Browser Fight
Adam June 28th, 2011
I thought I would share this great image for all you browser fans. Where’s Safari?
Source: http://shoze.blogspot.com/
Archive for the 'The Big G' Category
Google PR Update (June 27, 2011)
Adam June 27th, 2011
Google just updated their PR today!
- What does this mean for web site owners?
Nothing at all! If you’re running a web site it’s a nice indication that you’re going in the right direction as Google surely won’t be giving increased page rank to sites which it doesn’t like or are doing things incorrectly.
- Does the update mean that my site will be found more on Search Engine Results Pages (SERP’s)?
Nope. Still the same SERP’s for your site!
- What if my site dropped?!?!
You’re screwed. Hahah. Just kidding. It’s an indication that something isn’t being done right, the site got hit by the Panda update, links to the site got removed, the site changed enough to bring the rankings down, or Google just doesn’t like you! (That last part probably isn’t true but ya never know!) The best way to fix problems is to go through the site (content, navigation, images, multimedia, internal links, code), the links pointing to the site, and anything else relating to the web site to make sure the content is unique and written with quality in mind, the back links are still there or from good sources that aren’t part of a bad neighborhood, and really fine tune any tags, code, content, images, site maps, and literally anything else on the site to make sure it’s all in tip top shape.
I’m happy to report that every site (35+ web sites) of mine (and my clients) all went up in PageRank!!! I’m sure it has something to do with my insane SEO skills.
How 90′s!
Adam May 31st, 2011
I came across this gem of a web site on a web design and search engine optimization forum. Give it a shot.
This site (AdamMWood.com) got a “10% stuck in the 90′s” because I use gif’s but I can’t agree with calling GIF’s a 90′s trend. We can all thank Internet Explorer 6 for this! Even Big M has a web site set up to promote the declined use of IE6.
New G Analytics
Adam April 16th, 2011
The new face lifted version of Google Analytics is out. I can’t say yet how much I like it or don’t as it’s still early on but here’s my initial reaction.
My first impressions are that I don’t care for it. But it has to be pointed out that I have that feeling because I’m familiar with the old analytics. I liked the compact overview of the listing of my sites and a quickly viewable percentage change in the last month (or week/year). This new view has the sites less compacted and a lot of scrolling has to be done to get to where you want to be at. I know, I know, there’s a search function but I’m more likely to scroll and not leave the mouse for the keyboard to find the site listing I’m looking for. I’m sure the big G has done analytics on it’s analytics which I can only assume that shows most people using analytics probably have one site they are tracking. I’m in the rare scenario of having 50+ analytics accounts which I watch and manage on a daily/weekly basis!
I can say that for my scenario of having multiple sites on one account, I’m glad that my clients sitting over my shoulder at my desk / computer don’t see my other clients stats. Since I manage 50+ analytics sites there’s many sites that are seasonal, that don’t get any of my services to boost their traffic, are down for various reasons (redesigns, new sites, and clients whom don’t like to pay bills and have had their site shut down), or they aren’t paying attention to their website that have negative growth shown. That doesn’t look that great when a client quickly sees a glimpse of the overview with red lettering (indicating a drop) on any of the accounts. Since I’m completely open with all my clients I can explain as to what’s happening but if they don’t ask and just assume then you never know what they are thinking…
So over all this is a pretty basic review of the new analytics version but it’s still fresh and I haven’t had too much time to get to know her 
Check back with me as I write more about my feelings on the new look of this ever so important tool that any and every website should use.
How do you feel about the new look? Like it or hate it?
EDIT:
As I play around with Analytics it’s obvious many things are missing. The biggest to me is the percent differences between dates ie. last day/week/month/year (d/w/m/y) compared to this current d/w/m/y in percentage reporting. But I’ve found the answer… it’s coming. Read here
April Fools
Adam April 2nd, 2011
I’ve got a tradition of putting up some of the past April Fools jokes around the web that I find funny or interesting. Here’s my list from this year (keep in mind I’m a geek).
Google’s Gmail Motion BETA
Autocompleter Position 
SEOMoz FutureRank 
Carsonified Double SEO
My favorite > Hulu Old School
