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    How to Increase Website Traffic - Free Methods

    Mike SmithComments

    Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need a capital. To make money requires money as well. But of course, with the versatility the internet offers, there are many ways you could find that could help optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic. […]

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    What is RSS? About RSS Feeds and RSS Readers

    Mike SmithComments

    RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML feed that streamlines content syndication. Also know as Rich Site Summary, it is used to publish latest or frequently updated contents like; news headlines, blog entries, new audio or video streams etc. in an industry standard format. In simple words it's a way to subscribe to websites, the contents of which you […]

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    What are Sitemaps and How to Create an XML Sitemap File

    Mike SmithComments

    A site map or sitemap is a list of pages used by webmasters to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for crawling. The structure of site map file is generally in XML format and the contents must be UTF-8 encoded. It allows webmasters to include additional information about each URL like when it was last updated, how often it changes et […]

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    How to Install a Font on Mac OS

    Mike SmithComments

    Mac OS X has native support for Type 1 and OpenType fonts, which can be installed just like other font types on OS X. Check out the methods of adding or removing a font in Mac OS. […]

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    How to Add or Remove Classic Fonts in Mac OS X

    Mike SmithComments

    For adding fonts in Classic environment, first you must restart the Classic environment so that the fonts will be available to Classic applications. In case of removing font from Classic System Folder, you must first shut down the Classic environment. […]

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    What is Cloaking in SEO - Types of Cloaking Methods

    Mike SmithComments

    Cloaking generally means to present different version of web page contents from of search engines to search robots and human visitors based on their browser's user agent or IP address. It's a deceptive method used to cheat search engines in order to rank well for desired keywords. […]

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    How to 301 Redirect a Web Page - 301 Redirect Methods

    Mike SmithComments

    301 redirect is the most efficient and search engine friendly (SEO) method for webpage redirection. One of the biggest advantage is that it also pass on the PageRank value and hence preserves the current search engine rankings for that particular page. It is the best and safest way in case of renaming or moving files to […]

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    What is WHOIS Record Information - WHOIS Lookup Details

    Mike SmithComments

    WHOIS (who is) is the aptly named Internet function that allows one to query remote WHOIS databases for domain registration information. By performing a simple WHOIS search you can discover when and by whom a domain was registered, contact information, and more. […]

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    What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

    Mike SmithComments

    Search Engine Optimization is the process or practice of designing web pages so that they rank as high as possible in search results from search engines. Typically, the earlier (or higher) a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine. […]

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    What is Search Engine Marketing (SEM)

    Mike SmithComments

    Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is term that describes marketing a Web site using various techniques to make it more visible on search engines. Search Engine Marketing techniques include search engine optimization (SEO), buying Pay Per Click (PPC) ads, Paid Inclusion or using a combination of these options. […]

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    What is Robots.txt File, Creating and Using Robots.txt

    Mike SmithComments

    It is great when search engines frequently visit your site and index your content but often there are cases when indexing parts of your online content is not what you want. This can be achieved by creating a simple text file on the root path of your server and naming it to exactly […]

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    What is an IP Address, IP Address Lookup

    Mike SmithComments

    In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol (IP) today, an IP address is a 32-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet. The IP address is usually expressed as four decimal numbers, each representing eight bits, separated by periods. […]

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    HTML Tags, HTML Code, HTML Elements

    Mike SmithComments

    Hypertext Markup Language tags are part of the language that powers web pages and delivers instruction to your web browser to display the page information in more than just plain text. […]

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    Types of DNS Records, Domain Name System Resource Record

    Mike SmithComments

    The DNS stands for Domain Name System is a database system that translates an IP address into a domain name. In other words you can say its is a system of servers located throughout the Internet that handle Internet connections and the routing of email. Also known as Domain Name Server. […]

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    SMTP Status Codes, SMTP Error Codes, SMTP Reply Codes

    Mike SmithComments

    SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. This document provides the brief explanation about SMTP reply or error codes. […]