HTML5: An Essential Weapon for SEOs SEOs rely on traditional HTML optimization as a standard tool in their fight to improve search rankings. Just as the bayonet has evolved since the 17th century, HTML is set to receive a major upgrade in the form of HTML5. The update contains a collection of new tags and APIs. “Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets.” 1. In 2005 Google announced that they would support a new way for webmasters to tell search engines not to pass PageRank through a link by adding a small code snippet to the link called rel=nofollow. <a href=”no-follow.htm” rel=”nofollow”>Don’t Follow This Link</a> HTML5 goes a step further and provides several new ways for webmasters to instruct search engines on how to handle a particular link. <a rel=”bookmark” href=” <a rel=”license” href=”licensing.html”>License information</a> <a rel=”next” href=”page-2.html”>Next</a><a rel=”prev” href=”page-0.html”>Previous</a> 2. <figcaption>My Dog Shasta</figcaption> 3. 4.
The Ultimate Guide to Speed Up Your Website A website can be well designed but if it is not fast enough, it is of no use. Today, in this article, we have decided to jot down some tips and techniques to reduce the website loading time as much as possible. Google is one good example of a fast website and all search engines are striving to reach to its level. If you have a website and it is fast, you will have tons of satisfied users’ in comparison to well designed but heavy websites. The tips that we are going to discuss in this article are implemented by SmashingHub and they can really help a web master in giving its visitors a fast web experience. As per a few recent experiments and researches, it has been observed that if web search latency has increased it will definitely affect the daily number of searches. Choose A Decent Web Host Server is an integral part of any website so while choosing a web host it is important to make a wise decision. Advertisement Recommended Reading: How to choose a Web Host by wikiHow. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
11 Fresh Responsive jQuery Content Sliders With time website designs have become increasing beautiful, fancy and easy to use – thanks to the advancement of web designing industry. There was a time when a website was just a collection of boring web pages linked together, which was totally not appealing. The growth of designing and development industry is such that new techniques and trends pop up every now and then, which aim at making the website look attractive and make it user-friendly. Nowadays, jquery sliders are used quite often in websites. Basic Slider As the name suggests, this one is a basic slider i.e. it is quite simple and lightweight, offering only basic functionality. Advertisement BXSlider It is a responsive and sophisticated slider that has support for rich content, touch/swipe, native hardawre acceleration and callback API, which makes it quite good overall. WOWSlider iView This handy image slider has got a lot to offer: animated captions, responsive layout and HTML Elements like (Video, iFrame) slider. SlidesJ Camera
How to really defer loading javascript None of the above are solutions to the problem of actually allowing a webpage to fully load and then (and only then) loading external JS. Nor will any of the above always get you past that "Defer loading of javascript" warning you are getting from the Google page speed tool. This solution will and is the recommended solution from the Google help pages. How to defer loading of javascript The below code is what Google recommends. <script type="text/javascript"> function downloadJSAtOnload() { var element = document.createElement("script"); element.src = "defer.js"; document.body.appendChild(element); } if (window.addEventListener) window.addEventListener("load", downloadJSAtOnload, false); else if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", downloadJSAtOnload); else window.onload = downloadJSAtOnload; </script> What does this do? This code says wait for the entire document to load, then load the external file "defer.js". Specific instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. Why don't the other methods work?
5 Big Pinterest FAQs It doesn’t matter who you are—a blogger interested in food and fashion or a B2B marketer working for a custom plastic molding company—you’ve probably been hearing about Pinterest and how it could be good for your brand. This social phenomenon with skyrocketing popularity rates higher than Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ combined has become the latest craze for marketers of all kinds, used to increase online exposure and bring in new traffic, as well as connect with others in the industry and enhance a company’s overall image. Yet even as Pinterest’s traffic and membership numbers have continued to grow, for many people, it’s still been the site that doesn’t make much sense. Why is it popular? Why does it matter? Here are answers to the top five questions we most often get about Pinterest! Q1: What’s the Deal with Pinterest? To understand the appeal of Pinterest, you’ve got to understand what exactly it is. As for why it’s so popular, consider these Pinterest hallmarks:
10 Video Tips for Businesses on Pinterest Grant Crowell is a multimedia writer and marketing analyst who’s been covering the online video space since 2006. Connect with him on LinkedIn or follow him at @grantcrowell. Since Pinterest was founded in 2008, it's proven one thing: People love their visuals. SEE ALSO: Need More YouTube Views? The video platform addition makes sense, given how video continues to grow on the network. What that should tell brands and marketers is that now is the time to start looking at Pinterest as a video marketing vertical. 1. Video thumbnails that are nicely photographed and appear to be art directed will blend in much better on Pinterest, and typically draw more attention than a video still frame. When selecting a thumbnail, find or create an eye-catching image that properly represents your video. 2. Pinterest recommends you create at least a few boards that cover a broad range of interests, rather than maintaining a single board devoted to one topic. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.