#1 – Meta Tags

Many SEO’s these days say that your meta tags are not that important anymore and I also believe that to be true to an extent.  While it is true that search spiders crawl your website for content, it is also true that websites will still read your meta tags before reading the rest of your site. It is also true that there are other meta tags that can have an effect on your site but we are only going to discuss the basic 3 which are the Title, Description and Keyword Tags.

#  The Title Tag – The Title Tag is by far the very most important and effective Meta Tag.  When you add a bookmark or favorite to your browser the test you see there is from your title tags. In addition search engines will normally use your title in their listings and when they crawl your site.

<title>Put Your Title Here</title>

The most basic but important step to take when thinking about applying seo to any website is the title tags.  Your website’s title is always displayed in search engine results and is the first thing people see from your site.  Not only should your title be catchy but it also has to describe your site using keywords preferably. I believe your title tag is the most important meta tag in regards to seo so you may as well spend the 5 minutes doing it right.

If you own a website that contains many different categories with separate pages for those categories like a store or even some blogs it would be wise to create individual titles for each of those pages like I have started doing at this online mall. So far I have only done the first few categories, Automotive, Babies etc.

*You should always try to place your best keywords at the front of your title tag even before your company name if you choose to add it. This gives those keywords better weight.

By giving each page it’s own title, search engines will view this page almost like it is it’s own website. This is one of the simplest steps you can take that can have the largest impact. If you have a large site it can take time but it is worth the effort so do it.

Try to use as few words as possible but try to use related keywords that describe your site and what it does such as <>Webdevoman – Web Development Blog<> There are some that believe they can cheat the system by cramming in keywords etc but this will only end up having a negative impact on your site. I would suggest using your company name and a very short description using relevant keywords.

*     Use No More Than 5 – 10 Words In Your Title Tag

# Description Tag – While the impact of this tag is negligible I believe it is still worth the time it takes to do it. I also believe that any keywords or search phrases used in any of your tags will have an effect on the keyword weight just like any other keyword will have anywhere on your site or maybe even more so.  While some search engines such as Google may not view your meta tags as important, other search engines and directories may.

<meta name="description" content="Your Description Goes Here">

Your Description tag should contain related keywords but should also describe your website or the page it’s on.  I believe this tag should contain no more than 10 to 15 words with less being better than more and this should also be readable.

*     Use No More Than 10 – 15 Words In The Description Tag

# Keyword Tag - This tag is really very simple to create. Find the 10 to 12 absolute best keywords that describe your site and separate them with a space.  Honestly I have always used a comma to separate keywords but while doing the research for this article I was actually swayed to change my opinion and I will be listing my keywords with no space as I have suggested here.

<meta name="keywords" content="Place Your Keywords Here">

The reason for this seemed like it could be a valid reason but I don’t believe anyone really knows for sure whether a space or a comma makes any difference when listing your keywords. Some say that when you place a comma it actually separates the keywords while a space will allow search engines to use the keywords in various search phrases instead of individual keywords.

*     Use No More Than 15 – 20 Words In your Keywords Tag

I hope you found this article useful but please feel free to participate and speak your mind on this topic.

Thanks For reading,

Webdevoman

Hi all and thanks for stopping by. The longer and longer I own and use my Ipod the more and more useful I find it for taking care of my clients and my own personal web development needs. Before purchasing this little box of joy I never thought I would find so many use’s! I figured it would be great for my continuing education and I could listen to boring lectures and other podcasts. Man was I wrong!

I use my ipod for nearly anything and almost everything I would use my laptop for! While I don’t use the Ipod for coding or design work it is very helpful with any type of work you do related to website development etc and that is what I am going to talk about in addition to mentioning some great apps..

One of the most useful ways I can use this device is monitor analytics for my clients websites.  I can see how my marketing is doing and I can get nearly all of the information right on my Ipod or Iphone that I could get from going to the Google Analytics website.

# For analytics I use Analytics Agent Pro

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Hi All and welcome to another edition of WebDevoMan.

I had every intention of discussing another Firefox Extension today but unfortunately many of the add ons I would like to review are not compatable with the latest version of Firefox. These reviews will have to wait until these extensions can get caught up. besides, If everyone else feels the same way about thier IPods as I do than noone will mind a discussion.

I use my IPod for many web development related purposes.  I monitor all of my websites and my clients websites. I also monitor adsense revenue and e-mail.

Keep in mind that I am limiting this article to IPod use in relation to web development and related. If I were to go into an IPOd’s other use’s we would be here all day.

So, lets get started with E-mail and the calendar which are both free apps included.  There are paid alternatives as well but so far I have been happy with the default E-mail and Calendar apps. These are both very simple so I won’t spend too much time.

# – E-Mail App – The e-mail app allows many kinds of e-mail and some are already preset for you to save time. POP Mail and IMap are both included and are very easy to set up.  There are many settings to fine tune things to your preference.  I currently have over 15 e-mail accounts set up and I have never had a problem. Accounts are easily viewed and replies are easily sent. The only negative I have found is deleting large amounts of e-mail.  If there is an easy way to delete large numbers of mail at once I have not found it.

# – Calendar App – The calendar is also very simple and useful. You have the ability to sync it with your Google Calendar and it will show your events and even alert you when needed.

The following apps are for monitoring your traffic stats, earnings, page rank etc.  These are not included with the IPod and are paid applications.

# – Google Analytics – This app is one of my all time favorites and I use this numerous times every day.  The version I have is the premium version but there is a free version offered. Obviously you will need a Google Analytics Account and you will have to place a small section of code on pages you want to monitor.

Once you are all set up you will have the ability to view your site visitors, traffic sources, keywords, referrals, adwords referrals and even adsense generation. The app even has a useful graph that lets you see your stats over a period of time. There is much more to this app than mentioned here so trust me when I tell you it is worth every penny of the $2.99.

# – SenseApp – This IPod App allows you to monitor your adsense accounts. This app is very simple but also very useful if you like to keep an eye on your adsense earnings. The image below says it all and there isn’t much I can add.  As of right now this app is $3.99 and well worth it if this is important to you.

SenseApp Ipod App

Here is a list of some other Ipod Apps you may find useful for web development related purposes.  There are a few that are educational as well and in edition to monitoring your website stats etc the IPod is an amazing teaching tool.

# – SiteRank

# – SeoIt

# – Pokeseo

# – DomainScout

# – PHP Ref

# – Rankings

# – WebMag

# – Web Developers Bible

# – WordPress

# – Evernote

# – Box.net

# – ICheatSheets

# – Reference Cards

Check back here soon if you find this information useful because I will be adding another edition soon related to IPods and their usefulness when it comes to working with websites. The next article will be based on Website Promotion and Social Site Apps.

If you are looking for a new IPod you will not believe the prices! Go and check out this 32 gig model with a free shipping special included. This price cannot be beat!

Thanks everyone for reading. I am always interested in feedback so please let me know how I can do this better. I would also like to know what types of reviews you are all interested in.

WebDevoMan

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Hi all and welcome to another review!

As stated in the title, this review is on one of my ultimate favorite Firefox Extensions, KGen Keyword Generator.  The add-on is basically a side bar containing many useful tools allowing users to see what keywords are being used strongly on visited websites. This information can than be used for your own websites.

To use KGen you simply select the “Scan It” link while your Firefox browser is on the website you are interested in. KGen will very quickly obtain all of the keywords being used on the site and will show useful information about these words.

The list of words obtained are not only useful keywords so you do have to sort of just filter out the words you are not interested in. This is a minor inconvenience if one at all.

There are 8 tabs to view and we will go through each one briefly and the tabs that are just too complex to explain will have an image showing the available information.

KGen Tabs List

#1 = List

The List Tab shows keyword position on the website, their weight and the amount of times they are repeated.

KGen List Tab

#2 = Stats

The Stats Tab shows the amounts of words collected, amounts of characters, percentages etrc. It takes all of the content and puts it into numbers. The image below explains it better than I can.

KGen Stats Tab

#3 = Cloud

The Cloud Tab is the one and only tab I am just not sure about. it does allow you to copy the source code into your clipboard but I am not so sure what else it does. If anyone knows please post.

KGen Cloud Tab

#4 = Options

The Options Tab allows you to sort keywords using criteria that you select from a drop down menu.

KGen Options Tab

#5 = Tags

I will let the image explain the Tags Tab.

KGen Tags Tab

#6 = Attributes

The Attributes Tab shows the weight of the websites attributes.

KGen Attributes Tab

#7 = URL

The URL Tab shows the weight of the Domain and path.

KGen URL Tab

#8 = Ignore

The Ignore Tab allows you to ignore keywords you do not wish to obtain information on. All you have to do is simple double click on the words you want to remove from the list.

KGen Ignore Tab

The KGen Firefox add-on allows you to research keywords on other sites with related content to the site you are working on. It allows you to do this very easily and quickly right from your browser. I strongly suggest grabbing this add-on if you perform search engine optimization.

If you would like to obtain the Firefox, KGen Sidebar please follow THIS LINK.

Thanks for reading!

WebDevoMan

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Hi all and welcome to another entry.  Lately it seems the only Firefox extensions I have been able to use have been those extensions related to SEO, Web Development and Web Administration so I figured it was time for a list and review!

I am going to discuss my favorite Firefox Extensions for SEO and Website Development.  I am not going to put them all into one blog entry.  Most entries will discuss just one extension but you never know.

For our first Website Development Extension I would like to post my thoughts on the Evernote Web Clipper Extension. This is one I find very useful and use every day so I thought it would make a great first entry.

#1 – Evernote Web Clipper 3.0.0.51093

I could not live without this extension now that I have grown used to it. Evernote allows you to directly copy a webpage or portion of a webpage to your Evernote account. You can have other computers and browsers and even your IPod all synced up to your Evernote account so when ever you find some data you want to spread around your systems it is as easy as pie!

You can paste any kind of data into your Evernotes including e-mail which I use every day. There are is an app for the IPod and I believe you can get an add on for Internet Explorer as well as Firefox.

If you use more than one computer or if you own an IPod you will find this extension useful. So far I have used only the free Evernote account but there is also a premium account that you may just find even more useful.

You can find out more by watching the video below and by following this link to Evernote and you can see the Firefox extension Here.

Check out this video on Evernote Web Clipper. I think you may find it helpful and even a bit entertaining.

There is no doubt about it that this extension is very useful for web developers and webmasters etc but I bet many people from other realms will also find this helpful.  The free version is just fine so check it out. If you don’t find it at all worth it’s beans than by all means please post about it here.

If you would like to grab the EvcerNote Web Clipper add-on please follow THIS LINK.

Thanks for reading.

Webdevoman

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I finally did it! It took me a while to get the nerve to go and spend the money on something I just wasn’t sure about but I did it and I am oh so happy I did! What a great purchase and product!

I did make a mistake though with my initial purchase and I ended up replacing my first Ipod. My first IPOd Touch was the 8 Gig model and considering I use mine mainly for videos and video podcasts the space was quickly filled up. I totally suggest going with the 16 Gig model at least. if you don’t have the money than wait until you do because if you like apps and video than 8 gigs will not be enough. trust me on this folks.

After I received the 16 Gig model the difference was amazing. You would think that another 8 gigs wouldn’t be that big of a change but it did make all of the difference in the world to me. I have found that with 16 Gigs I can have tons of applications and by tons I mean many. In addition I can have tons of music and hours and hours of video podcasts and I even have 6 episodes of Tudors an HBO original packed on with space left over. If I had money to spend I would have gladly gone with the 32 gig model but I am finding that 16 gigs is more than enough.

The IPod Touch felt at home in my hands the very first time I picked it up. I read no instructions or anything and I swear it felt like I had owned one for years. It is very easy to use, very compact and the video looks amazing.

Apple Ipod Video

The only issues I had were the lack of a charger and the crappy painful headphones. I purchased a decent but cheap pair of headphones right off from anonlinemall.com. I also purchased a plug in charger, a mobile charger, a case and some of those clear plastic screen protectors. I was so afraid to scratch this beautiful piece of hardware.

The first week I had with my brand new IPod I went a bit crazy with the apps and movies from Itunes. I just went and bought every game and utility I ran into. Don’t let this happen to you! Trust me, you start buying $3 apps and before you know it you have a giant chunk removed from your bank account… ouch…

Unfortunately I don’t really have any other mobile devices to compare the IPod too but I cannot think of a single negative about the IPod. I absolutely love it. The only negatives I have at all are with ITunes and the outragous prices of some of their movies and series. Nearly $40 for a season of an HBO or Showtime Series is way too much if you ask me.

If you would like to take media from Media Center or even DVD’s to play on your Ipod you can do so using the software in my last blog entry. Instead of buying all of this media it is great to just convert the media you already have.

I hear the next IPod to come out is going to have a built in Camera so I would wait to buy. The fact that they can improve this IPod even more is an awesome thing because I just love this thing! If you want an amazing deal than think about purchasing your Ipod using one of the links provided in this post. You will not find a better deal anywhere.

Thats about all I have for now folks. Please feel free to post your own reviews or thoughts here.

Thanks,

webdevoman

Here are some useful links

Decent but cheap headphones with Headset!! Under $5 and they work perfectly!

This is the Incipio Case I bought and the Screen Protectors are here as well. This case has a hard shell with a soft interior that actually will even protect your IPod from shock if you drop it.

Incipio Case and Screen Protectors

Here are the chargers. There is a mobile charger for the car and a plug in charger for home and these are around $2!! I believe the Apple versions are around $30. I have been using these for over a month now with no problems.

Apple IPOd Chargers

Here is the IPod- 16 Gig 2nd gen model

Apple Ipod Front View

Apple Ipod Rear View

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Hi All,

If you have been following this blog you know that I do not usually promote specific companies but I had to make an expetion this time.

I have been searching high and low for years for a program that would allow me to easily make copies of dvd movies for my own personal use ofcourse. I have teid DVD Shrink, Decryptor and countless others but all of them had some problem with certain types of conversions and I could not find anything to copy the newer movies.

Through my searching I finally came accross Daniusoft just today and I am very impressed and relieved actually. Not only has this program copied all of my movies without error but it even allows me to convert to an IPod computable format directly from a dvd! This is an extra bonus because I recently purchased an IPod Touch.

I will add to this review after more testing because I have only had this software for a number of hours. So far I have found this program bug free and very fast.

There are 3 different versions of this software I believe or you can purchase the whole pack. I will be posting more information on all of this with prices and instructions after I finish testing. If this software is something you may need you can pick it up here = http://www.daniusoft.com/ =

If you have any experience with this software please feel free to comment.

Check back soon for the completed review on Daniusoft products and for some new entries on IPod applications and the IPod Touch 2nd Generation!

As always, Thanks for reading!

Webdevoman

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