I’m famous … and a professional, too!
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I read it here - What do designers do?! Well, okay … not the famous part … but if you scroll down far enough, you’ll see the reference to the professional web designer aka ME! DT&G is the official publication of the Design & Publishing Center, published continuously since 1990 for desktop publishing, graphic design, web design, illustration, photography and other fields in visual communications. I completed their survey and stumbled upon the post a few days ago.
The rationale behind the survey:
DTG quite frequently receives email and inquiries from readers or students asking what it’s like to be a designer, or to be involved in the creative field. Rather than answering the same question over and over, we decided to go out there and let some others share their experiences. We hope you enjoy these thoughtful comments as much as we did. BRAVO! Each of these will win a great prize from the Design Center (where’s my prize?) — and we invite you to share your experiences too!
Talk to Me
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I recently added the capability to join my Blog as a subscriber - I think it would be so much more exciting to make this discussion interactive.
I try to share from my experience as a web designer, resources on the web that might help other designers and occasionally, I go off on a personal tangent about life and the things that are important to me! If you don’t mind my wandering occasionally, I’d love to have you as part of the community.
Excellence in Web Design was created to share and to provide a place to find information that I once knew where it was but forgot where I put it! ;-)
Peggy
Mickster
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Mick … gotta love him! He’s my boy! Loving and faithful … sometimes too faithful. I think he might even be bipolar! Actually he is territorial and protective of his Mum and Dad. He hates it when we leave - cries and yells at us as we head out the door. He loves to go for rides and yearns for togetherness.
Working from home, I rarely get up, dress and go off to work. Instead I’m in my jammies half the day. I never wear shoes. He knows the signs. If I get up and get a shower, dressing, putting on shoes, grabbing my purse and keys, he KNOWS that I’m on my way out the door and he whimpers.
Before we adopted him, Mick was neglected and abused. Even though he’s loved and wanted, that history still haunts him and he fears being alone and forgotten. Ain’t gonna happen! I bet you can’t guess how much I love and enjoy my Mickster????
Free Keyword Tools
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Keyword Tools to help with Search Engine Optimization:
There is supposed to be a free yahoo keyword search tool, but I couldn’t find it … if anyone has the link, please share it!
Thanks!!
Ten Tips for Optimizing a Web Page for Search Engines
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I stumbled upon a great article on Optimizing a Web Page for Search engines - this is the short list version. Be sure to check out the full article which provides greater insight and explains the reasons and how-to.
Besides paying for top spots in Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask, there are simple things you can do to enhance a web page in the rankings.
- Do Your Keyword Research
- Incorporate the Keywords in Your Site’s Content
- Use Specific HTML Tags for On-Page Optimization
- Choose Title Tags Carefully
- Use Meta Descriptions
- Use Meta Keywords
- Pick Meaningful URL Names for Pages
- Incorporate & Optimize Images
- Use Flash with Caution
- Be Aware of JavaScript’s Limitations
Optimizing a web page should be a natural part of your workflow and process. Building pages with optimization in mind will lay a strong foundation to build upon!
SOURCE: Ten Tips for Optimizing a Web Page for Search Engines By Liana Evans (Aug 24, 2007)