10 .htaccess File Snippets You Should Have Handy. The author's posts are entirely his or her own (excluding the unlikely event of hypnosis) and may not always reflect the views of Moz. In the Moz Q&A, there are often questions that are directly asked about, or answered with, a reference to the all-powerful .htaccess file.
I've put together a few useful .htaccess snippets which are often helpful. For those who aren't aware, the .htaccess file is a type of config file for the Apache server, which allows you to manipulate and redirect URLs amongst other things. Everyone will be familiar with tip number four, which is the classic 301 redirect that SEOs have come to know and love. However, the other tips in this list are less common, but are quite useful to know when you need them. After you've read this post, bookmark it, and hopefully it will save you some time in the future. 1) Make URLs SEO-friendly and future-proof Back when I was more of a developer than an SEO, I built an e-commerce site selling vacations, with a product URL structure:
Getting paid to speak. (photo at TEDxConcordia by EvaBlue) Just recently, a friend of mine asked in a group email about how to further her speaking career. Like me in 2006, she is getting asked to speak fairly frequently, but like me in 2006, she is feeling like it’s taking enough of her time and effort to start asking for remuneration for the task. First off, with a few exceptions, I think everyone that speaks should be compensated for it. It is work and takes time to put together a good presentation. Compensation can come in the form of free marketing – say if you are the CEO of a company that is trying to get the word out, or in the form of residual income (consulting gigs). In early 2007, I was out with a group of people and one of my favorite speakers, danah boyd, was talking about her agent. So, I had advice…and after I gave it, I was encouraged to post it here. Get video of your gigs. I hope that is helpful. And…FYI…I used to be afraid of public speaking…but that’s a whole other post.
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