We need interoperability between different front-end developers, programmers, designers, web app developers, etc. So how do we go about doing this? The answer is web standards in CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. There is no need to master a variety of tools. Just know and understand enough so that if you need to code in a [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2008’
Findability Bliss Through Web Standards
Nothing but a list of items here, along with some websites and books that could be useful.
Findability
Web standards + great content = findability
Standards
Semantic markup
Accessibility
Progressively Enhancing
Micro formats
Semantic Markup
Have image background with text -999 px indent
Leahy/Langridge Method
Keyword Placement
<title> tag
<strong> & <em>
Stylesheet filename
naturally in your content, keyword density should be less than 7%
link labels
alt & title attributes
URL
logo file [...]
Design For E-Mail 101
Spam
Spam Assasin Criteria, try and stay below “3″ on your spam rating.
Don’t use ALL CAPS
Don’t use exclamation points
Don’t use nothing but images in your e-mail
Don’t come up with new ways to spell V14gr4
Ways to keep users from hitting the “spam” button
Send your emails to lists no older than 6 months
Include a permission reminder at the [...]
