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Search Engine Optimization - An Introduction 2007-09-03 10:28:51
Once you do a website, and are happy with it, you want that people actually visit your site. There starts the challenge of bringing traffic to your website. Many people think that by simply doing a website sales will boost, everybody on the internet will come to their website, and loads more. Well, that’s not the real life situation. Once you do a website, without any promotion nobody will every come to see it.
So the first thing that you would want is the search engines to index your website. Focus on three – Google, Yahoo and MSN. The others will index alone as your website grows and starts to get incoming links.
However, even before submitting your site to any directory and search engine, there are some things that need to be done.
The most important thing for a successful website is content. Quality content, related to the subject of your website, and lots of it. Focus on providing your visitors wit Read more:Engine
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Brief introduction to the vi Editor 2007-08-02 10:10:00
The use of VPS/VDS (Virtual Private Servers or Virtual Dedicated Servers) on the Internet is becoming quite popular, and the large majority of these run Linux distributions.
The normal, day to day administration is done through browser based interfaces, such as Plesk, however, you also can use shell access to administer the server, where you can have total control over the server via a secure SSH connection using a program such as Putty. (available for download free from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)
This type of server administration is also very popular, allowing for work to be done remotely across the internet in a safe way.
Putty’s normal use is text based command line administration, although remote graphical interface administration is also possible.
Definitely when you are administering a server remotely through a command line interface you will need to use a text editor. Linux comes with a wide range Read more:Brief
, Editor
Application Vault introducted to our hosting services 2007-06-04 12:20:33 http://www.angmalta.net/services/hosting/shared/applications.phpOn all of our hosting plans we have introduced a new feature called ‘application vault’. Here a user is able to retrieve a list of applications, such as:
* E-Commerce systems
* Content Management Systems
* Guest Books
* Image Galleries
* and many more!
The user will be able to select what application is needed, and install it with the click of a button in an extremely easy way when compared to the manual way of installing scripts that require a technical knowledge to successfuly do the installation and configuration. In total we are offering 37 applications to be installed!
More information can be obtained from here. Read more:Application
, Vault
Free resource upgrade to hosting clients 2007-05-07 12:17:36 http://www.angmalta.net/services/hosting/hosting.phpANG Malta upgrade
s it’s hosting platform, and as a result all hosting packages where automatically upgraded with more resources. Always seeking to offer the best possible service to our esteemed clients, our team is constantly working in order to improve our service, and this was a result of this work - better service at the same prices!
More information is available here.
ANG Malta launch blog! 2007-09-07 08:39:28 http://www.angmalta.net/blog/ang/index.php/During the past months, our website continued to grow with more information and content. Also, this period brought a very big increase in new clients. Thus, we felt the need for a system to help us be closer to our clients, and keep them always updated with our latest news and special offers.
We decided to use a blog system since it allows to keep all information organised, and provides a very easy to use system for our clients to give us their highly appreciated comments. It’s by listening to the needs of our customers that we can always improve our services, thus we highly value your contributions!
Read more! »
Application Vault introduced 2007-06-05 12:20:33 http://www.angmalta.net/services/hosting/shared/applications.phpOn all of our hosting plans we have introduced a new feature called ‘application vault’. Here a user is able to retrieve a list of applications, such as:
* E-Commerce systems
* Content Management Systems
* Guest Books
* Image Galleries
* and many more!
The user will be able to select what application is needed, and install it with the click of a button in an extremely easy way when compared to the manual way of installing scripts that require a technical knowledge to successfuly do the installation and configuration. In total we are offering 37 applications to be installed!
More information can be obtained from here. Read more:Application
, Vault
Creating Website Content For SEO - Quick tips 2007-10-08 10:20:44 On-page optimization is a major aspect of SEO
. Once the search engine spiders crawl your website and index the pages they will determine the keywords that that your pages should be listed for. As such, your textual content is vital.
Conducting keyword research should throw up some good keywords. For the majority of sites, the best approach is to start with less competitive keywords and progress to the higher-traffic, but more competitive keywords, in time.
Keyword density is not as rigid as it once was. In fact, Google and other major search engines prefer to see more organic content. Pages that include keyword stemming and keyword variants tend to perform better than the more traditional approach of keyword crammed pages.
One final note, an SEO campaign should treat every page as being independent. Each page needs its own keywords and should be promoted separately.
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SEO Factors - Quick tips 2007-10-08 10:15:18 In its most simplistic form there are essentially two sections to an SEO
campaign – on-page and off-page optimization.
On-page optimization helps to ensure that the search engine spiders can effectively (crawl) navigate around your site, index each page, and determine the relevant keywords for each.
Off-page optimization improves how well your pages perform when searches are conducted for your keywords.
An effective SEO campaign will concentrate on both on-page and off-page optimization and should be an ongoing program. Even in a niche market, your pages will be competing with numerous other sites to gain that coveted top spot – as soon as you let up the pressure, there is a very real chance that another page is waiting in the wings to overtake you.
Read more:Quick
Launch of website builder plans 2007-10-05 13:53:49 http://www.angmalta.net/services/hosting/sitebuilder.phpOur on-line, browser based, website
builder plans
are finally launched! This is a fantastic product, offering the ability to non-technical persons to fully do and manage their own website, online! And all the plans come with an incredible range of features!
Choose from hundreds of designs, add forums, E-Commerce stores, RSS Readers, and many other incredible features!
All websites will be hosted on a special platform built specifically for these plans, in order to provide you with the best service possible.
As an introductory offer, we are offering 15% discount for the first 50 signups. Just use coupon code ‘angwebsites‘ during the signup
And benefit from our standard hosting features, such as full control panel, daily backups, multiple internet connections, and a lot more!!
Just try it out for yourself, you can access the demo over here!
If you would like to see all our website builder hosting plans available, Read more:Launch
Keywords And Keyword Research 2007-10-15 14:06:41 In SEO, along with various other forms of Internet marketing, a lot of mention is made of keywords and keyword research. They do all play an important part in any SEO campaign, and it is important to understand exactly what they are and where their importance lies.
Literally speaking, a keyword is a word within a body of text that is most relevant to the topic of that text. In web content development and SEO, the term keyword is typically used to mean either keyword or keyphrase. A keyword is the word or phrase that an Internet surfer uses when searching for relevant pages or websites. If your page is deemed to be relevant and useful to that word or phrase then it will show up in the search engine results.
Choosing keywords for your pages that match the phrases that surfers use can help to increase traffic. Typically, though, the keywords and phrases are more competitive in terms of the number of pages that are competing for the coveted top spots in the search engine results.
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Keywords And Keyword Research 2007-10-15 05:06:41 In SEO, along with various other forms of Internet marketing, a lot of mention is made of keywords and keyword research. They do all play an important part in any SEO campaign, and it is important to understand exactly what they are and where their importance lies.
Literally speaking, a keyword is a word within a body of text that is most relevant to the topic of that text. In web content development and SEO, the term keyword is typically used to mean either keyword or keyphrase. A keyword is the word or phrase that an Internet surfer uses when searching for relevant pages or websites. If your page is deemed to be relevant and useful to that word or phrase then it will show up in the search engine results.
Choosing keywords for your pages that match the phrases that surfers use can help to increase traffic. Typically, though, the keywords and phrases are more competitive in terms of the number of pages that are competing for the coveted top spots in the search engine results.
Keywo Read more:Keyword
, Keywords
, Research
Creating Website Content For SEO - Quick tips 2007-10-08 01:20:44 On-page optimization is a major aspect of SEO
. Once the search engine spiders crawl your website and index the pages they will determine the keywords that that your pages should be listed for. As such, your textual content is vital.
Conducting keyword research should throw up some good keywords. For the majority of sites, the best approach is to start with less competitive keywords and progress to the higher-traffic, but more competitive keywords, in time.
Keyword density is not as rigid as it once was. In fact, Google and other major search engines prefer to see more organic content. Pages that include keyword stemming and keyword variants tend to perform better than the more traditional approach of keyword crammed pages.
One final note, an SEO campaign should treat every page as being independent. Each page needs its own keywords and should be promoted separately.
Read more:Content
, Creating
, Quick
SEO Factors - Quick tips 2007-10-08 01:15:18 In its most simplistic form there are essentially two sections to an SEO
campaign – on-page and off-page optimization.
On-page optimization helps to ensure that the search engine spiders can effectively (crawl) navigate around your site, index each page, and determine the relevant keywords for each.
Off-page optimization improves how well your pages perform when searches are conducted for your keywords.
An effective SEO campaign will concentrate on both on-page and off-page optimization and should be an ongoing program. Even in a niche market, your pages will be competing with numerous other sites to gain that coveted top spot – as soon as you let up the pressure, there is a very real chance that another page is waiting in the wings to overtake you.
Read more:Quick
Launch of website builder plans 2007-10-05 04:53:49 http://www.angmalta.net/services/hosting/sitebuilder.phpOur on-line, browser based, website
builder plans
are finally launched! This is a fantastic product, offering the ability to non-technical persons to fully do and manage their own website, online! And all the plans come with an incredible range of features!
Choose from hundreds of designs, add forums, E-Commerce stores, RSS Readers, and many other incredible features!
All websites will be hosted on a special platform built specifically for these plans, in order to provide you with the best service possible.
As an introductory offer, we are offering 15% discount for the first 50 signups. Just use coupon code ‘angwebsites‘ during the signup
And benefit from our standard hosting features, such as full control panel, daily backups, multiple internet connections, and a lot more!!
Just try it out for yourself, you can access the demo over here!
If you would like to see all our website builder hosting plans available, Read more:Launch
ANG Malta launch blog! 2007-09-06 23:39:28 http://www.angmalta.net/blog/ang/index.php/During the past months, our website continued to grow with more information and content. Also, this period brought a very big increase in new clients. Thus, we felt the need for a system to help us be closer to our clients, and keep them always updated with our latest news and special offers.
We decided to use a blog system since it allows to keep all information organised, and provides a very easy to use system for our clients to give us their highly appreciated comments. It’s by listening to the needs of our customers that we can always improve our services, thus we highly value your contributions!
Read more! »
New Services 2008-04-28 16:54:21 During the past months, we were working on a total revamp of the hosting platform and hosting packages, as well as the introduction of several new services. Work is still going on, however, some of the new changes are almost ready to be launched, so we thought of informing you a bit before of what is happening over here.
You will start to see changes in our range of services gradually on our website, as we launch them during the following months.
These changes are implemented thanks to the feedback from our customers and the continuous research and development carried out to utilize the best current technology can offer.
Also during the next few weeks we will be launching several new websites for our customers. Read more:Services
Why SEO? 2008-04-30 09:23:38 We often face a situation, where a person or company decides to build a website, thinking that once online, it will immediately receive thousands of hits per day and sales jump up.
Unfortunately, the situation is not like that. You can have a fantastic website, but if people do not know about it, nobody will come to see it.
When a company decides to build a website, and they reserve a budget for that, few are those who reserve part of that website budget for proper search engine optimisation and On-line marketing.
It is far more better to have a smaller website that generates traffic (and revenue) than a big nice website that nobody knows about.
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