HTML tags used to help beginners become familiar with this language.
- <HTML></HTML> - are the opening and closing tags used at the beginning and end of each HTML file.
- <HEAD></HEAD> - comes after the <HTML> tag and it is where information that is not displayed on the website can be found. It includes META tags, style sheets and Java Scripts.
- <TITLE></TITLE> - is enclosed within the HEAD tags and it is where the title of the web page is placed.
- <BODY></BODY> - it is within these tags that the things displayed on the website can be found.
- <EM></EM> - the tag stands for emphasis. It replaced the <I></I> tags which were used to make the text inside the tags italicized.
- <STRONG></STRONG> - are tags used to make the text within them bold.
- <H1></H1> to <H6></H6> - are used for headers. Placing text within any of these tags makes the font larger or smaller than the normal text and bold.
- <P></P> - placing text within these tags turns them into a single paragraph. A single line break is automatically added below the last line of the displayed text.
Web Content Brings The Search Engines and Visitors
November 5, 2008 by Geoff
Filed under Blog, Search Engines
While virtually all search engine optimization (SEO) experts now agree about the importance of content in order to attract the attention of internet surfers and the search engines, not all of these experts agree about what constitutes “good” website content. There are those who suggest that simply having loads of free website content such as PLR articles will be sufficient to attract the attention of the search engines, especially if the content is rich in keywords that are geared toward the topic of the site.
However, a good web content advisor will typically insist that the quantity of the free website content, combined with an excessive use of keywords, sometimes called keyword stuffing, is not nearly as important as the quality of the content. While the search engines can be lured to list a site highly in the search rankings based on a lot of keyword rich content, the live visitors to a site are not so easily fooled.
A good content writer knows that to succeed in traffic building they need to keep the attention of the human beings who are visiting a website, there must be good quality content that provides the visitor with the information that they are looking for. There is a standard formula that good copywriters use to help ensure that what they are writing for the website will do the job of keeping visitors on the site, exploring it fully, and encouraging them to come back.
The formula is summed up in a four-letter anagram: AIDA. This anagram stands for the four most critical elements of good website content that every content writer should keep in mind. These elements are: Attention, Interest, Desire and Action. For the owner of a new website or blog trying to create to create their first introductory web page may find the formula a little intimidating.
But, if the web content writer will keep these four points in mind, while also remembering to keep the topic in mind at all times, the whole process can become rather automated and will flow easily. Gaining the attention of the website visitor can be as simple as crafting a good headline or an opening paragraph that speaks to their need or that sparks their curiosity.
Building curiosity can also lead directly into the second part of the formula, interest. Typically, website visitors are looking to gather information to enhance their lives or to solve a problem. Provide information that fuels that interest and they will continue reading further to gain information. If you have a solution to their problem, then build their desire to learn about that solution by explaining how it has helped others with similar problems.
The last part of the formula, action, is the final goal of any valuable web content. Anyone who is writing website content must do so with the goal of having the website visitor take some type of action as a next step. This is also called the “call to action” and can be a simple invitation to subscribe to a free newsletter for additional information on the topic, or a bold encouragement to purchase the product being offered.
The internet has changed how people live their lives. The internet can be used for shopping, communicating and even dating. Webpages number in the millions as more people want to make money from the internet. Even if they are not out to make money but instead want to communicate thoughts, the right web content can make or break their internet website. Websites that are well thought out and planned are usually the most profitable ones. If you are not sure of what needs to go on your website, there are resources to help.
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