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Articles about web technology aimed at the non-technical general reader. Also see my free book about the web.

Number one in Google: an introduction to search engine optimization

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

As a website owner, you want as many people as possible to come to your site. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of helping to ensure that whenever someone uses a search engine to look for something you offer, your site is highly placed and attracts visitors.

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Updating your own site: an introduction to content management systems

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

“I want to update my website myself” is a commonly-heard plea from site owners who’ve realised that the job of keeping the content of their websites up to date is too important a job to be left to web designers. In this article I’m going to explain why you should consider managing your content yourself and what you might look for in a web content management system (CMS).

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