Some SEO Advice You’ll Actually Understand

For those just starting out, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can be daunting. The algorithms engines like Google and Bing use are complicated, with hundreds of factors determining the rankings for searches. And due to the complexity of the algorithms there are hundreds of things you can do to optimize your site for search engines. ...

Are newspapers embracing responsive design?

I was born and raised in San Antonio, TX so for years I’ve visited the website of the city’s largest newspapers, the Express-News, every few days.

This hasn’t been a particularly pleasant experience, as the Express-News has long pursued an ill-advised portal strategy and made its content available through the hideous www.mysanantonio.com. ...

Content First

I’ve been building websites for a long time.  What that means is that I’ve made a lot of mistakes, some more than once.

One seemingly small thing that can actually ruin a site’s design is the disconnect between what content looks like in concept versus what it looks like in reality.  ...

Did Gmail Tabs Just Kill Email Marketing?

A few weeks ago Gmail rolled out a new inbox optimization feature called tabs.  I have too many miles on me to get overly excited about new features in Gmail, so I made a mental note that tabs was coming and continued living my life.

Two days ago I got access to tabs through my personal Gmail account and started using it. ...

Five Tweets from Drupalcon

I went to Drupalcon in Portland a few weeks ago and am still processing everything I learned.  I hope to have time to write a few longer posts in the coming weeks on some of the larger themes from the conference.  While I procrastinate I figured I’d highlight some of the more interesting tidbits from the sessions I attended. ...