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The Placement of your Analytics Code
[2008-05-05] Ever wonder how your websites' data in your analytics reports would be affected based on the placement of your analytics code on the page?

In-site Duplicate Content Issues
[2008-04-15] Last month I posted some of my thoughts and theories on duplicate content where I explained the different types of duplicate content that the search engines find.

Subscriber Only Content On Blogs
[2008-04-08] Lot of blogs, either using plugins or a little custom PHP code publish articles that are intended purely for their subscribers, with the content appearing only in their RSS feeds, or in emails generated from the RSS Feed.

Improving Your Web Page Speed
[2008-03-18] Google recently announced that web page load time was a contributing factor to their Google AdWords Quality Score. As an the AdWords Quality score impacts the success of Google Advertising campaigns, optimizing pages for fast loading is now essential.

Tactics to Increase Web Traffic
[2008-02-26] MarketingSherpa today has the results from an SEO case study - 4 tactics that increased traffic 58% (free until Feb 27). In the case study, they outline the tactics that helped to increase the website's traffic.

Great Websites Do, Not Say
[2008-02-05] Never tell people what you're going to do for them on the Web. Just let them do what they came to do as quickly and simply as possible.

Every Website is NOT Different
[2008-01-21] Every time I hear someone say that "every website is different" I want to rush outside, grab an ancient oak, rip it up by its roots, swing it wildly and lop the top off the nearest mountain.

CSS Text Effects That You May Not Know
[2008-01-03] There are a lot of different ways to display text using CSS, some of them are rather straight forward.

Don't Get Banned for Paid Links!
[2007-11-27] Google has officially announced that selling links is a linking scheme and outlines what is considered bad for your site and what is considered acceptable when it comes to advertising on your blog.

The Complete Guide to Using Words Correctly on Your Site
[2007-11-06] When optimizing your website, it is generally expected that your pages need to have certain keyword density to be ranked with the search engines.

Usability Tips for Login and My Account Pages
[2007-10-22] Sites that require users to log in to access certain information and/or purchase products add an additional layer of potential complication to the usability process.

Duplicate Content Due to URL Parameters
[2007-09-13] It is true that URL parameters, like session IDs or tracking Ids, can be the reason behind duplicate content.

Design Your Way to Higher Conversions
[2007-08-06] During the design phase of building a website all too often we find that the end result is really nothing more than what somebody decided "looked good".

Building a Site - Like Building a House
[2007-07-24] At Agency Fusion we're fortunate to have some really great clients. For us, a great client is one who appreciates our experience and recognizes our expertise.

Linkbait Techniques - Reel in Rankings
[2007-07-16] One of the fastest-growing social media tactics is linkbait, content that draws audiences to a Web site through blogs, news sites and social media portals.

Why We Care About Usability & Accessibility
[2007-06-28] Every day another light bulb goes off in someone's head when they wake up and realize that what they've been doing isn't enough to count.

Search Friendly vs Search Optimized
[2007-06-19] Last month Stoney DeGeyter wrote an excellent post about the differences between developing a site to be search engine friendly and one that has been optimized for search engines.

Taking Usability Up a Notch
[2007-06-12] According to Jakob Nielsen, web usability testing is now in its 14th year.

Targeting Your Audience
[2007-06-05] Over the past couple of years I've been quietly developing a series of small and unambitious news sites.

Conversion Rate Optimization: Google Takes the Leading Role
[2007-05-21] Within the e-commerce sphere, the "mind games" between site owners and search engine designers have focused on search engine optimization (SEO).

Using the H1 Tag
[2007-05-07] Some are not aware that there's a h1 tag. Some use is as they please. Others try to think what makes the most sense and act accordingly.

Pull Your Site Out Of The Supplemental Index
[2007-04-10] I met Krishna De in Cork last month. She gave a fantastic presentation on marketing and leveraging the Internet to achieve your business goals.

Links - The Grammar of the Web
[2007-03-05] Linking is the foundation of every quality website. Everything starts with the link. You build from the link, not from the sentence.

Traffic Building: The Experience Sieve
[2007-02-12] Driving traffic to your site may be a matter of simply knowing what you're talking about. There is a high demand for experts.

Using Robots.txt To Prevent Search Indexing
[2007-01-29] Sometimes there are parts of your website you don't want accessed by the search engines - for any number of reasons, like sensitive private data, articles that require subscriptions - whatever.

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